FG denies receiving ‘N50bn payment’ from MTN

Following reports that telecommunication giants, MTN has opted to put to bed its challenge of the N1.04 trillion fine imposed on it by the Nigerian Communications commission and subsequent payment of N50 billion as down payment in good faith, the Federal Government has denied knowledge of such payment. The Special Assistant to the Minister of... Read More

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marketing, MTN, ncc, telecommunication

February 24, 2016

MTN pays N50 billion to FG, withdraws suit

MTN Nigeria has withdrawn its suit against the Nigerian Communications Commission and paid N50 billion for the resolution of the fine imposed on the telecommunications company. MTN was fined N1.04 trillion in 2015 for failing to deactivate 5.1 million unregistered SIM cards, however, the fine was later reduced to N780 billion after the company entered... Read More

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February 21, 2016

Ricky Tarfa sues MTN, EFCC, others for ‘N5bn’

Embattled Lawyer, Ricky Tarfa, has filed a fundamental rights suit against the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) and telecommunication giant, MTN, over the violation of his privacy. Tarfa, who is currently under trial for allegedly obstructing justice, also named the EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Magu, top lawyer, Femi Falana and Rashidatou Abdou in the said suit.... Read More

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February 8, 2016

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Chibok community replies OBJ | Bill Clinton throws a punch for Hillary | David Mark is ready | More stories

Fayose says Buhari’s sudden vacation is suspicious. This Day David Mark is ready for Benue senatorial rerun election. Leadership Chibok community replies Obasanjo; that their girls would be found. Leadership Wike accuses Amaechi of spending $150 million on APC elections. Punch APC attacks Fayose over payment of workers salaries. Vaguard Senator Garbai claims Boko Haram... Read More

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Amaechi, benue, Buhari, chibok, etisalat, Fayose, MTN, tracklist, wike

February 3, 2016

MTN hires ex-US attorney general, Eric Holder to challenge $3.9bn fine

MTN group has hired former attorney general of the United States, Eric Holder, to challenge the $3.9 billion fine imposed on the telecommunication giant by the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC), according to a report by the Financial Times. This is coming two weeks after seeking an out-of-court settlement with the NCC. Holder is alleged to... Read More

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January 28, 2016

‘Our intention is not to kill MTN’ – FG

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed that it would soon begin dialogue with MTN for an out-of-court settlement over the N1.04 trillion fine imposed on the telecommunications company for not deactivating 5.1 million unregistered subscribers. The executive vice chairman, Umar Garba Danbatta, during his first world press conference on Wednesday said that the NCC’s lawyers... Read More

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court, fine, MTN, ncc

January 27, 2016

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: ‘PDP plots to blackmail Oshiomhole’ | Poor El Chapo can’t get a good night’s sleep | Between Wall Street and Apple | More stories

Mayaki says PDP plots to blackmail Oshiomhole. Vanguard FG says corruption is fighting back. Leadership This is why Metuh keeps getting handcuffed – NPS. YNaija THISDAY Publisher, Nduka Obaigbena, finally visits EFCC. Leadership EFCC chairman, Magu to testify against Dariye over N1.126 billion fraud. Vanguard FG begins recovery of fresh $750 million Abacha loot. Punch... Read More

Aregbesola, corruption, Fayose, FG, metuh, MTN, tracklist

January 22, 2016

MTN seeks out of court settlement with NCC

Telecom giant, MTN has asked for an out-of-court resolution in its case against the punitive fine slammed on the company by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). According to Technological Times, Wole Olanipekun, SAN, who led a team of 10 other senior advocates as MTN’s legal council, informed the presiding judge, Mohammed Idris at the Federal... Read More

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Communications, MTN, ncc, network, telecommunication

January 21, 2016

‘We have not heard of any fine’ | MTN reacts to Cameroon fine

South Africa’s telecommunications giant, MTN group has responded to the alleged fine slammed on the company by the CONAC in Cameroon. Cameroon’s anti-corruption commission also called CONAC had accused MTN and Orange of failing to pay taxes of about $166 million equivalent of over 100 billion francs. Reacting to the CONAC, MTN group, in a... Read More

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Cameroon, fine, MTN, telecommunication

January 21, 2016

MTN fined N32bn in Cameroon [DETAILS]

The woes of telecommunications giant, MTN, may not be abating anytime soon as the Cameroonian anti-corruption agencies have hit the company with a punitive fine for tax evasion. MTN and Orange telecoms have been slammed with over $160 million with its naira equivalent about N32 billion. The reason for the fine, according to Cameroon’s corruption... Read More

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January 13, 2016

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Mark woos Idoma people | Budget not missing | Court frustrates FG over MTN | More stories

