Airtel Africa awarded full Nigerian super agent licence

African telecommunications and mobile money services provider Airtel Africa confirmed on Tuesday that the Central Bank of Nigeria had awarded its Airtel Mobile Commerce Nigeria subsidiary with a full super agent licence.
Airtel Africa, which has a presence in 14 countries across the continent, stated the licence would allow it to create an agency network that can service the customers of licensed Nigerian banks, payment service banks and licensed mobile money operators in Nigeria.