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- 18 Jul 2013
Uniqueness of Asha 501 by Nokia
Nokia has unveiled the revamped Asha touch series-the Asha 501, a unique device designed and being marketed as the cheapest phone in the price band. Nokia Asha 501, a "Full Touch" smartphone part of…
- 14 Jul 2013
Nokia Unveils 2 New Devices to Asha Portfolio in Nigeria
Nokia has unveiled two more additions to its highly successful Asha range of smartphones in the Nigerian market. The Nokia Asha 210 and Nokia Asha 501 were launched in Lagos along with the…
- 17 Mar 2014
Nokia Kicks Off Asha Ice Campaign to Engage Customers
Nokia has announced the launch of ‘The Asha Collection By You’, a competition-based campaign that offer users of the Asha Ice range of phones to show off their unique fashion style and get the chance…
- 24 Apr 2013
Nokia Shows Off Asha 210 with Dedicated WhatsApp Button
A new Nokia Asha 210 handset comes with WhatsApp button, making it the first phone in the world to have the dedicated OTT service. The Nokia Asha 210, available in Single- or Easy Swap Dual-SIM…
- 28 Jun 2013
Nokia Trains African App Developers on its New Asha OS
Nokia organized a 2-day developer bootcamp with the aim of training application developers on the functionality and unique features of the new Asha operating system. The training also equipped them…
- 14 Aug 2013
Airtel, Nokia Unleash Free Facebook, Others on Asha Devices
Airtel Nigeria and Nokia, have partnered to provide new data offerings for customers to access their favourite social media networks on their Nokia Asha devices, in line with Nokia’s commitment to…
- 11 Jun 2013
Nokia Introduces ‘Line’ Messaging App on Asha, Lumia Smartphones
Nokia has introduced the ‘Line’ messaging app available for download in its Nokia store. The new app is compatible with the Nokia Lumia devices and Asha full touch ranges including dual SIM:…
- 20 Nov 2013
Nokia Delights Customers with Asha Christmas Promo
With the yuletide season fast approaching, Nokia has partnered with Jumia, number one online retail store, to delight its customers with a new consumer promo tagged Asha Christmas Rush Promo.…
- 14 Feb 2014
Glo Nokia Asha with D’banj Thrills Nigerian Youths
The recently introduced Glo Nokia Asha has continued to make waves among Nigerian youths. The smartphone was unveiled in Lagos at the formal announcement of the reappointment of one of Nigeria’s most…
- 18 Oct 2016
Asha Mwilu & Rashid Idi Named CNN MultiChoice African Journalists 2016
Asha Ahmed Mwilu and Rashid Idi have been awarded the top prize at this year’s CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2016 Awards Ceremony. The pair shared the overall ‘CNN MultiChoice African Journalist…
- 1 Dec 2022
African Management Institute Launches AMI Enterprise as Asha Mweru Mbowa is promoted to Managing Director
The African Management Institute (AMI), has announced the launch of AMI Enterprise, a new division dedicated to boosting workplace and professional skills for growth-stage and established companies.…
- 2 Feb 2014
Nokia Excites Customers with Three ‘Iced’ Devices
Nokia has expanded its highly successful range of Asha devices with the addition of three new phones known as the Nokia Asha ICE range; Asha 500, Asha 502 and Asha 503 which come encased in a…
- 17 Jul 2013
Nokia, MTN Partner for New Value Proposition
Nokia Nigeria and MTN Nigeria have joined forces to delight their customers in Nigeria with a unique value proposition. The offerings include free data on the new Nokia Asha 501 range and the Nokia…
- 13 Feb 2013
Nokia's First Dual-SIM Smartphone with Wi-Fi
Nokia has announced the launch of the Nokia Asha 310, a new Dual SIM smartphone with Wi-Fi support, a first for Nokia smartphones. With Nokia's built-in Easy Swap Dual SIM technology, consumers can…
- 6 Feb 2012
Nokia Launches Additional Dual SIM Products
Nokia has introduced a new range of dual SIM products, Nokia X2-02 and Asha 200, into the Nigerian market. The firm said the new phones were produced to extend its dual SIM offerings to a wider…
