MTN Nigeria has restated its commitment to deepening investment in the country’s youth ecosystem, backing a youth-led creative and innovation platform, with over N45 million in funding for innovative ideas. The Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, who spoke Sunday night at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos venue of “The Gathering on 100”,…
Driven by its commitment to advancing academic excellence and empowering the next generation of Nigerian leaders, the MTN Foundation has opened applications for its 2026 Scholarship Programmes. This year’s application cycle covers the Science and Technology Scholarship (STS) and the Scholarship for Blind Students (SBS), and the introduction of scholarships for medical students. Medical Scholarships,…
MTN Nigeria has posted a landmark first quarter (Q1) 2026 result with profit after tax more than doubling to N355.5 billion from N133.7 billion a year earlier. This result was largely driven by explosive growth in data consumption and digital financial services. The telco also recorded a 41.8 per cent service revenue to N1.5 trillion…
MTN Nigeria has been awarded two major international certifications, the ISO/IEC 20000 certification for IT Service Management Systems (ITSM) and the ISO/IEC 38500:2024 for IT Governance Management Systems. These achievements underscore the company’s continued commitment to delivering world‑class, reliable, governed, and continuously improving technology services to customers and stakeholders across Nigeria. The first of the…
MTN Nigeria has reported a measurable uptick in the representation of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) within its workforce, climbing from 0.9 per cent in 2021 to 2.13 per cent in 2025. The disclosure was made at the company’s headquarters during the commemoration of the 2025 International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPWD). The event, with…
To boost job creation as well as digital technology penetration in the country, the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN) has appealed to MTN Nigeria for collaboration. Its Director-General, Charles Odii, who made the appeal said with millions of small businesses depending on accurate guidance and easy-to-access support, MTN and SMEDAN’s shared platform…
MTN Nigeria has urged collaboration among private and public sector participants to overcome the risk aversion that has been plagued the development of the startup ecosystem in the country. Its Chief Strategy and Investment Officer, Babalola Oyeleye, who spoke during a panel discussion at MTN Cloud Accelerator Demo Day and Investor Mixer of 20 innovative…
Despite the hype about the almost limitless possibilities of the fifth generation (5G) technology adoption, its coverage and use have remained dismally low at three per cent in Nigeria and just four per cent in low-income countries. This has further questioned the rush by countries to deploy the technology which is costly in terms of…
A 300-level student at Bayero University, Kano, has become the sixth university student to win a car worth ₦35 million in MTN Nigeria’s ongoing campus activation series. Ramatu Yakubu of the Faculty of Agriculture won the grand prize at the conclusion of a three-day event that also distributed millions of naira in laptops, tablets, and…
