| Date | Title | Description |
| 31.03.2026 | Nigeria: Telcos to Compensate Subscribers With Airtime Over Poor Service | The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to provide compensation to subscribers whose network quality of service experience is below specified targets within specific locations in the past fe... |
| 22.02.2026 | The real reason MTN is bringing its towers back in-house | MTN Group’s decision to acquire 100% of IHS Towers reflects a strategic U-turn from the asset-light model it had been pursuing, but it doesn’t mark the start of a broader industry trend, a leading industry analyst has said.
Other operators ... |
| 20.02.2026 | Nigeria: MTN Nigeria Stock Hits Record High After Group's $6.2b Ihs Deal | MTN Nigeria shares rose to a record N780 on February 19 after the South Africa-based MTN Group agreed to acquire IHS Towers in a $6.2 billion transaction. The stock gained N30, or 4%, from an opening price of N750. Market capitalization cli... |
| 18.02.2026 | Nigeria: MTN Acquires IHS Towers in $6.2bn Deal, Regains Its Initial Towers | In a dramatic business twist, MTN has regained its old telecoms towers it initially sold to IHS Towers, as MTN Group, yesterday, reached an agreement to acquire IHS Towers, the largest independent towers, operators, and developers of shared... |
| 17.02.2026 | MTN to buy back its own cellular towers in R35-billion deal | MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita
MTN Group has agreed to acquire the shares in IHS Towers that it does not already own, in a deal that would see Africa’s largest mobile operator take full control of nearly 29 000 towers across the continent – eff... |
| 17.02.2026 | Nigeria: MTN Strikes Deal to Acquire Ihs Towers for $6.2 Billion | The transaction requires various approvals for it to reach closure, and HIS will give up its quoted company status by delisting from the New York Stock Exchange once the whole process is concluded.
MTN Group has reached a formal understandi... |
| 09.02.2026 | South Africa's MTN in Talks to Buy Remaining Stake in Ihs Towers | MTN Group said it is in advanced talks to acquire the 75% stake in IHS Holdings that it does not already own, a move that could value the telecom infrastructure company at about $2.76 billion.
Africa's largest mobile operator said any poten... |
| 05.02.2026 | MTN Group in talks to buy out IHS Towers | MTN Group said on Thursday that it’s in advanced discussions to acquire the shares in IHS Holdings that it does not already own, a move that would see the mobile operator take control of the tower infrastructure business.
In a cautionary no... |
| 02.02.2026 | TIM SA in talks to buy back majority stake in Brazilian fibre unit, sources say | MILAN, Feb 2 : Brazilian telecoms operator TIM SA is in talks to buy back a 51 per cent stake in a fibre-network business it previously controlled under a deal that could be worth around $170 million, two people with knowledge of the matter... |
| 30.10.2025 | Nigeria: IHS Nigeria Reaffirms Commitment to Sustainable Infrastructure | IHS Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to advancing sustainability, environmental stewardship, and community empowerment through responsible telecommunication infrastructure.
This reaffirmation came during the Sustainability Table Discou... |
| 07.10.2025 | Africa's Urban-Rural Digital Gaps Are Closing | A mix of state programmes and private capital is bolstering plans to bridge the digital divide in African countries. Tower builds and satellite launches are closing rural gaps while reinforcing national digital networks.
SPECIAL REPORT | BI... |
| 21.08.2025 | Nigeria: Fresh Wave of Investments, Infrastructure Upgrades Trigger Telecoms Growth | The chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Engr Gbenga Adebayo, has stated that Nigeria's telecommunications sector is regaining momentum with a fresh wave of investments and infrastructure ... |
| 20.08.2025 | Nigeria: Mobile Telephony and Fixed Lines | SONNY ARAGBA-AKPORE writes that fixed telephone lines are no longer attractive
Prospects of fixed telephone lines making headlines are over as many people are no longer excited about installing fixed line in their homes or offices.
