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MTN Nigeria's Profit Jumps 70.6% in H1 2026 as Stronger Naira Eases Cost Pressure

Published

31 July 2026

Topic

operational-macro

Sectors

Telecom & Connectivity

Geography

Nigeria

Source

Read at techafricanews.com

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Fusion42 · 31 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

MTN Nigeria's profit rose 70.6% in H1 2026, driven by increased service revenue, subscriber growth, and a stronger naira reducing cost pressure. The company also saw a significant rise in mobile money revenue and maintains a net cash position with plans to sustain growth and profitability.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Telecom & Connectivity. Wire is Fusion42's founder-focused intelligence feed: each story is connected to the funds and startups it names — every one with a live profile on Raise or Scout — so founders can follow the capital and the momentum behind the headline rather than just the headline itself. Wire analysis is one of the live surfaces Arthur reasons over.

◆ The Wire takeaway

You face less currency risk selling in Nigerian telecoms as the naira strengthens and operating costs stabilise. Now is the time to push subscriber and mobile money growth before inflation or currency shifts tighten margins again.

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Telecom & Connectivityprofit-growthcurrency-stabilitysubscriber-growthmobile-moneytelecom-nigeria