The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has appointed telecommunications giants, MTN and Airtel, as well as commercial banks or deposit money banks in Nigeria to withhold Value Added Tax (VAT) …
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MTN South Africa revenue grow by 2.2% yearly and hit by Cell C rescue and load-shedding
MTN has published its quarterly trading update for the three months ended September 2022, revealing that service revenue grew by just 2.2% year-on-year in South Africa. For the third quarter of 2022 …
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MTN Ghana to increase service revenue by a quarter
MTN’s Mobile Money (MoMo) service in Ghana is taking a hit from the introduction of a levy on electronic transfers which came into effect in May, with revenue from person-to-person …
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MTN asks Nigeria to lift block on tariff hikes
MTN Group Ltd. asked the Nigerian government to reverse a directive cancelling an increase in telecom tariffs implemented by operators last month, citing rising costs in the industry. The local …
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MTN Nigeria comments on the impact of SIM registration rules
MTN Nigeria says it is still feeling the impact of the country’s SIM registration regulations, which restricted the connectivity of unregistered cellphone users on the network, as mobile subscribers declined …
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MTN loses court battle on VAT case against SARS
MTN, Africa’s largest mobile operator has lost a court battle over when it must account for value-added tax (VAT) on prepaid vouchers, with the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissing …
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ARB nails MTN for misleading customers with a Samsung promotion
ARB, The Advertising Regulatory Board has ruled that MTN misled customers with a Samsung Galaxy S22 promotion promising subscribers a free 25W charger with a cellphone contract. The complaint was …
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NCC Orders MTN to reverse tariff hikes in Nigeria
NCC, Nigerian Communications Commission said in an emailed statement that its board didn’t approve the increase, which had been initially agreed with the companies. “As a result, it is reversed,” …
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MTN partners with energy companies to maintain towers running during load shedding
MTN, Mobile giant has partnered with energy companies in a bid to keep its communication towers running during load shedding, as the country battles ongoing power cuts. Johannesburg head-quartered enterprises, 24Solutions …
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MTN stalls Telkom’s purchase after Rain’s proposal
MTN Group Ltd.’s talks to buy South Africa’s Telkom SA SOC Ltd. have stalled following a rival deal proposal from another telecom company, people familiar with the matter said. Negotiations …