Story for the gods!
Joblessness will only endure for a while, our families life are more precious to us. After all other Telecommunication companies will expand and absorb those affected workers and even gain from their wealth of knowledge.

But come to think of it, what has MTN got to do with the Xenophobia issue? Are they the sponsor? Are they in the capacity to stop them but refuse to act?

Anything you do to MTN, do equally to SHOPRITE, DSTV & GOTV.

****** I have spoken *******

shoro niyen....@yimu yimu.com.....dem forget say the likes of glo, airtel & etisalat to acquire there customers , which will make these networks to expand there biz in terms of economies of scale...thereby employing more labours to match up with there economies of scale...even visafone & d likes of multi-link go rise....make dem no call dog as monkey for us....

I use MTN mostly, and if they close shops, then I switch over to another network and so many other Nigerians will do same. This means there will be pressure on the available networks, and the pressure will compel them to recruit more staff and expand.

wait which mtn? The same company that steals from its customers? they should close up shoo. The wind of change is already here

Omo this one na serious issue ooo. But all I have to say is "ti tenikan o ba baje, tenikan o n da" (if one person own no spoil another person own no go better ). Make dem dey go, it's time for Adenuga to step up the billionaires list.






eMptTy heN

hmm mtn!

I like this Goodluck guy, using reverse psychology, and 'first attack'. i bet he's feeling like a boss now, dumbo.

If MTN folds up, GLO, Airtel, Etisalat and O'tel would takeover the operations, and improve the scope of their businesses by buying out MTN's equipments, or better still, the Nigerian government can privatise the company and sell to the highest bidder, after all, all the profits made are repatriated back to South Africa.

Just take a look at that defiant tone, as if they are doing us a favour by being in this country, citing employment figures, seems they've forgotten so fast that mtn started off by taking over and using NITEL's equipments free of charge.

Dyt:


Yes we are Nigerians
And that's what makes us Nigerians

#sufferingandsmiling
I am a proud one sha
I dey suffer dey smile
No backward mentality
We are too way educated and enlightened
Cool
Really cool


See me blabbing

Suffering and smiling is not just a Nigerian thing, even a hungry white man smiles like he got bread.
We believe in better tomorrow.

MTN will be the biggest losers here. They will lose their major investments and lose the Nigerian market. The biggest market on the continent. A new company will move in to fill the void.

Sweetguy25:
He who has ears. Irate Nigerians that are calling for the closure of MTN should understand the consequences. MTN is a law abiding company doing in business in Nigeria, the events occurring in their originating country shouldn't be used as an excuse to promote further divisions between the countries. They're a major stakeholder in the Nigerian economy and we should give them the respect they deserve. We should boycott Shell and other IOCs that degrade our environments with their business operations. Besides, its hypocrisy that a country like ours with a rich history of human rights abuses would seek revenge over acts human rights abuses in another country.

MTN are slave drivers who are using you as cheap labour, you can see from their press releases that they don't even feel the need to speak to you in a respectful manner. No iota of respect. Think about it, they are in your country and listen to the tone they use to speak to you, warning you as if you were the one that started the problem. YOu need to show them who is boss and send out a very clear message so that they understand that you are no fool, let them go to hell with their pitiful slave labour wages, Do you know that Nigerians are the largest number of subscribers on the whole continent? They should be doing everything possible to pacify you not threatening you as if they hold all the aces. Call their bluff and kick them to the kerb and lets see who will be crying at the end of it all.

Sandydayz:
Yeah that's true....

what is true about it ? So if mtn leaves nigeria today our telecommunication sector will ruin? Mtn can't afford to lose the nigeria market. There is no where in the world where mtn makes the kind of profit they make in nigeria. Mtn nigeria alone accounts for 40% of mtn global profits . They should be begging to stay and not indirectly threatening us . All these beggar mentality that nigerians have must stop. It is mtn that needs us ,we don't need mtn. If mtn leaves nigeria today 10 big telecoms operators worldwide will fight for her license.

Banks in Nigeria together sacks atleast 2,000 staffs every year, so whats the big deal?

chibuike65:
IGBO phobia will soon start in Nigeria









Bad people









Say No to IGBO phobia

Why dont you just STFUp?

You keep repeating yourself a hundred time wil not make anyone not to express their mind, especially if it is the TRUTH!

Igbophobia my foot.

fitzmayowa:
I hope Nigerians won't hurt Nigerians all in the name of retaliation of what is happening in far away south africa...


An eye for an eye would make over 6000 nigerians jobless...

Same story happened with nitel. Are those staffs not working else where today.

Truth be told. No job in the world is permanent. There will always be a time company will lay off staffs. We have more than 100k staffs lay off every year from banks, companies, businesses, e.t.c so no excuse to close your company because of civil action taken against you. There is no country in Africa that generate money for MTN like Nigeria. Well good luck sha Zain go Airtel come

well... let them call the xenophobic murderers in South Africa to order if they don't want to lose their company here in Nigeria.

cap28:


retaliation is ALWAYS the answer when you are dealing with animals.

Lol... U funny... But can we pls leave retaliation n at least consider d well being of our brothers

koligs:
IGBO phobia will soon start on Nairaland









Bad people









Say No to IGBO phobia

u are mentally unstable.

6000 indeed, refuse to fall for that fake number.

steppin:
The mUmu people dey threaten and blackmail Nigerians sef!
Wetin we no go see!
Instead of them to sternly warn their govt and their people to keep their xenophobic ass in check, they're making threats and blackmailing Nigerians.
Thunder go fire una!

