Nigeria-MTN dispute requires patience and compromise

Concern regulatory authorities are taking a gamble with country's economy

19 November 2023 - 00:00 By GUGU LOURIE

In international business, few relationships are as intriguing as the one between telecommunications giant MTN and Nigerian bureaucrats. The more than two-decades-old relationship between MTN and Nigeria has been marked by tax disputes, fines, negotiations, court cases, and compromises...

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