NDLEA intercepts consignments enroute 5 countries (Guardian) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted substantial quantities of Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Cannabis sativa packaged for export to five countries. The countries are: Australia, China, Qatar, Ireland and Thailand through…
*Ex-banker jailed 10 years for theft (Nation)*Timaya breaks silence amid hit-and-run accusation, arrest (Punch)
Ex-banker jailed 10 years for theft (Nation) A Magistrate’s Court in Lagos has sentenced a former bank worker, Samuel Dare Arayode, to 10 years imprisonment for stealing and forgery. Magistrate Olumide Fusikat, convicted Arayode of the theft of N540,000 belonging…
MTN introduces its first-ever Digital Season of Surprises
MTN Nigeria has launched the first-ever digital version of Season of Surprises. According to a statement, this is part of efforts to keep giving and rewarding customers. This year, the statement said, MTN customers have been made a part of…
*Policemen invited to settle fight kill Lagos mechanic (Punch)*Show respect to elders, Obi Cubana counsels youths (Vanguard)
Policemen invited to settle fight kill Lagos mechanic (Punch) A mechanic, Promise Tochukwu, aka Daddy, has been shot dead by a yet-to-be-identified policeman on Opaleye Bridge, around Okoya Street, in the Ifelodun Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. The…
MTN Nigeria launches ordinary shares to retail investors
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has announced a public offer to retail investors for the sale of up to 575 million shares held in MTN Nigeria by MTN Group will be priced at N169.00 per share (the Offer). The Offer will…
6 states to benefit from free MTN Y’ello Doctor healthcare scheme
MTN Nigeria, through its foundation, is set to provide free medical care to Nigerians across six states of the country in the third phase of the ‘MTN Y’ello Doctor Medical Intervention Scheme.’ According to a statement, the six states are…
Ooni of Ife commends MTN for its effort in promoting the Olojo Festival
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has commended MTN Nigeria for its role in making the 2021 Olojo Festival a success through its sponsorship of the event. He gave the commendation during a courtesy visit by…
“Nigeria is a good place to invest”, MTN tells US Investors
MTN Nigeria has called on US investors to invest in Nigeria, assuring them that the country provides one of the best return on investments in the world. Chief Executive of MTN Nigeria Olutokun Toriola made the call at the 2021…
Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Commerce August Breakfast Meeting discusses opportunities for adopting digital solutions
Accelerating digital transformation for the Nigerian SME was the central focus of discourse at the August edition of the Nigeria-South African Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting. In her presentation titled “Digital Transformation and the Nigerian SME” Keynote speaker, Lynda Saint-Nwafor,…
Imagine MTN as a 20 year old man – Toni Kan
If MTN was a man, fashioned out of flesh and blood, what kind of man would he be? He would be 20 years old, a strapping young man, legally an adult and on the cusp of something monumental. A recent…