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Airtel Doles out Over N250m to Subscribers as Journalist Wins

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Danjuma Ibrahim Yakubu, a journalist with Radio Nigeria Precious FM, in Lafia, Nassarawa State, has emerged the grand prize winner in the just concluded Red Hot Promo by Nigeria’s leading mobile Internet Company, Airtel Nigeria.

Yakubu, 40, a National Assembly correspondent, broke down in tears at the Headquarters of Airtel’s Northern operations in Abuja, on Wednesday, when he came to personally verify the authenticity of the promo and the fact that he emerged grand prize winner of 10 million naira.

Airtel Regional Management team led by Olufemi Oyewole, regional operations director, North, welcomed the journalist and confirmed to him that the promo was real. An overwhelmed Yakubu was literally overtaken by emotions as he battled to complete the acceptance form.

“This is like a dream to me; I just can’t believe that this is real and happening. May God be praised,” Yakubu said in a trembling voice and teary eyes.

Yakubu, married with five children and a resident of Doma, Doma Local Government Area (LGA) of Nassarawa state, profusely thanked Airtel for the generosity, saying that the company “should continue with the good and transparent work, and may God bless the management for their wisdom and consideration for the welfare of the common man.”

Oyewole used the opportunity to assure the winner that Airtel is passionate about empowering Nigerians and creating credible platforms to reward and excite its customers, and also enable them realize their dreams and passions.

Yakubu emerged winner in a draw supervised by leading systems’ audit specialist, TCQA and conducted on Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at the Corporate Headquarters of Airtel Nigeria located in highbrow Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos.

Airtel drew the curtain on the Red Hot Recharge and Win promo after sixty days of doling out cash prizes, phones and free airtime worth hundreds of millions of naira to customers.

The loyalty reward scheme, which has seen scores of Nigerians realise their dream of financial empowerment, was designed as raffle draw, with participation open to customers who simply needed to either recharge, purchase or renew data bundle subscriptions, meet their 5X target, subscribe to ‘Talkmore’ or join the Airtel network.

The nationwide promo produced a daily winner of one million naira for 60 days and a grand prize winner of ten million naira. Other prizes included high-end smart phones to 100 winners per week, in addition to free talktime to over 5,000 customers. Also, for the entire 60 days of the promo all customers on the network got 5 free SMS and subscription services to choose from.

Speaking about the completion of the promo, Deepak Srivastava, Airtel Nigeria’s chief operating officer and executive director, expressed satisfaction with the success of the promo just as he commended customers for their faith in the operator and its promise to continually seek out credible platforms for empowerment.

“We are glad to have provided the platform for our customers to express their huge faith in us as testified to by their participation, indeed, they have always done so; but more so is the fact we are keeping our promise to empower our customers and help them realise their dreams of financial freedom and fulfillment,“ Deepak posited.

Speaking further,  Srivastava assured of the company’s readiness to remain at the vanguard of delivering quality telecommunication products and offerings as well as other social benefits to the teeming subscribers on the network.

Among those who won one million naira each include  Lagos-based Yusuf Lawal Adeniyi, Aremu Akeem Adewale, and Olabisi Odufuwa; Riro Esigbone from Delta; Ali Ibrahim, a Borno businessman; Umoh Okon, a trader in Akwa Ibom; Catechist Samuel Ogummobi and Port Harcourt-based business woman, Sylvia Amadasun.

 

 


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Paradigm Initiative Champions Digital Rights and Inclusion at Africa IGF 2025 in Dar es Salaam

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Paradigm Initiative (PIN) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing digital rights and inclusion across Africa following its active participation in the 2025 Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF), held in Dar es Salaam from May 29 to 31.

The forum convened diverse stakeholders from governments, civil society, the private sector, and academia to explore pressing internet governance issues under the theme “Building a Resilient Digital Ecosystem that Supports Africa’s Sustainable Growth and Global Leadership.”

PIN’s delegation contributed to conversations around digital security, digital rights and inclusion policy and compliance, emerging technologies, global governance, highlighting digital threats and making recommendations for an inclusive and rights-respecting digital landscape. Drawing from its research and advocacy efforts across the continent, the organisation offered practical policy recommendations aimed at fostering an open, secure, and human rights-respecting digital environment.

“The Africa IGF continues to serve as a critical space for shaping Africa’s digital future. We were pleased to contribute insights and amplify the urgent need for inclusive and rights-centric digital governance,” said ‘Gbenga Sesan, Paradigm Initiative’s Executive Director.

During the forum, PIN hosted and participated in multiple sessions, including: A panel on protecting civic space online, a workshop on bridging the digital divide through inclusive policies, and bilateral meetings with regional and global partners on shaping digital governance frameworks in the lead-up to key global internet governance conversations.

PIN’s presence at the AfIGF 2025 not only spotlighted emerging digital threats but also underscored its commitment to ensuring that all technological advancements and policies globally translate into greater digital freedoms and opportunities, not restrictions.

