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MTN Nigeria sacks 280 workers

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http://ift.tt/2pCnb7Z A source toid The Guardian that the latest downsizing affected about 280 staff, who voluntarily agreed to leave the company. About 280 staff of MTN Nigeria have been relieved of their jobs by the South African telecommunications firm. Information has it that it was a voluntary exercise based on an agreement between those that were sacked and the company’s human resources department. Sources within the firm confirmed to The Guardian that those affected, about 280 were mostly permanent employees, who had spent five years and above with the organisation from 2001 when MTN began commercial service in Nigeria. The source revealed that MTN Nigeria has 1800 permanent staff. Though, as at press time, the firm had not issued a statement to that effect, a source, however, explained to The Guardian that the latest downsizing affected about 280 staff, who voluntarily agreed to leave the company. The source said the sackings were as a result of “the changing dynam...