Mark promises Idoma professionals not to fail them during Benue senatorial rerun. Leadership PDP never asked GEJ to speak on $2.1 billion arms scandal. YNaija Ribadu distances self from DasukiGate scandal. Leadership Yakassai says Buhari anti-corruption war is propaganda-based. Vanguard APC won’t apologise for anti-corruption war – Oyegun. Leadership NDLEA arrests Ojukwu’s niece, others in 2.24kg... Read More

2016 budget, court, EFCC, Ishaku, metuh, MTN, NASS, Nwobodo, PDP, tracklist

December 17, 2015

MTN refuses to pay fine, prepares for legal battle against NCC

Telecommunications giant, MTN has said it would proceed to the court to contest the N1.4 trillion fine slammed on it by the NCC, payable by December 31. MTN had failed to disconnect unregistered users following a directive from NCC, hence the fine. In a statement to shareholders on Thursday, December 17, MTN revealed that it... Read More

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December 9, 2015

Bringing back the 90’s at MTN Corporate Elite Night 2015

The 9th edition of Corporate Elite 2015 was a show to remind people across board of why the 90’s was the era of love songs. It was held at Eko Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos on Sunday. Nigerian artiste, Saeon kicked off the show with other acts such as Falz, Shaydee, Sammy, Project Fame’s alumni Immaculate... Read More

Why Nigeria reduced MTN’s N1.04 trn fine

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed the rationale behind the federal government’s decision to reduce the N1.04 trn fine imposed on South African telecommunication giant, MTN. The initial fine imposed on MTN Nigeria for failing to cut off unregistered subscribers was last week, reduced to N780 billion. In defense of the reduction, the commission said... Read More

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December 3, 2015

MTN says FG slashes fine to $3.8bn… but Communications Minister isn’t in the loop

South African telecommunications giant, MTN, says the Nigerian Federal Government has slashed the $5.3 billion fine imposed on it, to $3.4 billion. The Nigerian Communications Commission handed the mobile phone company a $5.2 billion penalty in October after failing to cut off users with unregistered SIM cards from its network. The company said on Thursday, that it... Read More

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Buhari, money, MTN, south africa, telecom

November 18, 2015

MTN fined N190m in Uganda – Read why

It appears Nigeria isn’t the only country where telecommunications giant, MTN has been found wanting. On November 6, a commercial court in Uganda, presided over by Henry Peter Adonyo, slammed a fine of sh2.3bn (N190 Million) on the multinational telecommunications company- payable to EzeeMoney as damages for sabotaging EzeeMoney mobile money business. EzeeMoney had initially filed... Read More

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November 16, 2015

$5.2bn fine: MTN gets a temporary lifeline from NCC

South African telecommunication company, MTN appears to have gotten a temporary reprieve on the $5.2 billion fine imposed by the Nigerian federal government, on the company. For failing to deactivate 5.1 million unregistered SIM cards, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) penalised MTN a few weeks ago. The fine heavily affected the telecommunication company, as their share... Read More

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November 9, 2015

MTN CEO resigns over $5.2 billion NCC fine

The Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of telecommunications giant, MTN, Sifiso Dabengwa, has resigned. Dabengwa’s resignation comes after the $5.2 billion fine imposed on the company by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The South African telecommunications company was fined over its failure to cut 5.1 million unregistered subscribers. In a statement issued in Johannesburg on Monday, MTN announced... Read More

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September 27, 2015

Jeffrey emerges winner of 2015 MTN Project Fame

After weeks of intensive coaching and grueling competition, Jeffrey Akoh, has emerged winner of the 2015 edition of Project Fame. The 18 year old beat 5 other finalists to emerge the winner of the 8th season of MTN Project Fame on Saturday. Ada was named the third runner-up and Anderson; second runner-up while Pearl was the first runner-up.

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September 22, 2015

MTN Music+ Next Rated delivers surprises to Unical with Kcee

Wherever the MTN Music+ party berths; fun, music, excitement, pleasant surprises and lots of freebies takes centre stage! And that’s exactly what happened last Friday when ‘Limpopo’ king, Kcee rolled into Calabar to launch the MTN Music+ Next Rated Campaign at the female hostel square of the University of Calabar. The students present had the... Read More

This is why MTN dumped Wizkid and replaced him with Cobhams

Early today MTN announced that they were dropping Wizkid amongst other artistes for new ones like Cobahms as ambassadors to the brand. This threw Twitterdom off guard and everyone had their two cents to contribute in terms of curiosity as to why. One fan asked even went ahead to ask MTN on Twitter and the... Read More

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June 9, 2015

Meet Saka’s beautiful wife (PHOTO)

The funny comedian and actor, Hafiz Saka Oyetoro, shared a photo of himself and his wife recently and trust him to throw a little bit of humor in that mix. He captioned the picture saying, ‘See o. Since she got married to me her life has refused to remain the same. She is now... Read More

