JANUARY 22, 2008:
VISAFONE’S GROUND BREAKING PARTNERSHIP WITH 13 NIGERIAN BANKS MAKES IT TO THE CNN BUSINESS NEWS SEGMENT.
JANUARY 17, 2008:
13 NIGERIAN BANKS TEAM UP TO RAISE A $200M FACILITY TO FACILITATE VISAFONE’S ROLL-OUT, CAPACITY BUILDING AND EXPANSION.
DECEMBER 14, 2007:
VISAFONE HOSTS ITS FIRST EVER VISAFONE STRATEGIC PARTNERS (VSP) PARLEY WITH SELECT MEMBERS OF THE PRESS IN ATTENDANCE AT THE SERENE CIVIC CENTER IN VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS.
NOVEMBER 2007:
VISAFONE ACQUIRES BOURDEX WITH OPERATIONS IN SOUTH-EASTERN NIGERIA. BOURDEX’ OVER 40,000 SUBSCRIBERS AND ITS COVERAGE OF 10 STATES PROVIDES VISAFONE WITH A READY MARKET IN THE VERY LUCRATIVE EASTERN NIGERIAN REGION.
SEPTEMBER 2007:
VISAFONE IS ANNOUNCED AS THE APPROVED BIDDER FOR THE 3 CARRIERS IN THE 800 MHZ SPECTRUMS PUT ON AUCTION BY THE NCC WHICH WILL ALLOW VISAFONE TO ROLL OUT COMMERCIALLY ACROSS NIGERIA.
AUGUST 1, 2007:
VISAFONE RECEIVES UNIFIED ACCESS SERVICE LICENCE AS A TELECOM OPERATOR FROM THE NIGERIAN COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (NCC).
JUNE 20, 2007:
VISAFONE IS INCORPORATED IN NIGERIA FOLLOWING THE ACQUISITION OF CELLCOM TO CARRY OUT THE BUSINESS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
