A customer leaves an MTN shop in Johannesburg, file. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

“MTN lost ₦12 billion in 4-days of picketing by NLC”

Telecom operator, MTN Nigeria has reaveled it lost over ₦12 billion in the four days that the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, allegedly interrupted its operations while picketing the company. A reliable source at the telecom giant said the picketing totally grounded operations and activities of the company while it lasted even as the devastating effects […]

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Telecoms operators seek policy flexibility in favour of CDMAs

The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) on Wednesday called for policy flexibility in favour of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) operators. The ALTON Chairman, Mr Gbenga Adebayo, told Newsmen in Lagos that the Federal Government should give the operators access to capital and other incentives to survive. “With the declining CDMA operation […]

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Telecom operators want direct FX allocation

The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has called for direct Foreign Exchange (FX) allocation for the telecommunications sector. ALTON Chairman, Mr Gbenga Adebayo, said in a statement in Lagos on Saturday that the sector deserved to be supported with such allocation from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Adebayo said that operators […]

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