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- 24 Feb 2019
BBC World Service English Launches New app for Low Cost News Access
BBC World Service English has launched a brand new app to help people access news and radio programmes in areas where mobile data is expensive or internet coverage is limited. Developed by BBC…
- 25 Jun 2020
BBC World Service Partners MTN to Curb Spread of Fake News
BBC World Service has partnered with MTN Nigeria to deliver BBC News Minute bulletins which will be free of charge to subscribers of the MyMTN App in English, Hausa, Igbo, Pidgin and Yoruba. This is…
- 4 May 2012
BBC World Schools Have Your Say Gauges Pupils' Opinions Worldwide
The BBC World Service said it will be inviting young people from schools around the world to discuss debate and share their views on what really matters to them on Tuesday, May 8. In several…
- 5 Jul 2013
BBC World News ‘Rendezvous with Badawi’ Showcases Africa
Africa is drawing the world’s attention like never before. President Obama has just made his second visit and the new Chinese President, Xi Jinping, toured Tanzania, South Africa and the…
- 27 Jun 2012
Lerato Mbele to Present New BBC Radio Show for African Audiences
The BBC has announced today that it is to launch a new flagship radio programme Newsday on the BBC World Service aimed largely at the breakfast audience in Africa. Lerato Mbele, previously a star of…
- 11 Jun 2012
BBC Focuses On Africa
After its first broadcast to Africa more than 80 years ago, BBC has announced its first-ever dedicated daily TV news programme in English for African audiences. The new programme, BBC Focus on…
- 16 Feb 2020
Angelina Jolie Partners With Microsoft to Launch Children’s News Show
Angelina Jolie is lending her star power to a new show that aims to inform children about what’s going on in the world, and provide the necessary facts for them to form their own opinions about…
- 27 Dec 2015
Cc-Hub Discloses Plans for BBC News Labs 2016
‎BBC Connected Studio, the World Service and BBC News Labs are holding a collaborative ideas workshop in Lagos on 18 January 2016 in partnership with Co-Creation Hub. ‎ The aim of the event,…
- 3 Nov 2008
DStv Covers the U.S Presidential Elections
Now, after more than 18 months of debates, speeches, primaries and political rallies, the U.S. presidential campaign trail culminates on November 4. CNN and BBC World will be right there to bring…
- 18 Apr 2016
Over 20 NEW Channels to Launch on ‘DStv Now’
DStv Now, the online service that brings you all the shows you want to watch and when you want to watch them, has been made it even bigger and better with the addition of over 20 new channels. This…
- 9 Dec 2016
BBC to Simulcast African Footballer of the Year Live on DStv
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Brit will simulcast the live announcement of African Footballer of the Year from BBC World News for the first time on Monday, 12 December 2016 at 6:30pm.‎…
- 26 May 2022
BBC to Sack 1,000 in Digital Transformation
The BBC is to axe 1,000 jobs and scrap some broadcast channels in traditional form as it prioritises digital and copes with a funding freeze, the British public service broadcaster said on Thursday.…
- 12 Nov 2014
MultiChoice Opens More Resource Centres in Lagos
MultiChoice, Nigeria’s leading pay-TV operator, has returned to Lagos State for the third time since inception of its resource centre project in 2004, to inaugurate 10 additional centres. This brings…
- 17 Jan 2014
Bayelsa Joins MultiChoice Resource Centre Beneficiary States
MultiChoice Nigeria, the leading provider of premium pay-TV services on the DStv and GOtv platforms has extended its major Corporate Social Investment project in the education sector, the MultiChoice…
- 6 Mar 2012
MultiChoice To Launch MRC in Osun, Delta State.
MultiChoice Nigeria; the nation’s leading pay TV subscription management company is set to launch another set of the MultiChoice Resource Centres; a Corporate Social Investment (CSI) project aimed at…
- 28 Sept 2010
Multichoice Launches Resource Centres in Edo State
MultiChoice, Nigeria’s premium pay-TV operator, in furtherance of its corporate social investment policy, has launched additional 10 resource centres in public secondary schools in Edo State.…
- 31 Aug 2009
Skye Bank Sponsors BBC Africa Business Report
Skye Bank sponsors the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Africa Business Report, a show featuring the triumphs and challenges of business concerns in Africa. The monthly programme will capture…
- 17 May 2010
Wild Fusion Unveils Online Advertising on Facebook, BBC
Wild Fusion Nigeria and Habari Media, Africa’s leading digital sales house offering Internet and mobile advertisers access to Africa’s largest portfolio of leading web in partnership with…
- 19 Feb 2018
BBC Launches Igbo, Yoruba Language Services in Nigeria
The BBC this week launches its new Igbo and Yoruba services in Nigeria, as part of an expansion in local languages aimed at more in-depth reporting of countries around the world. The digital-only…
- 15 Sept 2010
Nigeria, Africa’s Largest Online Audience --Idaresit
Abasiama Idaresit, managing director, Wild Fusion, a Lagos based digital media company has disclosed that Nigeria is the largest online audience on the African Continent and the 10th largest in the…
- 20 Oct 2008
Communicating for Change Holds 10th Anniversary
To mark its tenth anniversary, Communicating for Change (CFC) hosted the second edition of Future of Development Film in Africa conference at Eko Hotel, Lagos, last week focusing on the best…
- 19 Jul 2010
Towards a Cybercrime Free Society
Nigerians world over are perceived by the international community as criminals, no thanks to the activities of cyber criminals in the country. The nefarious acts of these scammers in no little way…
- 30 Jun 2013
Gwandu, Ex-NCC Commissioner Speaks @ UK Parliament
Dr. Bashir Gwandu, former executive commissioner, Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has been invited to speak at the forthcoming event being put together by prestigious Royal Academy of…
- 13 Jul 2010
Towards a Cybercrime Free Society
Nigerians world over are perceived by the international community as criminals, no thanks to the activities of cyber criminals in the country. The nefarious acts of these scammers in no little way…
- 24 Nov 2014
Wana, Popular Radio Personality, Anchors “Touching Lives”- Airtel
Airtel Nigeria, leading telecommunications services provider, has announced popular On-Air Personality (OAP), Wana Udobang, as anchor for its new CSR programme, Touching Lives, a reality…
- 15 Aug 2014
StarTimes’ StarSat Begins Operation
StarTimes has launched it new digital television service StarSat, a digital satellite TV brand, offering a multitude of channels available in simple package choices for subscribers. As Nigeria…
- 7 Jun 2010
CFC Presents African Football Shorts on BBC
Communicating for Change (CFC), Television for the Environment (TVE) and three Broadcasting for Change partners across Africa, present their latest series, African Football Shorts. African Football…
- 7 Feb 2015
More Winners Emerge In StarTimes Jolly Promo
Subscribers, who emerged winners in the second draw of the StarTimes Christmas promo were on Thursday presented with prizes at the StarTimes Iju Ishaga office, Lagos. Some of the winners, who…
- 14 Feb 2012
Multichoice, Aiding Learning Through Audio-Visuals
The power of sight and sound in education cannot be over emphasized as the pictorial representation of the subject matter lingers on the mind of students than its expression in verbal form. To bridge…
- 29 Aug 2016
GOtv’s Milestones, New Identity @ 5
GOTV, a pay-tv service provider in Nigeria, prides itself as the home of African television that is committed to delivering family entertainment. GOtv’s Launch in Nigeria & Brand…