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MTN Ghana strategize to get majority SIM registered before July 31 deadline

MTN Ghana is enhancing its strategies to ensure that the millions of unregistered subscribers are registered before the July 31, 2022, deadline. The Company has started sending urgent messages to customers, who are not fully registered to do so before the deadline or risk having their SIM cards disconnected. A statement issued in Accra by Nana Kofi Asare, the Acting Chief Corporate Services Officer, MTN, said the Company had also launched an internal campaign dubbed: “GRAB, CHECK AND ACT (GCA).” The campaign is to encourage all staff, irrespective of their role to assist with the registration of customers. It said with the campaign, all MTN Staff had been tasked to check the registration status of customers they interacted with so that unregistered customers could be assisted to do so. The statement said in addition, MTN had deployed its field agents to communities with lowest registration numbers to get the customers registered. Mr Shaibu Haruna, Chief Sales and Distribution Officer of MTN Ghana, said: “We are nearly at the finish line and so we have intensified our efforts to reach out to all our customers.” He said they could not afford to lose customers due to non-registration and, therefore, encouraged all its customers to ensure their data/internet SIMs in their modems and other smart devices were fully registered. “We have created many channels (including our online portal – simregistration@mtngh.com) to ensure our customers register with ease. We are encouraging them to use the available channels that are convenient for them to speed up the registration process,” he added. The Ministry of Communications and Digitalization announced the mandatory registration of all SIM cards in Ghana in October, 2021. The registration exercise which started in October 2021 is scheduled to end on July 31,2022.

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MTN Group CEO pays a day’s working visit to Ghana

MTN Group CEO and President Ralph Mupita has paid a day’s working visit to Ghana to engage some key stakeholders of the business and reiterate MTN’s commitment to help grow the telecommunications industry in Ghana. The Group CEO and his team of executives paid courtesy calls on the Bank of Ghana, Ghana Revenue Authority and Ministry of Finance to interact and discuss issues of mutual interest. During the visit to the Bank of Ghana Mr. Mupita expressed his appreciation to the Central Bank for the support given to the business over the years. In his remarks, the Governor of The Bank Dr. Ernest Addison congratulated MTN for the work done in the mobile financial services sector and indicated the BoG will count on the business to champion innovation and financial inclusion. Dr Addison was joined by the 2nd Deputy Governor Mrs Elsie Addo Awadzi. Mr Mupita and his delegation then called on the Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority Rev. Amishaddai Owusu-Amoah and his deputies where he commended Ghana for encouraging headline growth last year. In his engagements with the Ministry for Finance, Mr Mupita reiterated MTN Group’s commitment to the Ghana market and the company’s continuous support to the Government of Ghana in achieving its digital agenda. This is the third visit of the Group CEO to Ghana since he assumed office. The Group CEO is being accompanied by the Vice President for WECA Ebenezer Asante, CEO of MTN Ghana Selorm Adadevoh, CEO of Mobile Money Ltd Eli Hini, Chief Corporate Services Officer Sam Koranteng and Chief Finance Officer Antoinette Kwofie. The visit to Ghana is part of Ralph’s commitment to growing MTN’s business in the various markets by consistently engaging local authorities to understand their expectations and to foster cordial working relationship.

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SIM re-registration: MTN to deploy mobile teams to curb long queues at service centres

Ghana’s leading telecommunications company, MTN has taken the decision to rollout measures to decongest its Service Centres for the ongoing SIM re-registration exercise. The re-registration of SIM cards with the Ghana Card commenced in October 2021 and expected to continue to the end of March 2022. Ghanaians are asked to re-register their SIM card with the Ghana Card or have it become dormant after the end of the deadline. In the last few weeks, Service Centers of the various network providers have been flood with thousands of Ghanaians trooping in on daily basis to have their SIM cards re-registered. Amid the inconveniences, MTN Ghana has decided to deploy mobile teams into the communities across the country to help decongest its Service Centres. Addressing journalist through a virtual media briefing on Thursday, January 6, 2022, Mr. Abubakar Mohammed, General Manager, Regional Sales & Distribution Southern Ghana for MTN Ghana said, “Going forward, to decongest we will have almost 200 community activations happening across the country and at the same time we will have the mobile teams that will also be going to the institutions to support them with the reregistration exercise.” Mr. Abubakar Mohammed continued, “We also have in plan to increase our devices to support the activations. So all these put together we believe we will be able to decongest our service Centres and also help customers.” For customers to help MTN Ghana smoothen the process even more, Ghanaians who are yet to re-register their SIM cards are encouraged to finish with the first step of the process before visiting the service centres or any of the mobile activation points. Customers can do that by dialing *404# and following the prompt to link their numbers with the Ghana Card to generate the unique code needed to finalise the re-registration.

