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- 27 Mar 2024
MTN to Exit Some African Countries, Gives Reasons
MTN, telecommunications giant, is contemplating its departure from Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Conakry, and Liberia. This is in a bid to address mounting challenges across the West and Central Africa…
- 13 Nov 2023
MTN to Exit 3 African Countries
MTN Group, Pan-African mobile operator has disclosed that discussions are ongoing regarding the potential “orderly exit” of its operations in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Conakry and Liberia. MTN currently…
- 13 Nov 2014
MTN Woos 219m Customers to “United Against Ebola” Initiative
MTN Group has invited its over 219 million customers across Africa and the Middle East to join hands with the company in a 3-month campaign, starting 1 December, to raise funds for a “United Against…
- 9 Oct 2019
Facebook Expands its Third-party Fact-checking Programme to 10 Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Joining third-party fact-checking programmes in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Cameroon and Senegal, Facebook today announced the expansion of its Third-Party Fact-Checking programme to 10 additional…
- 2 Aug 2024
Mohammed Rufai, MTN Nigeria's Chief Technical Officer Becomes Chief Executive Officer MTN Congo-Brazzaville
MTN Group has announced the appointment of Mohammed Rufai as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN Congo-Brazzaville and Ayham Moussa as Chief Operations Officer (COO) of MTN Nigeria, effective 1…
- 25 Oct 2016
MTN Nigeria Records Further Revenue Decline in Q3 of 2016
MTN Nigeria reported a smaller revenue decline in the quarter ended 30 September, as subscriber numbers continued to recover in the West African country. After reporting a year-on-year decline in…
- 15 Jan 2014
MasterCard, Ecobank Partner for e-Payment in 28 Sub-Saharan African Countries
Ecobank Transnational Inc. and MasterCard, have announced a multi-country licensing agreement which will provide access to MasterCard’s payment solutions for Ecobank’s customers in a further 23…
- 14 Apr 2009
LCDB Harps on Regional Consumer Right Advocacy
League for the Consumer Defence in Benin (LCDB) has launched telecommunications services and consumer rights initiative in Africa aimed at fostering the integration of consumer rights into community…
- 16 Mar 2009
MTN set to Launch Mobile Money Transfer in Nigeria
Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN) Nigeria plans to launch Mobile money transfer in the country. This is coming against the successful launch of Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) in Uganda paving way…
- 26 Feb 2019
Orange launches Phone which Democratises Access to Internet in Africa
Orange partners with KaiOS Technologies and UNISOC to launch a phone with voice recognition at $US 20 in 16 countries in Africa and the Middle-East : Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa…
- 17 Aug 2016
MTN Earns $70m from Music Distribution in Africa
Africa’s biggest mobile phone operator, MTN, says it made $70 million from distributing digital music in Africa from January to June 2016. According to Techfinancials.co.za, the feat is part of MTN’s…
- 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…
- 13 Feb 2015
Sage One Partners MTN Business to Storm African Cloud Market
The Sage One Accounting cloud software is now available in a number of major markets throughout sub Saharan Africa, following a partnership between Sage Pastel Accounting and MTN Business. The…
- 8 May 2015
FG Says Patience Goodluck Now in Congo
The Presidency has said that Dame Patience, President Goodluck Jonathan’s wife, is currently in Congo, along with her colleagues from Africa for the celebration of the 30th anniversary of a…
- 24 Aug 2015
MTN, Liquid Telecom in Partnership for Broadband
Mobile operator MTN and network services provider Liquid Telecom have announced a partnership to provide their respective customers with access to a broader fixed and wireless footprint. In a…
- 22 Dec 2015
Software, Services Revenue Boosts BlackBerry Financial Results
‎BlackBerry has issued an update on its third quarter fiscal 2016 results, with impressive growth in its software and services revenue. According to the hardware and software giant,…
- 29 Dec 2015
Anchor Telecoms Rolls out Drums to Celebrate 10th Anniversary
Anchor Telecoms, one of Nigeria’s innovative telecommunication companies with expertise in the provision of network design and optimizations prides itself as being successful after 10 years of…
- 21 Mar 2016
Orange, Ecobank Launch Bank-To-Wallet Money Transfer
This partnership, which is already operational in Mali since January 2015 and in Cameroun since August 2015, facilitates money transfers for both Ecobank and Orange customers by allowing them to…
- 16 Mar 2017
Turkish Airlines’ Nigerian Passengers, Others to Experience Improved Comforts
In its efforts to continue to delight its customers, Turkish Airlines, flying to more countries than any other airline in the world, has intensified efforts to further improve the travel experience…
- 14 Jul 2017
GSMA Unveils New ‘Mobile for Development’ Initiatives
At the 2017 Mobile 360 – Africa, the GSMA announced several developments in its Mobile for Development programme, all of which support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The…
- 10 May 2018
Airtel Shines At African Cristal Awards 2018
Airtel Nigeria, leading telecommunications services provider, got a standing ovation at the 2018 Africa Cristal Awards after receiving the biggest award of the event (grand prix) and three other…
- 13 Nov 2019
MTN Raises Hope on Rural Connectivity in Nigeria, Others
MTN has connected 200 rural sites across its footprint, using OpenRAN technology. According to a statement, the project is part of the teleco’s continued drive for innovation in cost-effective rural…
- 19 Dec 2019
UBA, TerraPay Partner on Real-Time Money Transfer Services
TerraPay, a mobile-first international payment network, has announced partnering with UBA Group, a leading pan-African financial services group headquartered in Nigeria, to facilitate real-time money…
- 7 Jan 2020
TerraPay, UBA Group Unveil Remittance Partnership
Mobile-first international payment network TerraPay has partnered with UBA Group, a pan-African financial services group headquartered in Nigeria, to facilitate real-time money transfer services to…
- 28 Sept 2021
Connecting the Unconnected: GSMA Case Study Celebrates Digital Smart Success
The GSMA, the association representing mobile operators worldwide, has singled out MTN Digital Smart for a case study on how digital literacy programmes can make a real impact in promoting mobile…
- 23 Mar 2022
MTN Announces Leadership Changes in Nigeria, Iran and Sudan
MTN Group has announced senior leadership appointments to operating companies in Nigeria, Iran and Sudan, all of them internal candidates, as we focus on executing on our strategy to drive growth,…
- 13 Jul 2022
MTN Group Opens Portal for its 2nd MoMo API Hackathon
MTN Group’s Mobile Money Application Interface (API) is inviting developers across several markets to participate in an Open API Hackathon, with a challenge to create a mobile application that uses…
- 29 Oct 2023
Oluwapelumi Yusuf Emerges Winner of First MTN MoMo Hackathon
The first edition of the MTN MoMo Hackathon in Nigeria has come to an end with Oluwapelumi Yusuf emerging as the winner. Yusuf won the grand prize of USD 5,000 for inventing Rova Pay which…
- 14 Jan 2024
Parallel Wireless Deploys 1,500 O-RAN Sites across Africa
Parallel Wireless (PW), the US O-RAN specialist has deployed 1,500 O-RAN sites across Africa. Expanding mobile connectivity throughout Africa is a unique challenge due to unreliable or inaccessible…
- 8 Feb 2026
NCC Committed to Regional Digital Integration – Maida
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in line with its commitment to collaboration and regional integration, has reaffirmed its dedication to strengthening partnerships among telecommunications…