Category Archives: MTN Foundation

 The ASAP Walk That Had Us Up at 7 AM

Let’s be honest. If you’d told us last week that we’d be in Enugu by 6:30 AM, walking and chanting with young Nigerian teachers, members of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Air Force, Civil Defence, Fire Service, and even Corp members, we might have laughed, rolled over in […]

₦800 Billion Infrastructure Plan Set to Boost MTN’s Network Quality Nationwide

In a recent interview, MTN Nigeria reaffirmed that its ongoing infrastructure investment is a strategic step to improve network quality, speed, and nationwide coverage. Speaking on Beyond the Headlines with Nifemi Oguntoye, Ugonwa Nwoye, Chief Customer and Experience Officer at MTN Nigeria, explained that although public concern is valid, the company undertook several internal cost-efficiency […]

How MTN Employees Contributed NGN20 Million To Renovate Secondary School

In 2024, MTN Y’ello Care embarked on a 21-day journey of corporate volunteerism, touching lives and transforming communities across Nigeria. With a strong focus on education, this year’s initiative supported projects aimed at improving learning opportunities for underserved students. One of the standout interventions was the renovation and refurbishment of a block of classrooms at […]

MTN Foundation Opens Applications for 2025 Scholarships

  MTN Foundation has opened applications for its 2025 scholarship programme, reaffirming its dedication to strengthening the development of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), encouraging excellence in academic pursuit, deepening diversity and inclusion by empowering blind students in Nigeria.  The programme provides three categories of scholarships annually: the Science and Technology Scholarship (MTN STS), […]

MTN Foundation has become a beacon of positive change” -Sanwo-Olu Says at Anniversary Celebration Dinner

His Excellency, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has praised the MTN Foundation for its unwavering commitment to socio-economic development through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives over the past 20 years. The Lagos State Governor was represented by Honourable Folasade Ambrose-Medebem, Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives    Trade and Investment, at the MTN Foundation’s 20th Anniversary celebration dinner held at […]

MTN Foundation Bags Multiple Awards at 8th Tech Innovation Awards

MTN Foundation has affirmed its leadership in innovation through CSR initiatives, receiving the “Transformational Solutions in Education & Skills Acquisition Award” at the eight edition of the Tech Innovation Awards, which held on November 2, 2024 at Oriental Hotel, Lagos. Executive Director of the MTN Foundation, Odunayo Sanya was recognized as the “Corporate Social Investment […]

MTN Foundation Bags Multiple Awards at 8th Tech Innovation Awards

MTN Foundation has affirmed its leadership in innovation through CSR initiatives, receiving the “Transformational Solutions in Education & Skills Acquisition Award” at the eight edition of the Tech Innovation Awards, which held on November 2, 2024, at Oriental Hotel, Lagos. Executive Director of the MTN Foundation, Odunayo Sanya was recognized as the “Corporate Social Investment […]

MTN Foundation Celebrates 20 Years of Impact in Nigeria …unveils a new logo, vision, and mission statement

The MTN Foundation celebrated its 20th anniversary with a stakeholder conference in Abuja, highlighting two decades of significant contributions to communities across Nigeria. This event provided a platform to reflect on the Foundation’s accomplishments, unveil a new logo, vision, and mission statement, and launch its Y’ello Impact Report, reinforcing its commitment to sustainable development. The […]

MTN Foundation MUSON Scholars Celebrate Donors at 2023 Appreciation Concert

L-R: Vice Chairman, MUSON, Chief Femi Adeniyi-Williams;  Director, MTN Foundation, Mr. Dennis Okoro; Chairman MUSON, Louis Mbanefo (SAN);  Director, MUSON School of Music, Princess Banke Ademola; and Deputy Director, MUSON School of Music, Sir Emeka Nwokedi at the MTN Foundation MUSON Donors Appreciation Concert held in MUSON Centre, Lagos, on Thursday, November 7, 2023.

Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) recently hosted an appreciation concert to honour donors in an event that celebrated the strides made by the graduating MTN-MUSON scholars. The concert, held at the Agip Recital Hall, MUSON Centre on Thursday, December 7, 2023, was graced by MTN Foundation officials, members of the Society, enthusiastic students, and revered […]

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 […]