Xenophobia: Protesters Vandalise, Shut Down MTN Head Office in Abuja
A general view of the headquarters of South Africa’s MTN Group in Johannesburg LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (URHOBOTODAY) – Nigerian protesters vandalised the head office of South African mobile phone giant MTN More...
Senate Orders NCC to Halt Proposed Internet Data Tariff Hike
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigerian Senate has asked the Nigeria Communication Commission, NCC, to immediately halt the proposed Internet data tariff hike. The new data tariff regime is billed to commence More...
Nigeria Suspends Talks on MTN’s $3.9bn Record Fine
LAGOS MAY 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria has suspended talks with MTN Group Ltd. about a record $3.9 billion fine on the wireless company indefinitely while the country’s House of Representatives completes an investigation More...
MTN Partners with Jumia to Launch First of its Kind Entrepreneurship Challenge Across Africa
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (URHOBOTODAY) — MTN, in partnership with the MTN Solution Space and Jumia (www.Jumia.com), are proud to announce the launch of the MTN Entrepreneurship Challenge powered by Jumia. The More...
Nigeria slashes MTN N1.4Trillion Fine as Nigeria’s CEO, Michael Ikpoki, Resigns
LAGOS DECEMBER 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-The MTN Group has released the statement below announcing the resignation of its Nigerian CEO just as the N1.4 trillion fine imposed on the company was slashed by the Nigerian Communications More...
MTN in Another Trouble, Fined $662,000 in Uganda
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Commercial court has ordered telecom giant MTN Uganda to pay a sum of Shs 2.3bn (about $662,000) in damages to EzeeMoney Limited for sabotaging its business. Justice Henry More...
Nigeria Extends Deadline for MTN to Pay $5.2bn Fine
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)) — African telecommunications giant MTN says Nigeria is extending Monday’s deadline for it to pay a $5.2 billion fine. A statement from the South African-based company More...
$5.2b Fine: Govt May Allow Staggered Payment by MTN
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Mobile giant MTN Nigeria may pay its $5.2 billion fine in tranchies, The Nation learnt at the weekend. This, said a source, is being considered because of the implications of moving More...
NAFDAC slams N1bn fine on Guinness for ‘Re-Validating Expired Raw Materials’
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has imposed a fine of N1 billion on Guinness Nigeria Plc for re-validating expired raw materials without More...
$5.2b Fine: MTN Chief Executive Resigns
Sifiso LAGOS NOVEMBER 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The boss of Africa’s biggest mobile company, MTN, has resigned after the firm received a $5.2 billion (£3.4 billion) fine from Nigeria. Chief executive Sifiso Dabengwa More...
African Telecom Giant, MTN Battles Nigeria over $5.2bn Fine
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (URHOBOTODAY) — Africa’s biggest telecommunications company is locked in a nasty battle in powerful Nigeria, with billions of dollars at stake. MTN Nigeria, MTN Group’s subsidiary More...
Fines: Respect NCC Laws, South Africa Vice-President Charges MTN
Vice President of South Africa, Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa LAGOS NOVEMBER 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Vice President of South Africa, Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa, who is a former chairman of MTN Group, has called on MTN Nigeria to respect More...
Buhari Puts Anti-Corruption Drive into High Gear
Buhari LAGOS NOVEMBER 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The new president took office six months ago, promising to put an end to impunity in the business and political elite. Last week, he started to deliver. The penalties handed More...
N1.04 trillion Fine: South African Stock Exchange Suspends Trading in MTN Shares
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-The South African bourse has suspended trading in the shares of telecoms firm MTN on Monday, a senior official said, a week after the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, slammed More...
MTN Bows to Pressure, Agrees to Pay N1.04trn Fine
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-While pleading for staggered payment model, MTN has finally bowed to pressure as it has accepted to pay the N1.04 trillion fine slammed on it last week by the telecoms regulatory More...
Delta: Diamond Yellow Account Opens First Cash Office in Isoko Community (PHOTOS)
HRM Henry Ukenukpepia Etuwede III declaring open Diamond Yellow Account in Uzere By Omamuzo Efidhere LAGOS OCTOBER 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-In a bid to provide loans without interest and bring banking services closer More...
Experts Pick Holes in Nigeria Cybercrime Law
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Cybercrime Law Forum, organised by the Centre for Law and Business in Lagos, on Wednesday picked holes with some of the sections of the country’s Cybercrime Law that was passed More...
Caller Tunes: Musician Sues MTN N500m for Copyright Infringement
By Ijebu Afoke Dickson LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A legal battle between an Abuja based Isoko musician Mr Dovie Okson Omenuwoma, who claims that MTN has infringed on his copyright, is set to commence. This More...
Poor Network: MTN Looses High End Users to Etisalat in Nigeria
LAGOS JULY 6TH (URHOBOTODAY) – Africa’s top mobile phone operator, MTN Group, gave a downbeat outlook for Nigeria, its biggest market, on Wednesday after losing high-end users to Gulf rival Etisalat. South More...
Phone Companies Groan Under Nigeria’s Electricity Problem, Spend $100m Annually on Energy
LAGOS JULY 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria’s biggest telecommunications companies are spending close to $100 million a year on diesel fuel to keep their networks running due to the country’s poor electricity supply. MTN, More...
UNICEF Launches U-Report in Nigeria, Targets One Million U-Reporters in 2015
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (URHOBOTODAY) – UNICEF and partners today launched the U-Report, an innovative SMS-based platform that empowers Nigerians by enabling them to participate and engage in policy-making and governance More...
MTN, Alcatel to Boost Connectivity with 100G Fiber-Optic Data Network
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (URHOBOTODAY)-MTN Nigeria, which covers more than almost 90 percent of Nigeria’s land mass will in collaboration with Alcatel-Lucent deploy 100G network that re-uses existing 10G optical More...
Urhobo’s Greed Scares Away Investors
By .Peter Akpokere Ikolo I was at MTN Asaba for training on Monday 16th June, 2014. Seeing the level of employment and development MTN has brought to the Asaba people, I was struck with jealousy. MTN Nigeria (Asaba) More...
Delta: Collapsed MTN Mast Killed One Worshipper, Injured 50 in Urhobo Community
The collapsed mast LAGOS APRIL 27TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Tragedy struck on Saturday in Okwagbe an Urhobo community of Ughelli-South Area of Delta State as a Telecom mast belonging to one of the GSM operators, MTN collapsed More...
Lagos Journalist, Omokaro Raises Alarm over Strange Telephone Calls
Editor-in-Chief of The SUPREME newspaper, Aruga Joe Omokaro (JP) LAGOS APRIL 22ND (URHOBOTODAY)-Editor-in-Chief of The SUPREME newspaper, Aruga Joe Omokaro (JP) has raised the alarm, that he has been receiving More...