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- 9 Nov 2015
Dabengwa, MTN Chief Quits over $5.2Bbn Fine
Sifiso Dabengwa, chief executive, MTN, Africa's biggest mobile company has resigned over the $5.2 billion fine imposed on the company by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for failing to…
- 25 Apr 2016
MTN Pays $1.6m to Former CEO after Resigning over Nigeria Fine
South Africa‘s MTN paid Sifiso Dabengwa, former chief executive officer $1.6 million after he resigned over a record fine imposed on the company by Nigerian authorities. Dabengwa quit in November…
- 22 Oct 2015
MTN Disconnects 5m Subscribers for Irregular SIM Registration
Sifiso Dabengwa, chief executive, MTN Group, said the company's subscriber base in Nigeria fell marginally after more than 5 million users disconnected from the network having failed to register…
- 18 Jul 2025
MTN’s $150m Data Hub Gets Government Nod for Advancing Digital Economy
At the unveiling of MTN Nigeria’s Dabengwa Data Centre and Cloud Launch in Ikeja, Lagos, recently, Dr. Bosun Tijani, Honourable Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, described…
- 9 Nov 2015
MTN $5.2Bn Fine: Nhleko Leads Talks with NCC
Phuthuma Nhleko, acting executive chairman of MTN Group said that top on his agenda is the resolution of issues concerning $5.2 billion fine imposed on the company by the Nigerian Communications…
- 9 Aug 2015
MTN Downbeat on Outlook for Nigeria
MTN Group gave a downbeat outlook for Nigeria, its biggest market, yesterday after losing high-end users to Gulf rival Etisalat. South Africa-based MTN, which reported a 10 percent decline in…
- 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…
- 6 Dec 2013
MTN Mourns Mandela, Former South African President
MTN has joined the rest of the world in mourning South Africa’s former president and Nobel laureate, Nelson Mandela who died last night at the age of 95. In a statement issued this morning, MTN Group…
- 16 Dec 2013
MTN Forms e-Commerce Venture with Millicom, Rocket Internet
Millicom, the international telecommunications and media company and Rocket Internet have signed an agreement to partner with MTN to develop their African online company AIH. Together the three…
- 27 Dec 2013
MTN Selling Tower Portfolios in Rwanda, Zambia To IHS
MTN Group, African leading telecommunication Company has agreed to sell its tower portfolios in Rwanda and Zambia to IHS Holding Limited (IHS), a leading tower operator in Africa. The transaction…
- 5 Mar 2014
Nigeria Becomes Cash Cow for MTN Group
MTN Group, Africa's largest telecoms provider, reported a 27 percent rise in full-year earnings on Wednesday, but also revealed a dip in revenues in its home market South Africa due partly to fierce…
- 18 Mar 2014
GSMA, Telcos Partner to Improve Mobile Access across Africa
Senior leaders from eight major mobile operator groups, covering 551 million mobile connections across Africa and the Middle East, plan to cooperate on network infrastructure sharing initiatives that…
- 18 Mar 2014
GSMA, Operators Thinker on Improving MEA Mobile Access & Affordability
GSMA and telecom operators have commenced moves with the initiative aimed at enhancing use of network infrastructure to connect underserved communities across Middle East and Africa. The move is in…
- 23 May 2014
MTN Only African Brand in BrandZ Top 100 for 3rd Consecutive Year
MTN is the only African brand in the 2014 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brand ranking for the third consecutive year. MTN is ranked in the 93 position this year in the prestigious global brand…
- 27 May 2014
Telcos to Reduce Roaming Charges across Africa, Middle East
The GSMA has announced that senior leaders from nine major mobile operator groups, accounting for over half a billion mobile connections across 48 countries in Africa and the Middle East, are…
- 9 Aug 2014
MTN to Sell 9,183 BTS/Towers in Nigeria
MTN, Africa’s largest wireless operator, has disclosed it is in talks to sell its Base Station Transceiver Stations (BTS/Towers) businesses in Nigeria. In a statement, at the week, the company…
- 4 Sept 2014
MTN Nigeria Signs Tower Sale Agreement with IHS
MTN Nigeria has signed an agreement with IHS Holdings for the transfer of its towers business, comprising 9 151 mobile network towers, to the latter, in the West African country. MTN – Africa's…
- 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…
- 31 Aug 2012
ITU Telecom World 2012 Attracts Global ICT Leaders
ITU Telecom World 2012 Attracts Global ICT Leaders ITU Telecom World 2012 is bringing together a uniquely inclusive list of international speakers for five days of constructive dialogue and debate…
- 13 Jul 2015
GSMA Announces Speakers for Mobile 360 Series – Africa
The GSMA on Monday announced the first speakers for the 2015 Mobile 360 Series – Africa conference, including executives from organisations such as China Mobile, Huawei, the Internet Society, MTN and…
- 21 Sept 2015
GSMA Schedules More Speakers for Mobile 360-Africa Confab
The GSMA on Monday announced additional speakers for the 2015 Mobile 360 – Africa conference, including executives from organisations such as China Mobile, Huawei, the Internet Society, MasterCard,…
- 23 Oct 2015
MTN SA Subscribers Grow as Nigeria Declines
MTN South Africa increased its subscriber numbers by 2% in the third quarter of the year, while the Nigerian market declined, according to ITweb The telco's quarterly update shows overall subscriber…
- 10 Nov 2015
New MTN Group CEO Hints at Cut to $5.2Bn Fine
The newly installed head of South Africa's MTN has hinted that he would seek to reduce a $5.2 billion fine imposed on African's biggest mobile telecoms company by the Nigerian authorities. Phuthuma…
- 10 Nov 2015
MTN May Sack Nigeria Management over $5.2Bn Fine
Indications have emerged that the MTN Group may this week call for the resignation of some management staff of its Nigerian subsidiary over the $5.2 billion fine imposed on it by Nigerian…
- 2 Dec 2015
Buhari, Zuma to Discuss MTN’s $5.2Bn Fine in S/Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari and President Jacob Zuma, his South African counterpart, are to meet in Johannesburg this week to discuss MTN's $5.2 billion fine. Both leaders are expected to meet to…
- 3 Dec 2015
Confusion over Slash in MTN's Fine as Telco Sacks Ikpoki, Nigerian CEO
Confusion reigned yesterday over the status of the huge fine slammed on MTN Nigeria in October for failing to disconnect 5.1 million unregistered subscribers, with the teleco claiming that the…
- 30 Dec 2015
NCC Says MTN Fine Deadline Remains as Court Battle Looms
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that MTN Group Ltd. must stick to a December 31 (today’s) deadline to pay a record $3.9 billion fine, even after Africa’s largest phone company…
- 11 May 2016
MTN Chairman to Stay to Deal with Nigerian Fine
Phuthuma Nhleko, MTN Group's interim executive chairman is to stay on in his role while he continues to try and settle the dispute with Nigeria over a $3.9 billion fine imposed on the South African…
- 16 Jun 2016
Why MTN Will Bounce Back Bigger & Better
When the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced its intent to fine multinational telecommunication giant AT&T $100 for violating a provision of the agency’s Net neutrality regulations…
- 3 May 2017
MTN Records Higher Q1 Revenue on Strong Data
MTN's first quarter revenue was bumped up 7.1% by a data revenue spike of 29.4% year-on-year. This is according to the telecoms operator's quarterly update for the three months ended 31 March, just…