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- 23 Aug 2017
9mobile Explains Service Disruptions
‎The management of 9mobile has provided a reason why some subscribers are experiencing disruption in services. Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Ltd., EMTS, trading as 9mobile,…
- 12 Jul 2017
Etisalat Nigeria Reassures Customers of Business Continuity
Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Ltd. (EMTS), trading as Etisalat Nigeria has assures its customers and other stakeholders that Etisalat Group’s reported withdrawal of the right to the…
- 10 Jul 2017
EMTS in Talks with Etisalat to Keep Brand Name
Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Ltd (EMTS), trading as Etisalat Nigeria, has said that “still has a valid and subsisting agreement with the Etisalat Group, which entitles EMTS to use the…
- 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…
- 16 Jan 2018
Federal High Court Sacks Etisalat Board
Justice Ibrahim Buba sitting at the Federal High Court, Lagos has nullified the appointment of an interim board for Emerging Markets Telecommunications Service (EMTS), the fourth largest…
- 11 Feb 2019
Court Asks CBN, NCC Not to Conclude Etisalat’s Sale over $43m Debt
A Federal High Court in Abuja has warned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and others involved in the transaction for the sale of troubled telecom firm,…
- 1 Feb 2021
COVID-19: Lagos Lawyer Asks Court to Stop NIN Registration
A Federal High Court Lagos on Monday, fixed Feb.15 to hear a suit challenging the ongoing process of linking the National Identification Number (NIN) with Mobile lines. Justice Mohammed Liman fixed…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 5 Mar 2024
Barred Phone Lines: Lagos Lawyer Demands N10Bn Damages from Telcos, NCC
Mr. Olukoya Ogungbeje, Lagos-based activist and lawyer, has dragged telecommunication companies operating in Nigeria as well as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to a Lagos Federal High…
- 10 Aug 2025
T2 Commits to Innovation, Resilience as Customer-centric Ethos Form New Focus
The rebranding of 9mobile to T2 is a key milestone within the company’s comprehensive four-phase recovery roadmap—Stabilisation, Modernisation, Transformation, and Growth—launched following the…
- 9 May 2013
NCC Slams Fines on GSM Majors over Sim Cards
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has imposed fines on four mobile services operators for contravening the provisions on pre-registration of SIM Cards in Nigeria, infurtherance of the…
- 13 Jul 2017
Etisalat Nigeria Changes Name to 9Mobile
Etisalat Nigeria, the mobile cellular network has dropped the trade name and would henceforth be known as 9Mobile. Though there is no official confirmation yet from the new managers of the embattled…
- 19 Jul 2024
Court Orders 9mobile Network Owners to Pay N55bn Debt To Keystone Bank
Justice Yellin Bogoro of a Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the owners of 9Mobile Network, to pay the sum of Fifty-five Billion Naira, Seven Hundred and Seventy-six Million, Five Hundred and…
- 23 Jun 2022
NCC Appoints Reuben Muoka as Director of Public Affairs
The Management of the Nigerian Communications Commission has appointed Reuben Muoka, an innovative journalist and consummate public relations practitioner, as its new Director of Public Affairs…
- 31 Aug 2026
MTN Chairman, Ndukwe Recalls Regulatory, Infrastructure Challenges Before GSM Revolution
Dr Ernest Ndukwe, Chairman of MTN Nigeria and former Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has recalled the regulatory and infrastructure challenges that confronted Nigeria’s telecommunications industry before the GSM revolution of 2001.
- 21 Feb 2021
Smile Telecoms Holdings Makes Significant Changes in Leadership
Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd., (Smilecoms.com) a Pan-African telecommunications group with operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has announced after its…
- 17 May 2023
Ranganath, Director Africa Data Centres to Keynote ABoICT Lecture 2023
CommunicationsWeek Media Limited, a certified global ICT company with over two million online subscribers, is delighted and proud to announce Dr Krishnan Ranganath, regional director, Africa Data…
- 12 May 2014
Local Firms Yet to Leverage on Big-Data-Adisa
Bolanle Adisa, country managing director, International Data Corporation (IDC), West Africa, has worked at SAP Africa (Pty) Limited; Computer Warehouse Group (ExpertEdge Software); Digital…
- 27 Jan 2018
Adrian Wood’s Teleology Buys 9mobile in $500m Deal
Teleology Holdings, a special purpose vehicle promoted by Adrian Wood, a former chief executive officer of MTN Nigeria, has been selected as the preferred bidder of 9mobile, according to New…
- 5 Nov 2019
IHS Towers Appoints New Non-Executive Independent Directors
IHS Holding Limited (“IHS”), one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the world and leader in EMEA by tower count, has announced…
- 27 Jun 2017
Etisalat Nigeria Launches Mobile Data Solution, BlazeOn
Comptel Corporation has announced that Etisalat Nigeria is launching its time-based mobile data solution BlazeOn, powered by Comptel’s FWD solution, in the Nigerian market. Adeolu Dairo, director,…
- 2 May 2016
Task System Makes Fresh Managerial Appointments
In line with the desire to position its business for future growth, Task Systems Ltd has announced new managerial appointments, with Mrs. Olufunke Oduntan, erstwhile executive director, elevated to…
- 8 Dec 2009
Helios Towers Africa Secures $350m equity for Expansion
Helios Towers has signed $350Million equity financing contract with Global Investor Group to rollout services to other African countries. The investing group comprised of Soros Strategic Partners LP,…
- 1 Aug 2024
Pan African Towers Appoints Jyoti Desai, Vivek Gupta as Non-Executive Directors
Pan African Towers (PAT) Ltd, provider of digital infrastructure has announced the appointment of Jyoti Desai and Vivek Gupta as Non-Executive Directors, with effect from May 21st, 2024. Jyoti Desai,…
- 29 Oct 2024
NCC, NITDA, PalmPay Back AfriTECH 4.0
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and PalmPay, have joined the line-up of partners and sponsors of the Africa Tech Alliance Forum,…
- 31 Aug 2015
How Infinix Mobility Emerged 1st African Smartphone Online Brand in 3 years
Infinix Mobility has marked a significant turning point in the telecommunication ecosystem. In collaboration with Google, the number one Internet giant, Infinix Mobility released Infinix Hot 2 as the…
- 6 Feb 2014
IBM Invests in Accelerating Innovation in Nigeria
IBM has announced it is further expanding its operations across Africa with the opening of an IBM Innovation Centre in Lagos, Nigeria. The new facility is designed to accelerate innovation for…
- 30 Apr 2012
Okere Makes Africa Proud, Bags Technology Africa Personality Award
Technology Africa, organizers of Titans of Tech Award has recognized the Chief Executive Officer of Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) Mr. Austin Kwesi Okere with the award ‘Technology Africa Personality…