The Nigerian Communications Fee (NCC) has accepted a three-year nationwide roaming settlement between MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and Rising Markets Telecommunications Providers Restricted (9Mobile), enabling 9Mobile subscribers to entry MTN’s community infrastructure throughout the nation.
In an announcement launched to the Nigerian Change and the investing public, MTN Nigeria confirmed that the settlement would span three years, permitting 9Mobile subscribers to entry and roam on MTN Nigeria’s expansive community infrastructure throughout the nation.
Underneath this association, 9Mobile customers can now seamlessly entry MTN’s community protection in areas the place 9Mobile lacks ample infrastructure.
“MTN Nigeria Communications PLC (MTN Nigeria or the ‘Firm’) hereby notifies Nigerian Change Restricted and the investing public that the Nigerian Communications Fee (NCC) has accepted a three-year nationwide roaming settlement between MTN Nigeria and Rising Markets Telecommunications Providers Restricted (9Mobile).
“The settlement permits 9Mobile subscribers to roam seamlessly on MTN Nigeria’s community, fostering trade collaboration and enhancing operational efficiencies. By leveraging our intensive protection, 9Mobile can present cell communication companies to its clients,” the assertion learn.
Based on MTN, the settlement will foster trade collaboration and improve operational efficiencies.
It additionally supplies a chance for the sustainability of the telecommunications trade and promotes higher use of present infrastructure whereas increasing entry to cell connectivity.
MTN Nigeria CEO Karl Toriola expressed optimism in regards to the deal and its broader affect on the sector.
“This settlement represents a major step in our dedication to driving trade collaboration, bettering buyer expertise, and supporting the NCC’s imaginative and prescient of a completely related Nigeria.
Delivering the dimensions required for telecommunications companies in Nigeria requires robust collaboration between the personal sector, public sector, and long-term traders. This settlement demonstrates what we will obtain once we collaborate, and we’re delighted to announce it as we speak after months of groundwork,” he mentioned.
Nairametrics reported that Nigeria’s cell subscriptions in Nigeria crossed 172 million as of March 2025, with MTN alone accounting for 90.4 million energetic strains, representing 52.48% of all cell connections within the nation.
Recall that in 2020, the fee first accepted a trial roaming service between MTN and 9Mobile in Ondo State, with the purpose of evaluating its affect on service supply.
That pilot was a part of a broader technique to create a aggressive and sustainable telecom market, one which prioritizes entry over proprietary infrastructure growth.
