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  • Airtel honours primary school teachers

    Airtel honours primary school teachers

    Airtel Nigeria has been commended by teachers in its adopted public primary schools located in Lagos, Ogun, Kaduna, Kwara, Cross River and Imo States.

    The teachers who were overwhelmed with joy hailed the telco for its focus on education and for organizing a specialized training as well as award platform to honour Nigerian teachers.

    Airtel, through its Adopt-a-School programme, had announced an audiovisual and ‘train the trainer’ program for all the 152 teachers in its adopted schools, spread across six States.

    Speaking yesterday at the flag-off of the workshop at the Oremeji Primary School II, Ajegunle, Lagos, Head Teacher, Mrs Kudirat Kasali, commended Airtel for organizing a special training for the teachers in commemoration of World Teachers’ Day.

    The practical training session themed “Training the Trainer” was facilitated by Mr Azeez Jamiu Olusola, an Education Consultant.

    Speaking on the place of instructional materials in teaching pupils, Mr. Olusola explained that instructional materials such as printed materials, audio, visual have become imperative for successful delivery of lessons in 21st century.

    One of the teachers of the school who spoke with the media after the training, Mr Chinedum Okafor, said the training was much needed to enhance their capacity in the classroom. He stated that the training which was on Instructional Material will guide him in delivering his job.

    Another teacher, Mrs. Obi Eunice, extolled Airtel for organizing the training. She said the training will enable them to have more impact on the pupils.

    After the training, the Head Teacher received ‘Airtel Outstanding Contribution to Education’ Award for her dedication and hard work towards the development of the school.

    Some of the teachers of the school: Mr. Bakare Ibrahim Aremu, Mr. Fasasi Adebayo, Mrs. Obi Eunice Chinazo and Mrs. Morogbonwon Bukola Iyabo were also rewarded for their excellent performance with Airtel Solo Aspire smartphones.

    In his opening remarks, Mr. Emeka Oparah, Director, Corporate Communications & CSR, Airtel Nigeria, reaffirmed the telecom giant’s commitment to quality primary education, which according to him, is “a very critical component to building national development and the foundation for a brighter future.”

    Airtel’s Adopt-a-School programme is a robust initiative that offers underprivileged children access to quality education in a conducive environment, also providing them with all the materials for learning and study. As part of the programme, Airtel also trains teachers of its adopted schools to ensure that high teaching quality is always maintained.

     

  • El-Rufai commends Airtel for supporting education

    El-Rufai commends Airtel for supporting education

    The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has commended Airtel Nigeria for its role in the development of primary education across the country, after commissioning Yahaya Hamza Primary School, one of its newly adopted schools in Zaria, Kaduna State.

    This is in line with the telco’s commitment to providing opportunities to underprivileged children.

    The Governor thanked Airtel for adopting a school in the State and for its support to primary education in Nigeria.

    According to him, with Airtel’s intervention, the new Yahaya Hamza Primary School has been transformed – complete with 6 blocks, 12 classrooms, desk and chairs, teachers’ offices, whiteboards, borehole facilities and toilets for male and female students as well as teachers. Students, today, also got a complete set of uniforms, bags and books.

    “I urge other stakeholders in corporate Nigeria to emulate Airtel by partnering with the Kaduna State government in supporting educational initiatives.”

    The governor also expressed delight at Airtel’s choice of Yahaya Hamza Primary school, noting that it signifies the preservation of the legacies of a great man, a teacher, a role model, a leader and an inspiration, Yahaya Hamza.

    He also said that Airtel’s intervention is a gift that aligns with Kaduna State’s goal of developing primary, secondary and tertiary education.

    “The Kaduna State Government thanks Airtel for offering its widow mite and contributions in our quest to revamp education in the State,” he said.

    Also speaking at the occasion, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Airtel Nigeria, Segun Ogunsanya, noted that good education is a human right, describing it as a ticket to prosperity since it creates a level field for everyone to succeed.

    He further noted that Airtel’s adoption of schools is not a one-year wonder but a continuing partnership.

    The CEO also used the occasion to request support for Sadiq Usman, a five-year-old boy whose eyes were removed by suspected ritualists last year.

