…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 […]
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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 […]
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In a unique public/private partnership, MTN, Africa’s leading mobile network, has announced a donation of US$25 million to support the African Union’s COVID-19 vaccination programme. The donation will help secure up to seven million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for health workers across the continent, which will contribute to the vaccination initiative of the Africa Centres for […]
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MTN Nigeria has commenced partnership with global social networking giant, Facebook to deliver digital marketing training to SMEs under the MTN’s first accelerator programme, Y’ello 200. The accelerator programme is a culmination of The Revv Programme, an initiative by MTN launched in August last year, to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on Small and Medium […]
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MTN Nigeria has selected 200 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across Nigeria to benefit from an accelerator programme, Y’ello 200, in continuation of The Revv Programme. The initiative was launched to address the critical needs of MSMEs as well as to mitigate against the effects of COVID-19 on their businesses. Adopting a four-pronged approach […]
. . .as deadline for NIN registration draws closer It is public knowledge that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) directed network providers to block all SIMs that are not linked to NINs by January 19, 2021 for subscribers with existing NIN and February 9, 2021 for subscribers without NIN. In other words, telecom subscribers in […]
The Midas touch. That is the best way to refer to the Queen of theatre, Bolanle Austen-Peters who has distinguished herself with the ability to translate the authenticity and power of African stories to the stage. She turns every story into gold. Attendees of the Musical Oluronbi sponsored by MTN late last year had great […]
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Leading telecommunications services provider, MTN Nigeria has been recognised for best practices in Community Relations efforts through its social investment arm, MTN Foundation, at the fifth edition of the Lagos Public Relations Industry Gala and Awards (LaPRIGA). The annual event organized by the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) was […]
For people who have even as much as a passing interest in Nigerian theatre, the name “Bolanle Austen-Peters” will ring a bell. She is known for her sublime and critically acclaimed stage performances and movies including Saro the Musical, Fela and the Kalakuta Queens, Bling Lagosians, among others. Late last year, Bolanle Austen Peters Production, […]
Joshua Agboola, a 12-year-old JSS 2 student of Bellina College, Akoka, Lagos has emerged winner of the MTN mPulse Hackathon themed ‘Beyond Covid.’ He won the competition by creating ‘Kagukar Study Buddie,’ a home-schooling, remote education and learning solution. Using Artificial Intelligence, it works as an interactive voice-activated robot that assists students to study, practice […]