The emph... |
| 15.08.2025 | Nigeria: Over 4,000 Large Taxpayers Yet to Complete FIRS E-Invoicing System Onboarding - Official | The e-invoicing system, also known as the Merchant-Buyer Model, is aimed at making tax compliance easier, faster and more transparent for all categories of taxpayers.
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced that over 1,000 l... |
| 11.08.2025 | Coding in the hills: How Ekiti is building Nigeria’s next tech hotspot | Nestled in the rolling hills of southwestern Nigeria, Ekiti State is better known as the “Fountain of Knowledge,” a title its people embrace with pride. Education is not just valued here; it is deeply woven into the fabric of everyday life.... |
| 08.08.2025 | Nigeria: Telecoms Blackout Looms As Base Station Operators, Diesel Suppliers Battle | Lagos — Diesel business dispute between telecom tower managers, IHS, and the Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria, NOGASA, is threatening to affect telecom services in the country.
The dispute, Vanguard gathered, arose from ... |
| 08.08.2025 | Nigeria: 'Stop Blackmail, Pay Your Debts,' Gas Suppliers Counter Telecom Operators | The Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria, NOGASA, has faulted the Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria, ALTON, over claims surrounding a dispute between telecom infrastructure firm, IHS Towers, and two member... |
| 06.08.2025 | Nigeria: NCC Leads Industry Leaders to Lagos for Critical National Infrastructure Protection | Protection of telecom infrastructure in Nigeria has been a recurring discussion on the road to the country's digital economy pursuit.
The concern is that no economy develops with its critical infrastructure such as that of telecom and power... |
| 01.08.2025 | “We fix it, they steal it”: How relentless vandalism cripples Nigeria’s telecom sites | When Yahaya Ibrahim, Chief Technical Officer of MTN Nigeria, checked his phone on Wednesday afternoon, July 30, 2025, yet another telecom site had been vandalised. It was 12:30 p.m., but the Abia State-based site was the second incident of ... |
| 31.07.2025 | MTN invests $377 million to monetise network, lease infrastructure to competitors | MTN Nigeria is ramping up infrastructure investment to turn its network into a platform for other operators, betting that monetising access will unlock new growth beyond retail subscriptions.
In the first half of 2025, MTN’s capital expendi... |
| 26.05.2025 | IHS trims tower portfolio to 37,700 in strategic shift from smaller African markets | On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, IHS Holdings—Africa’s largest independent telecom tower operator—announced the sale of its Rwandan operations to Paradigm Tower Ventures for up to $274.5 million. Although the deal covers just 1,465 tower sites—les... |
| 15.05.2025 | South Africa: U.S. Anti-Terrorism Cases Against MTN Group Put Multinationals in Peril | In April 2025, legal scholars raised concerns about the ongoing Iran-related terrorism cases against the MTN Group in the US court system. Professor Jeffrey Breinholt of George Washington University even went so far as to express his belief... |
| 18.03.2025 | IHS Holding reports Q4 pre-tax profit of $236 million, full-year loss at $1.61 billion | IHS Holding Ltd. (IHS) has reported a pre-tax profit of $236.35 million in its fourth quarter of 2024, a significant turnaround from the pre-tax loss of $438.41 million recorded in the same period last year.
The telecommunications infrastru... |
| 07.03.2025 | IHS Nigeria-powered Ilorin Innovation Hub Goes Live with Program Kick-off | The Kwara State Government has disclosed how it attracted IHS Nigeria, one of the world’s largest independent multinational tower companies, to partner with them to build and equip the Ilorin Innovation Hub, considered the first of its kind... |
| 20.02.2025 | First Lady of Nigeria Visits Ilorin Innovation Hub, Designed by Spacefinish, Amidst Official Commissioning | First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu being welcomed into the Ilorin Innovation Hub on her visit in Kwara State.