    “It is tragic and heart-breaking to see an innocent, vulnerable child suffer and go through such excruciating pains. I and My colleagues were deeply moved by Sadiq’s situation and generously supported the call to provide relief.

    “Our support will not just end here, Sadiq is our adopted son and he will continue to be our priority and in our prayers. A child is a trust and every member of society has a responsibility towards children – this we must take seriously,” he said.

    Yahaya Hamza primary school in Zaria, Kaduna State joins the five other Airtel adopted primary schools spread across Nigeria, namely Oremeji Primary School II, Ajegunle, Lagos; St. John’s Primary School, Oke-Agbo, Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun; Community Primary School, Amumara, Imo; Iyeru Okin Primary School, Ilara-Mokin, Kwara and Presbyterian Primary School, Ediba, Cross River State.

    The commissioning ceremony was attended by several dignitaries including the Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris and Zaria City representative at the State House of Assembly, Hon. Kasim Iliyasu, among others.

  • Airtel The Voice 2: Anxiety as contestants sought fans’ vote

    Airtel The Voice 2: Anxiety as contestants sought fans’ vote

    The 12 contestants seeking fans’ vote in episode 12 (second Live Show) of Airtel The Voice Nigeria season two, will know their fate when the four talents saved via polls will be announced.

    Each team has three team mates vying for one ticket to the next rounds; the other two remaining team mates will be evicted once the results is announced on Sunday, 10 September, 2017.

    During the episode 12 of the show, the four coaches saved Yimika, Wilson, Glowire and Jahtell respectively; leaving 12 other talents up for public vote to remain in the competition.

    #TeamPatoranking’s Ebube kicked off the performance of the night with the rendition of Nico & Vinz’s “Am I wrong?” Up next was Annie C’s rendition of Sade Adu’s “No Ordinary Love”. The third performance was from Daniel, who performed Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” and Yimika wrapped up #TeamPato’s performances with Adekunle Gold’s “Sade”. Patoranking saved Yimika, which means Annie, Ebube and Daniel need public votes to remain in the competition.

    Wilson was the first to take on the stage in #TeamYemi Alade with his rendition of Mary J Blige’s “No Drama.” Then Oge performed a rendition of Jennifer Lopez’ ‘Love Don’t Cost a Thing.’ The third act was Majeeka with her interpretation of Seyi Shay’s ‘YOLO.’ Finally, Symeca performed Michael Jackson classic, “Remember the time”. Yemi Alade chose to save Wilson, putting Symeca, Oge and Majeeka up for possible eviction.

    For #TeamWaje, Obichi was the first to come on stage. She performed Beyonce’s Lemonade hit, “Freedom”. Arewa was up next with her rendition of Toni Braxton’s classic, “Unbreak my heart”; Shapera took to the stage to perform SIA’s “She Wolf” and J’Dess delivered the first African music of the night with the rendition of “Is it because I love you” by young Nigerian rapper, Keshinro Ololade, popularly known as Lil’ Kesh. Ultimately, Waje picked Glowire. Obichi, Shapera and J’Dess fate to remain on the show now lies on public votes.

    Jahtell was the first to perform for #TeamTimi. She delivered a rendition of Etta James’s “Something gat a hold of me.” Kendris was up next with Bruno Mars’s “24 Carat”; Idyl delivered with his take on Lucky Dube’s “Prisoner” and Victor ended the Live show for Team Timi with Banky W’s “Jaiye Ori Mi”. Timi saved Jahtell. As a result, Kendris, Idyl and Victor are now up for possible eviction.

    Four contestants out of remaining 12 will have chance to continue in the competition through public vote while the remaining eight will be evicted from the show.

    While Afolayan, Chris Rio, Wow and Bada were announced as the viewers’ choice from last week, there was also emotional jiffies as #TheVoiceNigeria say goodbye to eight contestants – KessyDriz and Voke from #TeamPato, Jahnomso and Bunmi from #TeamYemi, Favour and Efezino from #TeamWaje and Wolei and Amarachi from #TeamTimi.

    The first Live Show kicked off on Sunday, 27th of August, 2017. Airtel Nigeria, sponsor of The Voice Nigeria in partnership with M-Net hosted a star-studded executive screening of the show in Lagos. The live screening which was anchored by Ozzy Agu, had in attendance season one finalists – Patrick, Cornel, Viveeyan, Chike and Bassey who performed the popular “Till the World Hears Your Voice”. The night also saw comedic acts from Funny Bone and Akpororo.