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MTN Ghana Surprises Christmas Babies with Hampers in Upper East Region

MTN Ghana together with its staff has once again demonstrated their unending love to all nursing mothers and their newborns delivered on Christmas and Boxing Day at the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital by donating hampers to them. Interestingly, it appears the year 2021 saw some level of increase of new babies with a total number of 17 delivered on 25th December unlike in 2020 when only 12 babies were delivered between Christmas and Boxing Day at the same facility. Meanwhile, addressing the media after the donation exercise, Richard Asamane, Upper East Regional sales manager of MTN said: “MTN commenced the baby hamper distribution in 2011, and we have so far distributed over 2,000 hampers including these years to babies born on Christmas Day. The donation is one of the many ways the MTN Ghana Foundation has catered for the health needs of several individuals and medical institutions across Ghana”. “We see the occasion as a season of giving and also of love and in the midst of Covid-19, MTN counts it very important to still reach out to our dear mothers and lovely babies born on Christmas Day to show them the MTN kind of love. “For the whole of Upper East, we are targeting 40 hampers distribution. “Is the joy of Christmas and we want to bring them these good tidies to share with their family amidst all, we also call on them that COVID is still real. So, in as much as we keep the celebration of Xmas, we need to keep the safety protocol to protect the baby from this pandemic”. Meanwhile, one of the nursing mothers at the scene Rita Kobila also expressed gratitude to MTN for touching their lives. “I am so happy for what MTN has done for us. We are so grateful and we wish they will continue touching lives in this manner. Most people came to maternity here without anything but as they are going home, they will carry sometime home for their newborn babies. So, may God continue to bless MTN everywhere you go. However, Mr. Asamane used the medium to extend their appreciation as he congratulated the mothers and also use the occasion to wish MTN customers and stakeholders a wonderful Merry Christmas and New Year. Aside from the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital, MTN officials also visited mothers of Christmas Day born at the Bongo District Hospital and the War Memorial Hospital in Navrongo. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

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Mobile Money agents to effect strike from Thursday

Mobile money agents across the country will activate a demonstration and strike on Thursday, 23 December 2021 to express their displeasure against the 1.75 percent E-levy proposed in the 2022 budget. In a statement signed by the General Secretary of the Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana (MMAAG), Mr. Evans Otumfuo, said: “The union wishes to inform the general public, customers and users of mobile money that as part of actions to register our total displeasure with the government’s proposed e-levy of 1.75 percent, we deem it necessary to embark on an industrial action”. “As an association that implements all mobile money policies through our operators, we see this levy as very regressive and critical to the survival of our businesses”. “Consequently, as part of our demonstration on Thursday, 23 December 2021, our services as mobile money agents will not be accessible across the country”. “All agents will go on strike, hence all outlets will remain closed. If all efforts remain futile, an indefinite action will be taken thereafter”, the group’s statement stressed.

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MTN announces appointment of new Digital and Fintech CTIO

MTN Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Hermann Tischendorf as our Chief Technology & Information Officer for Digital and Fintech. “We are delighted to have a seasoned executive of Hermann’s calibre joining our growing DigiFin team,” says MTN Group Chief Digital and Fintech Officer Serigne Dioum. “He brings the skills and experience that will accelerate innovative digital and fintech advancements in line with our strategic intent of leading digital solutions for Africa progress.” Hermann joins from 4Finance Group, where he was Chief Technology Officer. He has 30 years of experience in the financial services sector, where he has occupied numerous senior roles. Hermann brings a solid track record of success in directing organisational expansion, digital product development, operations management, IT budget allocation, as well as mergers and acquisitions. At MTN, Hermann will bring transformation and disruption to our mobile payment platform and help improve customer engagement, experience, acquisition and loyalty. He will also be responsible for developing new products and services, building the nascent ecosystem and scaling up existing revenue streams. Hermann holds a Master of Business Administration and a Diploma with Honours from Karl-Franzens University of Graz, Austria and studied Finance & Banking at the Anderson School of Management, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). His appointment took effect on 1 December 2021. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 0555568093.

