Lagos | Nigeria: 30 April 2026
MTN NIGERIA RELEASES 2025 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT, CHARTING PROGRESS ON RESILIENT GROWTH AND RESPONSIBLE IMPACT
…Sustained ESG Performance Across Core Metrics
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc ("MTN Nigeria" or the "Company"), Nigeria's leading telecommunications provider, announces the release of its 2025 Sustainability Report. Now in its seventh consecutive year, the Report underscores MTN Nigeria's continued commitment to sustainability, transparency, and shared value creation through strategic ESG integration and responsible business practices.
This edition marks MTN Nigeria's third consecutive year as a voluntary adopter of the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards (IFRS S1 and S2), well ahead of the mandatory compliance deadline and aligns with key global and local sustainability reporting frameworks.
"This report is a record of decisive action and measurable progress as we deepen our commitment to sustainable, long-term value creation for all our stakeholders," said Dr. Karl Toriola, Chief Executive Officer. "Sustainability shapes how we grow, manage risk, and unlock opportunities. We are making tangible progress across every dimension of our business."
2025 Key Highlights
Doing for planet
Reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 6.4% against the 2021 baseline
Achieved a CDP rating of 'B-' for Climate Change and 'C' for Water Security
33.6% of our top suppliers by spend have pledged to our net zero commitment
Doing for people
Expanded network coverage to 93.7% (up 0.7pp)
Increased female workforce representation to 43.4% (up 2.0pp)
Invested N2.7 billion in Corporate Social Investment initiatives, positively impacting over 534,448 individuals
Launched the Help Children Be Children (HCBC) programme to raise awareness about child online safety
#1 Total and Network Net Promoter Score (NPS)
Doing it right & Doing for growth
Achieved a Reputation Index of 80.2%, above the 75.0% benchmark
Achieved an ESG GPS sustainability rating of 3.7 out of 4.0 from Risk Insights
Directed 62.0% of total procurement spend to local suppliers (up 2.4pp)
Paid N878.7 billion in taxes, levies, and duties to support national development (up 15.0%)
"Together, we are Doing for Tomorrow, Today," said Tobechukwu Okigbo, Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer. "During the year, we conducted a True Value Assessment of our social, economic, and environmental impacts from 2021 to 2024, completed a double materiality assessment, and hosted the inaugural Facts Behind the Sustainability Report at the NGX. Our focus remains clear: deepening ESG integration, empowering our people, and delivering measurable, net-positive outcomes. These results strengthen our conviction that responsible business is the foundation of lasting growth."
MTN Nigeria remains at the forefront of sustainable innovation, inclusion, and governance excellence, grounded in the belief that everyone deserves the benefits of a modern connected life.
The 2025 Sustainability Report can be downloaded from the MTN Nigeria website here. For more on how MTN is Doing for tomorrow, today, please visit https://www.mtn.ng/sustainability/, follow MTN Nigeria's social media channels or contact the Sustainability and Shared Value Team at sustainability.ng@mtn.com.
Uto Ukpanah, FCIS
Company Secretary
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About MTN Nigeria
MTN Nigeria is one of Africa's largest providers of communications services, connecting over 87 million people in communities across the country with each other and the world. Guided by a belief that everybody deserves the benefits of a modern connected life, MTN Nigeria's leadership position in coverage, capacity, and innovation has remained constant since its launch in 2001. MTN Nigeria is part of the MTN Group - a multinational telecommunications group which operates in 16 countries in Africa and the Middle East, serving over 300 million people.
Visit https://www.mtn.ng for more information.