Exchange your old phone for a Nokia Lumia 520 at any Airtel Nigeria shop

One of the Leading telecommunications service provider in Nigeria, Airtel and Nokia, have partnered make available to Nigerians a wonderful opportunity to exchange any of their current handsets for one of Nokia’s cool and retro smartphones, the Lumia 520, yes! believe me, it is the truth.

Now, all you have to do to qualify for the Airtel/Nokia phone upgrade programme, existing and new customers only need visit any Airtel shops with their old but functional device of any given brand and network(hmmm..), then pay an exchange fee of N23, 990(here's the catch), to own the amazing Nokia Lumia 520. I know it may sound like a rip-off, but you will be getting a discount of 4000; how about that?

The exchange has other goodies tied to it, such as, N6000 worth free airtime for on-net calls and data that will last for 6 months.

According to the Vanguard, the Chief Sales Officer of Airtel Nigeria, Inusa Bello, said the initiative is another first by any operator in Nigeria, saying it will further provide telecoms value to Nigerians in line with its commitment to become the most loved brand in the daily lives of Nigerians.

Inusa Bello also said "the phone upgrade programme is yet another unique initiative by Airtel and Nokia to provide Nigerians a rare opportunity to own smartphone devices, complete with innovative applications to enhance their communication experience.  Also, the additional value of free voice and data services is one more reason for consumers to port to Airtel."

The General Manager of Nokia West Africa, Mr. Chris Brown said Nokia was confident and happy that the Lumia 520 had been chosen as the smartphone of choice for consumers to get their first smartphone experience on. He also applauded Airtel for leading the way on a much requested upgrade opportunity which will offer consumers the best starter kit with the device discount and a fully loaded phone with free airtime and data for easy internet access.