- 25 Nov 2013
ESKIMI, NOKIA Nigeria Launch New App on Nokia Store
ESKIMI, one of the largest social media and entertainment platforms counting 14 million members, partnered with NOKIA to launch a new Eskimi app for Asha device range. The new application can now be…
- 26 Feb 2014
foodpanda /hellofood Teams with Nokia @ MWC
Nokia has announced that the global food delivery app foodpanda/hellofood will launch across the Nokia Asha, Lumia and X family of devices. Many partners such as Facebook, BBM, Twitter, LINE, Viber,…
- 21 Jul 2020
Google Launches 'Think with Google' in Sub-Saharan Africa
Google on Tuesday launched ‘Think with Google’ in Sub-Saharan Africa to help marketers on the continent get the locally relevant insights they need. Speaking about the launch, Asha Patel, head…
- 24 Jul 2012
Chaotic Transport Policy Hurts Economy - Bello
Alhaji Adeshina Bello, chairman and chief executive officer, Asha-Sea Traffic Agencies, a subsidiary of G.Morufat (Nigeria) Enterprises, had worked in various government agencies and public bodies in…
- 31 Jul 2013
Nokia Wins ‘Coolest Phone Award’ at the Generation Next Survey Awards
Nokia, leading phone manufacturer, has emerged the ‘Coolest Phone Brand’ at the maiden edition of The BusinessDay Generation Next Survey Awards held in Lagos last week. The Nokia brand was awarded on…
- 20 Feb 2013
CcHub Out with State-of-the-art Mobile App Testing Facility
Co-Creation Hub, Nigeria’s first open living pre-incubation space has launched a state-of-the-art mobile app testing facility to support the development and deployment of agile user-centric mobile…
- 26 Nov 2013
Winner Emerges in Nokia ‘Don’t Break Da Beat’ Rap Competition
Samuel Falowo, 300 level student of Biology at the University of Abuja, also known as Pro’Meth has emerged winner of the 2013 edition of Nokia Don’t Break Da Beat Rap competition organized in…
- 21 Aug 2014
Opera's Mini Browser to be Installed on Microsoft phones
Norwegian software maker Opera signed a deal to take over the browser building unit of Microsoft's Nokia mobile phone unit and reported second-quarter earnings above expectations yesterday, sending…
- 25 Jan 2013
Nokia Crawls Back into Profit in Q4
Nokia has released its fourth-quarter and full year financial reports - and announced that for the fourth-quarter of the year, revenues fell by 20 per cent to EUR8.04 billion, and net profits jumped…
- 6 Jul 2026
Microsoft Axes 4,800 Jobs as Xbox Faces Major Crisis
Microsoft has announced plans to cut about 4,800 jobs globally, representing approximately 2.1 per cent of its workforce, as part of a broader restructuring aimed at improving efficiency and…
- 22 Aug 2012
Winners Emerge in Nokia’s Danfo Reloaded Competition
Two players, Samuel Afolabi and Etejere Edafeoghene have emerged as winners of the second draw of Nokia’s Danfo Reloaded Competition, a local game available on the Nokia store. The duo was presented…
- 30 Jan 2013
iROKOtv Launches Mobile App Exclusively on Nokia Lumia
iROKOtv, the world's largest online distributor of Nigerian movies, has announced the launch of a brand new mobile app for the platform, in an exclusive partnership with Nokia, global phone…
- 15 Feb 2013
Samsung Nigeria, Others with New Rex Series
Samsung Electronics has unveiled a new range of advanced feature phones to target emerging markets. The handset maker recently warned that it sees the smartphone market slowing this year, and it will…
- 2 Apr 2013
Nokia, Airtel Africa Partner on Operator Billing, Nokia SMS Services
Nokia and Airtel have announced a broad partnership agreement across Africa to drive closer collaboration and deliver increased consumer value. The agreement, which incorporates areas such as the…
- 4 Jun 2013
1Bn Android Smartphones to Ship in 2017
Worldwide, 1.5 billion smart phones will ship in 2017, according to the latest country level forecasts from Canalys, to account for 73% of all mobile phone shipments. In North America and Western…