News

20 fellows selected for MTN’s media innovation programme (MIP) 2025

MTN, Pan-Atlantic University admits Salem King, David Afolayan and 18 others to its highly-selective MIP programme for 2025.

Cybersecurity

MTN discloses cyberattack impacting customer data in select markets

MTN Group has confirmed a malware-driven cyberattack that compromised customer data in select markets, including Nigeria. Regulators may soon launch investigations as concerns rise over telecom security in Africa.

Telco

US tariffs could derail Africa’s telecom growth, MTN CEO warns

MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita has warned that new US tariffs on telecom equipment could increase infrastructure costs and slow network expansion across Africa.

Consumer Tech

9Mobile addresses service challenges amid subscriber concerns

9Mobile addresses service disruptions and subscriber concerns amid a sharp decline in users, denying shutdown rumors while working on infrastructure upgrades.

News

MTN’s $5.2B fintech spinoff moves forward, but faces regulatory delays in Nigeria

MTN’s fintech spinoff signals a major shift for investors. As of writing, MTN Nigeria’s stock holds steady at ₦245 with 2,093,488 shares traded.

News

MTN Nigeria 2024 losses widen to ₦400 billion in two years

Fintech revenue grew to ₦106 billion, with a 46.6% drop in active mobile money wallets.

News

MTN hikes data costs by 50% following NCC’s major approval in a decade

Some data plans have seen a triple-digit percentage increase without a set implementation date, drawing nationwide backlash.

Opinion

Why Nigerians will soon pay more for telco services

Nigeria’s telecom sector is under severe financial strain, with surging costs and mounting losses pushing operators to call for an urgent tariff hike.

News

In Nigeria, MTN wants to drive 5G adoption with smartphone financing

MTN Nigeria in partnership with Intelligra, an open platform for smartphone financing has launched a smartphone financing initiative.

News

A review of the MTN 5G router

MTN's 5G network service is enabled in certain parts where it will accelerate the development and digitisation of key sectors like education, healthcare and manufacturing.

News

Airtel Money launches Developer Portal to provide open APIs

Airtel Money has launched a new Airtel Africa Developer Portal to provide open APIs. How has MTN's API marketplace, Chenosis, fared?

News

MTN Nigeria appoints Karl Toriola as new CEO, Ferdi Moolman to become GCRO

MTN is pleased to announce the appointment of Karl Toriola as the MTN Nigeria CEO, effective 1 March 2021.

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