The Nigerian unit of Bharti Airtel has recorded an increase in its revenue driven largely by data and voice revenue. In its consolidated third quarter report ended December 31, 2018, the telecoms company reported 24.6 per cent growth in revenue from $243m in the same quarter in 2017 to $303m in the third quarter of […]
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The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, has called on well-meaning Nigerians and corporate organisations to do more to support underprivileged individuals as well as communities. He made the appeal at the fifth edition of Airtel’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiative – Airtel Touching Lives. The CEO explained that the initiative […]
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Airtel Nigeria has announced plan to set up a Payment Service Bank (PSB) in Nigeria, following the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issuance of guidelines for licencing PSBs in the country. The telecoms company also commended the CBN for issuing guidelines for licencing of PSBs in Nigeria, saying the move would help promote financial inclusion […]
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Telecoms operator, Airtel, on Wednesday unveiled the 4th Generation, 4G, Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in Lagos, eight months after it first rolled out the service in Nigeria. Airtel Nigeria Chief Executive, Segun Ogunsanya, said that the company had launched the 4G network in over 60 major cities across Nigeria since the pioneer roll out […]
Read More Airtel Nigeria has launched its 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution Service) in Onitsha, Awka, Nnewi and other towns in Anambra State. In the same vein, the teleco also announced the launch of the service in Delta State, covering major cities and towns including Warri, Effurun, Asaba, Kwale, Ughelli, Sapele, Okpanam, and Agbor amongst others The […]
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Airtel and 9mobile, mobile network operators in the country, have opposed the transfer of an 800MHz from Visafone Communications to MTN Nigeria. Speaking in Abuja on Monday at a public inquiry organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), representatives of the operators said transferring the spectrum to MTN could result in a monopoly. Chidozie Arinze, […]
Read More Leading digital mobile services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has pledged to provide the country with the largest 4G technology network coverage before the end of the year. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, made the pledge while inaugurating the 4G technology network in the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja on […]
Read More Airtel Nigeria will commemorate the 2018 World Book Day with public primary school pupils across different locations in the country with the donation of 5000 books and the hosting of book-reading sessions, Telecommunications services provider has said. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Lagos, highlighting five other states […]
Read More A telecoms subscriber on Airtel network, Mr. Niyi Bada, has written the management of the telecoms company demanding a ₦5 million compensation for alleged illegal and constant deductions from airtime recharge on his telephone. In the letter written through his solicitors, Niyi Bada & Co, dated January 22, 2018 and addressed to the Managing Director […]
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The number of internet users increased marginally to 94 .8 million in November, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said. The NCC made this disclosure in its Monthly Internet Subscribers Data for November 2017 published on its website on Tuesday in Abuja. According to the data, Airtel, MTN and Glo gained more internet subscribers during […]
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Five firms are bidding to acquire troubled telecom firm 9Mobile, formerly Etisalat, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said yesterday. It was learnt that the five were picked as qualified among the 16 that Expressed Interestto Barclays bank, the financial advisers on the bid. NCC Executive Vice Chairman Prof. Umar Danbatta said yesterday the five successful […]
Read More Airtel Nigeria has been awarded the Best Company in Stakeholder Engagement at the 2017 edition of the Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards. The recognition, according to a statement from the firm, was given based on its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative dubbed ‘Airtel Touching Lives’ that offers practical relief and opportunities for underprivileged persons in the […]
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