MTN Commences 5G Trial In Nigeria EKO HOT BLOG reports that telecommunication giant, MTN Nigeria, on Wednesday said it had turned on the 5G spectrum in Nigeria with 20,000 subscribers. The telecoms giant also said potential users can pre-order a home broadband device to experience internet “downloads in seconds, not minutes.” EDITOR’S … Read more
The federal government have moved to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has expressed commitment to eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV in the country EDITOR’S PICK Tinubu Reveals Meeting Details With Obasanjo In Abeokuta JUST IN: Buhari Swears In RMAFC Chair, Presides Over FEC BREAKING: Prominent APC … Read more
Mobile Money: MTN Drags 18 Nigerian Banks To Court Over N22bn Fraud The banks listed as defendants in the suit include Ecobank, Fidelity Bank Access Bank, First Bank, First City Monument Bank, FCMB and Guaranty Trust Bank EDITOR’S PICK: Police Recover Unexploded IEDs At Owo Church Owo Church Attack “Targeted At Turning Yorubaland Into A … Read more
Code to link NIN to MTN and how to your link nin with your mtn amid the NIN-SIM linkage problem in Nigeria can be accessed below. EDITOR’S PICK Train Attack: Tinubu Visits Kaduna, Donates ₦50 Million To Victims Over 1500 Fake Workers Detected In Civil Service – FG 2023: PDP Zoning Committee Concludes Sitting EKO HOT BLOG had reported earlier … Read more
Read details below as MTN Nigeria and Airtel Africa have secured approval to operate a payment service bank (PSB). EKO HOT BLOG reports that MTN Nigeria and Airtel Africa have secured approval in principle to operate a payment service bank (PSB). This was revealed by the telecommunications giants in regulatory filings on the Nigerian Exchange … Read more
MTN has suffered a service outage. EKOHOTBLOG reports that millions of MTN subscribers, on Saturday, experienced service outage as they were unable to connect with loved ones and business associates in various parts of the country. This online news platform gathered that the MTN customers were unable to use the mobile network operator’s call, data and … Read more
NCC has disqualified Nigerians below 18 years from getting SIM cards. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the disqualification of Nigerians below the age of 18 from registering and owning a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card in the country. The latest development was made known via a draft copy of the modified … Read more
Pantami revealed that there were about 16,000 reported outages by mobile network operators from January 2021 to July 2021. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Mr. Isa Pantami, has said that the Five Generation (5G) network will be deployed in Nigeria in January 2022. The minister, who added that the deployment … Read more
MTN, Airtel, Glo, and other telecommunication companies have stopped access to Twitter in Nigeria. EKO HOT BLOG reports that telecommunications companies in Nigeria including MTN, Airtel, Glo, and 9Mobile have started blocking access to the microblogging site, Twitter. The telecommunications companies stated that they received a directive from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to block … Read more
“Rolling out a national telco infrastructure in Nigeria is not an easy thing to do” Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, former group managing director of Access Bank and founder of Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG), has revealed how the lender created a winning business model for MTN in Nigeria. Aig-Imoukhuede made the revelation on Thursday during a virtual … Read more
Telecommunication company, MTN Nigeria, has partnered Audiomack Africa to unveil the Audiomack+MTN Data Bundle programme, which provides MTN subscribers personalized data bundles for streaming unlimited music and accessing content on Audiomack at zero data cost. Head of business development and media partnerships for Audiomack Africa, Charlotte Bwana, described the partnership as a reinforcement of Audiomack’s … Read more
Telecommunication company, MTN, has said that customers in Nigeria will be unable to buy data on their phones effective 12 midnight till 6am on Sunday. The notice read, “Due to an upgrade, data purchase will be unavailable from 12 midnight to 6am on April 25th, 2021. Telecommunication company, MTN, has said that customers in Nigeria … Read more
The financial institution reconnected MTN customers Commercial banks have lifted the blockage of unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) payment channels on MTN. The financial institution reconnected MTN customers earlier denied access to the USSD payment platforms. In a letter seen by TheCable, on Sunday, Karl Toriola, managing director and chief executive officer of MTN Nigeria, … Read more
The telco had reduced the banks’ commission from an average of 3.5 per cent to 2.5 per cent which predicated the actions of the banks MTN customers in Nigeria now have alternative electronic payment platforms to recharge their phones. The mobile network operator, on Saturday, announced that customers can recharge airtime through payment solutions platforms … Read more
MTN has 77.35 million subscribers, according to latest industry data from the Nigerian Communications Commission. Nigeria’s major telecommunication company, MTN, says it’s exploring other electronic payment platforms for its customers to recharge their phones amid fall out with financial institutions. Recall that commercial banks disconnected MTN customers from using their infrastructure and channels to perform … Read more
In a message sent to its customers, MTN asked users to recharge their lines through physical cards. The federal government has said the difficulty encountered by MTN users through the unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) channel will be resolved soon. MTN customers had taken to social media on Friday to Bemoan difficulty in recharging their … Read more
MTN Customers groaned on Friday as they were also unable to do banking transactions on their lines through the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD). It was, however, gathered that commercial banks have disconnected MTN customers from banking channels including the USSD and banking apps. MTN customers complained on Friday over the inability to recharge their … Read more
The Super Eagles had picked their AFCON ticket three hours before their 1-0 win over Benin Republic. Nigeria’s major telecommunication company, MTN, played a significant role in the smooth and seamless journey of Super Eagles by sea to Benin republic for their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier. The chairman of Nigeria’s football federation, … Read more
Rob Shuter Resigns From MTN Nigeria Board Rob Shuter has resigned from MTN Nigeria board, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc informed the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and the investing public. Ekohotblog reported that his resignation is effective from Sept. 1, 2020. Mrs. Uto Ukpana, Company Secretary of the firm, disclosed in a notice posted on the website … Read more
BBC World Service partners with MTN Nigeria to deliver BBC News Minute bulletins which will be free of charge to subscribers of the myMTN App in English, Hausa, Igbo, Pidgin, and Yoruba. BBC News Minute is the BBC’s 60-second news round-up that keeps audiences up to date with what is happening locally and globally. Audiences … Read more