  • Airtel subscribers to get 100% value on SmartConnect

    Airtel subscribers to get 100% value on SmartConnect

    • As telco gives x8 bonus on every recharge

    Airtel Nigeria on Thursday announced the launch of SmartConnect package which gives 100 percent value of a customer’s recharge as extra data in addition to the 8 times instant bonus customers get on every recharge.

    This was declared in media launch with the telco giant promising to give more value, enrich and empower its customers to do more on the network.

    With the new package, Airtel customers will receive bonus data that is commensurate with the total value of their recharge at the end of a calendar month and also get eight times the value of every recharge, instantly, any time they recharge their lines.

    Airtel’s SmartConnect, which is nicknamed ‘Ovajara x8’, is the default prepaid plan specifically designed for new customers on the network, to enjoy with registered family and friends numbers.

    According to Airtel, the newly revamped SmartConnect package is conceived to empower more telecoms consumers to stay connected with friends, family members and business associates, also offering them an amazing mobile Internet experience as they engage the larger world.

    In his speech at the launch, Chief Commercial Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Ahmad Mokhles, said the company is committed to creating value offerings that will enrich and transform the lives of Nigerians, noting that the SmartConnect value offering is practical and relevant just as it is designed to suit the lifestyle of telecoms consumers.

    “With the revamped SmartConnect package, Airtel is putting power in the hands of telecoms consumers so that they can do much more, achieve much more and actualize their dreams,” Mokhles said.

    With SmartConnect 4.0, when a customer buys a new SIM, registers and inserts it in a device, he/she begins to enjoy the ‘Ovajara’ 8 times bonus and in addition gets the total value of his recharge as data bonus by end of the month.

    For instance, if a customer recharges with N200, he/she gets N200 in his main account and receives a bonus of N500 for voice calls, N500 for data, with an additional N200 airtime to call family & friends, and an extra bonus of N200 for social (WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook and BBM), which makes a total of N1600 airtime on every N200 recharge. As additional benefits, the customer then receives data bonus worth N200 at the end of the month.

    A recharge of N1000 gives N2,500 bonus for calls to all networks, another N2,500 bonus for data (500MB) and N1000 airtime for calls to family & friends. Customers will also receive extra N1000 airtime for access to social media. By the end of the month, data bonus of N1000 is given to the customer.

    The airtime in the main account will remain valid until exhausted while all bonuses have a 7-day validity. Customers can roll over all bonuses as long as they recharge within 7 days else all unused bonuses will be lost.

    Subscribers only get the data bonus for the first three months, while the ‘Ovajara’ 8 times bonus continues. Any recharge less than N200 on SmartConnect 4.0 does not attract data bonus, which is given at the end of the month as total value of recharge but enjoys only the ‘Ovajara’ 8 times bonus.

    “Details for recharging and checking account remain as before,” the telco said.

  • Airtel’s CEO advises youths to brace up for leadership

    Airtel’s CEO advises youths to brace up for leadership

    The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya has called on Nigerian youths to brace up for leadership and to prepare themselves for future opportunities.

    Ogunsanya who was speaking, recently, at the 2017 SEED Youth Conference, which held at the University of Lagos, Akoka, emphasised the need for young Nigerians to be more result driven in their endless thirst for knowledge.

    “As youths, you have to be prepared for any opportunity; else, someone else gets it. Never be afraid to learn from someone smarter than you irrespective of class. This is very important for personal and business growth,” he said.

    According to him, young Nigerians need to focus on solving problems and imbibing the right values rather than dwelling on prevailing socio-economic challenges.

    ‘Building personal and business values are very important to building a secured future. Our youths need to focus on solving problems rather than blaming others for the challenges they face,” he urged.

    At the interactive session, Ogunsanya relived his personal experience as an undergraduate student, taking the over 1000 undergraduates in attendance through his career journey while highlighting the important decisions which made the difference for him. He urged the young participants to learn from his experience.

    Some of the practical personal tips shared at the conference include: being constructively discontent; being outcome focused; having a learning mindset; planning to not just participate but win and getting rid of trouble quickly.

