MTN Nigeria Appoints Five New Board Directors in December 2026

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has notified the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the investing public of five new appointments to its board of directors, all effective 1 December 2026. The filing, dated 3 November 2026, names Mr. Ibrahim Dikko and Mr. Boye Olusanya as Independent Non-Executive Directors, while Professor Fabian Ajogwu (OFR, SAN), Ms. Imoni Akpofure, and Mr. Lwazi Bam join as Non-Executive Directors.

Mr. Dikko brings over 30 years of experience spanning banking, telecommunications, and regulatory advisory, including a past role as Vice President of Regulatory and Corporate Affairs at Etisalat Nigeria. Mr. Olusanya currently serves as Group Chief Executive Officer of FMN Holdings Limited.

Professor Ajogwu is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and a professor of corporate governance at Lagos Business School, with 35 years of legal practice. Ms. Akpofure has held senior roles at the International Finance Corporation and CDC Group, now known as British International Investment.

Mr. Bam joined MTN Group on 1 June 2026 as Group Chief Risk Officer, following a decade as Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte Africa and Deloitte Southern Africa.