I dnt see any black mail or yahoo mail here, Mtn just stated d fact....
To me. MTN Nigeria has nothing to do with the recent xenophobia attacks in SA...
It will only be mischievous 4 Nigerians to reciprocate their anger by impeding or disrupting South African owned business in Nigeria....
There is a better nd decent way to do things.
2 wrongs can't make a Right........mbuk!!!!

It seems you are not a Nigerian... too many you and no us or we

cap28:


MTN are slave drivers who are using you as cheap labour, you can see from their press releases that they don't even feel the need to speak to you in a respectful manner. No iota of respect. Think about it, they are in your country and listen to the tone they use to speak to you, warning you as if you were the one that started the problem. YOu need to show them who is boss and send out a very clear message so that they understand that you are no fool, let them go to hell with their pitiful slave labour wages, Do you know that Nigerians are the largest number of subscribers on the whole continent? They should be doing everything possible to pacify you not threatening you as if they hold all the aces. Call their bluff and kick them to the kerb and lets see who will be crying at the end of it all.

luvinhubby:
Story for the gods.....
There are at least three other similar telecom firms in Nigeria that will simply expand it's services & scope of operations and assimiliate such workforce effortlessly, or worse still, nationalise that damn offshoot company of hating barbarians called Zulus.
Just waiting for the first move to join the vandalism, after all we did not start it.

Na shoprite I dey wait for. Na to carry 911 enter there o

Instead of negotiating peacefully and urging their government to respond, they've decided to threaten us with job losses ko?

MTN has now become equivalent to blackmailers, kidnappers and terrorists. I say call their bluff. Let the boycott begin. What nonsense!

chibuike65:
IGBO phobia will soon start in Nigeria









Bad people









Say No to IGBO phobia

You are only trying to generate attention to the very People you are trying to avoid. We are talking about SA you are diverting the topic to Igbo. Soon the thread will be filled with hate words and hate debate.

onatisi:
what is true about it ? So if mtn leaves nigeria today our telecommunication sector will ruin? Mtn can't afford to lose the nigeria market. There is no where in the world where mtn makes the kind of profit they make in nigeria. Mtn nigeria alone accounts for 40% of mtn global profits . They should be begging to stay and not indirectly threatening us . All these beggar mentality that nigerians have must stop. It is mtn that needs us ,we don't need mtn. If mtn leaves nigeria today 10 big telecoms operators worldwide will fight for her license.

Look, MTN is really annoying with this their "posture"!
They cant blackmail us with "Unemployment"!

Well, if they close down shop and retrench those numbers they claim:

1.) other telecoms Coys like Glo, Airtel, EtiBaba, e.t.c will move-in on their market share and expand their own business.

2.) Customers will also port to other Networks

3.) Combination of (1) and (2) above will create more jobs and absorb whatever slack, results from the MTN debacle.

4.) They will suffer collosal loss as most of the infrastructures they have on ground would either lay waste of be auctioned to their competitors!

But then, MTN will go bankrupt as close to 70% of their Business profit, comes from Nigeria.
They know it and we know it so, let them STOP these their "gra-gra" shakara!

Same goes for DSTV, Shoprite, e.t.c.

They either put pressure on their Govt to stop the Attacks..... or they suffer the consequence over here as well.
we will call their bluff.

dam4sam:


Why dont you just STFUp?

You keep repeating yourself a hundred time wil not make anyone not to express their mind, especially if it is the TRUTH!

Igbophobia my foot.

lol see this amajiri

Your citizens are being killed but you are talking of promo, poverty is bastard

Aregs:
Okay we don hear sha, we go reconsider but MTN suppose do promo for us just to calm us down... If na just 2GB data for #500

boman2014:
Hmm , true talk...


And i'm not ready to part with my MTN sim(s)

shey your sim dey do more than to make/receive calls and then browse

koligs:
IGBO phobia will soon start on Nairaland









Bad people









Say No to IGBO phobia

What has ibos got to do with our ppl being attacked on foreign grounds.
U are on a ntwk. Ppl read these posts. Try hide ur hatred for other cultures becos of their progress, at least in public places.
U dont need to like a group of ppl before u can be civil with them.

nduchucks:
Instead of negotiating peacefully and urging their government to respond, they've decided to threaten us with job losses ko?

MTN has now become equivalent to blackmailers, kidnappers and terrorists. I say call their bluff. Let the boycott begin. What nonsense!

It is a characteristic of South African Companies to Blackmail workers.

if they can, they will ask the Police to shoot to kill, their workers, as they did in the South African Marikana/LOMIN Mining Company incident.

cap28:


MTN are slave drivers who are using you as cheap labour, you can see from their press releases that they don't even feel the need to speak to you in a respectful manner. No iota of respect. Think about it, they are in your country and listen to the tone they use to speak to you, warning you as if you were the one that started the problem. YOu need to show them who is boss and send out a very clear message so that they understand that you are no fool, let them go to hell with their pitiful slave labour wages, Do you know that Nigerians are the largest number of subscribers on the whole continent? They should be doing everything possible to pacify you not threatening you as if they hold all the aces. Call their bluff and kick them to the kerb and lets see who will be crying at the end of it all.

MTN and other south african companies have condemned the events occurring in their country, I see no reason why we should cry more than the bereaved. Nigerian and Indian companies pay worse than MTN. Also, MTN makes a lot of money from Nigeria because of their highly effective business model. There's no point in showing them who's boss or whatever, that unreasonable and it should only happen on events that were caused by MTN.

teeowl:
It seems you are not a Nigerian... too many you and no us or we

I am a Nigerian but not resident in Nigeria that's why i used "you", but i am in solidarity with my people.

treasuredm:
I c reasons with them though... Retaliation is not always d answer

Nigerians sef, dont look at the money(salaries) for once and fight for justly cause.