Telecommunications operator Glo Mobile Limited, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Megatech Engineering Limited have been sued at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged breach of a multi-million-dollar consultancy agreement.
The lawsuit was filed by Mosakab Nigeria Limited and its promoter, Mashood Mustapha, who are seeking over N20 billion in damages for what they describe as an unlawful violation of their contractual rights.
In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1534/2024, the plaintiffs are asking the court to void the sale of a 2.6GHz Spectrum Licence by Megatech to Glo Mobile, alleging that the transaction was tainted by fraud and illegality. Megatech Engineering Limited, Glo Mobile and the NCC are listed as the 1st to 3rd defendants.
The suit filed by George Ibrahim, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, of Ogwu James Onoja & Co., also seeks an order compelling Megatech to pay the plaintiffs $10m, which they claim is the outstanding balance from a Consultancy Agreement signed on June 29, 2017.
The plaintiffs further want the court to direct the NCC to revoke the 2.6GHz spectrum licence earlier issued to Megatech in March 2020, a licence they say was secured through their facilitation as consultants.
In addition to the dollar-denominated claim, Mosakab and Mustapha are demanding N5bn for breach of contract and N10bn as general damages. They are also asking the court to compel Megatech to allot 5–10% of its outstanding shares to Mustapha, as stipulated in the 2017 agreement.
According to their statement of claim, Megatech engaged the plaintiffs in 2017 to help secure the 2.5/2.6GHz National Licence, leading Mosakab to deploy extensive human and material resources. Their efforts, they said, culminated in the NCC’s offer of a 40MHz (TDD) spectrum on March 26, 2020, for nationwide deployment.
The plaintiffs alleged that after statutory payments were made and negotiations advanced, Megatech decided to share the spectrum with Glo Mobile, a process they claim to have facilitated using their contacts and resources worth $250,000.
Trouble reportedly began when Megatech allegedly failed to fulfil its $10m payment obligation, paying only $421,052 and leaving an outstanding balance of $9,578,947. They also accuse Megatech of selling its interest in the spectrum to Glo Mobile without settling the outstanding sum.
The plaintiffs are seeking a declaration that they met all their contractual obligations and are entitled to the unpaid $9.57m, as well as N50m as the cost of litigation.
Justice Mohammed Garba Umar has scheduled the suit for hearing on March 3, 2026.
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