Tag: Etisalat Nigeria
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Etisalat Nigeria changes brand name to 9Mobile
Following the tales and woes of Etisalat Nigeria’s $1.2 billion loan owned a consortium of 13 Nigerian banks, finally, the troubled telecoms firm has changed its brand name to 9Mobile. TheNewsGuru reports the new brand name, 9Mobile, was adopted by a sitting of the executives of the telecoms firms today in Lagos after due deliberation.…
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Job loss: NCC addresses Etisalat Group 3 weeks ultimatum to EMTS
…allays fears of operation disruption The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has addressed the Etisalat Group three weeks ultimatum given Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services (EMTS) for it to change brand. The telecoms regulator vowed to protect the company from possible collapse in its operations, and assured there would be no job loss. The Commission allayed the…
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EMTS says Etisalat Nigeria Experience Centres still in full operation
Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Ltd. (EMTS), trading as Etisalat Nigeria, on Tuesday said its Experience Centres were still in full operation. Mr. Ibrahim Dikko, the Vice-President, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs of EMTS, made this known in a statement in Lagos. Dikko said: “We wish to state that all Etisalat offices, Experience Centres and outlets across…
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Etisalat Nigeria: Subscribers apprehensive as firm’s crisis deepens
Subscribers on the Etisalat network have become apprehensive as the crisis rocking the “Not Just a Network, It’s an Attitude!” telecoms firm shows no signs of an end. The protracted $1.2 billion debt crisis has left UAE-based Etisalat Group, which gave Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services (EMTS) the right to operate in Nigeria as Etisalat Nigeria,…
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Etisalat Nigeria: Change of name essential – Telecoms association
Telecoms association of Nigeria under the aegis of Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) on Tuesday has said the change of Etisalat Nigeria’s brand name was essential for effective transition. ALTON’s Chairman, Mr Gbenga Adebayo told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the change of name was part of the transition…
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Contravention: FG to probe Dangote’s company, 6 others
Federal government has reportedly threatened to prosecute Alheri Engineering Company Limited, a telecoms business unit of Dangote Group and six other companies for contravention Nigerian communications laws, according to Technology Times. Alheri is the telecoms business unit of the business group owned by businessman Aliko Dangote which was granted a 3G licence by national telecoms…
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Etisalat gives 3 weeks ultimatum to phase out of Nigeria completely
Etisalat has announced pull-out from Nigeria, giving a 3-week ultimatum to phase out of the country completely, after loan restructuring talks collapsed, according to a Reuters report. The Abu Dhabi’s telecoms firm operating in Nigeria as Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS), otherwise known as Etisalat Nigeria, terminated its management agreement and gave the business…
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Olusanya emerges CEO of Etisalat as firm constitutes new board
Mr. Boye Olusanya has emerged the new Chief Executive Officer of Etisalat Nigeria in a move the telecoms firm is taking to constitute a new management board in aftermath of its indebtedness crisis. Mr. Olusanya holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, with an M. Sc in Environmental Civil Engineering from Liverpool University…
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Etisalat Nigeria: Why subscribers need not panic
Ongoing discussions to ensure the crisis rocking Etisalat Nigeria is yielding some positive results meaning subscribers on the Etisalat network need not panic, but there is more. In response to stakeholder enquiries regarding the current position on Etisalat Nigeria, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently reinstates that subscribers on the network are assured of quality…
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Just in: Etisalat Nigeria appoints new Board of Directors, top Management
Etisalat Nigeria has announced the constitution of a new Board of Directors following the ongoing restructuring efforts. The members of the new Board include Dr. Joseph Nnanna as Chairman, Oluseyi Bickersteth, Ken Igbokwe, Boye Olusanya and Funke Ighodaro just as Olusanya has been confirmed as Chief Executive Officer. He is to replace Matthew Willsher, while…