Court orders NCC, MTN, Airtel to pay N500m for blocking APC’s fundraiser

A federal high court in Lagos has mandated the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) to pay N500 million to the All Progressives Congress for suspending the party’s presidential campaign fundraising platform.

In a judgment on a fundamental human rights enforcement suit filed by APC, Justice Ibrahim Buba held that the NCC acted beyond its powers in suspending the fundraising platform of the APC, which was meant to generate funds to prosecute the presidential bid of the party.

NCC had ordered telecoms firms Etisalat, MTN, Glo, Airtel and Visafone to stop running the SMS Code platform 35350 created by APC to raise funds. Issuing the directive, NCC had warned the telecoms firms against running political promotions that would portray them as being partisan.

MTN Nigeria unveils insurance scheme for SMEs

The Acting Chief Enterprise Solutions Officer, MTN Nigeria, Mr Tsola Barrow, said on Friday that the company has unveiled an insurance scheme for the Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (SMEs).

A statement in Lagos, signed by Mr Barrow, said that the insurance scheme, under the MTN Y’ello Biz, was being offered in collaboration with Mansard Insurance Plc.

MTN season of surprises: N50M house for grab

As part of its continuous effort in making this yuletide a memorable one for Nigerians through its on-going ‘Season of Surprises’ campaign, leading ICT and telecommunications company, MTN, is set to put a smile on the face of a lucky  Nigerian, as the company will give out a house worth N50m in the next few weeks.

Riding on the MTN sponsored TV game show, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (WWTBAM), a special episode of the series, tagged ‘Who Deserves To Be Surprised’ (WDTBS)’, has been created to serve as a platform through which the lucky Nigerian will emerge.

MTN commences draws to select winners in Cash Quest promo

In a bid to consolidate on its on-going Season of Surprises campaign, Nigeria’s leading telecommunications and ICT Company, MTN, has launched another massive customer reward promo.

Tagged MTN Cash Quest, this latest promo is a platform through which a millionaire will emerge daily, from 4th December, 2014 till 13th March, 2015.

MTN partners Tastee Fried Chicken to launch meal vouchers

In continuation of its drive to deliver more convenient services to its customers across the country, MTN, has extended partnership with a leader in the outdoor and quick service restaurant sector, Tastee Fried Chicken, TFC, with the launch of meal vouchers to increase its retail footprints and provide its products and services at all TFC outlets nationwide.

With the launch of the MTN-Tastee meal vouchers, customers can top up their air time, purchase data bundles and renew blackberry subscriptions whilst purchasing mouth-watering meals in a relaxed atmosphere at any of the 13 outlets of Tastee Fried Chicken nationwide.

Simply Saka “PORTS” From Etisalat To MTN

The Number Portability launched by the NCC yesterday must have gotten its first casualty if the current advert being run by Telecom giant, MTN, is anything to go by.

 Ace comedian, Hafeez Ayetoro, a.k.a, Simply Saka who has become the face of Etisalat might have switched network from the GSM company he was known with. It will be recalled that Hafeez’s face became a part of Etisalat branding for some years.