2025 MTN Media Innovation Programme at Pan-Atlantic University

Published: 28 Mar 2025

The MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP) is a 6-week long programme spread across six months for media practitioners in the Nigerian space. The programme will increase the knowledge and skill base of the participants and help them understand the changing media landscape, and how to effectively use technology to create impactful media content.

Cohort-4 of the programme will build on the successes of the last three Cohorts to further consolidate its leading position as a foremost impactful training programme ever endowed for Nigerian journalists. Past Cohorts have shown the capacity of the programme to bring about a positive shift in the careers of the beneficiaries, enabling many of them to skyrocket to new positions and responsibilities after the training. The MTN MIP-4 will, as usual, stir up the spirit of innovation in the participants to empower the Nigerian media practitioners to be better at their jobs and to drive innovations that will potentially create and enthrone the much-needed sustainability in the industry.

The potential of the programme to expose the participants to learn how ICT powers the media and how the media magnifies ICT in their symbiotic relationship, as well as how the media can be potent weapons for successful diplomatic engagements is rifer now than before.

MTN Media Innovation Programme

Application Deadline	April 7, 2025
Funding Type	Fully Funded
Country to study	South Africa
Type	Entrepreneurs
Sponsor	MTN Foundation
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of MTN Media Innovation Programme

Participants will…

1. Grasp the changing media landscape propelled by ICT, AI and digital media. 
2. Enhance their writing and reporting skills. 
3. Have a better understanding of MTN Corporate brand and strategic positioning and alignment. 
4. Have a firsthand understanding of MTN Nigeria, its operations, and challenges through case studies and visits to its Nigerian offices as well as its global Headquarters in South Africa. 
5. Have a greater understanding of how the ICT & Telecoms industry in Nigeria work and the role of MTN Nigeria in the mix. 
6. Be equipped to take advantage of existing legitimate means to monetize their skills in a fast-changing media landscape. 
7. Go on study visit to the University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. 
8. Witness how media can be explored for diplomatic progress in Africa. 
9. Stand a chance to win N1m on proven innovative idea or on outstanding reportage of the telecoms sector during the period of the study. 

Requirements for MTN Media Innovation Programme

• Must be a media practitioner or content creator
• Must have a valid International Passport
• Must pass a written test and any subsequent interviews
• Must get a written release from employers to participate in the programme

Application Deadline

April 7, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to MTN Foundation on docs.google.com to apply