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MTN Group to acquire another 6.98 percent interest in MTN Nigeria.(Brief article)

South Africa's MTN Group will be acquiring from minority shareholders another 6.98 percent stake in MTN Nigeria. The total cost involved was $348.9 million. A cash payment of $287.8 million will be made towards funding the total amount, and the remaining will come from a share issue.

The purchase will be materializing through MTN International. With this, MTN Group's s

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