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Accra, July 28, 2017 – Mr. Ebenezer Twum Asante, Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, has been adjudged CEO of the Year at the 2017 Ghana Information Technology and Telecoms Awards (GITTA) in Accra. The Special Recognition Category of the GITTA Awards was created to recognize and laud industry players who symbolize excellence in their respective fields of operation. The award was given to Mr. Asante in recognition of his consistent exhibition of exceptional leadership in leading MTN Ghana to continually achieve its strategic objectives in a competitive telecommunications industry. Commenting on the award, Mr. Asante said, “I am humbled by this award, which clearly affirms the importance of MTN’s focus on providing distinct customer experience, creating stakeholder value and ensuring sustainable growth. I dedicate this award to the staff and leadership of MTN for their commitment to ensuring that we satisfy our customers through reliable, relevant and innovative telecommu

Accra, July 25, 2017 - MTN Ghana has been adjudged the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Company of the year at the Ghana Information Technology Awards (GITTA) night recently organized in Accra. MTN was honoured for impactful interventions that have transformed and brightened many lives in the area of healthcare, education and economic empowerment. The GITTA award comes barely three months after MTN Ghana Foundation was awarded Corporate Philanthropist of the Year at the National Philanthropy Excellence Awards. Commenting on the award, Corporate Services Executive of MTN Ghana, Cynthia Lumor, said: “We are honoured that our efforts to help others by investing in communities have been recognised and honoured. Our mission is to make our customers’ lives a whole lot brighter with impactful interventions and we will continue to implement live-changing projects.” Since its inception in 2007, the MTN Ghana Foundation has positively impacted the lives of over four mil

Accra, July 19, 2017 - MTN Ghana Foundation has announced the commencement of the third edition of its Teachers’ Improvement Awards Programme (TIAP). MTN TIAP is a scholarship scheme that provides funding for teachers who wish to upgrade their education at the First or Master’s Degree level at the University of Cape Coast or University of Education, Winneba.  The scholarship is targeted at teachers in first and second cycle public institutions who seek to further their studies in Science, Mathematics or English Language. Qualified interested applicants are required to submit applications before 31 st July 2017. The criteria for selection of applicants are as follows: •           Applicant must be a citizen of Ghana.  •           Applicant must have a minimum of five (5) years teaching experience. •           Applicant must be teaching in a public institution at the time of the application and must commit to returning either to that institution or another public inst

Accra, July 17, 2017 – MTN Business, a total ICT solutions provider for businesses, has partnered Broadband Home Limited, to launch ZipTV service for its customers. The ZipTV service provides customers with varied entertainment programs. ZipTV is an IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) platform that delivers live digital content and video on demand to subscribers over an IP network. Consumers who sign up for the service will enjoy TV content from selected local and foreign channels, alongside videos which will be decoded by a set-top box and delivered directly to their mobile phones, tablets or smart-connected televisions via a home internet network. The service also provides a bouquet of packages that have been classified as Basic, Classic, Sensation or Club. Customers can choose hourly, daily, weekly or monthly rates.   Commenting on the service, the General Manager for MTN Business, Mr. Samuel Addo, said, “the introduction of ZipTV is to respond to customer need

Accra, July 16, 2017 -  MTN Ghana, the leading telecommunications service provider in the country received 10 prestigious awards at the 2017  Ghana Information Technology and Telecoms Awards (GIITA) held in Accra on Saturday. Organized by InstinctWave, the Ghana Information Technology and Telecoms Awards (GIITA) were keenly contested by industry players in Ghana and MTN distinguished itself in the following catrgories: ·         Customer Experience Award ·         4G LTE Provider of the Year ·         Mobile Money Service of the Year ·         Cloud Service Provider of the Year ·         CSR Company of the Year ·         Mobile Operator of the Year ·         IT Team of the Year ·         Customer Service Team of the Year Additionally, MTN Ghana’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Ebenezer Twum Asante, was adjudged CEO of the Year while the Chief Technical Officer, Mr Mohammed Lawal Rufai, was adjudged CTO (Chief Technology Officer) of the Year. The awards were in reco

Accra, July 13, 2017 - MTN Ghana is saddened by news of an accident involving players and officials of Asante Kotoko who were returning to Kumasi after a football match at the El-Wak Stadium in Accra. We are even more saddened by the passing of the Assistant Equipment Officer, Mr. Kofi Asare, as a result of the accident. We offer our heartfelt condolence to the family of Mr. Kofi Asare, and we pray that his soul finds rest in the life beyond. A delegation from MTN met club officials and visited the accident victims at the Komfo Anokye Accident and Emergency unit. As headline sponsor of the Asante Kotoko Football Club, MTN stands with the team during this challenging period and pledge our support to management, the playing body, technical team and supporters of the Porcupine Warriors across the world. We wish the team speedy recovery; it is our prayer that their spirit of enduring determination gives them renewed strength to overcome this tragedy and ri

MTN Ghana hosted Group CEO Rob Shuter when he paid a one-day working visit to the Opco to interact with management, staff and MTN trade partners. During Rob’s visit, the Executive team had the opportunity to extensively review the Ghana business strategy and discussed ways of improving the Net Promoter Score. Joined by WECA VP Karl Toriola and the MTN Ghana Exco, Mr Shuter visited some trade locations in Accra to interact with vendors and MTN customers. In his engagement with staff, Rob expressed his appreciation to MTN Ghana for the warm reception he received and congratulated MTN Ghana for its performance over the years. Commending the team for a solid performance in Q1 2017, he expressed confidence in the opco’s ability to sustain growth. He also encouraged staff to continue in their efforts at making MTN a great company since successful organizations are characterized by the technology they use, people management, customer focus and how the story of the brand is told, amongst other

