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MTN Nigeria prefers to list on Nigerian Stock Exchange on Thursday

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MTN’s Nigerian unit would prefer to list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Thursday, a spokesman for the South African firm said on Tuesday.

“We are aiming to list but we can’t give you a hard date,” he said, adding that Thursday was the company’s preferred date, though Wednesday and Friday this week and Wednesday and Thursday next week are also options. Reuters

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