30 results
- 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…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 15 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…
- 22 Oct 2023
9mobile Celebrates 15 Years of Innovation, Excellence and 9ja Spirit of Resilience
Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services (EMTS) trading as 9mobile has announced its 15th anniversary in Nigeria, marking a significant milestone in its journey of providing exceptional services…
- 25 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…
- 25 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 17 Feb 2023
9mobile Appoints Victor Nwaobia as Chief Sales Officer
Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services (EMTS), operating as 9mobile, one of the industry's leading telcos, has announced the addition of Victor Nwaobia as Chief Sales Officer to its leadership…
- 17 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 4 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.…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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 &…
- 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…
- 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…
- 14 Apr 2009
35m Shares of Etisalat Goes on Sale by Private Placement
Premium Telecommunications Holdings Limited (PTHL), a special purpose vehicle which holds the interests of Nigerian investors in Etisalat Nigeria has offered for sale by private placement 35 million…
- 25 Oct 2020
NCC Grants MTN, 9mobile Approval for National Roaming Service
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted approval for two mobile network operators (MNOs) to carry out trial on National Roaming Service for a period of three months, commencing from…
- 26 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…
- 6 May 2021
9Mobile Taps Tecnotree to Replace Billing Solution
9Mobile, Nigerian operator has selected Tecnotree, digital business support systems (BSS) company to replace its wholesale and carrier billing solution. 9Mobile, also known as Emerging Markets…
- 19 Jul 2017
Google Reveals Five Ways Nigerians Search for 9Mobile
As Etisalat Nigeria takes on new identity, a report by Google has revealed the key search patterns Nigerians have tried to identify with the new brand name- 9Mobile. Emerging Markets…
- 23 Jul 2017
BUA Group, Others Race to Buy 9Mobile
BUA Group, Virgin Mobile from the United Kingdom and Vodacom of South Africa are some of the companies in the running to buy 9Mobile, formerly Etisalat Nigeria. A few others have also signified…
- 15 Jul 2020
Telecom Subscribers Spend N335.94Bn on Calls, SMS, Data in May
Telecommunications consumers in the country spent some N335.94 billion in May, according to findings by Business A.M. In arriving at the figures, Business A.M, estimated that each active telephone…
- 18 Aug 2025
Telcos See Biggest Growth Post-COVID – ALTON
Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has said that the telecommunications sector in Nigeria is once again on a strong growth…