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MTN, NPFL, and La Liga Announce Partnership for Grassroots Football Development

MTN Nigeria, the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) and La Liga, the men’s top professional football division of the Spanish football league system, have announced a partnership to support the development of grassroots football in Nigeria, through the establishment of the NPFL/La Liga U-15 Youth League. The announcement was made at a press conference on […]

Meet the Wunderkind from Ikorodu

When Akinyele Ademoyegun was declared the winner of the MTN mPulse spelling bee competition, he wore one of the widest smiles ever captured on camera. At that exact moment in Ikorodu, there was wild jubilation in the household. In Akinyele’s words, “I felt excited, my mom was happy and my neighbours also came rejoicing.” Watching […]

MTN Partners Wizkid to Deliver Exciting Performance in Abuja

Barely a month after Wizkid’s partnership with MTN on the globally-acclaimed three-day Made In Lagos Concert at the O2 Arena in London, the duo partnered again to excite fans at the Wizkid Live-in Concert at the Hilton in Abuja. “I came straight from the airport to see you guys. I’ve been everywhere around the world, […]

MTN Introduces its First-Ever Digital Season of Surprises

As part of efforts to keep giving and rewarding customers, MTN Nigeria has launched the first-ever digital version of Season of Surprises. This year, MTN customers have been made a part of the giving process as they are allowed to refer any MTN subscriber of their choice, using the new myMTN NG app or dialling […]

Everyone is Santa in MTN’s new Season of Surprises Campaign

The Y’ello Season of Surprises is one of MTN’s campaigns that customers look forward to yearly, for obvious reasons. It’s a time of exciting giveaways, pop-up events, material and cash gifts. The company embodies the character of Santa and rides on its sleigh (planes, cars and buses, actually) and spreads good cheer across the country, […]

How MTN Foundation is Improving Digital Skills of Youths in Nigeria

The present world is changing drastically in all fields, especially in information and communication technologies (ICT), hence the need to amass skills that would help one navigate and properly harness modern technologies. Digital technology connects people and machines with one another to deliver an experience which was far beyond our reach decades ago. Digital skills […]

12 Year-Old Akinyele Ademoyegun is MTN mPulse Spelling Bee Champion

Following participation from over 13,000 children across the country, Akinyele Ademoyegun a 12-year-old SS 1 student from Kaydel Comprehensive College, Ikorodu, Lagos has won the 2021 MTN mPulse spelling bee competition. Akinyele was crowned champion after correctly spelling the word “Kernite”, defeating Ekene Dondavis Okwuchukwu from Classic comprehensive college, Lagos. He also correctly spelt “Claustrophobic”, “Antiquarian”, […]

Meet the Cast and Crew of Death and the King’s Horseman

Bolanle Austen-Peters Production, in collaboration with the MTN Foundation, is bringing the story and characters of Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman to the Terra Kulture stage on May 13 to 16 in eight performances. The story, which is inspired by true events, is about a king’s horseman who is prevented from committing ritual […]

MTN Foundation Brings Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman to Terra Kulture

The MTN Foundation, in partnership with Bolanle Austen-Peters Productions is bringing Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman to the Terra Kulture stage. The play which is scheduled to hold on May 13 – 16 features seasoned actors including Mawuyon Ogun, Olarotimi Fakunle, Moshood Fattah and Fares Boulos (Oyibo Rebel). Death and the King’s Horseman […]

Why Communities Will Be The Next Big Thing

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This is the time to deepen relationships with the demographics that matter to us. Thanks to a rapidly changing environment, changing consumer behaviour and brand practices, the customer journey has become a lot different than what it used to be. Attempting to survive a pandemic has further strengthened the dependence on communities and the bonds […]