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MTN Ghana foundation contributes a total of 10m to support government’s fight against COVID-19

MTN Ghana Foundation has donated GHC5Million to National COVID Trust Fund to support government’s effort in combating Corona Virus pandemic in the country. This presentation brings MTN’s total contribution to the National COVID Trust Fund to Ghc10 million. Speaking at a ceremony to present the cheque to Trustees of the Fund at the Jubilee House, the CEO of MTN Ghana, Mr. Selorm Adadevoh expressed his gladness at the opportunity given to MTN to demonstrate its commitment to the people of Ghana by supporting the Trust Fund in their fight against COVID-19. He said, “Our support to the Trust Fund is to ensure the Government’s strategy in combating the pandemic is fully achieved”. “We believe this will help immensely to provide the needed PPES, education and other services for the people of Ghana and most importantly to brighten lives as we celebrate our 25th Anniversary”, he added. Receiving the cheque on behalf of the Trustees of the National COVID Trust Fund, the chairperson of the Fund, Justice Sophia Akuffo, said, “The contributions have dwindled over the past year. I’m happy that MTN Ghana has come through. MTN Ghana has been a key supporter of the COVID Trust Fund and has contributed a total sum of 10 million Ghana cedis. It is one of the few organizations to have contributed this much to support the fight against COVID-19 in Ghana. We are truly grateful for their assistance.” She added that, “There seems to be this false notion among the public that the pandemic is gone. The fact is the extent of the pandemic has been quite devastating and continues to cause death. There seems to be evidence of a new variant developing. We continue to encourage the Ghanaian citizenry to continue to adhere to all the COVID-19 protocols. We also strongly encourage that they get vaccinated. We are grateful to MTN and hope other organizations will follow their example as we all work to fight his deadly virus.” The donation to the National COVID-19 Trust Fund is one of the many interventions by MTN Ghana to help stem the COVID 19 pandemic. At the time when the nation was highly in need of PPEs, test kits and PCR Machines in 2020, the MTN Ghana Foundation donated 44,000 Personal Protective Equipment, four (4) Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Machines and Test Kits to the National COVID Trust at the cost of GHS 5 Million. The donation was to help the National COVID Trust Fund enhance the protection of all health personnel in the fight against COVID -19 in the Country. Some of the other key interventions include: Collaboration with the National Information Technology Authority (NITA) to offer all Government workers free access to the Smart Workplace Portal to support Government’s work from home program and protecting the customer through the provision of critical health information. Other interventions were the provision of free internet access to over 200 websites for online education for public and private institutions and free MoMo transfers up to Ghc100 a day and revision of MoMo wallet limits. MTN Ghana supported the infection monitoring and contact tracing team through the provision of 800 SIM Cards and 8 Terabytes of data to National Security and 10 TurboNet fixed wireless devices with over 2 terabytes of data to the COVID-19 Response Team for use by contact tracers. MTN has also deployed mobile money merchant accounts as collection conduits to support Government institutions such as the Ministry of Finance and the First Lady’s mobilization fund for COVID-19. MTN Ghana also contributed three educational campaigns aimed at getting people to live responsibly. “Be Wise”, Wear it for me” and “One More Push” campaigns were to encourage people across the continent not to give up in the fight against COVID-19, and to continue to wear their masks, wash their hands and practice social distancing. On the vaccination front, MTN Group donated USD$25million to support AU’s vaccination rollout across 55 member states to cover 7 million vaccine doses for health workers. MTN Ghana Foundation will continue to support efforts aimed at mitigating the impact of COVID -19 in Ghana. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

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46th Edition Of MTN SWAG Awards Launched In Accra

MTN Ghana in partnership with the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) have officially launched the 46th edition of the SWAG Awards. The 2021 SWAG Awards is set to be held on the 17th of December 2021 at the Accra International Conference Center. MTN Ghana also used the occasion to announce a sponsorship package of fifty thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc 50,000) some souvenirs and airtime towards the SWAG Awards. The 46th MTN SWAG Awards was officially unveiled at a press conference held at MTN House in Accra. Speaking at the launch, the Chief Corporate Services Officer of MTN Ghana, Samuel Koranteng, said, “the decision to support the SWAG awards stems out of the MTN’s strong commitment to the development of sports men and women as well as sports in general”. “We are proud to be sponsoring a long-standing event that honours those who embody and have demonstrated extra-ordinary strength and resilience in their sporting endeavours”, he added. The President of SWAG, Mr Kwabena Yeboah, expressed gratitude to MTN Ghana for their unflinching support for the past decade. He said, “The partnership has gone a long way to strengthen the SWAG Awards and enhance its sustainability”. MTN Ghana remains committed to the development of sports in Ghana. The company has over the years committed resource towards sponsorship of different sporting disciplines. MTN’s support to sports development is not restricted only to sporting activities but also to sports journalists as well. MTN Ghana has been a major sponsor of the annual SWAG Awards for over 10 years and the headline sponsor of the awards for 2021. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

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MTN’s Selorm Adadevoh Adjudged CIMG Marketing Man Of The Year 2020

