Adamawa Man Climbs Billboard Hanger, Vows To Jump Down Unless Buhari Resigns Within 12 Hours
Photo Credit: Sahara Reporters Lawan Faro, a middle-aged man in Yola, capital of Adamawa State, has climbed a 40-metre-tall billboard hanger, and vowed to fall off it unless…
$8.1bn Row: MTN still in talks… Seeks ‘Acceptable Solution’ to Dispute
Telecoms firm MTN said on Tuesday that it was continuing talks with Nigerian officials to find a mutually acceptable solution to a dispute over the alleged transfer of…
Corruption: MTN, UBA staffs testify in dismissed Justice Yunusa’s trial
Justice Mohammed Yunusa Two prosecution witnesses of EFCC on Monday testified at the Ikeja Special Offences Court in the ongoing trial of a dismissed judge of the Federal…
Nigeria could reduce demands in MTN dispute – CBN Governor
The Nigerian Central Bank may alter the amount it has ordered South African telecoms firm MTN to repatriate as part of a dispute, central bank governor Godwin Emefiele said on…
Mobile subscription slip to 160.5m in August; internet users jump to 104.6m
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says active mobile telephone lines in Nigeria decreased marginally to 160.5 million in August from 161.42 million in July. But what was lost in voice…
MTN shares rebound on fresh talks with CBN
MTN Group Ltd.’s shares rose the most in more than six months after Nigeria softened its stance over claims that Africa’s biggest wireless carrier illegally transferred $8.1 billion out of…
Internet users in Nigeria climb to 103.6 million in July –NCC
Internet users in Nigeria increased marginally to 103.6 million in July, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)Â has said. The NCC disclosed this on Wednesday in its Monthly Internet Subscribers Data…
MTN, 12 banks sign N 200 billion medium term loan agreement
Mobile telephone operator MTN on Wednesday signed a seven-year N200 billion medium term loan agreement with a consortium of 12 banks. The Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria, Mr…
MTN sticks to 2018 plan despite complications to repatriate cash from Iran
MTN Group, Africa’s biggest mobile operator, is sticking to its 2018 dividend target despite new U.S. sanctions making it harder to repatriate cash from its Iran joint venture, the company…
Number of Internet users in Nigeria decrease in June – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says Internet users in the country decreased to 102,805,122 million in June from the 103,152,726 million recorded in May. The NCC made this disclosure in…