Accra, February 09, 2026 – MTN Ghana has been crowned the overall winner of the 2025 MTN Group Million Dollar Challenge, emerging as the top-performing operation across the MTN footprint. The announcement was made at the MTN Global Leadership Gathering (GLG) 2026, where leaders from across the Group converged to celebrate breakthrough performance and innovation.
MTN Ghana’s Million Dollar Challenge is a flagship internal competition aimed at driving strategic execution, innovation, and value creation within the MTN Operating Companies.MTN Ghana’s win underscores its market-leading execution, strong financial and operational performance, and its ability to scale strategic platforms across Fintech, Enterprise, and Consumer segments. The company picked up a total of six major awards, reaffirming its status as one of the Group’s most consistent and forward‑driving businesses.
Stephen Blewett, CEO of MTN Ghana, receives an award with executives of MTN Ghana and Mobile Money Limited
Other awards won by MTN Ghana:
- Million Dollar Challenge 2025 – Connectivity (Enterprise)
- Million Dollar Challenge 2025 – Connectivity (Consumer)
- Million Dollar Challenge 2025 – Fintech (MoMo Ghana)
- CEO of the Year – Fintech: Shaibu Haruna, MoMo Ghana
- Overall CEO of the Year (1st Runner-Up): Shaibu Haruna
Speaking on the company’s outstanding achievement, an ecstatic Stephen Blewett, CEO of MTN Ghana, said:“This recognition is a powerful endorsement of the relentless commitment, creativity and execution excellence of our teams. Winning the overall Million Dollar Challenge and leading across critical platforms such as Fintech, Enterprise and Consumer shows that MTN Ghana is not only delivering strong results but building sustainable platforms for future growth. I am immensely proud of our people and the discipline with which they continue to deliver on our strategy.”
The GLG 2026 brought together senior leaders from across MTN’s operating companies to assess progress, refine strategic priorities and reinforce the leadership standards required to navigate an increasingly competitive and complex digital landscape.
MTN Ghana’s performance at the 2025 Million Dollar Challenge positions the business as a benchmark for excellence within the MTN Group and highlights the company’s commitment to innovation, customer value creation and long‑term growth.
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Efua Falconer
Acting Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
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