MTN says will pay $250 million in Nigeria fine dispute South African telecoms giant MTN says will pay $250 million in Nigeria, in a fine originally set at $5.2 billion. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) slapped the penalty on Africa's largest telecoms firm for failing to deactivate 5.1 million unregistered SIM cards, sending its share price plummeting and leading to the resignation of chief executive Sifiso Dabengwa. FILE IMAGES.