Nigerian Banks Take Over Etisalat Mobile Operator Over Debt

A consortium of banks will take over Etisalat Nigeria after the parties failed to reach a deal over a debt restructuring. The U.S.$1.2 billion loan was for the mobile telephone operator to finance a major network rehabilitation and expansion of its operational base in Nigeria.

An Etisalat Office

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