“If you believe strongly in something then there would be no limit. Many at times we just don’t believe enough”. These were the words of the CEO of MTN Ghana, Selorm Adadevoh, as he took his turn as the guest speaker at the virtual convocation of the Springboard Roadshow. Selorm Adadevoh, in encouraging the teeming youth who joined the virtual convocation, noted the need for the youth to break away from the limitations they place on themselves. He urged the youth to be positive-minded and believe in their abilities to bring about change. He said when people believed in themselves, there will be no limits to the successes they could achieve. Narrating his journey to becoming the CEO of MTN Ghana as an example, Selorm recounted how he left Hewlett-Packard (HP) Consulting at a point when he was earning so much to come to Ghana to pursue his dream of becoming a CEO. As a result, he dedicated time to acquire more knowledge to place him in a better position to achieve that dream. He said, “ the risk we take and the choices we make  in life determine our success ultimately. Even if you have bumps on the road, you need to persevere if you truly believe in your cause and journey. ln pursuit of my dreams and vision, I took several risky decisions because I strongly believed,” he said. Mr. Adadevoh used the occasion to share several attributes and traits of a leader. He mentioned resilience as key to leadership. He explained, “building trust is a fundamental value in leadership shaped by consistency and not intensity. The ability to stay focused and not give up is a key trait of leadership.” Selorm noted that while challenges would come along the way in the leader’s journey, the youth needed to be bold and determined, while remaining focused on their ultimate objectives. The Executive Director of the Springboard Road Show Foundation, Mrs. Comfort Ocran, addressed participants and explained that after years of inspiring and mentoring many young people to go into entrepreneurship, the organization decided to take a new initiative this year. The initiative dubbed, the ‘Springboard Youth Dialogue’ is meant to connect young people to opportunities and policy interventions meant to accelerate their progress, especially in the area of business. Other speakers on the day were Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance who was the Special Guest Mentor and Nathalie Gabala of the Mastercard Foundation. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

MTN Ghana has celebrated 500 fathers on Father’s Day as part of activities to mark this year’s Father’s Day celebrations. The fathers received various gifts items ranging from E -Vouchers and fuel cards which allow them to shop from Melcom, Jumia and to purchase fuel from Total Ghana Limited. Commenting on the celebration, the Senior Manager, Consumer Marketing, MTN Ghana, Mrs. Nana Asantewaa Amegashie said, “this year’s Father’s Day celebration is a unique one for us because it coincides with MTN’s 25th Anniversary Celebration. We are therefore pleased to present gifts to 500 Fathers for their loyalty to the brand.” Mr. Bismark Otchere a beneficiary of the MTN Father’s Day gift couldn’t hide his joy as he expressed his appreciation and gratitude to MTN for the wonderful surprise. He said “Loyalty to MTN always gives me joy. I am happy to receive a fuel card on Father’s Day.” Another excited customer, Mr. Jeremiah Lamptey said, “I went to shop with the gift voucher immediately I received it from MTN. I had plans to purchase some items for the family and the voucher came in handy, thanks to MTN.”  Father’s Day is a day set aside globally to celebrate and honor fatherhood and paternal bonds, as well as the influence of fathers in society. MTN Ghana has been very consistent in giving surprise gifts and rewards to customers on different occasions. During Mother’s day, 400 Mothers on the network were given gifts to celebrate the occasion. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

MTN Ghana has been recognized for its sterling performance in procurement and supply chain management services at the 3rd Africa Procurement and Supply Chain Awards. The award comes on the back of a strong performance in a year that has seen major challenges in all spheres of life due to the COVID-19 pandemic. MTN Ghana received awards in the following categories. Excellence in Procurement and Supply Chain – Telecom Sourcing and Procurement Initiatives of the Year (Gold) Procurement and Supply Chain Team of the year (Gold) Best response to Procurement and Supply Chain Resilience in COVID (Bronze) At the event, MTN Ghana came up tops in the coveted Excellence in Procurement and Supply Chain – Telecom and Procurement and Supply Chain Team of the Year (Gold) category, for the third consecutive time. In addition, the General Manager for Supply Chain Management and General Services at MTN Ghana, Mr. Patrick Afari was adjudged Supply Chain Industry Personality of the Year.  Mr. Adeola Oduntan of MTN Nigeria was adjudged Supply Chain Professional of the Year and MTN Nigeria won Excellence in Telecom /IT at the Africa level. The General Manager for Supply Chain Management and General Services of MTN Ghana, Patrick Afari expressed appreciation to the organizers and pledged MTN’s commitment to employing best practices in delivering on its mandate in Procurement and Supply Chain. He dedicated the awards to the Procurement and Supply Chain Team in MTN, Distributors, Retailers, Suppliers and Customers.   Commenting on the Awards, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, Selorm Adadevoh said these awards are timely. As MTN Ghana is celebrating 25 years of its operations in Ghana, it is a story telling time for us, our stakeholders and the beneficiaries of our impactful operations over the two half decades of operations in the Ghanaian telecommunication industry. These awards are a testament and a confirmation of MTN’s commitment to employing best practices in its operations and more importantly, brightening many more lives. Kudos to the Procurement and Supply Chain Team for their commitment and resilience to work. “I wish to congratulate Patrick Afari for winning the Industry Personality Award in Supply Chain another big congratulations to our colleague in Nigeria, Adeola Oduntan for being adjudged Supply Chain Professional of the Year and the entire team in Nigeria for picking an award in Procurement and Supply Chain Excellence in Telecom/IT at the Africa level” he added. The 3rd Africa Procurement and Supply Chain Awards sought to recognize, promote innovations, ethics, excellence and adoption of technology advancement in the industry despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Procurement and Supply Chain Awards has been rebranded. The awards organized by Instinct Business since its inception in 2018 was named Ghana Procurement and Supply Chain Awards and now Africa Procurement and Supply Chain Awards. MTN Ghana has eight awards to its credit from 2018 to 2020. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

