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Moody’s downgrades outlook on MTN’s Baa2 ratings to negative following $5.2b fine
The ratings agency, Moody’s today October 29, 2015 downgraded MTN’s Baa2 ratings from stable to negative.
According to Moody's the action follows the announcement on October 26, 2015 that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has…
Hard times for MTN as shares fall following Nigeria $5.2b fine over SIM registrations
MTN Nigeria has fallen on hard times.
Nigeria’s regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has imposed a fine of N1.04 trillion on MTN Nigeria in relation to the timing of the disconnection of 5.1 million subscribers in…
NGO designs mobile platform for citizen participation in local governance
Savana Signatures, an ICT-focused NGO, has designed a mobile platform called the “Citizens’ Request Dash-board,' which helps District Assemblies and their people to interact and share opinions on development issues.
The Citizens’ Request…
MTN Ghana attains 15 million subscription – GM
Mr Samuel Addo, General Manager, MTN Business, says the company's attainment of 15 million subscriber base affirms its leadership role in voice and digital innovations in the industry.
He said a research conducted by the National…
How Twitter makes it easy to Tweet using SMS technology
If you have believed in the story that SMS was dead, then you must think again! Because the micro-blogging site, Twitter is leveraging on SMS or text messaging to enable mobile subscribers who have no Twitter accounts or Internet access to…
Africa conference on mobile technology considers citizen involvement in collecting structured data…
A regional conference on the use of mobile technology in collecting data for statistical processes is considering the widespread use of African citizens in collecting structured data for statistical processes.
Speaking at the opening…
How MTN Uganda’s offshore stash sent the country’s tax authorities on the hunt
MTN Uganda has been accused of failing to provide evidence to justify shifting huge amounts of cash out of Uganda to a briefcase company located in Mauritius, potentially lowering its tax bill in Uganda – the subject of which remains an…
How MTN moved large sums of money out of Ghana, other African countries into tax havens
It has emerged that the telecommunications giant MTN has transferred large sums of money out of Uganda, Cote d’ivoire, South Africa and Ghana into tax havens.
Although these transfers are badged as payments for management and technical…
Cyber security experts consider mobile payments unsafe – Research
A survey of 900 cyber security professionals worldwide, found that though majority perceive mobile payments to be risky, the associated risks do not deter them from its use.
Of the 900 experts, 47 per cent say mobile payments are not…
Vodafone Ghana officially launches Appstore
Vodafone Ghana (VG) has officially launched a “Vodafone Appstore” to offer developers and users a platform, to showcase their Ghanaian local relevant apps to promote local innovations.
The Appstore is to promote local developers as they…