Nigeria: Nigeria Slashes MTN N1.4 Trillion Fine As Nigeria's CEO, Michael Ikpoki, Resigns

Premium Times, 3 December 2015

Michael Ikpoki, CEO MTN NigeriaThe MTN Group has released the statement below announcing the resignation of its Nigerian CEO just as the N1.4 trillion fine imposed on the company… Read more »
Africa: MTN Fine Slashed As Nigeria CEO Quits

News24Wire, 3 December 2015

Africa's biggest mobile network MTN has announced that its Nigerian chief executive officer has resigned amid a multi-billion dollar fine in that country. Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari, Zuma to Meet Over MTN's U.S.$5.2 Billion Fine in Nigeria

CIO, 1 December 2015

President Muhammadu Buhari and his South African counterpart, President Jacob Zuma, are to meet in Johannesburg this week to discuss MTN's $5.2billion fine. Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari, Zuma to Meet Over MTN's Huge Fine

Leadership, 30 November 2015

President Muhammadu Buhari and his South African counterpart, President Jacob Zuma, are to meet in Johannesburg this week to discuss MTN's $5.2billion fine, South Africa-based… Read more »
Nigeria: MTN Hit With More Fines

News24Wire, 24 November 2015

Apart from facing a $5.2bn fine in Nigeria, mobile network MTN has this year already paid millions of rands in other penalties, according to regulators. Read more »

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South Africa: MTN Not Paying Nigeria Fine Yet

CAJ News, 16 November 2015

THE Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has reviewed the deadline for the payment of the N1,04 trillion (US$5,2 billion) fine it imposed on MTN for defying regulatory… Read more »
Nigeria: Exodus Anticipated at MTN Over Nigeria Crisis

CAJ News, 13 November 2015

A spate of resignations and dismissals is on the cards at MTN as the drama unfolds at the continent's biggest mobile network operator reeling from a hefty fine imposed in Nigeria. Read more »

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Nigeria: MTN N1.04 Trillion Fine - Court Refuses to Stop NCC As Deadline Expires Today

Leadership, 16 November 2015

Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos has refused to grant an exparte application filed by a Lagos-based lawyer, Oluyinka Oyeniji, seeking to restrain the… Read more »
Nigeria: MTN Making 'Headway' On Nigeria Fine - Analyst

News24Wire, 16 November 2015

Nigerian regulators' decision to extend a November 16 deadline to fine MTN R74.8bn suggests discussions are making headway, says an analyst. Read more »
Nigeria: ‎ Lawyer Sues NCC Over N1.4 Trillion Fine On MTN

Daily Trust, 13 November 2015

A Lagos based lawyer, Oluyinka Oyeniji has dragged the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) before a Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged plan to deactivate millions of MTN… Read more »

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Nigeria Fines Telecom Giant Over SIM Deactivation

The Nigerian Communications Commission has imposed a U.S.$5 billion fine on MTN Nigeria. Read more »
- Africa: MTN 'Engaging' Nigerian Authorities On $5.2bn Fine
- South Africa: JSE to Investigate MTN for Possible Insider Trading
Is There a Silver Lining to MTN Group's Woes?

MTN's trading has resumed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange, while the Nigerian Communications Commission has renewed the company's digital mobile licence. Read more »
- Africa: Nigerian Regulator Extends MTN's U.S.$94.2 Million Licence
- South Africa: MTN Resumes Trading On JSE
South Africa: MTN Executives May Lose Their Jobs - Analysts

The resignation of Sifiso Dabengwa as group chief executive officer has raised speculation that more senior executives will leave the mobile network. Read more »
- Nigeria: Can Diplomacy Save MTN?
- South Africa: More MTN Execs Could Face Axe