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- 7 May 2024
SIM Boxing, And the Unboxing of Crime Syndicate
By Suleiman Bala Bakori Boxes have a multitude of uses, and the word “box”, lends itself to diverse contexts. For “Ajala Travelers,” the box is a necessity for keeping goods for their endless…
- 1 Dec 2021
GOtv Boxing Night Returns December 24 with Xmas Cracker
A World Boxing Federation (WBF) title fight, national light heavyweight title fight and national cruiserweight title bout will headline the 24th edition of GOtv Boxing Night (GOtv Boxing Night 24),…
- 12 Aug 2022
Two Boxers to Share N1.5million at GOtv Boxing Night 26
Sports promotions company, Flykite Productions, has introduced an additional cash reward category for boxers participating at GOtv Boxing Night, the boxing show it organizes. The introduction will…
- 16 Nov 2016
Bosch Launches Power Box in Nigeria
Bosch, one of the world’s leading suppliers of technology and services has launched Bosch Power Box (BPB) in Nigeria. Bosch Power Box (BPB) according to a statement by the company will assist the…
- 23 Feb 2009
Post Office Boxes without Keys
It is often said that it is easier to give water to a monkey than to get the cup off his hands. Subscribing to Nipost office boxes these days is a thing one can do with ease over the…
- 25 Apr 2017
DSO: Set Top Boxes Users Risk Blackout after April 30
Users of set top boxes of the pilot switch-over from analogue to digital transmission in Plateau, risk blackout after April 30, according to Alhaji Nazif Mohammed, the Commissioner of Information.…
- 27 Sept 2018
NCC Puts Losses to Call Masking, SIM Boxing @ $3Bn
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that the sector loses about $3billion in revenue occasioned by call masking/refiling and SIM boxing. Prof. Garba Umar Danbatta, executive…
- 15 Sept 2008
Stock Market Drives Demand for Post Office Boxes
Clear excitement in the stock market has buoyed demand for post office boxes, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek investigations can now reveal. It is now a common sight to see people jostling for payment of…
- 1 Nov 2015
Why We are Setting Up N197Bn Set-Top Box Plant- MCI Bioss
Media Concepts International (MCI), a Set Top Box (STB) manufacturer licenced by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) said it decided to go into local production of STBs for digital…
- 20 Aug 2018
MTN Closes ‘The Man In The Box’ Phase First, Start Second Phase
After two months of stirring the interest of the nation with the “Man In The Box” campaign, MTN Nigeria has announced the relocation of the billboard marking the conclusion of the first phase of the…
- 12 Feb 2018
Enugu to Distribute Free Setup Boxes as FG Launches DSO
Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has offered to distribute 10,000 setup boxes valued at N15 million, for free to low income households in rural areas to enable them access digital television.…
- 12 Dec 2013
Glo Mobile Ghana Selects Revector for SIM Box Fraud Detection
Mobile anti-fraud and revenue protection specialist Revector has been selected by Glo Mobile Ghana to lead a campaign to detect and eliminate SIM Box fraud on its network. Revector has been selected…
- 22 Nov 2020
GOtv Boxing Night 21 to Air Live on SuperSport Select 2
GOtv Boxing Night 21, which is scheduled to hold on November 27 at the Rowe Park Sports Centre, Lagos, will be broadcast live on SuperSport Select 2 (channel 34). The coming edition of Africa’s…
- 7 Jun 2016
Plateau Govt to subsidize Cost of Set-Top Boxes for Citizens
The Plateau State Government is to subsidize the cost of Set-Top Boxes for its citizens as the Digital Switch Over (DSO) in broadcasting spreads from the state capital, Jos, to the entire state.…
- 24 Oct 2016
Innoson Secures $300m Credit for Set-Top Boxes from Chinese Investors
Innoson Group has secured financial foreign investment credit facility of $300million USD for local production and supply of a minimum five to eight Million (5-8million) Set-Top Boxes to support the…
- 1 May 2024
