Eric Holder, has been hired by MTN Group, South African based telecoms giant to assist in the company’s multi-billion dollar lawsuit in Nigeria. Eric Holder is a former US attorney-general and MTN need his expertise pertaining to the fine slapped on them by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), for failing to disconnect subscribers with unregistered and incomplete SIM cards at its unit in Africa’s biggest economy.
The NCC had initially fined MTN ₦1.04-trillion in October 2015 for not disconnecting unregistered SIMs on its network. They then got into negotiations and the fine was reduced by 25% to ₦780-billion. The Mobile giant then took the matter to court in Lagos and it has until mid-March to reach a settlement. The mobile company has been urged by Nigeria’s communications minister Adebayo Shittu, to drop its lawsuit in order to foster a settlement. The minister said that their withdrawal will create a more amicable environment and there will be no pressure exerted by either party.

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