Tag: MTN

5G key to Africa’s economic growth -MTN Boss

Jasmin Ekua, Banking & Finance

Ralph Mupita the Chief Executive Officer and President of MTN Group, says 5G holds the key to Africa’s economic growth and development. Mupita said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Lagos. “It is important that we emphasise how using 5G for business-to-business applications and margination would be the catalyst for Africa’s growth. “I think we will find in five years, maybe even sooner, that on the African continent, 5G is what would enable economies to accelerate their industrial development across the…

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FG ask Telcos to revert 10% hike

Jasmin Ekua, Banking & Finance

The Federal Government has asked telecommunication companies to reverse their recent 10 per cent hike of calls and data prices. This decision means that telcos like MTN Nigeria and Airtel, who had initially increased the prices of their data bundles by about 10 per cent, will now need to revert to their old prices. This was revealed by the Nigerian Communications Commission on Wednesday. It stated that its decision to allow telcos such as MTN Nigeria and Airtel to review the prices of some of their tariffs was taken after…

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Don’t go there! FG stops MTN’s

Jide Ige

The federal government has ordered the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) to suspend the N4 per second imposed by MTN on subscribers to USSD access to banking services charges. The Minister of Communications Dr Ibrahim Ali Pantami gave the directive through a statement by his Media aide Uwa Suleiman on Sunday. The Minister said MTN should stay action on the matter pending when he is properly briefed on it. The statement reads: “The attention of the Federal Ministry of Communications has been drawn to the viral text message allegedly sent by the…

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