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Nigerian Lawmakers Threaten to Arrest MTN, Airtel and Glo CEOs Over Poor Network Quality

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Nigeria's House of Representatives has given the chief executives of MTN, Airtel and Globacom until 4 November to appear before lawmakers over persistent poor network quality, with legislators threatening arrest if the deadline is not met. The escalation marks the most confrontational point yet in the parliamentary investigation into Nigeria's mobile network standards.

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Poor network: Reps give MTN, Airtel, Globacom CEOs till Nov 4 to appear, threaten arrest · technext24.com · T2

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Oct 30, 2026This story
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