MTN
Leadership People Telecom

MTN Nigeria Appoints Srinivas Rao As Chief Digital Officer

MTN Nigeria has announced the appointment of its first Chief Digital Officer (CDO), Srinivas Rao, to lead the company’s recently

Safaricom
Africa Leadership People Telecom

Safaricom Appoints Ex-CEO Michael Joseph as Interim Boss

Safaricom, Kenya’s biggest Telecom company has appointed Kenya Airways chairman Michael Joseph as the firm’s interim chief executive officer following

Bob Collymore
Africa Business People Telecom

Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore Dies at 61

Bob Collymore, Safaricom Chief Executive Officer,  has died at the age of 61 at his home in Nairobi early Monday

Orange
Funding Investment Smartphones Technology Telecom

Orange Invests in KaiOS in a Bid to Close Africa’s Digital Divide

In a bid to close Africa’s digital payment and boost internet access in the continent, Orange contributed to the recent

MTN
Business Fintech Payment Telecom

MTN Registers Fintech Subsidiary to Deepen Financial Inclusion

MTN Nigeria, the biggest telecommunication company in the country,  has registered a new subsidiary named ‘Yello Digital Financial Service Limited’

NigComSat
Business Technology Telecom

NigComSat Launches DTH TV Tagged NextTV to Break DStv Monopoly

NigComSat (Nigerian Communications Satellite)  in an apparent attempt to wither down the monopoly of DStv, has launched a Direct-To-Home (DTH)

MTN
Business Telecom

MTN Sells Stake in Amadeus Fund and Travelstart to HarbourVest

MTN says it will raise R1.2bn by selling its interests in investment fund Amadeus and online travel platform Travelstart. The

MTN
Business Telecom

MTN Fixes Thursday For NSE Listing of Shares, Set Price at N90

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has received the approval of The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) to list its shares on the

SIM
Government Technology Telecom

SIM Card Data Verification a Continuous Exercise, Says NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has re-assured Nigerians of the continuous exercise of the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card data

Jumia
Business Ecommerce Telecom

MTN Plans to Sell Half of its Shares in Jumia After Expiration of Lock-in Period

MTN Group Ltd. plans to sell at least half of its 19% ($655 million) interest in Africa Tech startup, Jumia,