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- 17 Aug 2022
How 5G Will Usher in a New World for Nigerians - CEO, MTN Group
Following his visit to Nigeria earlier in the year, Ralph Mupita, CEO, MTN Group has declared that the 5G license won by MTN Nigeria will usher in a new world of opportunities. Speaking in an…
- 21 Oct 2021
Ralph Mupita, CEO MTN Group Hosts Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa in Johannesburg
Ralph Mupita, President and CEO of MTN Group, and Felleng Sekha, Chief Group Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Officer, MTN, on Thursday, October 21, 2021, met with Nigeria's new High Commissioner to…
- 8 Sept 2022
MTN Group Hosts MTN Nigeria Board and Exco for Strategy Retreat
MTN Group this week hosted MTN Nigeria’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee in Johannesburg for a strategy retreat during which the leadership of the Group’s largest subsidiary reflected on…
- 10 Nov 2015
New MTN Group CEO Hints at Cut to $5.2Bn Fine
The newly installed head of South Africa's MTN has hinted that he would seek to reduce a $5.2 billion fine imposed on African's biggest mobile telecoms company by the Nigerian authorities. Phuthuma…
- 20 Jun 2016
MTN Appoints New Group CEO after Nigerian Dispute
Telecoms giant MTN yesterday named a new chief executive after resolving a dispute with Nigeria over a huge fine for failing to disconnect millions of unregistered mobile phone lines. MTN announced…
- 17 Jun 2021
MTN Group Leadership Storm Nigeria on a 3 Day Working Visit
A team of MTN Group leadership have arrived in Nigeria for a three-day landmark working visit. The delegation includes Ralph Mupita, ceo, MTN Group, and Mrs. Tsholo Molefe, cfo, MTN Group. Ralph…
- 9 Jul 2023
MTN Group Leadership Pays Courtesy Visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Ralph Mupita, Group President and CEO of MTN, alongside board members and leadership of MTN Group and MTN Nigeria recently met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in a courtesy visit. L-R: Chief…
- 18 Jul 2019
Yolanda Cuba joins MTN as Group Chief Digital and Fintech Officer
MTN Group has announced appointment of Yolanda Cuba as Group Chief Digital and Fintech Officer. Yolanda will join the MTN Group Executive Committee reporting to the Group CEO Rob Shuter.…
- 11 Mar 2022
MTN Group Re-affirms Commitment in Nigeria
MTN Group this week committed to support a bi-national conference for businesses operating in South Africa and Nigeria during the first visit to its South African headquarters by the chairman of MTN…
- 7 Feb 2013
MTN Group Buys Out 50% Partner in Cypriot Subsidiary
South Africa's MTN Group of which MTN Nigeria is a part of has bought out its 50:50 partner in MTN Cyprus giving it sole ownership of the mobile network. Financial terms are not being disclosed but…
- 27 Jul 2013
Taukobong Replaces Ikpoki as MTN Ghana CEO
With the exit of Mike Ikpoki, as the new MTN Nigeria chief executive officer, the group has swiftly move its MTN South Africa’s chief marketing officer (CMO), Serame Taukobong as MTN Ghana CEO. A…
- 4 May 2018
MTN Group Adds 4m Subscribers in Q1of 2018
MTN added almost 4.1 million new group subscriber in the first quarter of the year. This according to a quarterly update from the telco for the three months to 31 March 2018. MTN saw its group…
- 11 Mar 2020
MTN Group Records Commercial Momentum in Financial Report
MTN Group on Wednesday announced an encouraging set of results for the year ended 31 December 2019. The group also announced the stepping down of Rob Shuter, group president and CEO at the end of his…
- 1 Sept 2020
MTN Group Appoints New Audit Committee Chair, Acting GCFO
MTN has announced changes to the board of directors of MTN Group, as well as to the board of major subsidiary MTN South Africa. After six years as an independent non-executive director of MTN Group –…
- E-Financial3 Sept 2026
Optasia Names Ikpoki, Former MTN Nigeria CEO to Board
Optasia, fintech group appointed Michael Ikpoki, former CEO, MTN Nigeria, as a non-executive board member and audit committee member, effective September 1, 2026.
