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MIKE ADENUGA STRIKES GOLD IN GAMBIA

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Africa’s telecommunication giant, Globacom, has received yet another boost in pursuit of its vision to be the biggest and best telecom operator in Africa with the winning of a license to operate telecom services in Gambia. The license, the sixth company has so far won in Africa, comes barely four months after it won a similar license in Senegal.
Other countries where Globacom has telecom licenses are Nigeria, Ghana, Benin Republic and Cote D’Ivoire. The company started operations in Nigeria in August, 2003 and in Benin in June 2008. It has also concluded plans to roll out services in Ghana. The latest license approval was presented to Globacom at the Presidency in Banjul, Gambia on Monday by the Secretary General of the Government of Gambia, Dr Njogou BAH. In attendance of the presentation of the approval were that country’s Minister of Information, Communication and Technology, Alhaji A. Cham, and the Foreign Affairs counterpart, Hon.Momodou Tangara.
Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh later received the Globacom Delegation which included, the Executive Director, Human Resources, Mr Adewale Sangowawa, and Head of New Markets, Mr. Olayinka Olafimihan. Sangowawa, who received the approval on behalf of the company’s Chairman, Dr Mike Adenuga Jnr (CON), said the licence would enable the telecommunication giant to stimulate world class telecommunication services in Gambia.
The license will also allow Globacom to land its trans-Atlantic submarine cable, Glo 1, in West African country with opportunities to extend the infrastructure to neighboring countries. It also gives the company the right to carry traffic for customers in Gambia. With this development, the people of Gambia have now been positioned to be part of the telecommunication revolution which Globacom is bringing to Africa.

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