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- 21 Feb 2021
Smile Telecoms Holdings Makes Significant Changes in Leadership
Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd., (Smilecoms.com) a Pan-African telecommunications group with operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has announced after its…
- 11 Mar 2018
Give Us 9mobile and We Will Transform it in 90 Days- Smile
Smile Telecoms Holdings has said it would reposition the company and make it attractive again within a space of 90 days, if given the opportunity to acquire it. This is despite the big fall of…
- 21 May 2019
Smile Telecoms Appoints Farroukh as Group Chief Executive Officer
Smile Telecoms, a Pan-African telecommunications group with operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, today announces the appointments of Mr. Ahmad Farroukh as…
- 30 Oct 2014
Smile Telecom Supports 50 Schools with Internet Bundles
Barely seven months it launched in Lagos, Smile Communications Nigeria Limited has taken bold step towards enhancing education in Nigeria through information communication technology (ICT) by…
- 23 Nov 2015
Smile Launches First Voice-over-LTE Service in East Africa
Smile Telecom Holdings Ltd (Smile) has launched the first voice over LTE (VoLTE) service in East Africa offering high-definition voice and video calling services. Smile intends to provide VoLTE…
- 20 Jun 2016
African Regulator of the Year Award: Smile Congratulates Danbatta, NCC
Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd., has congratulated Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and the entire staff of the commission on…
- 14 Mar 2018
Teleology Looks for $50m to Pay Non-Refundable Deposit for 9Mobile
Teleology, the special purpose firm that reportedly emerged the preferred bidder for the acquisition of 9Mobile has till this week to pay a $50 million non-refundable deposit as the 21-day deadline…
- 19 Feb 2014
Smile Communications Plans Nationwide Broadband Services Roll-Out
Smile Communications of Smile Telecoms Holdings limited has hinted on its determination to drive broadband services across cities in the country. Tom Allen, chief operating officer of the Company…
- 1 Apr 2021
Smile Reschedules Debt Repayment, Injects $51m
Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd., a Pan-African telecommunications group with operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has announced, that its debt restructuring…
- 9 Sept 2015
Smile Secures $365m Financing Towards 4G Expansion in Africa
Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd, which owns and operates mobile wireless 4G LTE broadband networks in the 800MHz band in Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda, today announced plans to use US$365 million funding…
- 14 Sept 2015
Smile to Sink $292m in Nigeria’s Investment Portfolio
Smile Communications, the 4G LTE broadband service provider of choice, has disclosed plans to invest larger share of the funds it recently raised on the Nigerian business portfolio. Smile Telecoms…
- 21 Sept 2015
Smile Voice Service Will Give Nigerians Different Experience - Obiejesi
Dr. Ernest Azudialu Obiejesi is the chairman, Smile Communications (Nigeria) Limited. He first founded Obijackson West Africa Limited in the early 1980’s before diversifying into the oil and gas…
- 19 Jan 2018
9mobile: Airtel Pulls Out of Bid as Glo, Helios Fail to Name Price
Airtel Nigeria did not submit a final bid for 9mobile despite being on the shortlist of five, according to TheCable. Also, although Globacom and Helios Investment Partners LLP submitted bids,…
- 31 Jan 2018
9Mobile Sale: Nigerians Urge NCC to Be Fair
Mukoro Okotete, prominent developmental economist has cautioned that for the sale of 9Mobile to yield the desired dividends, it has to be done transparently. He expressed dismay that some…
- 15 Dec 2017
NCC Fixes Handover of 9mobile, as Glo, Others Send EoI
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated that the December 31 deadline for the handover of 9mobile to the preferred bidder is sacrosanct. Globacom Limited, Bharti Airtel,…
- 22 Feb 2018
Confirmed: Teleology is New Owner of 9Mobile
Mr Boye Onasanya, chief executive officer of 9Mobile, has confirmed that Teleology Holding is the preferred buyer of the telecommunication company. This came as Barclays Africa, the financial…
- 14 Dec 2017
NCC Insists on Sale & Handover of 9mobile by Dec 31
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has restated that the December 31 deadline for the handover of 9mobile to the preferred bidder is sacrosanct. Globacom Limited, Bharti Airtel,…
- 16 Jan 2018
Court Judgement: Confusion over Future of 9mobile
Spectrum Wireless Communications’ lawyers have warned all institutions or companies engaged in commercial transactions for the sale or acquisition of 9mobile that they did so at their own risk.…
- 20 Nov 2017
NCC, CBN Query Barclays’ Transparency in Sale of 9mobile
The handling of the sale process of 9mobile by Barclays Africa, the financial advisers, has come attack from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC),…
- 31 Dec 2017
NCC Extends Sale of 9mobile
The sale process of 9mobile will now be concluded on January 16, 2018 following an approval of the extension of the deadline by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), TheCable can report.…
- 20 Mar 2018
Smile Poised to Snatch 9Mobile from Teleology in New Twist
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has laid down rules of engagement that will ensure not only the transparent sale of 9Mobile but also the sustenance of its business post sale. This is…
- 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…
- 10 Apr 2018
9Mobile: NCC Okays Teleology Bid, Gives it 90 Days to Pay $450m
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that Teleology Holdings Limited is on course to take over 9mobile Nigeria provided the company is able to pay $450 million within the next 90 days.…
- 6 Apr 2016
Ntel Seeks $1Bn For Mobile Broadband Growth
NATCOM Development and Investment Limited (trading as ‘Ntel’), is seeking more than $1 billion to invest in 4G mobile broadband by 2020 as the owner of the former Nigeria Telecommunications Limited…
- 23 Mar 2020
Covid-19: Telcos Move to Ensure Hitch-free Telecoms Services
Telecommunications operators under the aegis of Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), rose from an emergency meeting, where it took far-reaching decisions and made strong…
- 7 Feb 2024
SIM Cards not Linked to NIN before Month End will be Deactivated - NCC Warns
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said SIM cards that are yet to be linked to the National Identity Numbers (NIN) will be deactivated by the end of February. NCC Executive Vice Chairman/Chief…
- 2 Jan 2017
Airtel Red Hot Promo: Now Closer to My Entrepreneurship Dream – Olaosebikan
Mr. Olawunmi Olaosebikan, a Lagos-based interior decorator, who emerged winner of One Million Naira in the on-going Airtel Red Hot promo Season 4, has described his win as a miraculous journey to…
- 21 Mar 2018
9Mobile: Smile Waits for Teleology to Fail Tests
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has laid down rules of engagement that will ensure not only the transparent sale of 9Mobile but also the sustenance of its business post sale. This…
- 12 Jun 2017
Consumer, NCC Hold Solution to ‘Crying’ Telcos, Bleeding Industry– Allen
The consumer and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) are the principal actors that can save telecom operators and the industry from imminent collapse. This is the view of Tom Allen, a highly…
- 29 Jan 2018
See the New Owners of 9Mobile, Formerly Etisalat Nigeria
Recent reports indicated that Teleology Holdings Limited may have been finally selected as the preferred bidder for 9Mobile, formerly Etisalat Nigeria, the country’s fourth-largest mobile network.…