MTN Nigeria Plc don appoint five new directors to join im board, effective from December 1, 2026. Di telecoms company disclose dis one inside one notification to di Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and di investing public, wey dem date November 3, 2026.
Di new directors na Ibrahim Dikko, Boye Olusanya, Fabian Ajogwu, Imoni Akpofure, and Lwazi Bam. MTN Nigeria talk say di appointments go help strengthen di board operations by bringing more experience and expertise to support di company growth and future strategic direction.
Ibrahim Dikko and Boye Olusanya go serve as Independent Non-Executive Directors, while Fabian Ajogwu, Imoni Akpofure, and Lwazi Bam go be Non-Executive Directors.
Ibrahim Dikko get over 30 years experience across banking, telecommunications, information and communications technology, and regulatory advisory. He bin serve as Chairman of First Securities Discount House Limited from 2002 to 2012, and as Vice President, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs at EMTS Limited (formerly Etisalat Nigeria) from 2007 to 2017. Dikko hold Bachelor of Laws degree from University of Buckingham and Master of Laws degree from Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London. Dem also call am to Nigerian Bar. He be Fellow of Society of Corporate Governance Nigeria and Member of Institute of Directors, Nigeria.
Boye Olusanya get more than 25 years executive leadership experience across several sectors like FMCG, agriculture, telecommunications, technology, energy, infrastructure, and financial services. Currently, he be Group Chief Executive Officer of FMN Holdings Limited, where he dey lead strategic transformation of di business into vertically integrated, consumer-focused food and agro-industrial platform.
Fabian Ajogwu be Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Professor of Corporate Governance at Lagos Business School. He also be Senior Partner at KENNA LP, with 35 years legal practice experience. Ajogwu hold PhD in Law from University of Aberdeen, Scotland, an MBA from IESE Business School in Barcelona, and law degrees from University of Nigeria and University of Lagos. He don contribute to corporate governance reforms for Nigeria, including assisting Securities and Exchange Commission to draft di country pioneering Code of Corporate Governance. He also serve on Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria Committee on di National Code of Corporate Governance 2018.
Imoni Akpofure bring nearly three decades leadership experience in finance, infrastructure, and sustainability, with focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. Her career include senior positions at International Finance Corporation, CDC Group (now British International Investment), and KINA Advisory. She currently serve on boards of Africa50 and Development Bank of Nigeria.
Lwazi Bam join MTN Group on June 1, 2026, as Group Chief Risk Officer, after serving as Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte Africa and Deloitte Southern Africa between 2012 and 2022.
