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MTN Booster Station Guts Fire In Ibadan

GISTSMATE 011 month ago03 mins

An MTN booster station located inside premises of the University of Ibadan (UI) on Saturday 22nd of February, 2025 caught fire due to an electric surge. The Nation gathered that the booster station is situated within the Faculty of Nursing at the university. It was learnt the fire incident affected the Mikano generator, board, and…

‘Forgive And Forget,’ MTN Apologises To Customers Over 200% Data Price Hike

GISTSMATE 012 months ago04 mins

Nigeria’s largest telecom operator, MTN, has issued a public apology to its customers following widespread complaints about a sudden 200% increase in the price of its popular 15GB data bundle. The price hike where internet subscribers will have to pay N6,000 for a 15GB weekly data plan which is a 200% increase from the previous…

MTN Increases Data, SMS Price As Telcos Implement Approved 50% Hike

GISTSMATE 012 months ago05 mins

MTN Nigeria has increased the price of its data subscriptions as telecommunications operators in Nigeria have begun the implementation of the 50% price increment recently approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The revised MTN data prices seen by Nairametrics show that MTN’s 1.8GB monthly plan now goes for N1,500. This replaces the previous 1.5GB…

MTN Breaks Silence Over Network Fluctuations

GISTSMATE 012 months ago02 mins

Following widespread complaints over a major network outage that left subscribers unable to access internet services, MTN Nigeria has issued an official apology, assuring customers that services have been fully restored. In a message to affected users, the telecommunications giant stated: “Dear customer, we sincerely apologize for the challenges experienced with internet services yesterday in…

Telcos Seek 100% Increase In Call, Data Tariff; MTN CEO Gives Reasons

GISTSMATE 013 months ago04 mins

Telecommunication operators in Nigeria have asked the Nigerian Communications Commission to approve a 100% increase in tariffs in the first quarter of 2025. In a proposal submitted to the commission, the telcos said the increase would help address rising operational costs driven by inflation and naira’s devaluation. The telcos’ decision was communicated by Karl Toriola,…

MTN Fined N15 Million For Sending Unsolicited Messages To Customer

GISTSMATE 013 months ago08 mins

The Court of Appeal has awarded the sum of N15m as general damages against MTN Nigeria Communications Limited for bombarding a customer’s phone number with unsolicited messages and caller tunes when the customer didn’t subscribe to the services. Justice Okon Abang of the Abuja division of the appellate court made the pronouncement while delivering judgment…

FLASH: MTN Sets To Hike Tariff To Avoid Shut Down

GISTSMATE 015 months ago05 mins

MTN Nigeria, the country’s largest telecom operator, has stressed the urgent need for the telecommunications sector to return to profitability to sustain its operations. The Chief Executive Officer of MTN, Karl Toriola, made this known on Monday during a tour of MTN’s facilities by Fellows of the Media Innovation Programme in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. The MTN…

BREAKING: Nigeria Telecom Sector In ICU – MTN Says

GISTSMATE 018 months ago02 mins

The CEO, MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, has said the telecom sector in Nigeria is now in an intensive care unit (ICU) gasping for breath. Speaking virtually at a hybrid telecom investment forum organised by FDC on Tuesday in Lagos, he said there’s an urgent need to rescue the sector from collapse. Toriola, who differed with…

Hardship: MTN Donates N1 Billion, Digital Devices To Support Nigerian Govt

GISTSMATE 018 months ago8 months ago06 mins

Vice President Kashim Shettima has lauded the donation of N1 billion to the federal government’s Food Support Programme and 4,600 units of digital devices for distribution to schools by telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria. He said the gesture by the telecommunications outfit towards the government’s efforts in addressing hardship in the country is worthy of emulation…

FLASH: Two Students Arraigned For Hacking MTN Computers

GISTSMATE 018 months ago04 mins

The Police Special Fraud Unit has arraigned students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, and Resign Regal Academy, Timothy Oluwabukola and Anthony Odemerho, for allegedly hacking MTN Nigeria Communication Plc’s computers and stealing airtime and data valued at N1.9bn. Oluwabukola and Odemerho who were arraigned before the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday are facing…

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MTN Booster Station Guts Fire In Ibadan

‘Forgive And Forget,’ MTN Apologises To Customers Over 200% Data Price Hike

MTN Increases Data, SMS Price As Telcos Implement Approved 50% Hike

MTN Breaks Silence Over Network Fluctuations

Telcos Seek 100% Increase In Call, Data Tariff; MTN CEO Gives Reasons

MTN Fined N15 Million For Sending Unsolicited Messages To Customer

FLASH: MTN Sets To Hike Tariff To Avoid Shut Down

BREAKING: Nigeria Telecom Sector In ICU – MTN Says

Hardship: MTN Donates N1 Billion, Digital Devices To Support Nigerian Govt

FLASH: Two Students Arraigned For Hacking MTN Computers