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Alumnus of MTN ICT & Business Skills Training Shares Moving Story on how Training Changed his Life

MTN and its ecosystem partners – Google, Cisco and Oracle, worked together to bring training on ICT and business skills to 2000 young Nigerians entrepreneurs across five states in the comfort of their homes. The training that lasted for four weeks featured classes on growing businesses using data and insights and cyber-security. From all indications, […]

Participants of the MTN ICT & Business Skills Training Win Big at Closing Ceremony

The MTN ICT & Business Skills training is an initiative by the MTN Foundation Youth which is aimed at building the capacity of young people between the ages of 18 to 35 in ICT and entrepreneurship skills, to enhance their employability and entrepreneurial abilities. On December 11, 2020, the fourth phase of the training was concluded with […]

MTN brings the Year to Climax in Celebration of Arts and Culture

As part of efforts to make life brighter and promote the arts, MTN Nigeria sponsored Oluronbi, a musical theatre performance by Bolanle Austen-Peters Productions. Oluronbi, an ancient Yoruba folktale follows the life of Oluronbi, a woman who promised to dedicate her first child as offering to the spirits who cured her barrenness. The play featured […]

MTN concludes the fourth phase of its ICT & Business Skills Training

The fourth phase of the MTN ICT & Business Skills Training, implemented by the MTN Foundation alongside its partners – Google, Cisco and Oracle – was wrapped up with a virtual closing ceremony on Friday, December 11, 2020. The training which held virtually for four weeks brought together over 2,000 participants from across five states in […]

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 […]

Efe Omoregbe, Bada Akintunde-Johnson, Ayeni Adekunle, Other Experts Confirmed to Speak at MTN’s Business of The Art Series On Friday

  In line with its continuous commitment to youth development in Nigeria, MTN Foundation, the CSR arm of Nigeria’s leading ICT company, MTN Nigeria, has engaged leading minds in the Nigerian entertainment and media industry for this year’s edition of MTN’s Business of the Art Series.  Now in its fourth year, MTN Business of Arts […]

BHM Congratulates Prince Julius Adeluyi-Adelusi At 80

BlackHouse Media (BHM), one of Nigeria’s leading Public Relations and Communications consultancies, has congratulated the chairman of MTN Foundation, Prince Julius Adeluyi-Adelusi who is also an accomplished pharmacist and lawyer, on the celebration of his 80th birthday.  A former minister of Health and Social Services, Adeluyi-Adelusi is a man with vast interests. He studied Pharmacy […]

Dakore Egbuson-Akande, Ini Edo, Nedu, Praiz, Folu Storms, Others Join MTN’s Drug Convos Today!

It is official, Nigeria’s largest virtual anti-drugs conversation is going to be over the top and we are looking at our clocks! Now, we know where and when this weekend’s drama will begin. Who’s ready with their phones? What’s the full gist? MTN Nigeria has partnered with premium entertainment channel, MTV Base Africa; number one […]

Delivering On The Y’ello Hope Promise: MTN Foundation Contributes Over 70,000 Items Of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) To NCDC

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 […]

The MTN Foundation’s Guide to Improving Orphans’ Welfare

According to the UNICEF State of the World Children Reports, orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) make up over 10 million children in Nigeria as far back as 2013. Many orphanage homes in the country are stretched thin to adequately take care of the increasing number of orphans, creating a challenge to provide sufficient amenities – […]