Tag: telecommunications minister

Nigeria to start new talks on $3.9 billion MTN fine ‘very soon’: minister

Wed Mar 2, 2016/Reuters By Alexis Akwagyiram Nigeria will start new talks with South African mobile phone operator MTN “very soon” to settle a dispute over a $3.9 billion fine but the final decision rests with President Muhammadu Buhari, the communications minister said. Last week, MTN said it had withdrawn […]

Nigeria’s Buhari to have final word on MTN’s $3.9 bln fine

January 26, 2016/Reuters Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will make the final decision on a $3.9 billion fine on South African cell operator MTN, the telecommunications minister said on Tuesday. Adebayo Shittu also told reporters that MTN might be advised to withdraw a court case filed against the fine. “If they […]