Millions of customers on the MTN Nigeria network were last Saturday stranded after experiencing difficulty in voice and data services.
To this, the company has offered an apology in a statement on Monday.
The company in a statement issued on Monday by its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Olutokun Toriola, stated that its technicians were able to resolve the problem.
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To avert future occurrence of the incident, the company said it is working with its network partners to investigate the issue.
The statement read: “MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (“MTN Nigeria”) can confirm that subscribers experienced challenges connecting to the network during the afternoon of Saturday, October 9th, 2021. The service outage was caused by a disruption in the core network and affected voice and data services. MTN’s technical team were able to rectify the problem in about five hours, allowing service restoration for customers to begin connecting with one another. In addition, time-bound subscriptions are being extended to ensure full value is delivered.
“Commenting on the service disruption, MTN CEO Olutokun Toriola said: ‘I want to apologise to all the customers that were affected by Saturday’s service outage. Our primary mission is to bring you the benefits of a modern connected life, and notwithstanding this unfortunate event, our commitment to providing the reliable service you’ve come to expect over the past twenty years remains unshaken.
“‘I want to reassure all our stakeholders that our network team is working closely with our network partners Ericsson and Cisco to ensure that the reasons for the disruption are fully investigated, and appropriate action is taken to enhance the resilience of affected systems.’”
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