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Segun Ogunsanya, chief executive officer of Airtel Nigeria, announced this at a media parley in Lagos, on Wednesday.
He noted that ‘Airtel Touching Lives’, which is in its sixth season, will provide support for the disadvantaged and underprivileged across various communities in the country.
Ogunsanya said the CSR projects are implemented to sustain the “social licence” granted by communities where Airtel Nigeria operates.
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“In 2001, Airtel procured operating licence in Nigeria. In 2021, we have renewed that operating licence for another 10-year period. While it is possible to procure and renew an operating licence, you can only earn a social licence. It is issued by the various communities where you operate,” he said.
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The company Airtel has restructured its management team, appointing top executives to drive the company s growth across the continent.
As the largest telecoms service present in 17 African countries, Airtel has reached approximately 68.3 million customers by the end of 2013.
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The Kaduna State Government has announced a strategic and exclusive partnership with telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, to modernise and digitalise its entire telecoms and network infrastructure, as well as deploy broadband services to the six million people in the state.
Speaking during an MoU signing ceremony with the leadership of Airtel Nigeria, Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El Rufai, said the partnership is a significant step in improving the quality of life and boosting productivity in the State as the entire world has gone digital while noting that the government under his leadership is in a hurry to deliver on its electoral promises as well as empowering and transforming lives.
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