    He also highlighted focusing on the vital few: speed to market; data and insight driven decision making process; soft on people, hard on performance; respect for money; zero tolerance for corruption and unethical practices as some of the business value needed to attain greatness.

    The conference was declared open by the Executive Governor of Lagos State, His Excellency, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode who was represented by the Lagos State Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Dr. Babatunde Durosimi-Etti.

    SEED Youth Conference is an annual empowerment initiative organised by ARK Media. This year’s event was attended by top industry experts and over 1000 students across the country. Some of the notable attendees include MD/CEO, Resource Intermediaries Ltd., Olusoji Oyawoye and CEO Inspiro Consulting, Mr. Jimi Tewe.

     

     

  • Airtel touching lives builds ultra-modern apartment for fire victim

    Airtel touching lives builds ultra-modern apartment for fire victim

    • Fulfils pledge to touching lives Season 3 beneficiary

    Airtel Nigeria has built and donated an ultra-modern, fully air-conditioned 2-bedroom apartment to the family of Mr Aina in Araromi Community at Gan-un at Magboro area of Ogun State.

    The apartment was commissioned on Wednesday in a mild celebration led by the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Airtel Nigeria, Mr Segun Ogunsanya, to mark the conclusion of the Airtel Touching Lives Season 3.

    The Aina family, which was one of the several grantees that appeared in the philanthropy series, had been struck by severe vicissitudes of life and had lost three children in a shattering fire accident that also consumed their abode as well as all their material possessions in October 2016.

    The Airtel helmsman who led a team of Airtel executives comprising the Director of Corporate Communications & CSR, Emeka Oparah, to commission and hand-over the well-finished apartment to the Aina family.

    Speaking during the brief ceremony, Ogunsanya expressed heartfelt condolences to Mr and Mrs Aina over the loss of their children while commending them for demonstrating courage, resilience and hope amid overwhelming challenges.

    L-R, Airtel Touching Lives Season 3 beneficiary, Mrs. Abosede Aina; son, Olukorede Aina; Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya; Touching Lives 3 beneficiary, Mr. Oluwasegun Aina; Director, Corporate Communications & CSR, Airtel, Emeka Oparah; nominator of the Aina family for Touching Lives Season 3, Pastor Rasaki Lasisi during the handover of keys of the newly built apartment to the Aina family at Magboro, Ogun State on Wednesday.

    “While we can do little about the past, there is so much we can do about the present and our future. And that is why we decided to step in to help this good family to rebuild their future. I must say the future of the Aina family is very bright and I encourage everyone to walk with them in getting the best out of the future,” Ogunsanya said.

    He also stated that Airtel is committed to empowering the underprivileged to realise their dreams, noting that through the Airtel Touching Lives platform, Airtel has directly impacted hundreds of people and households just as it has positively impacted the lives of many Nigerians.

    Today is for the Aina family. Indeed, I am excited to handover this 2-bedroom apartment to the Ainas, as we pray that God Almighty continues to reside with them, strengthen and enable them find peace in it. With this gesture, we believe that their journey to recovery from the unpleasant experience will be easy, smooth and much better – Mr Ogunsanya.

    Through the Airtel Touching Lives programme, however, the Aina’s have been able to pick up their lives with renewed optimism.

    “Things had become extremely hopeless for us,” said Mrs Abosede Aina, recalling the numerous inauspicious events that she, her husband and surviving child, Korede, had to endure. “But we cannot thank Airtel enough for coming into our lives, for helping us, and for showing us hope again.”

    Expressing similar sentiments, Mr Olusegun Aina thanked God and Airtel Nigeria for coming to the aid of his family. “Airtel has lifted a huge burden off me; they have walked with me in this very difficult journey, always comforting me and I cannot thank them enough,” he said.

    Friends, family members as well as well-wishers in the quiet neighbourhood joined to felicitate with the Aina family during the commissioning ceremony.

  • Airtel reaffirms commitment to improve primary education in Nigeria

    Airtel reaffirms commitment to improve primary education in Nigeria

    …To donate books, school bags, educational materials to thousands of students across its Adopted schools

    In line with its commitment to improve the standard of education as well as promote quality learning experience in public primary schools, leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has announced plans to donate thousands of books, school bags and other educational materials to students across its adopted.