As part of its ongoing advocacy, the organisation will continue to engage with stakeholders across sectors to ensure that digital transformation in Africa is anchored in rights, equity, and inclusion.


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MTN Nigeria Unveils 21 Days of Y’elloCare to Empower Communities through Digital Tools

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MTN Nigeria today held the opening ceremony for the 2025 edition of 21Days of Y’ello Care, the company’s annual employee volunteerism initiative.

This year’s campaign, themed “Connecting at the Roots – Connecting Communities through Digital Tools,” will run from June 1 to June 21, 2025, and focuses on supporting communities that continue to face barriers to digital access and connectivity.

MTN Nigeria kicked off on Sunday June 1 with trainings across different locations in Lagos where staff of the company volunteered to delivered training in valuable areas such as digital marketing and personal branding and employability skills.

In line with the Group-wide campaign theme, MTN Nigeria is implementing a series of grassroots initiatives aimed at expanding digital inclusion and connectivity in underserved areas.

Planned activities include equipping schools and community youth centres with devices, digital literacy workshops, deployment of community Wi-Fi access points, support for digital entrepreneurship and the establishment of an all-in-one Y’ello Pods across the country that will provide a digital hub for learning and support financial inclusion.

Speaking at the opening ceremony held in Lagos, Karl Toriola, Chief Executive Officer, MTN Nigeria said, Y’ello Care matters to us because we’re a digital company and we’re operating in an environment where there are so many needs. At MTN Nigeria, we care, and we want to show our direct connection and responsibility to the communities we operate in.

Now in its 18th year, Y’ello Care is a groupwide flagship MTN employee volunteering initiative that encourages MTNers to volunteer their time and expertise to support positive social change.

The campaign reflects MTN’s purpose to enable the benefits of a modern connected life for everyone and is anchored in the company’s core values.

In 2024, in a remarkable demonstration of corporate volunteerism, MTN staff, through the Y’ello Care initiative, reconstructed a school block at Iwerekun Community High School, Lakowe. This effort has restored hope and significantly improved learning conditions for both students and teachers.

For further information, updates on “21 Days of Y’ello Care”and MTN Nigeria’s commitment to social development, please visit yellocare.ng or follow us on social media.


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Google’s Open Buildings Data Empowers Africa’s Health and Climate Progress

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Fresh, on-the-ground evidence from health planners and climate analysts in Rwanda, Nigeria and South Africa shows how the Open Buildings dataset, which maps more than 1.8 billion structures, is helping frontline projects close service gaps and strengthen community resilience.

Across the continent, artificial-intelligence tools are graduating from pilots to public-service workhorses, powering everything from crop-price forecasts to live language translation. Open Buildings—developed by researchers at Google Research Africa—is part of that shift, proving that open, locally guided AI can turn sparse data into timely decisions without locking African problem-solvers behind paywalls or proprietary gates.

In Rwanda, the Ministry of Health and Kigali-based Sand Technologies resited rural clinics with help from the dataset. Their new blueprint aims to bring 92% of citizens within a 30-minute reach of care, trimming journeys that put mothers and newborns at risk.

Across Northern Nigeria, epidemiologists at AFENET and geographers from WorldPop uncovered 10,250 buildings, guiding vaccinators who reached 70% of the zero-dose and under-immunized children identified through the mapping in just six months.

Meanwhile, the World Resources Institute (WRI) has already applied this flood-risk modelling in Dire Dawa, Kigali, Musanze, Gqeberha and Johannesburg, combining two-dimensional hydraulic simulations with building footprints to create block-by-block exposure maps.

The need is pressing: Nairobi is still recovering from the May 2024 floods that displaced more than 278 000 residents, while Johannesburg’s rapid growth along the flood-prone Jukskei River continues to heighten vulnerability

These projects tackle challenges felt across the continent. Africa still has about 8.7 million “zero-dose” children who receive no routine vaccines each year, while the urban population is projected to almost double to nearly one billion people by 2035— forcing new homes into high-risk floodplains and informal settlements.

By giving ministries, city engineers and NGOs a street-level view of where communities are growing and how they change over time, the Open Buildings dataset lets limited budgets flow to the people and places that need them most.

Dr Aisha Walcott-Bryant, Research Scientist & Head, Google Research Africa, “These projects show what happens when local expertise meets open, scalable technology: mothers reach clinics sooner, children receive long-overdue vaccines, and city planners get ahead of the next flood.

“We’re thrilled to stand beside partners who turn data into decisive action, proving that AI’s highest calling is to solve real-world challenges.”

From lifesaving clinics to climate-smart cities, these projects show how open AI is fast becoming Africa’s quiet engine for equitable progress.

The Open Buildings dataset—along with sample code, tutorials and its new 2.5D layer—is freely available at g.co/openbuildings.


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