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- 20 Jul 2017
Etisalat Group Severs Ties with EMTS
The United Arab Emirates-based Etisalat Group said it will terminate all rights granted to the Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS) and EMTS lenders to use its Etisalat brand on…
- 21 Jul 2024
9mobile Refutes Claims of N55Bn Debt to Keystone Bank
Board of Directors of Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited, trading as 9mobile, has refuted reports suggesting that a court ordered the company to pay a N55bn debt to Keystone Bank. In…
- 28 Jul 2024
LH Telecoms, Nigerian Firm Acquires Majority Stake in 9mobile, Changes Board
LH Telecoms Limited, a Nigeria based company has acquired Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited, operating under the trade name 9Mobile. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the…
- 26 Aug 2019
9mobile Gets $230m Loan from AFC to Rejig Operations
Management of Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS), trading as 9mobile, has secured $230 million loan facility from Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) to help it attain its…
- 12 Mar 2025
9Mobile Dispute: Hayatu, Seltrix Respond to Funtua’s Trusteeship Claims
Hayatu Hadejia and Seltrix Limited have responded to the lawsuit filed against them by Abubakar Funtua, son of the late business mogul Isa Funtua, over the ownership of 9Mobile, telecom firm. As per…
- 26 Oct 2018
9mobile Attributes Achievements in 10 years to Customer Loyalty
Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS) trading as 9mobile (formerly Etisalat Nigeria) is pleased to commemorate its first 10 years’ milestone, as one of Nigeria’s leading Global…
- 2 Jul 2025
NCC Approves MTN, 9Mobile Roaming Collaboration Deal
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has announced the execution of a national roaming agreement with Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services Limited (9Mobile), a move that signals a major milestone…
- 1 Sept 2020
9mobile Appoints Stjepan Udovicic as Chief Commercial Officer
Stjepan Udovicic, a veteran business growth executive has been appointed the Chief Commercial Officer of 9mobile by the Board of Directors of Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited…
- 8 Feb 2016
MTN Confirms Legal Fireworks with Etisalat Over Visafone
MTN Nigeria ‎has confirmed that it has been served with court summons based on a lawsuit filed by Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services Limited (Etisalat Nigeria) over the…
- 28 Apr 2013
Nigeria Leads as World Inches to 7Bn Mobile Users
The world is inching towards the milestone seven billion mobile subscription mark by December 2013, with emerging markets as major drivers of the growth engine, according to a new study by Pyramid…
- 4 Jul 2024
9mobile Reposition with Appointment of Obafemi Banigbe as Chief Executive Officer
As part of preparation for a new phase of business transformation, the Board of Directors of Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS), operating as 9mobile, has announced the…
- 4 Jul 2025
MTN, 9mobile Commence Ground-breaking National Infrastructure Partnership
In a landmark move set to redefine Nigeria’s telecom landscape, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services Limited (9mobile) have officially announced the rollout…
- 27 Nov 2023
NATCOMS Asks NCC to Stop MTN from Acquiring 9Mobile
National Association of Telecoms Subscribers (NATCOMS) has called on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to stop MTN from acquiring Emerging Markets Telecommunications Service Limited…
- 1 Jul 2017
Osagie, Etisalat Chairman Steps Down
Mr. Hakeem Bello Osagie, chairman, Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited, doing business as Etisalat Nigeria, has resigned his appointment following the approval of a restructuring plan…
- 9 Jul 2024
9mobile Intensifies Business Transformation, Appoints Abolaji Idowu as Chief Financial Officer
The Board of Directors of Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS), operating as 9mobile, announced the appointment of seasoned business and finance professional; Abolaji Idowu as…
- 8 Aug 2024
9mobile Appoints Ayodeji Adedeji as Chief Technical and Information Officer
The Board of Directors of Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS), operating as 9mobile, has approved the appointment of Ayodeji Adedeji as the new Chief Technical and Information…
- 5 Apr 2019
9mobile Calls for Calm, Says Sale Not Voided
Management of Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS) – trading as 9mobile – says the widely reported court judgment is about the transfer of license, not the sale of the company.…
- 18 Apr 2019
Court Dismisses Suit on Sale of 9mobile
A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday dismissed a suit filed by Spectrum Wireless Communications Limited against Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services (EMTS), owners of 9mobile,…
- 30 Oct 2022
9mobile Appoints Nkem Oni-Egboma as Chief Financial Officer
Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services (EMTS) Limited, operating as 9mobile, has announced the appointment of Mrs Nkem Oni-Egboma, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO. Oni-Egboma, a thoroughbred…
- 4 Jul 2025
Court to Decides on 9Mobile Ownership Tussle September 24
Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed September 24 to rule on several applications in the case of Abubakar Ismaila Isa, a businessman, who claims that his 43 million shares were allegedly transferred…
- 11 Oct 2015
NATCOM, New NITEL Owners to Roll Out Next Month
NATCOM Consortium, the new owner of the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and its subsidiary, the Nigerian Mobile Telecommunications Limited (M-Tel) has concluded plans to roll out service…
- 5 Mar 2014
NATCOMS Sues NCC, Asks Court to Halt N647.5m Fines
National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS), on Tuesday approached a Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the Nigerian…
- 23 Dec 2014
How Telcos Cheat, Frustrate Subscribers
Despite increasing customers’ frustration, telecom companies continue to push for more revenue, according to a report published in the Guardian. Yearly, telecommunication companies in Nigeria…
- 25 Mar 2025
Keystone Bank Seeks to Join Suit in Tussle over 9Mobile Shares Ownership
Keystone Bank has brought a motion seeking to be joined as a party to the suit over the ownership and control of Emerging Markets Telecommunication Service (EMTS), which is the holder and operator of…
- 5 Oct 2025
Court Strikes out Funtua’s Suit against 9mobile over Shares Ownership
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out a suit filed by Abubakar Funtua, businessman who challenged the alleged transfer of his 43 million shares to Emerging Markets Telecommunication…
- 21 Dec 2015
MTN, Lawyer Urge Court to Declare NCC's $3.9Bn Fine Illegal
MTN Nigeria has urged the Federal High Court, Lagos to quash the $3.9 billion sanction imposed on it by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The action came as a lawyer, Abubakar Sani, in a…
- 20 Jun 2017
Debt Crisis: Access Bank, Others Take-Over Etisalat
A consortium of Nigerian banks, led by Access Bank Plc and foreign banks, has taken over the management of Etisalat Nigeria, effective June 15. Mr. Ibrahim Dikko, vice president, Regulatory &…
- 24 May 2023
Buhari Allegedly Waives N70b Spectrum Fee for Telcos
Facts have emerged on how President Muhammadu Buhari, through the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), allegedly waived over N70 billion in…
- 16 Jul 2017
Etisalat: Bello-Osagie Plots Comeback, ‘9Mobile’ A Transitory Name
The battle for the soul of Etisalat Nigeria (now rebranded 9Mobile) has reached a crescendo as Nigeria CommunicationsWeek investigations showed that Mr. Hakeem Bello-Osagie, former chairman, has…
- 28 Jun 2023
Regulatory Imperatives for Sustaining the Revolution in the Communications Sector
By Tony Ojobo The telecommunications industry has undoubtedly witnessed tremendous growth and development in Nigeria. It is a sector that directly impacts every aspect of human life, business,…