Experts Seek Stricter Regulation against Call Masking, SIM-Boxing Fraud
Experts have called for stronger laws and stricter regulation to tackle security issues around call masking and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)-boxing-related fraud in Nigeria, according to the…
- 22 Apr 2018
Call Masking: NCC Makes U Turn Blames SIM Box Operators
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has blamed SIM Box operators for persistent incidence of call masking in telecommunications system. Call masking is a practice in which callers hide…
- 10 Aug 2022
Esepo, Afonja Warrior Return as GOtv Boxing Night Holds 20 August
Reigning West African Boxing Union (WABU) champion, Taiwo “Esepo” Agbaje and former national middleweight champion, Abolaji “Afonja Warrior” Rasheed, will headline the 26th edition of Nigeria’s…
- 11 Feb 2014
DStv Offers 3 Free Movies @ Box Office Launch
MultiChoice Nigeria has offered DStv subscribers an opportunity to enjoy three free movies on the Box Office package via the Explora from March 2014. Speaking on the customer loyalty experience…
- 23 Feb 2016
Microsoft Lumia 550: What's In The Box
Microsoft Lumia 550, to start with, comes in a much smaller box than others more expensive in the range. Actually, Microsoft’s Windows Phone has been pointed at the low-end of the smartphone market…
- 26 Sept 2013
NCA Accuses Glo Ghana of Fraud, Ordered to Close SIM Boxes
National Communications Authority (NCA), Ghana’s apex telecommunications regulatory body has asked Glo Mobile in Ghana to clamp down on the use of illegal SIM boxes on its network for international…
- 13 Dec 2021
GOtv Boxing Night 24: ‘I’m in Killer Mood, Masevex Warns Olanrewaju
National light heavyweight boxing title contender, Adewale “Masevex” Masebinu, has sent a stern warning to his fellow contender and opponent in their 24 December title bout, Segun “Success”…
- 18 Apr 2016
200,000 TV Households to Get Free Set-Top Boxes for Digital Switch
About 200,000 television households in Jos will receive free Set-Top Boxes (STBs) for the Pilot Scheme of the Digital Switch Over (DSO) on April 30, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information…
- 5 Jun 2022
Kadima Emerges Best Boxer at GOtv Boxing Night 25, Wins N1m Prize
Cruiserweight boxer, Stephen “Freeman” Kadima, on Saturday, emerged the best boxer at the 25th edition of the GOtv Boxing Night after defeating his opponent, Michael “Emirate” Godwin. L-R Tope…
- 9 Oct 2020
Huawei Partner Sunline to Launch Contactless Digital Loan One Box Solution
Sunline and Huawei have jointly released the Digital Loan One Box Solution — a global contactless solution for financial services at At HUAWEI CONNECT 2020. This solution will be rolled out across…
- 19 Dec 2021
GOtv Boxing Night 24 Brings Back Female Boxers
An extra bout has been added to GOtv Boxing Night 24 fight line-up, moving the number of bouts from six to seven. This was disclosed on Thursday in Lagos by the organisers, Flykite Productions. The…
- 7 Nov 2013
7411 National Directory Unveils Emergency Tips Telephone Boxes
The operator of the National Directory Services has unveiled a unique portable telephone box capable of connecting callers to emergency ambulance dispatch, addresses of police posts across the…
- 20 Mar 2015
NBC Appoints UK Firm for Common Set-Up-Box System
National Broadcasting Commission, (NBC) has appointed Inview Technologies Limited, a UK based software company for the provision of a national Common Set-Top-Box system. The appointment was followed…
- 3 Dec 2021
Ghana’s Qwick Action Vows to Floor Nigeria's Baby Face @ GOtv Boxing Night
World Boxing Federation (WBF) International title welterweight contender, Justice “Qwick Action” Addy of Ghana, has vowed that reigning champion, Nigeria’s Rilwan “Baby Face” Babatunde will be…
- 12 Apr 2017
Osun Based Firm Secures Broadcast Set-Top Boxes Contract
One of the emerging industrial concerns in Osun, the RLG/Adulawo Technology Company has secured a multi-billion Naira contract for the production of terrestrial broadcast set top boxes from the…