Nigeria: We Will Not Interfere With CBN, AGF Orders On MTN, Says NCC

17 September 2018

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Garba Danabtta has said the commission will not interfere with government's decision on MTN, concerning the recent directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF).

While the CBN has directed MTN to refund $8.134 billion it repatriated from Nigeria between 2007 and 2015, the AGF has directed the same MTN to pay its tax areas to the tune of $2 billion within the same period.

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