Accra, February 26, 2018//-Impeccable sources at telecommunication company, Glo, have disclosed that the company will meet the thirty (30) day ultimatum by the National Communications Authority (NCA) to avert a revocation of its license.
Category: Mobile & Telecoms
Saudi Arabia Grants Amazon Firm Permit to Operate
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, February 26, 2018// — PAYFORT, an Amazon company, has announced the registration of a new wholly owned company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia via the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA).
How Regulators Can Prevent Another Etisalat-Esque Collapse in Nigeria’s Telecoms Industry
February 23, 2018//-The bidding process for the acquisition of 9mobile seems to be at an end. Reports from Thisday and Guardian confirm that Barclays Africa, the financial service company in charge of the bidding process for 9mobile, has sent an official letter to Teleology Holdings Limited, confirming it as the preferred bidder in the sale of the struggling Telco.
Expresso Workers Demand Salary Arrears
Accra, February 23, 2018//-The Concerned Workers Group of Expresso are worried they may lose their unpaid salaries and other benefits due them if the National Communications Authority (NCA) revoke the license of the company.
Communications Can Help to Get Financial Stability Off the Ground
February 22, 2018//-When the capacity to communicate effectively on financial stability policies is not there, it is like trying fly a plane with one wing missing. It takes more than sound policy making. Communications is an essential part of the job.
MTN Ghana Foundation Exceeds Blood Donation Target
Accra, February 19, 2018// –MTN Ghana Foundation has exceeded its 7th edition Valentine’s Day Blood donation exercise target of 2, 750 pints to 3,294 pints of blood.
MTN Ghana Thrills Customers at Silverbird Cinema
Accra, February 16, 2018//-Customers of MTN Ghana turned out in their numbers to watch yet another action packed blockbuster, ‘Black Panther movie’ at the Silverbird Cinema in Accra, yesterday.
Feature Phones Takeover Africa’s Market
Feature phones are making a comeback in Africa. But in truth, they never really went away.The market share of feature phones rose to 61% in 2017 from 55.4% in 2016, while market share for smartphones fell to 39% from 44.6%, according to data provided by IDC.
MTN Ghana Foundation Organises Another Mega Blood Donation Exercise
MTN Ghana Foundation is optimistic of collecting a total of 2,750 pints of blood in its ‘Save a Life’ blood donation exercise held in the morning of today across 16 locations in the country.
Disrupt or Be Disrupted: It’s Do-or-die for African Telcos in 2018
Mariam Abdullahi, Telco Industry Lead at SAP Africa Nairobi, Kenya – 14 February 2018//- No industry will remain undisrupted in 2018 and the years to come. But for African telco providers, who have feasted on near-uninterrupted subscriber and revenue growth over the past two decades, the need to adapt is paramount.