The CEO of MTN Ghana Mr. Selorm Adadevoh has been adjudged the Marketing Man of the Year 2020 at the 32nd Annual National Marketing Performance Awards organised by the Chartered Institute of Marketing. The award is in recognition of his excellence in strategic marketing in the areas of Market Insights, People Management, Corporate Reputation Management, CSR, and Sound Marketing Management. The citation to Mr. Adadevoh for being Marketing Man of the Year reads in part as follows: “A marketing corporate executive, an astute administrator and an achiever are what many see you to be; and these accolades were not lost on our team of assessors who could not agree more, thus this crowning moment. You led a company that is dedicated to lead in the delivery of a bold new digital experience for your customers, and you have succeeded in wowing them by making their lives a whole lot better.” At the same event MTN Ghana won three other awards including: Marketing Practitioner of the Year 2020 – Mr. Eli Hini, CEO of Mobile Money Limited, a subsidiary of MTN Ghana New Media Campaign – MTN “Wear it for me” MTN Ghana retained its CIMG Hall of Fame Award for the second consecutive year The awards add to the several other awards bestowed on the business and its executive officers across many platforms in recognition of its performance in a difficult year – 2020, a year that saw the outbreak of the global pandemic COVID-19, transforming businesses and their operations. MTN Ghana demonstrated resilience in its operations and invested heavily in corporate social investments helping the government of Ghana in its fight to stem the pandemic. Receiving the Marketing Man of the Year award via video, Mr. Adadevoh expressed his gratitude to MTN staff, partners and stakeholders for their support and contribution to the company’s achievement. He said, “a big thank you to all staff of MTN and partners for their contribution and to CIMG for the recognition”. “CIMG Awards is a very important award for us at MTN. Adjudged Marketing Man of the year, places a responsibility on me and MTN as a whole to continue the excellent work we do in meaningful ways not only to MTN but to Ghana”, he added. The CIMG Awards was instituted to deepen the interest of the marketing profession and that of its members and to ensure that the Institute impacts positively in the performance of its legitimate role in society, the economy of Ghana and the world at large. The 32nd edition of the Awards also coincided with the 40th Anniversary of CIMG and the 25th Anniversary of MTN and was organized under the theme “Repositioning Ghana to leverage AfCFTA for economic development.” Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

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MTN Ghana Invites Entries For 25th Anniversary Bright Media Awards Competition

MTN Ghana has launched its 25th Anniversary Bright Media Awards Competition to reward Ghanaian journalists. The Bright Media Awards Competition will reward journalists across the country for their immense contribution to the growth of the business through storytelling. The competition is part of activities being organised to commemorate MTN’s 25th anniversary celebration. Journalists are invited to submit entries on the topic: MTN Ghana – 25 Years of Brightening Lives. The rules of the competition are as follows: The competition is open to all Ghanaian journalists working in print, online media/digital, radio and television. Use of digital multimedia approaches/presentation will be an advantage Entries must be original works not previously published or broadcasted Print and online – article of not more than 1000 words. Radio – Audio documentary or magazine programme of not more than five minutes Video submission must be a short video/ documentary or magazine programme of not more than five minutes There will be a special award for best photographic presentation on the theme. Photographers/photojournalists are encouraged to send photos with captions and contexts. There is a limit of two entries per person. Awards prizes Overall winner will receive up to 25,000 cedis worth of prizes, including cash, digital device, plaque and other gifts. Category winners will also receive up to 10,000 cedis worth of prizes including cash prize, digital device and plaque. There will be special awards/consolation prizes as well. All entries are to be submitted digitally via brightmediaawards@mtn.com and the deadline for submission of entries is 5pm on November 25, 2021. Speaking on behalf of the Chief Corporate Services Officer of MTN Ghana, Nana Kofi Asare, Senior Manager, Commercial Legal said, “the media have been key to the success of the business; they have shared our stories with Ghanaians for the past 25 years. Through them we have kept our stakeholders and customers updated and informed on our operations and plans, and as we celebrate 25 years, it is only right that we include them in the celebrations and reward them for their good work”, he added. MTN launched its 25th anniversary in June 2021 to commemorate the company’s operations in Ghana. Several activities have been organized to celebrate customers, partners for their support and loyalty over the past 25 years. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

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MTN Ghana strategize to get majority SIM registered before July 31 deadline

MTN Group CEO pays a day’s working visit to Ghana

SIM re-registration: MTN to deploy mobile teams to curb long queues at service centres

MTN Ghana Surprises Christmas Babies with Hampers in Upper East Region

Mobile Money agents to effect strike from Thursday

MTN announces appointment of new Digital and Fintech CTIO

MTN Ghana foundation contributes a total of 10m to support government’s fight against COVID-19

46th Edition Of MTN SWAG Awards Launched In Accra

MTN’s Selorm Adadevoh Adjudged CIMG Marketing Man Of The Year 2020

MTN Ghana Invites Entries For 25th Anniversary Bright Media Awards Competition

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