Drawing nearer to completion, the Ilorin Innovation Hub poses a significant stride towards fostering innovation and ent... |
| 16.12.2024 | Nigeria’s Juicyway raises $3 million to help businesses solve FX shortage problem | Juicyway, a Nigerian cross-border payments startup that helps businesses get FX for international transactions, has raised $3 million in pre-seed funding. The company will use the funding to expand its marketing and business development tea... |
| 22.10.2024 | Seamfix: 17 Years of Building Trust Through Digital Identity | In the bustling heart of Lagos, a quiet revolution has been brewing for 17 years. Seamfix, a digital identity solutions provider, has transformed the landscape of identity management in Africa. Founded in 2007 with a mere $500, the company ... |
| 21.10.2024 | IHS secures $439m loan to refinance debt and support expansion | IHS Towers, Africa’s largest telecom tower company, has secured a new $439 million loan to manage currency risks and support its operations across multiple regions. Almost half of the loan is in South African Rand, while the other half is i... |
| 28.08.2024 | IHS Nigeria and UNICEF: A Partnership for Progress | In the heart of Nigeria, a partnership is blossoming. IHS Nigeria, a titan in communications infrastructure, has joined forces with UNICEF. This collaboration, which began in 2019, is not just about business. It’s about transforming lives. ... |
| 26.08.2024 | IHS NIGERIA AND UNICEF: AN ENDURING AND IMPACTFUL PARTNERSHIP | IHS Towers is a leader in communications infrastructure, but its impact in Nigeria extends far beyond supporting mobile connectivity. Through a strategic partnership with UNICEF that began in 2019, IHS Nigeria, part of the IHS Towers group,... |
| 21.08.2024 | IHS mulls Africa tower sales | Telecommunications tower operator IHS Holding is exploring a potential sale of its businesses in Rwanda and Zambia, people with knowledge of the matter said.
The New York-listed company plans to gauge interest from potential buyers for its ... |
| 19.08.2024 | MTN Nigeria: Navigating Financial Waters and Regulatory Storms | In the bustling landscape of Nigeria's telecommunications sector, MTN Nigeria stands as a titan. Yet, even giants face storms. Recently, MTN has made headlines for two significant developments: a strategic renegotiation of tower leases and ... |
| 19.08.2024 | MTN Nigeria to save N100 billion annually from renegotiated Tower Leases | MTN Nigeria has renegotiated its tower lease agreements with IHS Towers, a strategic move that is expected to save the telecoms giant approximately N100 billion annually.
This renegotiation is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to enhanc... |
| 13.08.2024 | MTN moves to resolve dispute with tower operator IHS | MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita
MTN Group has agreed to reopen talks with top continental tower operator IHS Holding in a bid to resolve governance issues that have placed a wedge between the companies for more than a year.
MTN, which is IHS’s b... |
| 13.08.2024 | IHS Towers and MTN Group to deliver mobile connectivity | Following the announcement last week that IHS Holding Limited (NYSE: IHS) (“IHS Towers” or the “Company”) and MTN Group (JSE: MTN) had renewed and extended communications infrastructure deals in Nigeria, as well as completing the renewal of... |
| 12.08.2024 | Nine firms purchase $25.76 million from CBN’s retail Dutch auction to repay loans | The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) conducted a Retail Dutch Auction on August 6, 2024, where nine companies purchased a combined total of $25.76 million to meet their loan repayment obligations.
This auction is a critical part of the CBN’s s... |
| 07.08.2024 | Nigeria helps drag MTN into a big loss | MTN Group is going through an exceptionally difficult patch. The pan-African telecommunications operator warned on Wednesday that it expects to report a massive half-year less when it publishes its interim financial results to June next mon... |
| 15.07.2024 | IHS Towers market value dips by $6 billion since 2021 NYSE debut | When IHS Towers began life as a public company on the New York Stock Exchange ($IHS) in 2021, it was valued at $7 billion, making it Africa’s most valuable technology company. It has suffered a reversal of fortunes with losses increasing tw... |
| 08.07.2024 | IHS Towers: The Backbone of Digital Possibilities | IHS Towers, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has made a significant mark in Nigeria since its inception in 2001. It has emerged as a pivota... |
| 25.03.2024 | MTN says it must hike tariffs in Nigeria after naira collapse | MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita
MTN Group plans to ask for regulatory support in the form of industry-wide tariff increases for voice and data services in Nigeria as part of a multipronged strategy to help offset some its losses in that market a... |
| 20.03.2024 | Telkom in talks to sell its towers to Actis | Private equity firm Actis is in talks to buy Swiftnet, the mast and tower business owned by Telkom, according to people familiar with the matter.
