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Monday, 2 November 2015

Wait, say what? MTN reportedly agrees to pay N1.04 trillion fine

Telecommunication company, MTN, has reportedly agreed to pay the N1.04 trillion fine slammed on it by the Nigerian Communications Commission NCC for flouting the regulatory body's directive on SIM deactivation. MTN is reportedly pleading for a staggered payment plan to pay-up the fine.

Vanguard quoted a source as saying that the agreement to employ the staggered payment model followed a series of meetings between top executives of MTN Nigeria and South Africa with VP, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.


“There have been series of meeting at the Presidency between Vice President Osinbajo and MTN team both from South Africa and the Nigerian arm. MTN wanted a waiver considering their level of investments in the country, but government did not buy the idea of waiver. Instead, I think there will be concession, but certainly not a waiver. At the conclusion of the meeting, the MTN people negotiated on how to stagger the payment. The Presidency is even angry because MTN was a signatory to the regulation, but they are failing to comply with rules.” the source added.

76 comments:

Admin said...

Heyyy
They will start deducting pple's airtime anyhow... Thank God I have glo as substitute

@MEETD®EALEVANS™ said...


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Na Nigerians go suffer am





MAMA ENERGY💋💋 said...

Dats huge amount of money o... Anyways, they deserve it... They also extort customers too.. And pls they should stop with their unsolicited text mssgs

SMURF said...

too much money!!

Karlsson said...

The money is too much and ll probably end in private pockets. I don't support this fine

Ubanagum

Unknown said...

No wonder my credit has been magically disappearing!

Unknown said...

They have the money nah.
By the way, I don't understand why I should be bullied into registering my sim again after queuing up for long hours at MTN office to register it the first time.
I'm not that jobless. I still have a lot of incantations to do.
Not my fault that they lost the first data.


Sincerely speaking the mind of Amadioha

FCN said...

MAN sucks out a lot of money from Nigerians so they should pay.

Anonymous said...

Serves them right...


ROYAL PRIESTHOOD
Am having problem sending my comments via my ID. Asking me to prove if am not a robot via clicking on signs of traffic and all dat.
Wht d heck is dis all abt...? Am I d only experiencing dis on LIB?

FCN said...

MTN sucks out a lot of money from Nigerians so they should pay.

BONARIO NNAGS said...

Trust them to raise the money from their customers.


~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

Unknown said...

And after paying dem dis crazy sum of money....they'll have the gut to release a statement that Nigeria is poor!

Unknown said...

now the tariff will go up again..smh

Anonymous said...

Mtn will pay cos it will reap off its subscribers! By force 2 or more callertunes etc...Humbly switching to etisalat/airtel

tholuwalowo@gmail.com said...

now the tariff will go up again..smh

Anonymous said...

Hmmmm... Dey have d money sha!

Unknown said...

Some MTN customer call centre agents dat lost their jobs wil b happy abt dis mostly d ones dat feel MTN doesn't worth it treating their call centre agents lik trash.

Since they can't spennd their money on their call centre staff, mayb d money should go into dis. I hope dis serve as deterrent to them and others.

Anonymous said...

Hmmmm... Dey have d money sha!

NaijaDeltaBabe said...

Wat rules? Were dey supposed to block lines?

Unknown said...

Mtn sold my line plus many others.. Without any apology. Why didn't they just give it out for free... Am gonna sue that fucked up company when I get back..

Anonymous said...

The Nigerian subscribers will definitely bear the consequences of the fine with high tariff

Unknown said...

Mtn sold my line plus many others.. Without any apology. Why didn't they just give it out for free... Am gonna sue that fucked up company when I get back..

Unknown said...

They should be sent packing jooor...an complacent with Glonaija

MADE IN NIGERIA said...

N1.4 trillion gini??? Haha, na Nigerians go suffer am later when MTN begin charge outrageous fees from subscribers........

Victor Emeka Isaac said...

That's a huge amount







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Unknown said...

MTN customers will pay the money for them

Unknown said...

That money is huge o. But MTN can afford.













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Blessing said...

And why shouldnt they pay? Did BP not pay $18B for Oil spill in USA? Did HSBC not pay millions of dollars in fine? Did Barclays not pay millions in fine? Why should Nigeria's own be exempt? When will we be ever taken seriously when we have the mentality of "I beg now?"
Nigerians need to begin to change their mindset of "Allow!! Allow!!"

Unknown said...

Our money.

ary said...

Well we the MTN subscribers are the ones who will pay for this, expect bonanzas and freebies soon! MTN are the masters of "Greek gifts"

Books said...

Its simple... D masses will suffer it with outrageous tariffs... Lets brace up for wats to cum frm mtn

Anonymous said...

So when they fine you,you go have meeting with the Vice President. No respect for our institutions. Will a Nigerian company go meet South African VP instead of paying it's fine. Nigeria is a country of anything goes.

Unknown said...

They will push the payment to their subscribers. There will be hidden charges .
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@Carlos via Nokia Lumia

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Na customers go suffer am.....

DADDYSWIFE said...

We their customers should be ready for d payment.mtn na todayyy! Na today we ur customer don suffer for high tariff.mtn weta ishi were ishi.
#nothankyoui'dratherbeselfmade

Davido's driver said...

Serves them right. #lindaobserve

Unknown said...

Hmmmmmmmmmmm dat's too much,I pity #everywhereyougo chaiii

Anonymous said...

Is that the reason they've been stealing my call credit daily, I don't bother recharging anymore as a result

Anonymous said...

