Former expatriate staff of the MTN Group, Mr. Paul Odunewu has filed a further-reply-affidavit and written address dated 28th December 2023, at the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, in support of his application praying the Court for an Order to compel the telecommunications giant to deposit with the Court the judgement debt and accrued interest as ordered by the National …

Telecommunications is infrastructure. And infrastructure is not cheap. The firm that has made the most astute investment in infrastructure leads the pack. In Nigeria, MTN is generally regarded as the foremost operator, with close to 90 million subscribers on its network. It was from Emmanuel Ekuwem, who, as President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria, I first heard …

Propel Sports Africa, the broadcast streaming partners of the Nigeria Premier League (NPFL), has announced a deal with MTN Nigeria for exclusive broadcast of the matches on mobile devices on the telecom giant’s network. Propel are looking to cover eight out of 10 games every matchday for streaming, which would translate to over 300 games per season. Chairman of Propel …

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, on Tuesday, announced that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the transfer and assignment of the 10MHz Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) from OpenSkys Services Limited to the ICT company. The FDD is in the 2.6GHz spectrum band. MTN Nigeria said the additional spectrum would enable it to enhance network capacity and improve customer experience in …

MTN Nigeria’s Senior Manager for External Relations, Mr Funso Aina has emerged the ‘Innovator of the Year’ in the brands category at the highly respected SABRE IN2 awards.   A well decorated media and public relations professional, Aina’s recognition was announced by PRovoke Media. The award was presented at the PRovoke EMEA Summit in Gesellschaftshaus Palmengarten Frankfurt, Germany last Thursday. The SABRE …

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc launched its commercial 5G network in Lagos on Sunday with a promise to do the same in six other cities – Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Owerri, and Maiduguri. The Lagos 5G commercial launch came on the heels of the network’s 5G pilot launch three weeks ago, as mandated by the telecoms industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications …

MTN Nigeria initiated a trial of its 5G technology in the country on Wednesday with seven cities targeted for a start when the services launch proper, the wireless operator said in a statement to the Nigerian Exchange. The pioneering feat comes more than eight months after the telecom firm and Mafab Communications Limited won a bidding for the two slots available …

MTN Nigeria Communications PLC has  launched its Home Broadband service to accelerate broadband penetration in the country. The General Manager for Fixed Broadband, Mrs Onyinye Ikenna-Emeka said the service was to meet the Federal Government’s plan to achieve over 70 per cent broadband penetration by 2025. She said with the service, customers now have an enhanced dedicated 24 hours support …

MTN Nigeria, the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) and LaLiga, the men’s top professional football division of the Spanish football league system, have announced a partnership to support the development of grassroots football in Nigeria. The partnership, which will boost the NPFL/La Liga U-15 Youth League, was announced on Thursday at Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State, with representatives of MTN, NPFL, LaLiga …