MTN Nigeria closed the first half of 2026 with a profit after tax of N707.5 billion, up 70.6 percent year on year, backed by an interim dividend of N26.00 per share, payable September 7, 2026, to shareholders on the register as at 20 August 2026.
Revenue rose 25.9 percent to N2.99 trillion from N2.38 trillion in H1 2025, with data once again supplying the bulk of the growth as subscribers kept upgrading their usage patterns and MTN pushed further into 5G rollout.
Data revenue advanced to N1.70 trillion from N1.23 trillion, while voice revenue grew more modestly to N897.1 billion from N780.2 billion, underscoring the continuing shift in the revenue mix toward internet-based services.
SMS revenue rose to N112.7 billion from N92.4 billion, and digital revenue, which captures video, music, gaming, and e-commerce activity, climbed to N58.7 billion from N48.4 billion.
Value-added services, covering airtime lending and fintech products, however slipped to N77.1 billion from N82.8 billion, the one soft spot in an otherwise broad-based topline expansion.