They should fine MTN for poor treatment of their loyal customers as well

Anonymous said...

Na customers go pay last last. The cost of their services will rise to recover the loss or they lay off people either way NCC is shooting the Nigerian public in the foot.

And they will embezzle the money cos i don't know what NCC wants to do with that kind of money

Etsako Pearl said...

Customers Bawo?
Make dem no just try any tin funny......#fine

Unknown said...

Very annoying text messages.

Cinnamon Apple said...

We using mtn line sorry is our middle name.. No more loading card for now

Unknown said...

I no go recharge again ooooo.

I beta try another network lyk glo

Oladimeji said...

Is not too much ooo. Mtn can so charge us crazily and we don't get waiver or even concession. Mtn will subscribe you on a plan and deduct your monry without your consent. 1trillion is nothing for mtn jare.

Unknown said...

Nigeria government is indirectly telling MTN 2 leave d country. What kind of yeye fine is dis? Very huge amount of money.

Oskirin said...

It amazes me d way n manner some people talk here.y won't mtn pay? do we knw d offence dey committed dt brot up such fine? pls dey must pay us.dere wahala too much.i believe dey wer fined more dan dt,it ws tru beg-beg dt dey had 2 brot it 2 dt amt.at d end of d day,na subscribers go suffer am.

Anonymous said...

How much you get? Noise maker

Unknown said...

Did u read d post @all??

Unknown said...

Eyaa.

Honda recalls the 2008/9 Accord aka 'Evil Spirit' to sort out some issues. Go to www.naijacarlovers.com to get more info on this.

hrm paul ojeih said...

Good for dem stupid apartheid country

Anonymous said...

Patriotic customers should boycott MTN completely to show their solidarity with government. They look down on Nigerian customers and government as if everyone is a fool. I used to have a postpaid account when they arrived Nigeria. They ripped me off. Now they have taken to mass lottery and gambling for which they have no license and pay no tax. To dodge tax and rip the country off is a financial crime for which their top management and regulatory collaborators should be jailed without an option of fine to serve as a deterrent to other looters. To siphon the income of poor.African nations in which they operate and salt the money away in Tax Havens is a crime against humanity and Africans. The international community should rally round Nigeria and other African countries to stem these financial crimes.

Anonymous said...

Switch to other networks. Already they are a rip off. Do not be afraid. If they attack you report them and tell your friends about them.

Stan Russell said...

Despite being thousands of miles away from Nigeria, my local MTN number has never known peace as they kept on bombarding me with endless useless messages. That serves them right!

Anonymous said...

That is what we all must do. My mtn has long lost my patronage. Their online customer service is the worst in the world. Hmmph

Efenairajahblessme said...

They have the money but this money is supposed to go to customers what do you think

Anonymous said...

So much money

Unknown said...

Make I no find my airtel O.

Amy said...

If all MTN users can come out with one voice and challenge the management, these madness of magically subscribing someone to a caller tune and deducting money will end ASAP.
The way these MTN people deduct money makes me wander if they think money rains on us every morning. I advise everyone using MTN to stop recharging airtime for now, unless money actually rains on you so bad that you dont have a clue of how to spend it.
MTN SUCKS!

Unknown said...

I guess, The money will be enough to solve the economy problems.

reen said...

Good for them! DSTV wil be next!

Anonymous said...

Me 2 6 billion dollars is 2 too much...Ncc re pervs

Anonymous said...

I switched to etisalat and airtel long ago & no complaints since.Don't know why people still bother with MTN. When I switched it felt like I was escaping from a bad relationship, i was so overjoyed,lol

real life articles said...

Good for them.

Unknown said...

They should pay, that's why their network is so expensive

Unknown said...

You guys using mtn better run to glo o, or better still airtel cause it's the subscribers that will pay the fine

Anonymous said...

Blessing all dis body u mentioned has a code for their fans nd citizens but nija doesn't have,so d masses will pay d price.

Unknown said...

Apart from the simple server enjoyment MTN is nonsense!

Unknown said...

Just yesterday I loaded a card made like three calls the credit should not have gone half but just as I was placing the next call I was told you don't have anough credit for this call. Now I know why. It's the Nigerian masses that will pay they continue to cheat us till they pay the fine.

Anonymous said...

I borrowed from MTN N400 and I am yet to pay...but hearing this...I will just Port to Glo and bye bye to them

Anonymous said...

I have to buy an Airtel line for both calls and Internet things. MTN will soon start ripping us off. Ol' boy, see their BETATALK plan- worse than using the actual amount to make calls ( but na me put myself for that problem when I wan comot myself now). Thrice I registered my line with MTN and they came calling a fourth time; I therefore assume that they were fooling me and the NCC!!!!

Anonymous said...

Our money! Our everything. Lmao

Unknown said...

Urs is even magical ..mine disappears on front of mi . .I see it in dream sef ! Smh! Stupid pple ! Av stop loading credit so dey can as well milk d fone itself ! Smh !
#deymustpaydfine!

Anonymous said...

...that's a lot of money in any currency. It is about 45% of our National budget. Asking a company to pay that much by a Country that is wooing investors is not encouraging. It's not sending the right signal to intending investors.

Anonymous said...

...I doubt if the issue here is whether MTN can afford it or not, is it really justifiable? I hope NCC and the Nigerian government will give account of the use they put it into.

Anonymous said...

...for most people abusing MTN, directly or indirectly I believe almost all Nigerians have someone directly or indirectly serviced by the company. Be careful what you wish.

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