The stock market of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) on Thursday gained further due to investors’ renewed interest in MTN Nigeria Communications (MTNN) Plc and 22 others. The NGX All Share Index (ASI) rose by 809.41 points or 1.51 per cent to close at 54,413.21 from basis points. Accordingly,...
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By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and Pan-Atlantic University have announced a call for applications for the Media Innovation Programme (MIP). This is the second edition of the programme, launched in 2022, to support media practitioners and promote understanding of the rapidly changing media landscape. The...
The Mafab Telecommunication Company has launched the Fifth Generation (5G) network and unveiled its logo in Abuja. The launch was held at the International Conference Centre, on Tuesday in Abuja. The Chairman of Mafab, Dr Mushabu Bashir, in his speech said the launch had added another chapter in its...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has been named the Most Compliant Listed Company at the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) Made of Africa Awards held at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos on 6 December 2022 . The award recognises the listed company with the highest...
By TENEBE ANTHONIA, Lagos – Monthly trading data obtained from the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) revealed that securities dealers brokered 7.4 billion shares worth N83.78 billion in September. This is just as the market capitalisation closed at N26.45 trillion at the end of the same period, with the NGX...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – MTN Group has hosted MTN Nigeria’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee in Johannesburg for a strategy retreat during which the leadership of the Group’s largest subsidiary reflected on its strategic priorities for the next three years. The three-day working visit – hosted by...
Mrs Lynda Saint-Nwafor, Chief Enterprise Business Officer, MTN Nigeria, on Thursday said the adoption of 5G technology would accelerate operational efficiencies for businesses in the country. Saint-Nwafor, made the assertion at the Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Commerce (NSACC) August Breakfast meeting in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Leading technology company, MTN Nigeria Plc has announced a new data bundle specially designed for micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) who desire to access free business capacity-building content but cannot afford the data required to do so. Recognizing the benefits of knowledge and...
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday awarded a musician, Liberty Williams, popularly call ”Pupayannis” N20 million damages against MTN over copyright infringement. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Abuja-based musician, in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2017 instituted in 2017 by the copyright...
MTN Group has released the second instalment of its refresh brand, tagged the ‘Voice’ brand film, inspiring everyone that their voice mattered. The brand highlighted how a simple ingredient of life, such as voice, could impact and change the way people saw the world, and inspired progress. The Group...
MTN and DSTV were among 100 companies that bagged outstanding awards at the 2022 edition of the Brand Africa Award ceremony on Wednesday. Brand Africa is a non-profit intergenerational organisation that inspires a brand-led African renaissance to transform the continent’s image, by driving Africa’s competitiveness, connecting Africa, and creating...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed issuance of the final letters of award of the Fifth Generation (5G) Spectrum Licences to MTN and Mafab Communications, winners of the 3.5GHz spectrum auction conducted by the Commission on Monday, December 13, 2021. Management of the...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has issued final letters of award of the Fifth Generation (5G) Spectrum Licences to MTN and Mafab Communications. This is contained in a statement by Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs of NCC, on Wednesday in Abuja. Adinde said the management of the commission...
The House of Representatives has summoned officials of the Ministry of Trade and Investment over allegedN2.6 trillion capital allowances granted MTN. Rep. Oluwole Oke, the Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, summoned the official on Tuesday in Abuja at the resumed investigative hearing into the Audit queries on tax...
… recognised as one of the top 20 taxpayers by FIRS By JOY ADARA, Abuja – MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria) has been recognised with two awards at the recently concluded National Tax Dialogue Event organised by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The second edition of this...
By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that the federal government generated a total of N1.69 trillion as Company Income Tax (CIT) in 2021 out of which five companies paid over 22 percent of the money. These companies according to a report on...
Provisional winners of the 3.5 Gigahertz (GHz) spectrum licence, 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. Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, officially...
Aliko Dangote got off to a great start in 2022, adding about $950 million to his fortune since the year began. The Nigerian billionaire’s wealth rose following a year-to-date price increase in the shares of Dangote Cement Plc. Last year MTN Nigeria made a net revenue of 298.65 billion...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Thursday dismissed a report published on the front page headline of the BusinessDay newspaper, which alleged how the NCC moved 5G deadline after only MTN submitted bid. The publication alleged that “the Commission was forced to move the...
MTN Nigeria has called on members of the public to take advantage of the ongoing sales of company’s shares to be part of its shareholders. MTN Sales and Distribution Officer, Mr Adekunle Adebiyi, made the call while addressing the company’s partners and some members of the public in Ilorin...