The deal would also include a smaller, local partner, according to the people who declined to ... |
| 25.10.2023 | Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy Launches 3MTT Learning and Community in Partnership with IHS Nigeria. | L-R: The Hon. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy; Dr. Bosun Tijani and CEO, IHS Towers Nigeria; Mohamad Darwish during a courtesy visit to the Hon. Minister on the Signing of three-year partnership with IHS Nigeria t... |
| 08.09.2023 | MTN terminates tower deal with IHS in Nigeria | MTN Group said American Tower Corporation will take over its Nigerian tower operations from IHS Holding from 2025.
The company said it was proactively renegotiating its tower contracts in Nigeria as the lease of approximately 2 500 of its n... |
| 17.08.2023 | MTN targets 99% uptime in stage-6 load shedding | MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita
MTN South Africa is targeting 99% network availability during stage-6 load shedding, Ralph Mupita, CEO of parent MTN Group, said this week.
Mupita, speaking to journalists at a press conference following publicati... |
| 23.06.2023 | MTN affiliate IHS ‘fears hostile takeover’ | IHS Holding is consulting with JPMorgan Chase & Co for advice regarding an escalating standoff with its largest shareholders over how the African tower operator is run, according to people familiar with the matter.
The move comes as man... |
| 28.02.2023 | New York-listed IHS weighing a bid for Telkom’s towers | New York-listed IHS Holding is weighing a bid for Telkom’s tower unit, according to people familiar with the matter.
Deliberations are focused on the structure of the potential deal, although Telkom remains open to offers from other compani... |
| 24.10.2022 | IHS Towers Announces Carbon Reduction Roadmap; Includes 50% Emissions Intensity Reduction Target by 2030 | IHS Holding Limited IHS ("IHS Towers"), one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has today announced its Carbon Reduction Roadmap.
The Ca... |
| 19.08.2022 | Unlocking The Power Of 5G In Emerging Markets | Sam Darwish, Chairman and CEO, IHS Towers. |
| 27.01.2022 | IHS : Towers Appoints Sandile Msimango as Vice President and CEO, IHS South Africa | January 27, 2022, London: IHS Holding Limited (NYSE: IHS) ("IHS Towers"), one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the world by tower count, announces the appoi... |
| 19.11.2021 | Wendel : IHS Holding Limited announces successful pricing of dual tranche senior notes transaction | Successful pricing of
$500 million of 5.625% Senior Notes due 2026
$500 million of 6.250% Senior Notes due 2028
by IHS HOLDING LIMITED
London, UK - November 18, 2021.
IHS Holding Limited (NYSE ticker: IHS) ( "IHS Towers", and toge... |
| 17.11.2021 | Wendel : IHS Holding Limited announces intention to access the international bond market with a new dual tranche transaction | November 16, 2021, London: IHS Holding Limited (NYSE ticker: IHS US), one of the largest independent tower companies in the world, rated B (Stable) by S&P and BB- (Stable) by Fitch, has mandated Citi, Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE, J.P. ... |
| 16.11.2021 | IHS Holding Limited Reports Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results (Unaudited) | IHS Holding Limited (NYSE: IHS) (“IHS Towers” or the “Company”), one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the world by tower count, today reported financial results for t... |
| 28.10.2021 | WENDEL: Q3 2021 Trading update |
PRESS RELEASE - october 28, 2021
Q3 2021 Trading update
Net Asset Value as of September 30, 2021: €8,252 million, or €184.5 per share, up 16.0% since December 31, 2020 (€159.1 per share)
Consolidated net sales for first nine months of 2021... |
| 15.10.2021 | IHS Towers announces $21 as pricing of Initial Public Offering for NYSE listing | --> -->
IHS Holding Limited (“IHS Towers”), one of the world’s biggest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure announced yesterday the pricing of its first public offering of 18,000,00... |
| 16.08.2021 | Wendel : IHS Holding Limited Q2 & H1 2021 Bondholder Call Announcement | US$510,000,000 7.125% Senior Notes due 2025
issued by IHS Netherlands Holdco B.V.
