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 […]
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YouTube And ViacomCBS Networks Africa Add Trevor Noah And Performances By Davido, Adekunle Gold, Salif Keita, Bebe Cool, Busiswa, Niniola And More To The “Africa Day Benefit Concert At Home”
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YouTube and ViacomCBS Networks Africa in partnership with actor Idris Elba have added more stars to the previously announced lineup for Africa Day Benefit Concert. Streaming on the MTV Base Africa YouTube channel on Monday, May 25th at 5pm WAT and broadcasting across the network’s TV channels in Africa at 8pm WAT, the two-hour special […]
Season 5 Premiere set for July 2020 Auditions to now hold online and start Wednesday, May 20 Following the success of the fourth season of the biggest and most viewed event on African television, Big Brother Naija, MultiChoice Nigeria has announced that the fifth season of the show will premiere in July 2020. For […]
Benefit concert to air on DStv and GOtv across Africa Will Feature Performances and Appearances by Top African Artistes, Personalities from their homes Funding raised to support health care professionals across the continent As part of efforts to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, MultiChoice has partnered with the One Africa […]
After an exciting month of inspiring and creative designs for the Heineken Design Contest, Yemi Wumi (@yemi_wumi) stole the hearts of the jury with her sustainability-themed design as she emerged winner of the contest. Yemi and the other nine finalists of the contest were announced during an Instagram Live session on May 15, 2020. […]
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VIACOMCBS Networks Africa And Youtube Celebrate Africa Day With The Continent’s Biggest Stars To Raise COVID-19 Funds For Food And Health Assistance
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To celebrate Africa Day on Monday 25th May 2020, ViacomCBS Networks Africa and YouTube in partnership with Idris Elba are hosting an “Africa Day Benefit Concert At Home”. This programming event will be aimed at raising funds to help children and families in Africa that are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. All proceeds raised from the benefit concert campaign will be donated […]
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Things are not the same! Millions of Nigerians have ‘returned’ from a lockdown to businesses that are grappling with how to survive a drastic change. People have taken to wearing masks and gloves. Some have decided to wrap themselves in nylons for protection! Everyone is trying to survive. Businesses are in ultra-survival mode too! So, […]
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Katy Perry, Bebe Rexha, DJ Khaled, Steve Aoki and More Kick Off 60 days of Live Music Streaming for Fans Around the World #BeApp, a new live music streaming platform, and Coca-Cola today announced the launch of Coke Studio Sessions, an exclusive collaboration featuring a diverse line-up of musical performances for fans to enjoy […]
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L-R: Odunayo Sanya, Ag. Executive Secretary, MTN Foundation; Steve Babaeko, Chief Creative Officer, X3M Ideas; and Lampe Omoyele, Managing Director, Nitro121, during the Effective Leadership in Uncertain Circumstances webinar Nigeria accounts for about half of West Africa’s population with approximately 202 million people and one of the largest youth populations in the […]
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I grew up in a very small town in the South-Eastern part of Nigeria. Growing up, my family was one of the very few on our street who had a television set and a VCR. What this meant was that every Sunday, our living room was filled to the brim with neighbours and their children […]