Tag: Airtel
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Airtel gives digital nod to the African child – By Okoh Aihe
Having been very fortunate at a point in life to be a pioneer staff in birthing the Research and Development Department of a major parastatal, with a brief to work closely with tertiary institutions and fund their research works that could foster major developments and innovation in the tech sector, I saw first hand the…
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Emeka Oparah appointed Airtel Africa’s Vice President
Emeka Oparah: Airtel Africa’s VP
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How Mafab, MTN dislodged Airtel in race for 5G deployment in Nigeria
How Mafab, MTN dislodged Airtel in race for 5G deployment in Nigeria
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With MTN and Airtel joining the PSB fray, let the games begin, By Okoh Aihe
By Okoh Aihe A seemingly innocuous announcement made last week is scratching up something very huge; so huge that we don’t really know how huge it is at the moment. The announcement was to the effect that MTN Nigeria and Airtel Nigeria have been awarded PSB licenses by the Central Bank. PSB is…
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[JUST IN] PSBs: CBN grants ‘approvals in principle’ to two telecoms companies
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday granted approvals in principle towards the licensing of payment service banks (PSBs) to two leading
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Airtel, MTN get approval to offer banking service in Nigeria
Airtel MTN banking service
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Airtel Africa appoints Segun Ogunsanya as MD/CEO
Airtel Africa has appointed Segun Ogunsanya as its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO). TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the development follows the retirement of Raghunath Mandava as the company’s MD and CEO. TNG reports that Ogunsanya is currently the MD/CEO of Airtel Nigeria. “Segun has more than 25 years business management experience in banking, consumer goods,…
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Senate orders Airtel, MTN to uproot mast causing discomfort in Abuja
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday ordered MTN Group Limited and Airtel Nigeria to remove telecommunications mast mounted at No. 20, Oke-Agbe Street, Garki, Abuja. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Senate ordered removal of the telecoms mast for allegedly emitting unbearable noise and causing discomfort to residents of the area. The order followed a report of the…
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Airtel commences NIN registration in retail outlets across Nigeria
Airtel Nigeria, a telecommunications service provider on Thursday says it has commenced the National Identity Number (NIN) registration exercise in its retail outlets across the country. Airtel in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos said it was following an approval from the Federal Government which granted them a…
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Ogun community gets electricity 15 years after disconnection
The residents of Isokan in Ogun on Monday commended Airtel Nigeria for assisting in restoring electricity, 15 years after the community was thrown into darkness. Airtel said in a statement that Isokan community had been disconnected from public power grid since 2005 due to equipment failure. The telco said the situation of the Isokan community…