The Nigerian mobile space has grown to be the biggest in Africa ranked by the subscriber base and revenue and remains attractive despite the high cost of doing business. There are 4 major and many minor operators currently licensed and active. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) originally set the date for commencement of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) as long ago as May 2009.

Recently the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Eugene Juwah assured the country that MNP would be fully implemented before the end of the first quarter of 2013.

WTL became involved in this prestigious project in the second half of 2012. Existing customer ICN had won the contract to operate the MNP service in the country and called on a number of leading vendors to supply infrastructure and expertise.