MTN Nigeria has reaffirmed its position as a critical driver of the non-oil economy, posting a service revenue of N5.2tn in its 2025 audited financial results.
Beyond the impressive top-line growth, the company emphasised that its financial success is deeply intertwined with national development, standing firmly as one of the country’s largest corporate taxpayers and ensuring its profitability supports the Federal Government’s infrastructure and social welfare programmes.
The 2025 financial year, according to a statement from the firm, was described as a remarkable period of recovery and resilience for the company.
The Chief Executive Officer, Dr Karl Toriola, noted that 2025 marked a significant turning point with a return to profitability and a resilient balance sheet, which ultimately supported “accelerated network investment to enhance quality of service and user experience.”
To back up its commitment, MTN revealed that it invested a N1tn in capital expenditure in 2025 for network expansion. This massive CAPEX deployment serves as physical proof of its economic patriotism, ensuring that billions in retained earnings are poured directly back into building base stations, laying fibre optics, and creating thousands of local jobs.
Furthermore, the company’s leadership highlighted that its ability to aggressively fund its CAPEX obligations while navigating economic storms is an indicator that government policies are working.
MTN commended the government for its progressive policies, noting that its primary focus remains on keeping millions of Nigerians connected. This capital-intensive stability serves as an example that companies can indeed return to profitability, survive, and build critical infrastructure in Nigeria.
Consequently, MTN is leveraging its position as the most valuable company on the Nigerian Exchange to encourage local wealth creation.
With millions of direct and indirect Nigerian investors, the company has actively encouraged young Nigerians to bet on the country’s digital future by buying its shares, promising that robust CAPEX strategies will continue to deliver attractive long-term shareholder returns.
