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Karl Toriola, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria has called on states in Nigeria to invest in ICT parks and create economic clusters to stimulate sub-national collaboration and accelerate advancement in the ICT sector in the country. He made this call as a panelist on the topic “Collaboration for Sustainable Economic Development” at the […]

Since its inception in 2017, the Calabar Entertainment Conference (CEC) has been a beacon of excellence in Nigeria’s culturally diverse Niger Delta region. On Friday, October 6, 2023, the seventh edition of CEC took centre stage at the Cultural Centre Complex in Calabar, Cross River State. Under the theme “Uniting Creativity and Business in Entertainment,” […]

MTN Foundation through its annual scholarship initiative has awarded scholarships to 360 undergraduate Nigerian students in addition to 651 current scholars, totalling 1,011 scholars. The awardees were celebrated at awards ceremonies held in Port Harcourt, Lagos, and Abuja. Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Taxation and Revenue, Abdulkabir Ogungbo, Vice Chancellor, Rivers State […]

KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF BHM, AYENI ADEKUNLE, AT THE 34TH LAGOS PR WEEK ORGANISED BY NIGERIA INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS, LAGOS STATE CHAPTER. THEME: INNOVATION AND DISRUPTION: UNLOCKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PR PRACTICE Thank you for the introduction. I’m humbled. Your excellencies, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, members of the media here present, […]

The Chief Executive Officer of BHM, Ayeni Adekunle, will give the keynote address at the Lagos NIPR’s 34th Annual Public Relations Lecture on Thursday, September 21, 2023, at the MUSON Centre in Onikan, Lagos.   Under the overarching theme, “Innovation and Disruption: Unlocking Opportunities for PR Practice”, Ayeni will discuss the rapid changes that the […]

In collaboration with Microsoft and Meta, MTN Foundation has begun the sixth phase of its ICT and Business Skills training for 3,000 young Nigerian entrepreneurs. The five-week virtual training, which will be a mix of instructor-led and self-paced learning, commenced on September 4 and will end on October 12, 2023.   The training aims to […]

Subscribers on the MTN network are set to experience improved quality of service following the ICT giant’s acquisition of a 10MHz spectrum in the 2.6GHz spectrum band from OPENSKYS Services Limited.  The additional spectrum acquired by MTN will address the huge demands of high-speed data transfer and communication and is expected to reduce incidences of […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the transfer of a 10MHz spectrum in the 2.6GHz spectrum band from OPENSKYS Services Limited (OS) to MTN Nigeria.  According to a statement from MTN, the licence took effect on September 7, 2023, and will see MTN deploy the spectrum across the 36 states of the federation, including […]

  The MTN Foundation in partnership with Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) and the Mastercard Foundation, has announced the training of 20,000 female entrepreneurs on sustainable business development. The announcement was made on Tuesday, 15 August 2023, at a media event hosted by the MTN Foundation, at the MTN Nigeria Head Office, Falomo, Ikoyi. The 20,000 […]

  Applications are now open for the sixth phase of the MTN Foundation’s  ICT and Business Skills training program. The capacity-building program is a youth development initiative targeted at young entrepreneurs and business owners between the ages of 18-35 years.  In this sixth phase, 3000 young entrepreneurs will be trained, and the training will be […]