•Tele density, broadband penetration dip by 2% and 5% respectively By the end of 2021, some 4.75 million telecommunications users were cut-off from the networks in the country. This appeared to be a carryover from the year 2020, where over…
Meet Alan Sinfield, New CEO of 9Mobile
On Monday, June 1, 2020, Alan Sinfield became the first substantive Chief Executive Office of 9Mobile, since its name was changed from Etisalat. Sinfield succeeds Stephane Beuvelet, who had been in acting capacity since November 2018 after the reshuffling of the company’s management. Let’s look at…
AFC approves $230m(82billion Naira) loan for 9mobile
Efforts by the new Board and Management of Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited(EMTS), trading as 9mobile, to reposition the company have started yielding positive results as the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), has approved a $230 million loan facility to help it…
Etisalat rebrands, now 9Mobile
Ninety-six hours after a three-week deadline was given to drop its brand name by Etisalat International, Etisalat Nigeria, Thursday, picked up the gauntlet, announcing it will now trade under the brand name, 9Mobile. The decision to use 9Mobile as the…