Oshiomhole Asks FG to Revoke Licence of MTN over Xenophobia

Oshiomhole asks FG to revoke licence of MTN over Xenophobia

Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has urged the Federal Government to take sweeping economic action against South African businesses operating in Nigeria. This followed the renewed xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. To this end, the former Governor of Edo State advocated for the revocation of the licenses of MTN Nigeria and DStv, especially calling on Nigerians investors to fill the void. Raising the issue during pl…

Two Decades Of Xenophobic Attacks In SA Puts Top Firms In Crossfire Elsewhere

When a Nigerian senator called this week for the revocation of MTN and DStv licences over renewed attacks on Nigerians in South Africa, it was not the first time economic retaliation had been proposed. Since the end of apartheid, the rivalry between Africa’s two largest economies has been punctuated by waves of xenophobic violence in South Africa followed by reprisals on South African businesses in Nigeria. The latest outbreak erupted between Ap…

Oshiomhole Urges FG to Revoke MTN And DSTV Licence Over Xenophobia

Nigeria’s Senate has called for stronger action against South Africa after fresh xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in the country. During a debate on Tuesday, May 6, 2026, Senator Adams Oshiomhole asked President Bola Tinubu to revoke the licences of MTN and DStv in Nigeria. MTN and DStv are two major South African businesses with a … The post Oshiomhole Urges FG to Revoke MTN And DSTV Licence Over Xenophobia appeared first on Business Elites Afri…

Xenophobia Row: Oshiomhole Seeks Ban on MTN, DStv

Senator Adams Oshiomhole has called on the Federal Government to take strong economic action against South African companies operating in Nigeria, including MTN and DStv, following renewed xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa.Speaking during Senate plenary, Oshiomhole urged authorities to revoke the operating licences of firms like MTN Group and MultiChoice (owners of DStv), arguing that Nigeria must respond decisively to protect its …

Revoke MTN Group And MultiChoice Licences Over Xenophobic Attacks

The Genius Media BREAKING: FG Urged To Revoke MTN Group And MultiChoice Licences Over Xenophobic Attacks BREAKING: FG Urged To Revoke MTN Group And MultiChoice Licences Over Xenophobic Attacks   FG has been urged to revoke MTN Group and MultiChoice licences over Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. The Genius Media Nigeria reports that the Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has called for the revocation of operating li…

Xenophobic Attacks: Oshiomhole Pushes to Revoke MTN, DSTV Licences - Tech

Adams Oshiomhole, the senator representing Edo North, on Tuesday called for the revocation of licences of South African companies operating in Nigeria including MTN and MultiChoice, owners of DSTV. His reasons? The Senator is not happy following renewed xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa, the home-country of the companies he mentioned. The call came as the National Assembly condemned the latest wave of attacks, urging the Feder…