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Etisalat Gives Timeline To Resolve Multi-million Dollar Debt

The new team of Etisalat Nigeria Managers has given a timeline of between three to six months, to resolve the lingering multi-million-dollar debt of the … Continue reading Etisalat Gives Timeline To Resolve Multi-million Dollar Debt


NCC, CBN Get Reprieve For Etisalat

NCC, CBN Get Reprieve For EtisalatThe new team of Etisalat Nigeria Managers has given a timeline of between three to six months, to resolve the lingering multi-million-dollar debt of the telecom company to 13 Nigerian banks and restructure the firm under new owners.

This is the latest in a series of efforts by Nigerian shareholders of Etisalat to save the telco from collapsing or total takeover by creditor commercial banks.

On Tuesday, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) appointed a Deputy Governor, Dr Joseph Nnanna as Etisalat’s new chairman, Boye Olusanya was brought to the table as CEO, while the Chief Financial officer is Funke Ighodaro.

This is the first time the CBN is sending one of its top officials as chairman into a non-financial institution in which a business deal between creditors and debtors had gone sour.