Money

MTN, CardinalStone, VFD Group recognised at NGX Made of Africa Awards

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By Motolani Oseni MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, VFD Group Plc, CardinalStone Securities and Chapel Hill Denham were big winners at the just concluded Made of Africa Awards organized by Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). The Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Exchange Limited, Temi Popoola,

Business

MoMo PSB targets 20m SMEs to boost financial inclusion

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By Temitope Adebayo MoMo PSB, the payment unit of MTN, has targeted 20 million Nano and Small Medium Enterprise (SMEs), in an effort to further boost financial inclusion in Nigeria. The chief commercial officer, Ella Muzzolini, disclosed this while speaking to the newsmen on the sideline of a two-day MoMo and Nigeria Association of Small […]

Brands and Marketing

NASS reassures MTN on partnership in human capital development

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By Tunde Opalana President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has assured the Management of the MTN Nigeria, of the readiness of the Federal Government under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to continue to partner with the telecommunications outfit, in the area of job creation, manpower development through training and retraining of Nigerian youths. […]

Business

MTN Foundation, EDCunveil Y’ellopreneur programme for female entrepreneurs

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2022 0

The MTN Foundation in partnership with the Bank of Industry and the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) has officially launched the first phase of the Y’ellopreneur programme for female entrepreneurs in Nigeria. The announcement was made on Tuesday, 8 November 2022, at a media event hosted by the Foundation, at the MTN Nigeria Head Office, Falomo, […]

Business

MTN Nigeria prepares future CEOs through the mPulse spelling bee competition

Ihesiulo Grace 6 November 2022 0

By Motolani Oseni MTN mPulse Spelling Bee Competition has progressed to round two with 1000 shortlisted participants between the ages of 9 and 15 from various prestigious primary and secondary schools around Nigeria. The opportunities are endless in this edition as the brand is giving the overall winner the chance to become its CEO for […]

Business

Nigerian companies should invest in startups, says CCSO MTN Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2022 0

By Temitope Adebayo The Chief Corporate Services Officer (CCSO), MTN Nigeria, Tobechukwu Okigbo, has stated that investment by major Nigerian companies in startups will enable the growth of the ecosystem. Speaking on the current state of the tech ecosystem at the Technology Breakout Session Panel at the recently held Lagos Economic Summit, Okigbo, said that […]

News

MTN Nigeria kicks off Blow My Hustle Campaign, targets young entrepreneurs

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2022 0

By Joy Obakeye MTN Nigeria has commenced it’s entrepreneurship program tagged ‘MTN Pulse Blow My Hustle campaign. The initiative is aimed at empowering young Nigerians with viable businesses through capacity building and grants. Speaking about the campaign, Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria, Adia Sowho, was quoted as saying: “The ‘hustle spirit’ amongst

Business

MTN Nigeria extends 2022 mPulse Spelling Bee Competition

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2022 0

To create more opportunities for participation, MTN Nigeria has announced the extension of the MTN mPulse Spelling Bee Competition 2022. The deadline for round one of the competition initially slated for October 9 has now been extended to October 23, 2022, for primary and secondary school students within the age bracket of 9 -15 years. […]

Business

MTN explains why investing over N200m to Nigerian entertainment show

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2022 0

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has partnered with Ultima studios to premiere the internationally acclaimed ‘Family Feud’ show in Nigeria. The telecommunications giant has invested over N200m in introducing the family-centered show to screens across Nigeria. Following the media event on August 24, 2022, where Bisola Aiyeola was announced as host of the show, MTN

News

Court orders MTN to pay Nigerian musician N20m for using song as caller tune without consent

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2022 0

BY BENJAMIN OMOIKE The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has ordered telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria, to pay an Abuja-based musician, Liberty Williams over copyright violation. The suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2017 was instituted in 2017 by Williams against MTN, its Chief Executive Officer, Ferdi Moolman; Nowhere to Run Entertainment Ltd and Emmanuel Abanah.

