As coronavirus continues to make living inconvenient, people are looking for a path towards restoring normalcy. Organisations like MTN and wealthy individuals around the world are giving their support to the government and the people to help stop coronavirus.
MTN Media Release on Coronavirus Support
The telecommunication giant is providing health care in Nigeria with N1.4 billion worth of airtime as connectivity support.
With the level of the pandemic, it is getting increasingly necessary to access the news. New information about the novel virus and the diseases it causes is discovered every day and it is important to know which are valid. The NCDC who is allied to this package gets to disseminate free valid information to MTN through a dedicated channel.
NCDC staff gets access to voice and data service, telephone and tool-free line to facilitate their response.
Online activities such as shopping and money transfers are also increasing with the stay at home orders. MTN subscribers get to send 300 SMS for free and get free money transfers using MoMo Agent Network for Yello digital transaction service.
People are also trying to stay connected with loved ones, which is a healthy way to get by during the isolation. With this offer, they will be able to do that.
The state and federal governments also get communication systems, analytical and response management and risk profiling tools.
SMEs who are using the provider also get 30 days grace on their March invoice.
MTN foundation further commits N500 million towards addressing medical needs according to the MTN Nigeria media release of 2 April.
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