Category Archives: business

LBMM: Nigeria’s First Feature-Length Cinematic Animation In Cinemas Now

Following over two years of production work involving a talented 30-member cast and crew, Nigeria’s first feature-length animated movie with cinematic release – Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters (LBMM) – is available in cinemas in Nigeria and internationally from Friday, December 11, 2020. LBMM stars versatile Nollywood actors Bimbo Akintola, Patrick Doyle, Awazi Angbalaga, […]

Project SafeUp to Provide 2.5 Million Free PPE to Nigerians

In an effort to promote health and safety for Nigerians amidst the ongoing pandemic, My World of Bags (MWOB), a bag design and manufacturing company, is partnering with the Mastercard Foundation on an initiative called Project SafeUp. Project SafeUp will produce and distribute free personal protective equipment (PPE) to health workers and the general public […]

Ayeni Adekunle Spills On What Every Musician Needs On Their Journey To Stardom

Ayeni Adekunle, one of Africa’s leading reputation managers and founder/CEO of BHMG says there is more to a successful music career than vocal prowess.  “I believe you must have some form of talent to want to claim you can practice music, but I have always held a firm belief that what a 2Baba is selling […]

MTN CEO Wins Top CEO Award At Annual Businessday’s Top CEO and Next Bulls Awards

Ferdi Moolman, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria has been named a Top CEO at the sixth edition of Businessday’s annual Top CEOs and Next Bulls awards. This year’s event, organized in partnership with the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) featured over 15 recipients in the category. Moolman, who has been the CEO of MTN […]

Efe Omorogbe, Ayeni Adekunle, Larry Annetts, Share Music Business Survival Tips at MTN’s Business of the Art Series

MTN Foundation, the social investment vehicle of MTN Nigeria, recently hosted the fourth edition of its Business of the Art series. Young Nigerians gathered online for a three-hour session aimed at guiding upcoming artistes and music enthusiasts to make informed decisions when navigating the converging lines of business and arts in the music industry. The programme had […]

MTN Nigeria Releases Unaudited Results For The Six Months Ended 30 June 2020

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria, one of Africa’s largest providers of communications services, which has a clear vision to lead the delivery of a bold, new digital world, today, announces its unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2020. Salient features:  Mobile subscribers increased by 6.8 million to 71.1 million  Active data users […]

MTN’s Virtual Drug Convos Set for June 26, 2020

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 […]

Star Lite Expands Product Offering With the Launch of New 45cl Bottle

Nigeria’s first lite beer, Star Lite, recently unveiled a new bottle size to expand available options for their loyal consumers. The new 45cl bottle which promises the same refreshing and 100% natural taste was revealed to consumers via an Instagram Live session with a couple of on-air personalities, influencers and consumers in attendance. The brand […]

MTN Issues First Largest Commercial Paper by a Nigerian Corporate

MTN Nigeria CEO, Ferdinand Moolman

MTN Nigeria Communications PLC (“MTN Nigeria” or the “Company”) hereby notifies The Nigerian Stock Exchange and the investing public of the successful issuance of N100 billion Series I & II Notes under the debut N100 Billion Commercial Paper (“CP”) Programme. MTN Nigeria priced the Series I 180 day CP at an effective yield of 4.90% […]

Five Things To Note About Nigeria’s Multi-Billion Naira Fintech Industry

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 […]