27 results
- 19 May 2015
BBC Donates Radio Equipment to Kaduna Media Corporation
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Media Action in Nigeria on Tuesday donated radio equipment to Queen FM Radio, Zaria, a sub-station of the Kaduna State Media Corporation (KSMC). The equipment…
- 23 Nov 2009
Skye Bank Sponsors Africa Business Report on BBC
Skye Bank Plc has entered into a sponsorship deal with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for the broadcast of “Africa Business Report”. The programme which will be aired everyday…
- 22 Jul 2016
Minister Visits BBC HQ, Seeks BBC/FRCN Partnership
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has stressed the need for a robust partnership between the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and the Federal Radio Corporation of…
- 18 Sept 2012
New BBC DG Assumes Office, Outlines Programmes
George Entwistle, new director general, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) new has assumed office, highlighting his interest to put programme makers and delivering "outstanding creative…
- 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…
- 19 Jul 2021
BBC Report Reveals Hydra-Headed Monsters Threatening Nigeria
Nigeria is up against five hydra-headed monsters threatening the lives and proprties of her citizens, according to recent report by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The report by Aliyu Tanko,…
- 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.‎…
- 14 Feb 2017
Niger Signs N300m Contract to Digitise Radio Station
Mr Andrew Achanya, acting general manager, Radio Niger, has said that the state government had signed N300 million contract to ensure the digitilisation of the station. Achanya disclosed this…
- 26 Nov 2015
Buhari Tasks Public Broadcasters on Rich Content
President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged public broadcasters in Africa to pay attention to the creation of content in order to take their rightful place and be a catalyst for growth. Declaring open…
- 14 Apr 2014
BPE Oils NTA, FRCN, Others for Commercialization
Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), charged with the overall responsibility of implementing the council's policies on privatization and commercialization, has confirmed it has begun a process of…
- 13 May 2021
Premier League Inks £5Bn TV Broadcast Deal Extension with Partners
Premier League has secured approval in principle for a three-year renewal of its £5 billion TV broadcast rights deal with partners in the United Kingdom. The deal with Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon…
- 14 Jun 2013
UK Angry with Nigeria’s Gay Bill, Cameron Threatens to Withdraw Aid
David Cameron, British Prime Minister, yesterday said that his government might consider cutting off aid to Nigeria over same sex marriage bill passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday…
- 31 May 2022
MTN Foundation Calls for Collaborative Fight Against Substance Abuse, Unveils ASAP 2022 ActivitiesMTN Foundation Calls for Collaborative Fight Against Substance Abuse, Unveils ASAP 2022 Activities
It’s no news that substance abuse is a major public health, social and individual problem and is seen as an aggravating factor for economic crises. A 2019 report by the United Nations Office on Drugs…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 28 Aug 2012
Natcoms Carpets Authorities for Not Tackling GSM Hoaxes
National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (Natcoms) has taken a swipe on regulatory authorities for not doing enough to dispel the urban legends, myths, and tales-by-moonlight spreading…
- 22 Apr 2014
O’Neill, World Renowned Economist Invests in Paga
Mr. Jim O’Neill, former chairman, Goldman Sachs Asset Management and chief economist, popularly known for his coinage of ‘BRIC’ acronym in 2001, has invested in Paga, an indigenous mobile payments…
- 13 Jun 2014
OBJ Claims Contact with B. Haram, Raises Alarm over Abducted Girls
Olusegun Obasanjo, former president has disclosed that some of the school girls abducted in Chibok, Borno state by Boko haram sect in April 2014 may never return to their family. He also claimed he…
- 16 Dec 2015
Reps Fault Imposition, Reduction of MTN $5.2Bn Fine
The House of Representatives committee on Communications has expressed concerns over the controversy and implications of fine imposed on MTN, Nigeria’s leading telecoms firm. According to the…
- 15 Oct 2016
Aisha Refuses to Back Buhari, Husband for 2019 Re-Election
First Lady Aisha Buhari drew an instant response from President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday after threatening on air that she might not support his re-election bid in 2019. Speaking in an interview…
- 13 Jun 2019
Gbenga Sogbaike, CEO of Plaqad Limited to Speak at NIPR Week 2019
Gbenga Sogbaike, CEO of Plaqad.com has been announced as a speaker at this year’s edition of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) Week, themed ‘Promoting Professional Excellence and…
- 7 May 2012
Media: Murdoch’s Empire is Scorch, Terror Bombs in Nigeria
These are certainly not the best of times for the media industry, especially in Britain and Nigeria where a Parliamentary inquiry has indicted a much respected Octogenarian media mogul and terrorists…
- 27 Apr 2016
Education Takes Centre Stage at 2016 Oxbridge Spring Lecture in Lagos
The nation’s education sector will be in the spotlight at the Spring Lecture of the Oxford and Cambridge Club of Nigeria, where the first black female Member of Parliament (MP), Ms. Diane Abbott MP,…
- 6 Aug 2012
Twitter…the Assault on Free Speech!
“Business is ‘just business’: a scramble for profit,” wrote Richard Branson, the British international entrepreneur in his 2008 book, Business Stripped Bare (Virgin Books). Although Branson talks…
- 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…
- 9 Apr 2014
Tinsel Cast, Other Celebrities Grace Launch of Airtel Premier
Cast of popular Television soap opera, Tinsel, led other celebrities including Bovi, Ik Osakioduwa, Tuface Idibia, Annie Macaulay and Buchi to the unveiling of the prestigious Airtel Premier Club in…