Tag Archives: MTN

All Hail Snow George, the MTN mPulse Spelling Bee Champ!

Following weeks of spelling a broad selection of fascinating words, 15-year-old girl of Starville School, Abuja has emerged winner of the 2020 MTN mPulse Spelling Bee. The competition which commenced in October 2020 witnessed participation from over 16,000 children aged 9-15 across the country. Snow George emerged winner at a keenly contested finale on December […]

Dotti is Nigeria’s Y’ello Star!

The maiden edition of MTN Y’ello Star, a music skill-building initiative for talented young Nigerians, came to a grand conclusion at the finale last weekend with Dotti (Oladotun Okeowo) emerging winner of the keenly contested competition. The top 14 contestants had engaged in a series of vocal battles over six weeks at the live-in training […]

MTN Executives proffer Business Performance solutions for SMEs

MTN Nigeria’s Chief Operating Officer, Mazen Mroue, and other Executives during an engagement session at the Revv Program addressed business concerns for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The virtual session tagged, Y’ello Clinic, featured discussions around funding and finance, getting and retaining customers, business management processes, and the integrated method of running a profitable and […]

Good Together: MTN Nigeria and uduX Partner to Deliver Quality Music Content

MTN Nigeria today announced a new partnership with uduX, Nigeria’s first domestically launched music streaming service which offers users access to high-quality audio and HD music videos. The partnership will see MTN subscribers gain access to discounted data bundles for accessing content and streaming unlimited music on the uduX app. Srinivas Rao, Chief Digital Officer, […]

Why partnerships are important in building sustainable business models for music reality shows

Music reality shows are popular for their mouthwatering benefits for participants and eventual winners. These benefits ultimately keep the interest in the shows alive, serving as the recipe for good ratings in a highly competitive era of reality shows. In the past, participants at various levels of music talent shows have joyfully walked home with […]

MTN Y’ello Star Finalists Down to Ten, As Four Talents Head Home after First Relegation Night

This weekend proved to be bittersweet for contestants on the MTN Y’ello Star music reality TV show as four of the show’s finalists had their dreams of winning the debut season cut short, while the rest continued their journey to stardom. Of the five finalists put up for eviction last week, Rael became the first […]

MTN Revamps Pulse Proposition

…As Joeboy, Ozo, Nengi, Fisayo Fosudo Join #DoYou Campaign   MTN Nigeria unveiled a new campaign for its youth proposition, MTN Pulse at an exclusive listening parley on Friday, November 27, 2020. The campaign tagged #DoYou features a television commercial and radio jingle which encourage Nigerian youths to embrace authenticity and push for their dreams. […]

MTN is leading the charge for Africa’s fourth Industrial Revolution

It has been predicted that the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has the potential to raise global income levels and improve the quality of life for populations around the world. In a keynote session at the African Continental Free Trade Area Strategy Workshop held on Friday, November 20, 2020, the Chairman, MTN Nigeria Communications PLC, Dr. […]

MTN Group furthers financial inclusion

Driven to secure financial inclusion across its markets, MTN Group continues to grow the number of MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) users on its network, a trend that has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of September 2020, nearly 42 million people were regularly transacting on MTN MoMo across 16 markets. This compares to 38 million […]

MTN’s mPulse hackathon offers funding for solutions to COVID-19 challenges

As countries grapple with the realities of the new normal, MTN Nigeria has initiated a call for entries for its mPulse hackathon, themed “Beyond COVID-19.” The project aims at encouraging young innovators in primary and secondary schools who can navigate the barriers of remote engagement to create solutions that can mitigate various challenges imposed by […]