The Chairman of Bharti Airtel, Sunil Bharti Mittal, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s critical role in Airtel’s African operations, describing the country as the backbone of the telecom giant’s strategy on the continent. Fielding questions from reporters at the State House, Abuja, after leading a delegation of Airtel Africa and Airtel Nigeria team to meet with President…
Pan African provider of telecom and mobile money services with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, Airtel Africa, has pledged to support digital and technology skills training for 25,000 youth, drawn from 80 local government areas in Nigeria. The support will be delivered under the 3 Million Technical Talents (3MTT) programme, a Presidential mandate…
Angry subscribers yesterday took to Airtel Nigeria’s X (formerly Twitter) page to express their displeasure over the operator’s decision to implement a significant adjustment to its data pricing structure. The revised data plans, published on the telco’s website, include daily plans: N50 for 40MB (valid for one day), N100 for 100MB (valid for one day),…
The Group Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Africa, Sunil Taldar has described as remarkable the progress recorded by St Agnes Primary School, Maryland Lagos with the use of the Nigeria Learning Passport as part of the Reimagine Education Programme introduced by Airtel and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in 2022. Mr Taldar made this…
Airtel Africa’s total customer base grew by 7.9 per cent to 163.1 million while its data customer penetration continues to rise, with a 13.8 per cent increase in data customers to 71.4 million, according to its results for nine-month period ended 31 December 2024. According to the result, data usage per customer increased by 32.3…
Airtel Nigeria at the weekend reaffirmed its position as a leader in innovative and impactful public relations, clinching two prestigious awards at the Lagos Public Relations Industry Gala and Awards (LaPRIGA) held at Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos. The award ceremony which had: ‘Shining Stars’ as theme highlighted the telco’s unwavering commitment to sustainability and employee…
Airtel Africa has announced the appointment of Dinesh Balsingh as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria, effective November 1, 2024. By this appointment, Balsingh also became a member of the Executive Council for the Airtel Africa Group. He takes over from Carl Cruz, who returned to his home country, The Philippines,…
Telecommunication and mobile money service provider, Airtel Nigeria has partnered Mobihealth International, a telehealth service provider. This strategic collaboration is designed to significantly improve healthcare access for millions of people across Nigeria, particularly in underserved communities. Under this partnership, Nigerians will enjoy affordable and round the clock access to Mobihealth’s innovative telemedicine services, allowing them…
Airtel Africa, Sterling Financial Holdings and Transcorp Hotels are some of the stocks to watch this week, as the stock market resumes trading. Ripples Nigeria stocks watchlist is a selection of stocks monitored for viable trading or investing opportunities. An investor may casually generate a list of equities for investment purposes. But we have taken…
