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- 25 Aug 2018
Second Nigeria Tech Innovation & Telecom Awards Nominees Unveiled
Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) and Instinct Wave, Africa’s Premium B2B event have announced the nominees for the 2nd edition of Nigeria Tech Innovation & Telecom Awards…
- 4 Jun 2012
N1.17Bn Fine Tears Telecom Industry Apart
The recent N1.17 billion sledge hammer on the four major mobile operators in the country for allegedly failing in their key performance indicators has thrown up a varied assortment of issues ranging…
- 7 Oct 2017
Maiden Nigeria Tech Innovation & Telecom Awards Nominees Unveiled
By peter oluka Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) and Instinct Wave have launched this year’s edition of Telecoms Executives and Regulator Forum (TERF) and the maiden edition of…
- 4 Feb 2016
MTN Hires Former U.S. Attorney General to Help on Nigeria Fine
MTN Group has hired a former top U.S. law enforcement official to help challenge a $3.9 billion fine imposed by Nigeria for failing to disconnect unregistered users, the Financial Times reported on…
- 18 Jan 2016
MTN will Not Pay NCC Fine, Plans Withdrawal from Nigeria
MTN Nigeria says it will not pay a dime or penny to the Nigerian Communications Commission in respect of the N780Bn fine imposed on the telecom operator by the industry regulator for failing to…
- 4 Jan 2017
MTN Plans Exit from Nigeria over Fines, Others
MTN may exit the Nigerian market over what it terms incessant imposition of fines and penalties on it by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and endless harassment by the National Assembly…
- 6 Nov 2015
South Africa Expresses Concern over MTN Fine in Nigeria
South Africa has expressed concern over a N1.04 trillion imposed by Nigerian authorities on MTN Group. However, the country said it would not affect the cordial relations between the continent’s two…
- 27 Nov 2013
Business Monitor Releases Telecoms Investment Opportunities in Nigeria, Others
Business Monitor has just released its latest analysis on Sub-Saharan Africa Telecoms Investment Opportunities in their new whitepaper ‘Sub-Saharan Investment opportunities in Telecommunications:…
- 3 Mar 2016
MTN to List on NSE as Earnings Plunge over NCC’s Fine
MTN, South African telecoms giant may list its Nigerian unit on the Nigeria stock exchange (NSE) in Lagos once it has resolved the disputed $3.9 billion fine with authorities in Nigeria,…
- 1 Jan 2016
NCC Ready to Force MTN to Pay Fine as Deadline Expires
Nigeria said it was expecting telecoms giant MTN to meet a deadline for paying a record $3.9 billion fine which expires Thursday, despite the South African operator challenging the penalty in court.…
- 13 Aug 2021
MTN Has Rebuilt Relationship with NCC after Fine- Toriola
MTN Nigeria, Nigeria largest mobile network operator, has said it has rebuilt its relationship with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) after the settlement of the huge fine imposed on it…
- 4 Jun 2012
TeCA Calls for Subsidy Probe, NCC Dismisses Group
Telecommunications Customers Association (TeCA), a hitherto unheard of group, has come out of nowhere to call on the national assembly to probe subsidies in the telecom sector following fines…
- 16 Nov 2015
FG 'Waives' MTN Fine Deadline
MTN, African telecoms giant has said that Nigeria has dropped a 16 November deadline for it to pay a $5.2billion fine, as negotiations between the two sides continue over the firm's failure to…
- 16 Dec 2015
Reps Fault Imposition, Reduction of MTN $5.2Bn Fine
The House of Representatives committee on Communications has expressed concerns over the controversy and implications of fine imposed on MTN, Nigeria’s leading telecoms firm. According to the…
- 27 May 2019
Danbatta, Patami to Lead Discussion at 5th Edition of TERF
The National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has announced that the 5th edition of its Telecom Executives and Regulators Forum, which is one of…
- 2 Jul 2016
How Holder, US Lawyer Helped Cut Billions off MTN Fine
Telecoms firm MTN hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in January to help it reduce a $3.9 billion fine imposed in Nigeria over unregistered SIM cards. Five months later, it struck a deal…
- 26 Sept 2017
ATCON, Instinct Wave Launch 5th TERF, Industry Awards
The Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) and InstinctWave have launched this year’s edition of Telecoms Executives and Regulator Forum (TERF) and the maiden edition of Nigeria Tech…
- 16 Feb 2018
Mega Fine: MTN Still Owing FG N220Bn
MTN Nigeria would still need to pay N220 billion into the coffers of the federal government to settle the N330 billion fine imposed on the telecoms group for not disconnecting unregistered SIM cards.…
- 19 Nov 2015
MTN Must Pay $5.2Bn Fine- NGF
Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) rose from their meeting on Thursday and commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the N1.04 trillion fine (some $5.2 billion) imposed on MTN, Nigeria’s…
- 2 Feb 2016
NCC, MTN Discord over Fine Embarrassing- Senate
The Senate has described the disagreement as embarrassing the disagreement between the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and MTN Nigeria over the N780 billion fine imposed on the telecoms firm…
- 15 Sept 2018
$10.1Bn Fine: “MTN Targeted in State Sponsored Corporate Mugging”
The dust has yet to settle over the recent order given to MTN Nigeria by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to refund $8.134 billion illegally repatriated between 2007 and 2015; and the allegation of…
- 11 May 2016
Complicated Dynamics of Nigeria’s 2.6 GHz Auction
Nigeria’s telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is in the process of auctioning spectrum in the 2.6GHz band. 2.6GHz is a so-called 4G band, allowing the winning bidder to…
- 29 Oct 2015
Operators Angry, Nigerians Happy over NCC Fines on Telcos
Arguments are swing left and right over the bark and bite strategy of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) which has resulted in a total fine of N1.0124trillion on telecom operators under the…
- 1 Sept 2018
Repayment of MTN’s $8.1Bn Fine May Trigger Banking Crisis
Nigeria may witness another round of banking crisis unless an amicable resolution is reached between Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and MTN, over repayment of $8.1 billion, believed to have been…
- 27 Jan 2016
Shittu Tells MTN to Drop Lawsuit over Fine
Adebayo Shittu minister of Communications has told MTN Nigeria to drop its legal action over a $3.9 billion fine imposed in Nigeria to help facilitate talks on a possible settlement, the Nigerian…
- 25 Mar 2016
Reps Probes Whether MTN Fine can be Reduced
House of Representatives has launched a probe into whether the telecoms regulator can reduce a fine slapped on South Africa's MTN for missing a deadline to disconnect unregistered SIM card users, a…
- 21 Apr 2016
FG Shelves Talks with MTN Until House Closes Probe
The federal government has said that the planned new talks with MTN Nigeria, telecommunication firm, over the fine slammed on it for refusing to block unregistered lines within deadline, would be…
- 20 Jan 2016
MTN Nigeria Eyes $955m FY Profit
South African telecoms group MTN said yesterday its Nigerian business is likely to report about $955 million in annual profit after tax. "Profit after tax figure for MTN Nigeria for the period ended…
- 24 Feb 2016
MTN Withdraws Case against NCC, Pays $250 Fine
MTN Group, South African telecoms firm has withdrawn its legal action against Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over a $3.9 billion fine and paid $250 million towards a possible settlement,…
- 1 Jun 2019
MTN Pays N55Bn to NCC in Final Settlement of N330Bn Fine
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has paid the sixth and final instalment of N55billion to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The sum completes MTN’s payment of the N330 billion…