    More than 4,200 students in the schools located in Lagos, Ogun, Imo, Cross River, Kwara and Kaduna will benefit from the donations in line with the telco’s CSR initiative known as ‘Adopt-a-School.’

    The company noted that its intervention in the education sector has consistently provided a significant boost as well as created conducive learning environment for students in the schools over the years.

    Director of Corporate Communications & CSR, Airtel Nigeria, Emeka Oparah, commented: “Airtel is committed to creating platforms and opportunities that will truly liberate and empower underprivileged children across the country. Our Adopt-a-School programme provides a robust platform to reach out to these children who are the future of our great country.

    “My colleagues are very excited and they will be going around our adopted schools not just to make these donations but to interact and spend quality time with these kids. This is our way of celebrating the 2017 Children’s day and we urge well- meaning Nigerians and other corporate organisations to join in celebrating and creating opportunities for underprivileged children,” he added.

    Airtel’s adopted schools across the country include Oremeji Primary School, Ajegunle, Lagos; St. John’s Primary School, Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State; Community Primary School, Amumara, Imo State; Iyeru-Okin Primary School, Offa, Kwara State and Presbyterian Primary School, Ediba, Cross River State.

    According to Airtel, the donation exercise will hold in the adopted schools over a period of 5 days, from Monday, 22nd May 2017 to Friday, 26 May 2017.

    Representatives from the State universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), community leaders and other stakeholders in the state are expected to witness the exercise.

    Airtel Nigeria’s support to the various schools, over the years, has yielded significant results such as encouraging enrollment of more students in the schools, reduction of truancy, improving the academic performance of students and enhancing the capacity of the academic staff.

  • Airtel trains youths on leadership development

    Airtel trains youths on leadership development

    … Restates commitment to empowering young Nigerians

    In line with its commitment to empower young Nigerians as well as create a credible platform for youths in Lagos to leverage on, leading telecom operator, Airtel Nigeria, has partnered with the Lagos State Ministry of Youth Development to organise an intensive capacity building workshop for select, exceptional youths across the state.

    The one-week long training exercise, which climaxed last week at a colourful presentation ceremony at the National Youth Service Corps orientation camp in Lagos, offered many youths a rare privilege to hone their leadership skills, network, brainstorm, initiate and implement specific programmes to accelerate their personal development as well as personal effectiveness.

    The highlight of the closing ceremony was the emergence of Lana Promise Elijah as the new Lagos State Ambassador for youths. He emerged winner among the top five participants from the week-long intensive training.

    The new Lagos state youth ambassador who was presented with a brand new laptop by Airtel Nigeria was charged by the telco to lead by example and set a good standard for all youths in the state and beyond.

    The other top 4 finalists who emerged the best participants at the grand finale were each awarded with an Apple iPad from Airtel Nigeria and recognised as Lagos State Youth Ambassadors for their respective divisions.

    In the first leg of the programme, a total of 500 participants went through a five-day intensive training exercise held at designated youth centres located in the five administrative divisions of the State.

    Ten outstanding participants from each centre were then selected for the leadership camp where they acquired leadership skills, group management skills and partook in various outdoor activities.

    Participants in the IBILE initiative are required to have a minimum qualification of SSCE/WASC and the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) card in order to register for the programme. Registrations forms were made available at designated Youth Centres across the state.

    The week-long activities featured exciting games, life coaching session and skills acquisition training. Specifically, the leadership training programme was designed to equip participants with the core ingredients required for a promising bright future.

    Speaking at the ceremony, the Lagos State Commissioner for Youth, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf hailed the Airtel for its commitment towards the development and empowerment of youths in Lagos State.

    “Airtel Nigeria has demonstrated the commitment to helping and empowering young Nigerians to achieve their dreams. The Lagos State government will continue to find innovative ways through which we can collaborate more with Airtel to empower many more young Nigerians,” Mrs Akinbile-Yusuf stated.

    Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Airtel, Mr Segun Ogunsanya, who was represented by the Director for Enterprise Business, Tawa Bolarin, noted that as a youth-centric brand, Airtel strongly believes in empowering, nurturing and inspiring young Nigerians to achieve their full potentials.

