MTN agree to pay $1.7bn to settle Nigeria fine
By CNBC Africa
10 June 2016 |
3:53 pm
MTN Group has agreed to pay a reduced fine of 330 billion naira or about $1.7 billion dollars in a settlement with the Nigerian government.
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