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 […]
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, […]
Close on the heels of the Revv Programme and in a bid to make educational processes easier for teachers and students, MTN Nigeria hosted a webinar where Google’s robust education platform: ‘G-Suite for Education’ was showcased as a tool to support virtual learning and improve efficiency for schools. The virtual event had in attendance stakeholders […]
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 […]
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….Announce Y’ello 200 for Accelerator Programme The advent of COVID-19 at the beginning of this year and the subsequent nation-wide lockdown took the business world by surprise. Several MSMEs were forced to shut down with millions of people losing their jobs. The pandemic resulted in a need for MSMEs to function virtually to stay afloat, […]
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For the last six weeks, contestants on the MTN Y’ello Star music reality TV show have thrilled the audience to top-notch entertainment at the weekly performance shows. One of such contestants is Precious Freeborn. She first impressed the judges during her audition with a captivating performance of Adele’s “Rolling In The Deep” and went on […]
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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 […]