- 30 Oct 2018
Nigeria Boosts MTN Group’s Subscriber Base Growth Despite Sanction
The MTN group added 2.5 million new subscribers in the third quarter of the year, boosted by a strong performance in its embattled Nigerian operations and robust growth out of Ghana. However, MTN SA…
- 2 Feb 2017
MTN Group Ups Investment in IHS
The MTN Group will exchange its 51% interest in Nigeria Tower InterCo, the parent company of telecom tower operator INT Towers, for an additional shareholding in IHS Holding, the company announced.…
- 24 Jun 2022
MTN Group Delegation Meets with Nigeria’s Communications Minister
MTN Group Chairman Mcebisi Jonas and President and CEO Ralph Mupita have met with Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Prof Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) to discuss developments in…
- 24 Jul 2013
Ikpoki, Nigerian Becomes MTN CEO
Michael Ikpoki, currently the chief executive officer of MTN Ghana has been named as the new chief executive officer of MTN Nigeria, making him the first Nigerian to lead the largest mobile operator…
- 17 Feb 2026
MTN Group Announces Proposed Full Acquisition of IHS Towers
MTN Group has revealed that the board of IHS Towers accepted its offer of US$8.50 per share, positioning MTN to boost its stake to 100% ownership following IHS's divestment of Latin American assets.…
- 15 May 2024
MTN Group Weighs Down by Nigerian Operations
MTN Group (MTNJ.J), Africa's biggest telecoms operator, reported on Tuesday an 18.8 per cent fall in first-quarter service revenue, weighed down by the performance of MTN Nigeria MTN, with 288…
- 8 Jun 2019
MTN Group Launches First MM Artificial Intelligence Service
MTN Group has launched Africa's first Mobile Money (MM) artificial intelligence service or 'chatbot'. In a statement the company confirmed that the chatbot went live in Ivory Coast in May and will be…
- 8 Aug 2024
MTN Group Divests Guinea-Bissau Subsidiary to Telecel
MTN Group, has completed the sale of its smaller West African subsidiary Spacetel Guinea-Bissau S.A. (MTN Guinea-Bissau) after receiving all regulatory approvals. The telco stated that the sale to…
- 17 Apr 2018
MTN Group Meets FG over Nigerian IPO
MTN Group has met with the federal government as part of its commitment to Nigeria and assures the government of its commitment on the planned IPO and diversification of shareholding to Nigerians.…
- 11 May 2021
Infosim® Formalize Partnership with MTN Group for Network Quality and Availability with StableNet®
Infosim® GmbH & Co. KG and MTN Group, together with its Operating Company (OpCos) MTN-Nigeria Communications PLC, have announced a strategic alliance for the implementation of StableNet®. Karl…
- 18 Aug 2025
MTN Group Restructures Executive Team, Appoints Toriola VP for Francophone Africa
MTN Group has announced a restructuring of its executive leadership team to strengthen the implementation of its Ambition 2025 strategy and drive long-term growth across key markets. The…
- 4 Jul 2019
MTN Group adds GlobalConnect to portfolio of Opcos
MTN Group has announced that GlobalConnect, the company’s wholesale infrastructure company, is now an operating company (Opco) of the group. The Opco, headquartered in Dubai, will continue to…
- 14 Aug 2013
MTN Group Hits 200m Subscribers in 22 Countries
MTN Group has marked its 200 million subscriber milestone by announcing a bold R200 million initiative to improve the quality of education across its markets in Africa and the Middle East over the…
- 7 Jun 2026
Price of Data in Nigerian Mobile among Top Four Cheapest Globally - MTN CEO
Karl Toriola, chief executive officer (CEO), MTN Nigeria, has defended the billings for data by the country’s network providers, saying they are some of the cheapest in the world. Karl Toriola, chief…
- 31 Aug 2009
MTN Group Emerges as Most Innovative Brand in Telecoms
MTN Group has been ranked first in the innovation category, the second most trusted company in South Africa while its group chief executive officer Phuthuma Nhleko was rated the third most trusted…