Econet was the first commercial GSM operator in Nigeria and commenced operation in 2001. A lot of Nigerians know that the company called Airtel today has changed name a number of times in the past but not many people realize there’s a can of worms behind the troubles Econet Wireless faced before leaving the country. From Econet Wireless to V-Mobile, the company changed hands and become Celtel.
In a short time, the company changed to Zain before before we kew it, it became the Airtel we all know today. The company probably would’ve remained as Econet Wireless but then, corruption prevailed.
Sounds familiar, right?
Well, Strive Mastriya, took to Facebook today earlier today to reveal things a lot of people do not know about the exit of Econet Wireless, a company that seemed to be doing well back then. Here’s the post below:
It’s time to play by a different (ethical) set of rules (Part 7) Nigeria 1 of 5___Sometimes the price can be very high…
Posted by Strive Masiyiwa on Sunday, October 4, 2015
We now know about Econet Wireless but we have no idea how many foreign investors who have been frustrated out of business due to corruption. He promised to share more update on this story and you may follow his page to learn more.
