A 26-year-old lady once wrote a poem out of curiosity about what her life would be when she eventually turned 80. Would she have impacted lives? Would she have built a legacy? How would she be celebrated? If there was ever…
COVID-19: MTN Nigeria unveils Y’ello Hope Package
In the words of Sir Winston Churchill “Come then, let us go forward together with our united strength.” As more and more people nationwide brace for the immense human, economic, and social cost of the COVID-19 pandemic, we want to…
WCWDT: MTN celebrates community heroes in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, through its social investment vehicle, MTN Foundation, has celebrated 110 Nigerians at gala events in Abuja, Port-Harcourt and Lagos. The celebration is the climax of the third edition of the “What Can We Do Together (WCWDT)”…
Lights! Camera! Action! MTN Foundation presents The Best of Nigerian culture
It is that time of the year! For the next three months, the MTN Foundation will be supporting a trove of brilliant productions showcasing the very best of Nigerian fine arts, poetry, theatre and supporting the creatives behind them. The…
How MTN Foundation scholars wowed at graduation concert
When the 12th Class of the MTN Scholars at the Musical Society of Nigeria’s School of Music were ready to graduate, they joined the pantheon of previous Scholars in putting together a fine concert for a packed and rapturous audience. These are our top…
Peer Pressure, Drugs and Love: The deep lessons from ‘High’
So we recently saw ‘High’, a play which dealt with the effects of substance abuse in some Nigerian families and let’s just say, we were hooked. We promise to be well behaved in how many substance abuse analogies we use. What was ‘High’…
Waje, Yinka Davies, Segun Adefila delight as Legends Musical makes Abuja debut
One of the most critically acclaimed shows on the Lagos theatre circuit – Legends, Kings and Kingdoms: The Musical opened for the first time in Abuja to packed crowds and rave reviews. The musical drama, produced by Seeing through the…
Heads-up Broadway: Nigerian theatre is on its way and Ibadan is the capital
Nigerian notable scientist; Professor Temitayo Shokunbi, National Merit award winners Professor A. Falase and Professor Niyi Osundare, and Nobel Laurette Professor Wole Soyinka; what do all these men have in common you ask? They all attended the prestigious University of…
Theatre for Schools: The Zaria edition
The reward for teachers is no longer just in heaven, it is also here on earth! As you enter into the gates of the Demonstration Secondary School of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria in Kaduna State, the first thing…
MTN launches Business of Arts Series for MUSON Scholars
MTN through its Foundation has launched a series of workshops to give students of the MUSON Music Scholars Programme a better understanding of the business side of their craft. The first in the quarterly series was themed “Copyright & Intellectual…