30 results
- 24 Nov 2020
Disputed Airtel Shares: O and O Networks Limited, Ecobank Appeal Judgement
O&O Networks Limited is appealing an unfavourable Court of Appeal Judgment that was delivered yesterday, and relating to shares that it previously owned in Airtel Networks Limited. The case is…
- 25 Jul 2022
Airtel Africa Buys Kenyan Network Spectrum after Losing Nigeria’s 5G to MTN, Mafab
Airtel Africa has purchased additional spectrum in Kenya to extend its operation in the country, eight months after the company lost the 5G bid to its rivals in Nigeria. The telecommunications firm…
- 2 Feb 2026
Airtel Nigeria Commits to Boosting Nigeria’s Digital Infrastructure
Airtel Nigeria has reaffirmed its long-term commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s digital infrastructure and data access to bridge gaps in connectivity and unlock new opportunities in the country.…
- 16 Mar 2019
Court Faults Bharti Airtel Purchase of Airtel Nigeria Shares from Ecobank
Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that Bharti Airtel’s purchase of Airtel Nigeria shares from Ecobank in 2018 was contemptuous and amounted to a flagrant disobedience of a court order. The…
- 15 Nov 2019
Airtel Nigeria Eyes $70m Spectrum for Better LTE Services
The proposed acquisition of additional 10 MHz spectrum in the 900 MHZ band in Nigeria for a consideration of $70 million has been announced by Airtel Africa Plc, a leading pan-African provider of…
- 14 May 2012
Airtel Capped Best Network, Launches Intelligence Nerve Centre
Airtel Networks Limited was last Wednesday capped the mobile telecommunications operator with the best service quality in the country by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The even…
- 4 Sept 2024
Airtel Nigeria gets approval for three licenses
National Communications Commission (NCC) has granted three licences to Airtel Nigeria Telesonic Limited, a subsidiary of Airtel Africa. These new licences will enable the company to expand its fibre…
- 15 Mar 2019
Airtel Nigeria Unveils New Number Range, 0901
Airtel Nigeria, leading telecommunications services provider, has announced a new number range, 0901, in line with its vision to empower more people as well as create opportunities for more Nigerians…
- 24 Apr 2017
Five Years Later, Airtel Rolls Out 4G Service Pan Nigeria, Partners ZTE
Airtel Networks Limited, has announced a strategic partnership with ZTE, Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment/systems Company and world leader in mobile Internet hardware and solutions,…
- 19 Jun 2023
Airtel Nigeria Launches 5G, Partners Samsung for Affordable 5G Phones
Telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria, has announced the launch of its 5G network in Nigeria in line with its commitment to providing innovative solutions that empower its customers to…
- 4 May 2023
Airtel Africa Appoints Carl Cruz Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria
Airtel Africa, a provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, has announced the appointment of Carl Cruz as Managing Director and Chief…
- 10 Jan 2023
Airtel Nigeria to Use 5G Spectrum to Drive Growth
Airtel Nigeria said it will use newly acquired 5G spectrum to drive its growth within the West African country’s telecommunications market. The company said it acquired 100 MHz of spectrum in the…
- 22 Mar 2019
O&O Network Appeals Court Order to Deposit N22.5Bn for Airtel Shares
O&O Network has filed a notice of appeal against the ruling of the Federal high court ordering it to deposit N22.5 billion with the chief registrar of the court pending the determination of the…
- 21 Mar 2019
Airtel Nigeria Approaches NSE for Listing
Airtel Nigeria has reportedly opened discussion with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on the listing of its stock on the local Stock Exchange. …
- 2 Mar 2014
Airtel Nigeria Appoints Commercial, Technical Chief Officers
Airtel Nigeria, has announced the appointment of Mohamed Ghidan as its chief technical & information technology officer (CTIO) and Maurice Newa as chief commercial officer (CCO), in furtherance…
- 18 Mar 2019
