Karl Toriola
5 Mar
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) will, on May 28, arraign the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, Karl Toriola,
4 Mar
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) will, on May 28, arraign Karl Toriola, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc. Toriola, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, and others will be arraigned over the alleged failure to produce documents and information required by the commission in compliance with a…
25 Jan
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigeria’s leading telecommunication services provider MTN, and advanced weather intelligence company, Tomorrow.io
21 Jan
Almost 12 years after the last telecoms tariff hike, the Federal Government, yesterday, approved a new 50 per cent increment in the cost of telephony in the country.
3 Jan
Telecommunications operators said they proposed a 100 per cent tariff hike to the regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), across voice, data and digital offerings.
14 Aug 2024
Telecommunications operators have insisted that it is high time the industry reviews the current tariff structure if it must remain afloat and contribute significantly well to the economy.
10 Aug 2024
MTN Nigeria executives, staff and partners on Friday honored its Chief Operating Officer (COO), Hassan Jaber, as he bowed out of the MTN Group after 29 years of dedicated service and leadership. He will be replaced by Ayham Moussa as the new COO of MTN Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola,…
31 Jul 2024
TELECOMMUNICATIONS firm, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has declared a loss after tax of N519.1 billion for the first half of 2024 as record-high inflation and the naira’s devaluation continue to worsen the country’s operating environment. The N519 billion losses is coming despite a 32.6 per cent growth in service revenue to N1.5 trillion, according to…
18 May 2024
MTN Nigeria’s Company Secretary, UtoUkpanah, has been named the first-ever winner of the “Global Corporate Secretary of the Year’’ award by t
15 May 2024
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), on Tuesday, accused Mr Karl Toriola, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd., of evading service of court documents in the alleged copyright infringement suit The NCC’s lawyer, Gladys Ojo, made the allegation before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja. The…
10 May 2024
Amid insecurity, foreign exchange crisis, Naira depreciation and undue political interference, the telecommunications sector contributed N33 trillion to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2023, with N2.4 trillion in tax revenue.
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Except something drastic is done by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to rally industry stakeholders to develop strategies to actively support telecoms sector growth, the Commission’s N549 billion revenue targets for the year may be unrealisable.
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