Business

MTN’s Mobile Money Bank hit by N22bn fraud

Ihesiulo Grace 28 June 2022 0

Andrew Orolua The newly licensed Mobile Money Payment Service Bank Limited (MOMO PSB), a banking subsidiary of MTN Communications Limited, has been hit by massive fraud worth over N22 billion. The bank suffered the loss in less than a month of its operations and is already in court seeking relief. Court processes in a suit […]

Business

PAU selects 20 participants for MTN Media Innovation Programme

Ihesiulo Grace 7 June 2022 0

By Temitope Adebayo The School of Media and Communication (SMC), Pan-Atlantic University has announced the 22 media practitioners selected for the first edition of the MTN Media Innovation Programme. During the six months fully funded fellowship by MTN Nigeria, the twenty (20) MIP fellows will engage in intensive sessions on courses covering modern income streams […]

News

Reduce cost of data, other services – Buhari tells MTN

Ihesiulo Grace 18 June 2021 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the MTN Group to provide quality service to its Nigerian subscribers and reduce its cost of data, and other services. In a statement released by his media aide, Femi Adesina, President Buhari also asked the telecommunication company to make available top-of-the-range service to its Nigerian subscribers. Buhari said this when […]

Entertainment

MTN Foundation Sponsors “Tony Wants to Marry” Drive-In Theatre Performance

Ihesiulo Grace 2 April 2021 0

By Mutiat Alli In line with its commitment to the renaissance of arts and culture in Nigeria, the MTN Foundation is sponsoring a drive-in theatre performance of Tony Wants to Marry, a play written by Jerry Alagbaoso and directed by Agozie Ugwu. The play which explores the pressure Nigerian parents mount on their children to […]

News

MTN staff in Police net over alleged complicity in Adamawa lady’s death

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2021 0

The Police Command in Adamawa, on Friday confirmed the arrest of an MTN staff, Lekan Agboola, over complicity in the death of a 37-year-old mother of two. DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, Adamawa State Police Command Public Relations Officer, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola.Nguroje said Agboola, who was arrested on […]

Labour News

Anti-MTN labour unrest threatens nationwide network connectivity

Ihesiulo Grace 13 August 2020 0

By Joy Obakeye Without an amicable resolution, millions of Nigerians may soon experience network disruption as an affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Union (NLC) takes on telecommunications giant, MTN. Daily Times gathered that Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PTECSSAN) condemned what it described as demoralizing employee

Business

Equities market rebounds with N15bn gain on MTN price rally

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2020 0

Following price appreciation achieved by MTN Nigeria Communications, the equities market of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday rebounded by 0.12 per cent  to gain N15 billion. In fact, the key market indices such as the market capitalisation of listed equities inched higher by N15 billion or 0.12 per cent to N12.679 trillion from […]

Business

Equities market sheds 0.09% amidst profit-taking on MTNN, 21 other stocks

Ihesiulo Grace 17 June 2020 0

The equities segment of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday closed on a negative note, extending the previous negative sentiment to four consecutive trading day with a dip of 0.09 per cent, buoyed by profit-taking on MTN Nigeria Communications (MTNN) and 21 other stocks. READ ALSO: New NBC Code: Some Provisions Unenforceable-Okoroji For instance, […]

News

MTN announces N100bn commercial paper issuance, highest ever by any Nigerian firm

Ihesiulo Grace 10 June 2020 0

Telecommunication giant, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has raised N100 billion in its debut commercial paper (CP) issuance. The feat has now made it the largest debut issuance by any Nigerian company to raise such amount at debut issuance. It was understood that had planned initially to raise N50 billion under its registered N100 billion CP […]

Business

MTN Nigeria announces debut N100bn CP issuance

Ihesiulo Grace 10 June 2020 0

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc. has announced to the public, its successful Commercial Paper (CP) Issuance (series 1 & 2) under its N100billion CP Issuance Programme. MTN Nigeria Communications Plc. (CP 1) had a tenor of 180 days and 270 days (CP 2) with an effective yield of 4.90 per cent for a N20 billion size (CP1) […]