Nigeria government halts MTN Group’s $6.2b shot at IHS
The Nigerian government has halted ongoing process by Africa’s largest carrier, MTN Group, to acquire the largest tower company on the continent, HIS Towers. The Minister of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, in a statement, stopped the process. The TowerCo has a portfolio of over 30,000 towers across several African markets, including…