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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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 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.…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 2 Nov 2009
Starcomms Unveils Facebook, Twitter on Phones
Starcomms has introduced Facebook, Twitter, Hi5 & MySpace the world-acclaimed social networking and micro-blogging services available on its network which is a first in Nigeria. Now, even without…
- 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…
- 27 Dec 2019
Airtel Launches TV Platform, Inks Partnership with Trace Africa
Airtel Nigeria, has taken steps to redefine the television viewing experience for its customers with the unveiling of Airtel TV, a one stop platform for everything entertainment – live TV, music…
- 2 Sept 2015
MultiChoice Kicks off Biggest Content Showcase in Africa
It was a magical night filled with #OnlyTheBest of African entertainment when MultiChoice Africa kicked off its second #OnlyTheBest Content Showcase Extravaganza in spectacular style at the Outrigger…
- 7 Feb 2015
Nigeria, Others Drive BBC.Com Users to 100m Mark
New figures* show that BBC.com, the BBC’s international website, has started 2015 on an all-time high. More than 101 million unique browsers used the website and news app globally during the…
- 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…
- 29 Nov 2018
StarTimes Launches New Brand “StarTimes ON” for OTT Business
Africa’s leading digital TV operator StarTimes launched a new brand for its OTT business, StarTimes ON, Africa's No.1 online video streaming service, dedicated to providing ultimate entertainment and…
- 28 Sept 2010
‘Glo 3G Hi-speed Internet Modem Offers Speed, Reliability'
Globacom, has said that speed, quality and reliability are some of the unique features which make its new 3G Plus internet modem the best in the market. Wunmi Jewesimi, head of Globacom’s 3G and…
- 20 Nov 2015
Ericsson, Airtel Nigeria to Launche VoD “NuVu” 1Q2016
Ericsson on Friday announced the launch of its first end-to-end subscription video-on-demand content service, NuVu. The service will be marketed in close collaboration with service providers.…
- 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…
- 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 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…
- 22 Dec 2014
Sheriff Opens Up on Boko Haram, Says Chad Has Solution
Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, former governor of Borno State, has opened up on what he knows about the Boko Haram insurgents currently ravaging states in the northeast and some other parts of the…
- 13 Sept 2014
Ericsson Unveils Live Broadcast Captioning Platform
Ericsson has unveiled its real-time platform that supports live captioning in various languages for broadcasters around the world using speech-to-text, newsroom integration, and rapid offline content…
- 13 Jan 2015
Blackberry Passport Gets the Gold Treatment
Ever ready to add their Midas touch to modern technology, the Goldgenie team were so impressed with Blackberry’s latest release, they have adorned it with Gold. The Blackberry Passport is now the…
- 10 Feb 2015
Goldgenie Dangles iPhone 6 with Diamond Finish
Goldgenie proudly presents the Diamond Ecstasy Collection; a range of dazzling iPhone 6 smartphones, which are finished in a choice of 24K Gold, Rose Gold or Platinum and embedded with hundreds of…
- 13 Oct 2016
Nuvu: Ericsson Signs Major Content Deals
Ericsson on Thursday announced the signing of deals with leading content distributors for its subscription video on demand (VOD) service, Nuvu. Through the deals, Ericsson has acquired more than…