The MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP) 2025 for Nigerian media practitioners/content creators (All expense paid study trip to Johannesburg, South Africa)

Application Deadline: April 7, 2025.

Applications are now open for the 2025 Pan-Atlantic University/MTN Media Innovation Programme. 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.

The 4th Cohort of the 6-week programme which is fully sponsored by MTN Nigeria is slated to commence on May 19, through October 24, 2025, with twenty (20) Nigerian journalists from different media outfits who scale through the selection process.

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.

Eligibility Requirements

• 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

Benefits

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. 

• At the end of the training, the 20 successful applicants, who will qualify as Fellows, will have been trained on Nigeria’s technology sector, the relationship between media and technology and improved content creation opportunities.
• They will also be equipped with the skills to adapt to the changing realities that guarantee career and financial success in their professional practice.
• Fellows will also have access to professional resources and mentorship from PAU’s erudite faculty.

Every participant will experience improved knowledge in four broad areas:

1. The Telecoms industry 
2. Media Innovation 
3. Writing & Reporting 
4. Media Diplomacy 

Programme Structure

• Over 70: Class sessions
• 19 Days on campus
• 5 Days off campus
• 2 Days in MTN
• 7 Days in South Africa
• 1 Day in an Innovation Hub
• 1 Day in nature
• 1 Day comprehensive capstone

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Pan-Atlantic University/MTN Media Innovation Programme