(ISIN/US ISIN/ CUSIP: XS2051105778/ US44963LAB27/ 44963L AB2)
US$940,000,000 8.000% Senior Notes due 2027
issued by IHS Netherlands Holdco B.V.
(ISIN/US ISIN/... |
| 23.06.2021 | Wendel : IHS Netherlands Holdco B.V. Announcement of consent payment | June 22, 2021 - Further to its announcement on June 17, 2021 that it has obtained consents to certain amendments (the 'Proposed Amendments') from Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 7.125% Senior Notes due... |
| 18.06.2021 | WENDEL
Wendel : IHS Netherlands Holdco B.V. announcement of consents obtained | June 17, 2021 - Further to its announcement on June 14, 2021, IHS Netherlands Holdco B.V. (the 'Issuer'), a wholly-owned subsidiary of IHS Holding Limited (the 'Company'), announces that it has obtained consents to certain amendments (the '... |
| 15.06.2021 | WENDEL
Wendel : Adam Walker to retire as IHS Towers Group CFO, Steve Howden to succeed | 14 June 2021, London: IHS Holding Limited ('IHS Towers'), one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the world by tower count, today announces that Adam Walker, Executive V... |
| 12.04.2021 | IHS Towers Announces Further Latin America Expansion Through Centennial Towers Acquisition | IHS Holding Limited (“IHS Towers”), one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has acquired Centennial Towers’ Brazilian and Colombian tower opera... |
| 03.03.2020 | IHS Towers Set to Undertake Africa’s Biggest IPO on NYSE | IHS Towers is set to undertake Africa’s biggest IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). This venture will earn the Mauritius-based company a valuation of $7 billion.
IHS Towers planned to list its shares last year. The IPO was postponed ... |
| 05.07.2018 | The 2019 general election is already affecting tech companies in Nigeria | Share this article:
There has been much attention on the 2019 general election in Nigeria, which more or less started with the ‘Not Too Young To Run’ campaign. But as it is, the political arena is not the only one feeling the heat, tech com... |
| 26.06.2018 | Africa’s IHS Towers said to pull $10-billion IPO plan | - |
| 13.06.2016 | Mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider IHS acquires Helios Towers Nigeria | Share this article:
IHS Holding Limited, a major mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, has completed the acquisition of Helios Towers Nigeria Limited’s (HTN) 1,211 diversified tower sites ... |
| 17.11.2015 | TEOCO selected by IHS Towers for network planning solutions | ASSET planning tool will enable more reliable and efficient tower sharing agreements between African mobile network operators
FAIRFAX, VA., USA – 17 November 2015 – TEOCO, the leading provider of engineering, assurance and analytics solutio... |
| 03.11.2014 | Funding Daily: Digital map tools, medical imaging, and more from today's tech funding news | Here’s a list of today’s biggest funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. Investors drop $2.6B in big boost to Africa’s mobile networks
Africa’s mobile infrastructure just got a huge lift from th... |
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Here’s a list of today’s biggest funding stories,... |
| 02.11.2014 | Investors drop $2.6B in big boost to Africa's mobile networks | Africa’s mobile infrastructure just got a huge lift from the biggest round of funding the continent has seen in years.
IHS, a Nigerian phone tower company, said it received $2 billion in equity and $600 million in debt, according to Reuters... |
| - | IHS Towers Set to Undertake Africa’s Biggest IPO on NYSE | IHS Towers is set to undertake Africa’s biggest IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). This venture will earn the Mauritius-based company a valuation of $7 billion.
IHS Towers planned to list its shares last year. The IPO was postponed ... |
