Category Archives: MTN

MTN Welcomes Over 6.6m Nigerians as Shareholders … Members Approve N13.12 as dividend per share

Following its third Annual General Meeting which was held on April 28, 2022,  MTN Nigeria resolved its dividend payment in the total sum of N174.53bn (One hundred and seventy-four billion, five hundred and thirty million Naira) which translates to N8.57 Kobo per every 2 Kobo ordinary share to be paid to shareholders whose names appear in […]

MTN Nigeria and Pan-Atlantic University launch Media Innovation Programme (MIP)

MTN Nigeria and Pan-Atlantic University (PAU) today announced the launch of the MTN Media Innovation Programme (MTN MIP), which will be run by PAU’s School of Media and Communication (SMC).   The six-month, fully funded fellowship for Nigerian media practitioners is designed to support the sustainable development of the nation’s changing media scene. It is open to media practitioners across the spectrum, […]

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 […]

MTN partners with IWF, Meta, ICMEC and Child Helpline International to launch the Help Children be Children campaign

MTN Group has joined forces with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) Meta, ICMEC (the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children) and Child Helpline International, with the support of the United Nations office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), to launch the Help Children be Children campaign and the Child Safety Online Africa Portal to increase public awareness of the impact […]

MTN Named Best Tax Compliant Organisation in Nigeria … recognised as one of the top 20 taxpayers by FIRS

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria) has been recognised with two awards at the recently concluded National Tax Dialogue Event organised by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The second edition of this stakeholder engagement forum was held at the Banquet Hall, State House Presidential Villa Abuja on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, with his excellency, […]

Davido O2 Concert: MTN Nigeria Reiterates Commitment To Cultural Exploits With Udux Partnership

Nigeria’s leading digital solutions provider, MTN Nigeria, recently partnered with uduX to secure exclusive global rights to stream Davido’s second historic concert at the O2. MTN customers were granted access to watch the concert for free, contributing to a record-breaking turnout of 718,368 music fans across the world. The partnership is in line with MTN’s […]

Qatar 2022: “We Are Relentlessly Backing the Boys to Clinch the Qualification Ticket” – Karl Toriola

Chief Executive Officer, MTN Nigeria, Karl Olutokun Toriola has charged the Nigerian Super Eagles to make the country proud.  He urged the team to clinch a ticket to the FIFA 2022 World Cup after the Super Eagles played a goalless draw in the first leg of the qualifier against Ghana at the Baba Yara Sports […]

MTN announces new MTN Nigeria COO and further leadership changes to support execution of Ambition 2025 strategy

MTN Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Hassan Jaber as the Chief Operating Officer in Nigeria, as it focuses on executing strategies to drive growth, de-leverage faster and reveal value in our fintech and fibre businesses. The appointment is effective 1 April 2022. “A vital enabler of our strategy is having the best […]

MTN Supports Entertainment Through Tech With Davido’s O2 Concert

The much-anticipated show of 2022 ended to lots of fanfare as Davido shut down the O2 Arena with an impressive lineup of global music artists. The star-studded event, which was streamed live to millions of music lovers across the world, was enabled by MTN’s partnership with Udux, a music streaming platform. The show started at […]

Four Things To Expect As Davido Takes The O2 Arena Today

Nigerian hitmaker, Davido, is set to headline his sold-out concert tagged ‘We Rise By Lifting Others’ at London’s O2 arena by 9pm today. This marks his second appearance at the arena since 2019 and as usual, we are holding our breaths for what promises to be one of the biggest concerts of 2022.  Here are […]