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- 6 Mar 2012
Count Us Out of Politics -MTN Nigeria
MTN Nigeria Communications Limited (MTN) has said that its focus is on its core competence of providing qualities telecommunications services and that it does not engage in any form of political…
- 24 Apr 2024
When Will Enough be Enough for MTN Nigeria? -- By Olayiwola Luqman, FCA
The history of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria) is replete with controversies and litigation unlike other players in the telecom sector. Some might argue MTN’s size naturally attracts its…
- 27 Dec 2024
NCC Enforces Disconnection of Exchange Telecommunications from MTN Nigeria
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced its approval for the disconnection of Exchange Telecommunications Limited from MTN Nigeria Communications Limited due to unpaid interconnect…
- 15 Jul 2020
MTN Nigeria to Run Limited Trial of e-SIM Technology
MTN Nigeria Plc has announced the trial of e-SIM services on their network based on approvals received from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This is in its continued drive to lead…
- 12 Mar 2021
MTN Nigeria Acquires Additional 10MHz Spectrum from Intercellular
MTN Nigeria has acquired additional 10MHz spectrum in the 800MHz band from Intercellular Nigeria Limited. Karl Toriola, Chief Executive Officer, MTN Nigeria Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),…
- 4 Aug 2019
MTN Investment in Nigeria Hits N2trn
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has invested more than N2 trillion in its business operations over the past 18 years. The market value of MTN Nigeria closed at the weekend at N2.585 trillion.…
- 14 Aug 2022
MTN Nigeria to Drive Expansion with N200Bn
MTN Nigeria Communications (MTN Nigeria) Plc is concluding arrangements to raise about N200 billion under a new capital raising programme. MTN plans to issue two tranches of bonds ranging from four…
- 9 Aug 2022
MTN Nigeria Empowers Youth through Vocational Workshop
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc in partnership with Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited, organized a vocational workshop on Thursday, 4th August 2022, for Lagos residents, which was held at…
- 7 Mar 2023
MTN Nigeria Raises N125bn via Commercial Paper Issuance
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has informed the Nigerian Exchange and the investing public of the successful completion of its Series 4 and 5 commercial paper issuances under its N150 commercial…
- 4 Nov 2021
MTN to Sell 575m Shares in Nigeria Unit through Public Offer
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria) has announced that it intends to proceed with a public offer for the sale of up to 575 million shares in MTN Nigeria by way of a bookbuild to…
- 14 Dec 2021
5G: Mafab, MTN Emerge Winners in Nigeria's 3.5GHz Spectrum Auction
After 11 rounds of bidding that lasted eight hours, Mafab Communications Ltd and MTN Nigeria Plc, have emerged the two successful winners of the 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum auction for the…
- 25 Dec 2024
MTN Nigeria Renews Spectrum Lease Agreement with NTEL
MTN Nigeria Communications PLC has announced that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the renewal of the spectrum lease agreement between MTN Nigeria and Natcom Development and…
- 24 Feb 2022
3.5GHz Spectrum: MTN, Mafab Pay for Licences
MTN Communications Nigeria Plc and Mafab Communications Limited, have made their full payment of $273.6 million each for the 5G Spectrum license to the Nigerian Communications Commission. Dr.…
- 30 Aug 2018
MTN Nigeria Denies Illegal Repatriation of $8.1Bn
MTN Nigeria, has denied its involvement in the illegal repatriation of dividends worth $8.1bn between 2007 and 2015. Funso Aina, public relations manager, on Thursday, acknowledged the receipt…
- 30 Nov 2021
MTN Nigeria Launches 575m Ordinary Shares @ N169 per share
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, Nigeria’s largest telecommunications company,has announced that it will open public offering of 575 million ordinary shares to the general retail investing public at a…
- 31 Aug 2021
MTN Nigeria Clarifies Alleged Tax Claims to FG
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has clarified an alleged indebtedness to the federal government of Nigeria in respect of outstanding taxes. Mrs Uto Ukpana, MTN company secretary, made the…
- 1 Dec 2021
MTN Nigeria Launches Retail Offer Roadshow to Woo Retail Investors
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has launched a nationwide roadshow to engage interested retail investors in the on-going offer by MTN Group for shares in MTN Nigeria. The first roadshow event took…
- 11 May 2021
MTN Nigeria Quotes Additional Commercial Papers on FMDQ Securities
The FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited, FMDQ, has approved the quotation of the MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, N19.77 billion Series 3 and ₦53.74 billion Series 4 Commercial Papers under its ₦200.00…
- 11 Feb 2016
Etisalat Denies Filing Multiple Suits against NCC, MTN
Etisalat Nigeria said it has not filed multiple suits against the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and MTN Nigeria, rather it constituted court action against MTN and Visafone Limited…
- 24 Dec 2018
CBN, MTN Reach Agreement over $8.1Bn Repatriation Order
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reversed the $8.1 billion repatriation order on MTN Nigeria Communications Limited, following the amicable resolution of issues relating to foreign exchange…
- 19 Jun 2018
MTN Set to Take Over Visafone Licence
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has begun the process for the transfer of the licence of Visafone Communications Limited to digital mobile operator, MTN Nigeria Communications Limited.…
- 30 Sept 2017
Court Orders MTN to Pay Ex-Nigerian Staff N4.8Bn
National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), Akure Division, has ordered MTN Nigeria Communications Limited and MTN International, Mauritius, to pay its former Network Group Operations Manager, Mr…
- 4 May 2026
MTN Nigeria Remits N878.7Bn Taxes, Levies in 2025
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has reported a total remittance of N878.7bn in taxes, levies, and duties for the 2025 financial year, representing a 15 per cent increase from the prior year and…
- 21 Jun 2016
NCC Awards 2.6GHz Band Provisional Frequency Licence to MTN
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted provisional 2x30MHz in the 2.6gigahertz (GHz) frequency licence to MTN Nigeria Communications Limited (MTN), as the sole approved bidder. NCC had…
- 10 Aug 2026
From Few Subscribers to 92m: The Remarkable 25-Year Journey of MTN Nigeria
MTN Nigeria has commemorated 25 years of operations in the country, highlighting its growth from a relatively small telecommunications operator to one of Nigeria’s largest digital connectivity and…
- 17 Sept 2025
MTN Nigeria to Lease Spectrum from T2 Mobile, Ends Agreement with Ntel
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has secured regulatory approval from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to lease frequency spectrum from T2 Mobile Limited (formerly 9Mobile), marking a…
- 25 Apr 2022
MTN Nigeria Issues N127Bn Series 1 and 2 Commercial Paper
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has announced the issuance of N127 billion Series 1 & 2 Commercial Paper under its registered N150 billion Commercial Paper Programme. In a notification Monday sent…
- 26 Nov 2024
MTN Nigeria Shops for N50Bn Commercial Paper to Boost Working Capital
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has announced plans to issue up to N50bn in Series 13 and 14 Commercial Paper Notes under its N250bn Commercial Paper Issuance Programme. This proposed issuance aligns…
- 5 Mar 2026
MTN Nigeria Non-Executive Director Mazen Mroue Quits to Focus on Group Role
Mazen Mroue, a non-executive director at MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, has resigned effective February 27, 2026, to prioritise other responsibilities within the MTN Group, the company announced in…
- 25 Apr 2024
MTN and its FY2023 Financial Results Abracadabra
By Abdullahi Taminu Bida MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria), the leading telecommunication service provider in the country, on Thursday, 29 February, 2024, submitted its full-year audited…