    Dignitaries at the closing ceremony of the IBILE Youth Academy include the Lagos State Commissioner for Youth, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf; Director of Enterprise Business, Airtel Nigeria, Tawa Bolarin; Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Youth & Social Development, Honourable Adedamola Richard Kasumu and the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Youth & Social Development, Mr. Hakeem Muri Okunola.

  • Airtel appoints Onoja vice president, mobile money

    Airtel appoints Onoja vice president, mobile money

    Airtel Nigeria has announced the appointment of Veronica Onoja as Vice President for the telco’s Mobile Money segment.

    Under her new role, Onoja is tasked with bringing her significant experience in the East African mobile money market to bear in driving Airtel Money’s business segment to profitable growth.

    The new move is part of the telco’s reorganisation of its commercial operations to accelerate growth, drive efficiency and reclaim market leadership in the highly competitive telecoms sector.

    The appointment, which takes immediate effect further emphasises Airtel’s commitment to promoting gender equality in the workplace and endorses Airtel’s recent recognition as one of the top three best places to work in Nigeria by top recruitment firm, Jobberman.

    Prior to her new appointment, Onoja was the Regional Operations Director for the South region, during which she was responsible for driving the overall business operations and delivery of profitability of Airtel’s business in the region. Under her leadership, the region played a vital role to Airtel’s financial success in the last financial year as the South region bagged an award for the best performing region.

    Since joining Airtel in 2003, Onoja has held several positions including; Key Account Consultant, Distribution Specialist, Distribution Manager, Head of Division, Commercial; Regional Sales Manager, Zonal Business Manager, Sales Operations Director (Airtel Tanzania), and Regional Operations Director.

    Onoja is an Alumnus of the prestigious Harvard Business School. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Jos and is also an Alumnus of Lagos Business School and the Indian Institute of Management. She is an Associate Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management and belongs to the prestigious Rotary Club.

  • Airtel debunks rumour of leaving Africa

    Airtel debunks rumour of leaving Africa

    Airtel Africa, the telecommunications company with operations in 15 countries across Africa, has refuted speculative media reports erroneously stating its possible exit from Africa. The organisation has reaffirmed that it remains committed to Africa and will continue to invest in its operations to grow sustainably in Africa.

    Airtel Africa’s recent 3rd quarter results were strong. The underlying Africa revenues for the quarter accelerated by 6.0 per cent Y-o-Y, the highest over the last 9 quarters. The organisation’s efforts to improve the quality of customer acquisitions have resulted in a reduction in customer churn to 4.9 per cent from 6.0 per cent. Data consumption and revenues have grown by 91.0 percent & 24.0 per cent Y-o-Y respectively, led by stronger data networks.

    The strong focus on cost management has led to a significant underlying EBITDA margin expansion of 4.5 per cent Y-o-Y, which now stands at 24.5 per cent. Africa is now generating positive free cash and is PBT positive in constant currency.

    Raghunath Mandava, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Africa, said’ “All the steps taken recently with regard to human resources and infrastructure have been geared towards readying the organization to grow efficiently and sustainably in the medium to long term. The company remains committed to competing in various markets and providing more choice to customers through further investments to ensure consistent delivery of quality and value for money services to our customers. We are also accelerating our investments in new data networks and to modernise our existing networks. We are committed to launch 4 G in multiple countries.”

    He added “Mergers and acquisitions continue to be the norm for any multinational organization and they affect all global organizations in equal measures as and when they happen. As a strategy, we look for opportunities to acquire or merge in opcos that are operating in a fragmented market structure with too many players in a small market. Last year, Airtel and Orange reached a mutually beneficial agreement on the assets in Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso. Similarly, Airtel also acquired assets in Uganda, CongoB and Kenya in recent times.

    The agreements brought together the strengths of Airtel, Warid and Essar. This has offered benefits to customers in the form of a superior and wider network, affordable voice / data services and better customer care. Away from Africa, recently, we merged with Robi in Bangladesh to create a solid and profitable No.2 player in the market.”

    The recent results demonstrate the effectiveness of Airtel’s business strategy in Africa.  The organization sees an opportunity ahead to emerge with a broader reach and sharper execution.