Spread the word Board Chairman of MTN Nigeria, Dr Ernest Ndukwe, has traced Nigeria’s digital evolution from the era of long queues at NITEL offices to the rise of globally competitive fintech firms, as he celebrated Flutterwave’s 10th anniversary and its growing influence in the global payments ecosystem. Speaking at the company’s Gala Night hosted by the prestigious ‘The Delborough Lagos’, Ndukwe reflected on his time at the Nigerian Communications Commission under former President Olusegun Obasanjo, noting that the telecom reforms of the early 2000s dismantled systemic inefficiencies and opened the door for private-sector innovation. He recalled that before liberalisation, Nigerians endured prolonged waits to make international calls, a reality that disappeared after 2001 when the te...