Nigeria, March 22 -- 9mobile has addressed concerns about its continued operations in Nigeria, dismissing rumours that it plans to shut down.

The telecom company made this clarification on Friday in Lagos, explaining that the reports were unfounded and intended to cause unnecessary alarm among its subscribers.

The company acknowledged that some customers recently faced difficulties with Mobile Number Portability (MNP), which allows users to switch to other networks without changing their phone numbers.

However, it assured the public that it never restricted users from accessing this service and has always followed industry regulations.

According to 9mobile, a temporary technical problem had affected the MNP service, leading to delays....