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May 25, 2015

Etisalat joins MTN and Airtel in #Petrocalypse

by Mobutu Sankara Looks like #Petrocalypse has taken more prisoners. This morning, Etisalat announced possible outages due to our current fuel problem. Following Airtel and MTN’s lead. Scarcity of Petroleum Products: Etisalat Announces Possible Outages To Network Operations pic.twitter.com/osvZJW9Q1O — Etisalat Nigeria (@etisalat_9ja) May 25, 2015 You know who hasn’t joined Etisalat, MTN, and Airtel?... Read More

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May 15, 2015

She may have goofed but Tiwa Savage is still cashing out

by Chinwe Okafor The singer wished her stepdaughter a happy birthday today and got thrown with brimstones of fire by the mother of the little girl, Tee Billz’ “ex-wife”. But she wouldn’t feel bad about it for so long as soon after, she was reported to be renewing her contract with MTN for another year.... Read More

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March 13, 2015

MTN BetterMe: The ultimate app for daily living

by Jewel Stephen App usage is increasingly on a high in Nigeria and it has been proclaimed that 2015 is the year of the application boom. More and more people are depending on applications from the time they wake up to when they leave the house and on the way to their places of work... Read More

Fashola reacts to closure of Buhari’s fundraising platform

by Azubuike Azikiwe The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has shut down the platform for raising campaign funds for General Muhammed Buhari’s presidential campaign. The platform was launched, alongside five others in Lagos on Tuesday, January 20, to encourage supporters of the opposition party to donate money for its electioneering. Nigerians willing to contribute to Buhari’s campaign... Read More

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January 20, 2015

How to stick with New Year resolutions using ‘My 2015 App’ on MTN

by Jewel Stephen At the start of each year, majority of Nigerians come up with long and sometimes ambiguous lists of things they plan to improve on in various aspects of their lives. The resolutions cover a wide range of activities from health consciousness to financial prudence. However, according to a Forbes publication in January... Read More

Konga enters ‘Top 12 most respected companies’ list

by Damilola Jagun Konga.com, Nigeria’s largest online mall, has been announced as the 12th most respected company in Nigeria. The award was presented to the company at the BusinessDay ‘Top 100 Most Respected Companies Award’ ceremony and recognized some of the most influential companies in Nigeria. To arrive at the 100 companies list, Businessday Research... Read More

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November 15, 2014

Ventures Africa unveils Nigeria’s new dollar billionaires + see list of Africa’s richest people

by Isi Esene Ventures Africa, an African business magazine and news service, has launched its second annual ranking of Africa’s wealthiest people. The Richest People in Africa list remains the most comprehensive compilation of the continent’s wealthiest individuals. In 2014, Ventures Africa counted 55 African billionaires with a net worth totalling $161.7 billion, a 12.4%... Read More

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FG denies receiving ‘N50bn payment’ from MTN

MTN pays N50 billion to FG, withdraws suit

Ricky Tarfa sues MTN, EFCC, others for ‘N5bn’

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Chibok community replies OBJ | Bill Clinton throws a punch for Hillary | David Mark is ready | More stories

MTN hires ex-US attorney general, Eric Holder to challenge $3.9bn fine

‘Our intention is not to kill MTN’ – FG

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MTN seeks out of court settlement with NCC

‘We have not heard of any fine’ | MTN reacts to Cameroon fine

MTN fined N32bn in Cameroon [DETAILS]

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Mark woos Idoma people | Budget not missing | Court frustrates FG over MTN | More stories

MTN refuses to pay fine, prepares for legal battle against NCC

Bringing back the 90’s at MTN Corporate Elite Night 2015

Why Nigeria reduced MTN’s N1.04 trn fine

MTN says FG slashes fine to $3.8bn… but Communications Minister isn’t in the loop

MTN fined N190m in Uganda – Read why

$5.2bn fine: MTN gets a temporary lifeline from NCC

MTN CEO resigns over $5.2 billion NCC fine

Jeffrey emerges winner of 2015 MTN Project Fame

MTN Music+ Next Rated delivers surprises to Unical with Kcee

This is why MTN dumped Wizkid and replaced him with Cobhams

Meet Saka’s beautiful wife (PHOTO)

MTN introduces APPtitude movement

Etisalat joins MTN and Airtel in #Petrocalypse

She may have goofed but Tiwa Savage is still cashing out

MTN BetterMe: The ultimate app for daily living

Fashola reacts to closure of Buhari’s fundraising platform

How to stick with New Year resolutions using ‘My 2015 App’ on MTN

Konga enters ‘Top 12 most respected companies’ list

Ventures Africa unveils Nigeria’s new dollar billionaires + see list of Africa’s richest people

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