Forfeiture Claim on Airtel Shares False- Subsidiary of Ecobank Group
O&O Networks Limited, Special purpose vehicle owned by the Ecobank Group has said that contrary to certain media reports, there is no forfeiture order of the Federal High Court of Nigeria in its…
- 11 Feb 2015
Airtel Completes ASO Network, Reveals Plans for Enterprises’ Data Coverage
Airtel Nigeria, leading telecoms operator, has scaled up its investments in its Enterprise network infrastructure in a renewed drive to deepen its network quality and provide innovative solutions to…
- 9 May 2023
Airtel Africa Pays N58.7bn for Spectrum License Renewal
Airtel Africa has announced that its Nigerian subsidiary, Airtel Networks Limited (Airtel Nigeria), paid N58.7 billion to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to renew its 2×10 MHz 2100 MHz…
- 29 Jul 2015
Airtel Nigeria Named Telecoms Company of the Year
For its laudable contributions to the growth of the telecoms industry in Nigeria, leading telecoms operator, Airtel Nigeria, has been named ‘Africa’s Telecommunications Company of the Year.’ The…
- 14 Sept 2025
Airtel Nigeria Launches SmartConnect 5G ODU Router to Expand Broadband Access Nationwide
Airtel Nigeria has launched its SmartConnect 5G Outdoor Unit (ODU) Router, a new broadband solution designed to deliver affordable, reliable, and high-speed internet access to households and…
- 30 Jun 2013
Airtel Now Fastest Growing Data Operator in Nigeria
Airtel Nigeria, leading telecommunications services provider, has emerged the fastest growing Internet/data operator in Nigeria based on a recent study carried out by industry regulator, the…
- 14 Jun 2019
ATCON Unveils Speakers for 5th Edition of TERF
Following the announcement of the date for the 5th edition of its Telecom Executives and Regulators Forum (TERF), the National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of…
- 1 Sept 2016
Airtel Mulls Listing on NSE
The Management of Airtel Networks Nigeria Limited has hinted at a possible listing of the company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in no distant time. According to Daily Trust, Segun Ogunsanya,…
- 26 Jan 2026
Court Fines Airtel N210m for Unauthorised Use of ‘Nigeria Go Survive’ Song
Justice Ibrahim Ahmad Kala of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Monday awarded a total of N210 million in damages against Airtel Networks Limited for copyright infringement arising from the…
- 17 Feb 2012
Econet Wireless Wins Again as International Tribunal Awards it Damages
Econet Wireless Limited has said it has come out victorious for a second time in less than a month in long-running legal cases to establish its ownership rights to shares in the Bharti Airtel…
- 28 Apr 2026
Court Orders MTN, Airtel to Keep Airtime and Data Credit Running
Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and Airtel Networks Limited from suspending or restricting airtime and data credit services operated by Nairtime Nigeria…
- 7 May 2014
Airtel Restates Commitment to SME Growth in the Country
Airtel Networks Limited, one of the Nigeria’s leading telecommunications companies, has restated its commitment to boosting SME growth and contributions to the economy. Tolu Ojo, the…
- 27 May 2025
Vitel Wireless Completes Interconnectivity with all Major Telcos in Nigeria
Vitel Wireless Limited, pioneer mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in Nigeria has made another history by announcing the successful completion of interconnectivity with all major Mobile Network…
- 30 Apr 2026
Court Order Ensures Access to Essential Airtime and Data Services for Millions of Nigerians
The Federal High Court of Nigeria, Abuja Judicial Division, interim injunction on 24 April 2026 restraining MTN Nigeria Communications PLC and Airtel Networks Limited from suspending or interfering…
- 27 Nov 2016
Telecoms Sector Soars, Adds N1.398Trillion to GDP in Q3 2016
With a contribution of nearly N1.4 Trillion (1.11 percent growth in the real term) to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the third quarter of 2016, the telecommunications sector still remains the…