MTN Ghana has come out with lots of 25th-anniversary freebies to loyal customers across the country. According to the Chief Marketing Officer of MTN Ghana, Noel Kojo Ganson who made the revelation to stakeholders during an online discussion session, the freebies comprised of; 1. 25minutes for the first call 2. 3hours daily and 2.5GB for the first 2,500 customers 3. US$1000 phone for first 250 customers 4. Promo to give away 25 cars for the taking. 5. More prizes including ghc5,000 to be won in daily draws 6. All customers to gather points and used it to redeem airtime/data and get discounts from grocery shops 7. MoMo promos in the pipeline 8. Revolutionary tech innovation launch in the pipe line  Is a way of showing appreciation and as well saying thank you to all loyal customers of MTN. pexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

MTN Ghana has declared a profit after tax of GH¢1.4 billion for the 2020 financial year. Subsequently, the biggest and most successful telecoms company in the country announced an amount of 8Gp per share after approving a dividend payout of GH¢614.5 million. This represents 70.49 per cent of its profit for the year in review. The Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, Mr Selorm Adadevoh, announced this yesterday at the 3rd annual general meeting (AGM) of the company since it listed on the local bourse and first to be organised virtually since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. More successes The MTN boss said the company recorded 4.6 million new customers in 2020 taking its total subscriber base to 24.4 million. This achievement, he explained, was in spite of the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which sent many businesses to their knees. In the same period under review, Mr Adadevoh said MTN also recorded some 2.6 million increases in data customers, and 1.5 million rise in mobile money customers, bringing to 10.6 million, the total number of mobile money customers. These successes contributed to the 16.4 per cent growth in service revenue over the period, after the GH¢1.5 billion capital expenditure in network capacity improvement. Mr Adadevoh said in line with the company’s vision to become a data operator by 2023, the company saw a clear growth in data and mobile money contributions to service revenue, while voice contribution to service revenue declined. According to him, the shift in consumer behaviour due to COVID-19 also led to a 328 per cent surge on MyMTN and Ayoba usage, particularly for gaming and other digital purposes. COVID challenges Mr Adadevoh said MTN focused on supporting its people, customers and the government through various interventions that eventually paid off despite the year in review being a challenging one for all businesses due to the outbreak of COVID-19. He said the initiative to tackle the COVID-19 impact was dubbed “Yello Hope”, under which health and safety of staff was paramount as reflected in comprehensive measures put in place to facilitate remote work while ensuring workers delivered on targets. According to him, MTN also had a daily life monitoring programme in place to ensure that workers who needed any special help got it. “For our customers we collaborated with Bank of Ghana to provide free person to person mobile money transfers of up to GH¢100 a day and that saved customers up to GH¢94 million in transfer fees,” he said. He said the measure also prevented face to face interaction and deepened financial inclusion, adding that the free transfer offer had been extended until further notice. Mr Adadevoh said MTN also provided free access to over 200 education sites, which is benefiting between four to five million students and teachers at various levels of education aside the scholarships under its Bright Scholars initiative. Support for govt The MTN Ghana boss said the government also benefitted from the MTN zero rated visits to several government sites where individuals could access health and other vital information. Aside that, MTN also donated GH¢5million worth of PPE and other vital equipment to the government for the benefit of frontline health workers. “We also donated 87,000 boxes of face masks to 31 health facilities and there is more support ongoing via the US$25 million the MTN Group has offered to the African Union for the COVID-19 fight,” he said. Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 0555568093