The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has told MTN that it didn’t actually mean it when it said it had cut the fine it imposed on the telecommunications operator by 35%. In a second letter to the group in as many days, it said the fine would be reduced instead by only 25%
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The telecommunications group has received a major shake-up, which has resulted in the appointment of a new chief operating officer and the “resignation” of the CEO of its Nigerian operation. Nigerian CEO Michael Ikpoki and head of regulatory and corporate affairs
The Nigerian Communications Commission has decided to reduce the fine imposed on MTN by 35%, the telecommunications group said on Thursday. The size of the fine remains by far the largest fine ever imposed on a telecoms
President Jacob Zuma and his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari, are set to meet in Johannesburg this week to discuss the US$5,2bn fine imposed by Nigerian authorities on South African telecommunications group MTN’s subsidiary in the West African nation, it was reported on Sunday
MTN’s share price slumped by more than 8% on Tuesday morning over fresh concerns among investors about whether the group, which is listed on the JSE, will have to pay the full amount of a
Nigerian regulators’ decision to extend a 16 November deadline to fine MTN R75bn suggests discussions are making headway, says an analyst. The Nigerian Communications Commission issued
MTN will not have to pay a US$5,2bn fine to Nigerian authorities today, 16 November, which was previously the deadline set down by the Nigerian Communications Commission for payment of the record-setting penalty after the telecommunications operator
After two weeks of uncertainty in which its share price fell by 17,5%, MTN finally provided some clarity to shareholders on Monday. The announcement that CEO Sifiso Dabengwa had resigned with immediate effect led to the first substantial engagement with the market since the operator was issued
MTN Group CEO Sifiso Dabengwa has lost his job. Dabengwa will leave MTN with immediate effect, MTN said in a statement to shareholders early on Monday morning. His exit – which MTN is describing as a resignation
The resignation of MTN’s group CEO Sifiso Dabengwa should not be seen as an admission of wrongdoing, the operator’s spokesman said. MTN on Monday confirmed that Dabengwa had