Scancom  Limited, operators of MTN Ghana has organized a stakeholder and Media forum in the Central Region to enumerate on some of its exploits and the plans for the future. Addressing the forum, Mrs Cynthia Lumor, the Corporate affairs Director of the company touched on some of the success stories of MTN over its 20 (10 years as MTN) years of operation. On infrastructure, MTN currently boasts of over 2,600 2G sites, 1713 3G sites and 475 4G sites on-air across the country. On why MTN still operates 2G despite the progress made so far, she said most subscribers use phones that are only compatible with 2G.  Plans are underway to build 345 new 2G network sites, 561 3G sites and 197 4G sites nationwide. This monumental infrastructure drive has made sure MTN reach out to over 82% of the population and cover 47.5 geographical area in the country. MTN has contributed immensely towards the growth of ICT in the country: voice calls, data, mobile banking entert

Network Provider MTN is promising improved service for its subscribers. The Network according to the company’s Corporate Service Executive, Mrs. Cynthia Lumor, is set to introduce new products aimed at deepening the content of its services. The drive, she added will be anchored on innovation as the company hopes to provide the best of platforms to its subscribers to do more with the network . She explained that a whopping $147m is being earmarked to improve service quality and innovation so that subscribers can have value for money. Speaking to the media during a workshop for media personnel in Cape Coast, Mrs. Cynthia Lumor also pledged the commitment of the company to protect its client from abuse by fraudsters. The company, he added has taken steps to block unregistered SIMs which are mostly used to engage in dubious activities at the expense of the unsuspecting public. She added that the company will remain committed to its core values in making sure the brand reta

Telecommunication Network (MTN), Ghana is to invest $143.7 million to expand, upgrade and maintain its state-of –the art network infrastructure to better serve its valued customers. Addressing editors in the Central Region on Wednesday in Elmina, Mrs. Cynthia Lumor, Corporate Service Executive of MTN, said the expansion was necessary to consolidate their lead as the largest telecommunication network provider and to accomplish their mantra of “everywhere you go”. She said by the expansion,197 new 4G sites would be added to the existing 475 sites, additional 561 new 3G sites would also be built, while old sites were expected to be upgraded to ensure that they continued to stay ahead of demands for customers to experience utmost satisfaction. Mrs. Lumor said the company would consider going solar power to ensure regular power supply at its sites especially at areas where there were no electricity. She said MTN Ghana paid a total of GH¢ 713 million in excess of taxes to the

Corporate Services Executive of MTN Ghana, Mrs Cynthia Lumor has implored the media to advance their work by making good use of technology. According to her, media personnel can streamline their content using technology to increase their following and earn massive endorsement from giant companies to be able to rake in more income. She gave the advice during this year’s editors forum organized annually by the company for media personnel in the Central Region at Elmina on Wednesday, June 28, 2017. “As you all know MTN has done and continue to partner with the media and we intend to continue doing this so don’t wait around for anybody, take advantage of this to invest in yourselves”, she advised. “I will urge you all to develop your own blogs. Do not wait for somebody else to take the step before you follow because the more followers you have, the more power you have. Your voice becomes a leader’s voice because of the platform you have and companies will come to you for adver

Ghana’s Market Leader in telecommunications Industry (MTN) Ghana has revealed that the company is putting in measures to introduce New Digital Services and maintain its state -of- the art network infrastructure to better serve their users. According to the Corporate Service Executive for MTN Ghana, Mrs. Cynthia Lumour who announced this at a Media Stakeholders forum in Capecoast, MTN will build 561 new 3G sites to enhance rich digital services. Additionally, 197 new 4G sites will be added to replace existing 475 sites. She continued that, plans are also underway to build 345 new 2G network sites in addition to the 2,600 2G sites already in existence. This is because most subscribers use phones that are only compatible with 2G. Despite challenges like fibre cuts, battery theft, sim box fraud, cedi depreciation, high inflation, poor power supports Mrs. Lumour continued that the company recorded Gh2,773 million 2016 as compared to Gh2,315 million in 2015. The company’s strong reven

Refurbishing of the School Library at African Methodist Episcopal Zion School - Kweikuma in the Western Region. On the 14 th of June 2017, the Staff of MTN in Takoradi embarked on a journey to Kweikuma, a town close to Fijai in the Western Region. As the 21 Days of Y’ello Care themed ‘’Investing in Education for All’’ the school was selected as a beneficiary to have a new library even though they had intentions of building a library for the school but didn’t have the resources according to the Head Teacher of the school.

The MTNers also showed their appreciation as courtesy call on the chief and elders.

Donating of book and other E-Learning materials to the community school and the community library was also done by the Regional Senior Manager, Mr Simon Amoh during the MTNers visit to the Apam in the Central Region on the 13 th of June 2017. The 21 Days Y’ello Care is a staff volunteering activity spanning from 1 st June 2017 to 21 st June 2017 and it fuelled the donation of story books and other E-learning materials to the schools and the community library in Apam in the Central Region and it also helped kick-start the formation of reading clubs in the school to create a platform where readers will read story books to challenge themselves and this will help promote the habit of reading in the community.