Tag Archives: MTN

Ayo Ajayi, MTN Foundation Celebrate Nigeria’s Icons and Promote Youth Empowerment in OMG the Musical

The reenactment of one of Nigeria’s best-known musicals, OMG the Musical, was staged at Shell Hall, MUSON Centre. The show was a product of another successful partnership between the MTN Foundation and Ayo Ajayi, the producer of the musical. The musical details the story of a fictional Gafuma, a woman marginalized by the patriarchy and […]

MTN Foundation Brings Back Ancient Akwa Ibom Tale in Ibiom: When Doves Fly

The MTN Foundation is partnering with the Duke of Shomolu Productions to bring the historical play, Ibiom: When Doves Fly to the Ibom Hall in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on April 30 and May 1, 2021. This is in line with its consistent drive to bolster the efforts of stakeholders in the theatre industry with […]

Building a Viable Business for MSMEs in a Pandemic Ridden Economy

Meet the Beneficiaries of MTN’s Accelerator Programme, Y’ello 200. In the past five years, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria, have contributed an estimated 48% to the National GDP. In addition, SMEs  account for 96% of the total number of businesses and employ 84% of the local workforce in Nigeria (NBS 2017). For this […]

First set of MTN donation of 1.4 million doses of Vaccines received by Nigeria

Delivery is part of the allocation from the African Union (AU) Vaccination Programme in collaboration with MTN    The Nigerian government has taken delivery of the first set of 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines out of a total of 1.4 million doses designated for Nigeria by the AU. The vaccines are a combination of doses of […]

MTN Nigeria launches robust customer engagement platform

…set to transform SME business transactions MTN Nigeria has launched a new unified customer engagement platform, EnGauge, designed to enable small-to-medium enterprise business owners seamlessly administer transactions with customers, potentially increasing their productivity significantly. Developed in partnership with Ajua™, a leading African start-up, MTN EnGauge is an agile application that offers innovative customer management solutions, […]

Y’ello Digital Financial Services Expands Cardless Cash Withdrawal Service to Over 20 Banks and 20 Other Financial Institutions.

Mobile money service provider, Y’ello Digital Financial Services has announced the expansion of its MoMo Agent cardless cash withdrawal service to over 40 banks and other financial institutions nationwide, providing seamless financial solutions to more people.  Initially exclusive to Access Bank, the service has now been extended to include First Bank of Nigeria, Zenith Bank, […]

WCWDT 4: MTN Foundation hands over Medical equipment to Primary Health Centres

MTN Foundation, the social investment vehicle of MTN Nigeria, has donated medical equipment to 12 primary health centres across Nigeria in the fourth phase of its What Can We Do Together (WCWDT) campaign. The initiative allows Nigerians to nominate selected projects they consider of utmost need to their communities. The nomination of primary health centres in […]

MTN Continues to Brighten lives through its Orphanages Support Initiative

MTN Foundation, the social investment vehicle of MTN Nigeria has donated items to orphanages across the country through its Orphanage Support Initiative. Thirty orphanage homes from across eight states in Nigeria received donations from the Initiative including food items, beverages, washing machines, televisions, and toiletries. The orphanages include Courage Orphanage, Edo state, Daisy’s Home, Bayelsa […]

Nigeria to receive largest share of MTN/AU’s COVID-19 Vaccine

…donation to arrive in three weeks Following MTN’s donation of US$25 million towards the African Union’s COVID-19 vaccination programme, the ICT company has said that Nigeria will receive a significant volume of the seven million doses of the vaccine to be distributed to health workers across the continent. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and […]

Five Organisations Supporting Covid-19 Vaccination in Africa 

The conversation around the pandemic has changed. It used to be about wearing face masks, consistent hand washing and staying at home – if going out can be avoided. With the COVID-19 cumulative cases in Africa now exceeding 3 million and daily cases currently surpassing the peak numbers recorded in the first wave of the […]