MTN Foundation in partnership with Business Day, MTV Base Africa, and the Netng commemorated the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on June 26. The virtual event featured in-depth discussion from professionals across various sectors including health, entertainment, business as well as the public sector. The panel discussion was preceded by a hangout […]
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It is official, Nigeria’s largest virtual anti-drugs conversation is going to be over the top and we are looking at our clocks! Now, we know where and when this weekend’s drama will begin. Who’s ready with their phones? What’s the full gist? MTN Nigeria has partnered with premium entertainment channel, MTV Base Africa; number one […]
MTN Nigeria is partnering with music channel, MTV Base; Netng; Business Day and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), to host a no-holds-barred virtual conversation about substance abuse among Nigerian youths. The virtual event tagged the Drug Convos holds on Friday, June 26, 2020, to commemorate the International Day Against Drug Abuse and […]
You have seen it many times in movies and TV series – an actor snorts a line of ‘coke’, their eyes roll to the back of the head and they are out cold – dead. Sadly, even some of us have seen it happen! The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), reports that for […]
When I was about to start my university education, I was worried sick of how I was going to manage till my final year; mum was a single parent with the burden of raising three children. The thought of four years alone was a terrible nightmare. My elder sibling was already in university and, being […]
The world is ruled by technology – the advancements that have been made in the past decade were thought to be blasphemy centuries ago, yet here we are. Financial technology seeks to use innovation and technology to advance the delivery of financial services. Nigeria’s financial technology industry raised an estimated investment of US$679 million in […]
MTN Foundation has donated medical equipment to facilitate the delivery of quality health care at the Nigerian Police Hospital, Ikoyi. The donation comprising of three patient vital sign monitors, two cardiotocography machines, two radiant warmers and one 1.5HP split unit air conditioner, is part of the Foundation’s outreach focused at providing medical support to the […]
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Delivering On The Y’ello Hope Promise: MTN Foundation Contributes Over 70,000 Items Of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) To NCDC
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Following MTN’s commitment of N500 million to support the acquisition of critical medical supplies for healthcare professionals on the frontlines, the MTN Foundation has delivered a first batch of over 70,000 pieces of essential personal protection equipment to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The consignment includes: 30160 N95 masks, 8000 aprons, 2000 pairs […]
COVID-19 has thundered through the world. We will speak of the pandemic for centuries to come. When children have their devices floating in the air as they waddle to school, and robots have replaced humans in many positions at the workplace, the virus that pushed the world to its knees will be one of the […]
Following official confirmation of Covid-19 cases in some of our markets, MTN Group has taken a series of precautionary measures to ensure continuity of services and the safety of its stakeholders including employees, customers, communities and suppliers against the potential outbreak. A key priority for MTN is to ensure business continuity. Our services over this […]