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- 14 Oct 2014
Jumia, MTN Jointly Activate Connectivity Week in 3 States
Jumia Nigeria & MTN are back with yet another innovation to connect customers with technology in the Jumia & MTN Connectivity week initiative. "The connectivity week will be bridging…
- 25 Apr 2024
Airtel Boosts NIPR Public Relations Week with Onsite Unlimited Data Connection
Telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria has collaborated with the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) to provide with unlimited internet access at the institute’s inaugural…
- 22 Oct 2014
Jumia/MTN Connectivity Fiesta Excites Lagosians, Others
The Jumia and MTN connectivity week truck certainly made an impact as people spotted the truck in different locations in Lagos, Oyo and Ogun State. Everyone that approached the truck…
- 2 Mar 2018
MainOne Powers Social Media Week with free Wifi
For the third consecutive year, West Africa’s leading connectivity and data center Solutions Company, MainOne has provided internet connectivity to participants at Social Media Week Lagos as the…
- 22 Dec 2008
HP Partners ICT Connect, UBA on Experience Store in Lagos
HP in collaboration with ICT Connect last week launched the HP Experience store in Lagos, much to the delight of Engr. Ernest Ndukwe, EVC, Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) who considered it a…
- 1 Sept 2016
Facebook to Connect Rural communities in Africa
Facebook will this week launch a satellite to spread Internet access to the most rural parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, said CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg's plans are no surprise, as the boss of the…
- 6 Jan 2017
Ericsson says 5G will Dominate Mobile Subscriptions in Africa by 2022
The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) taking place in the USA this week will see several companies endeavour to connect the dots between the latest technology innovations and their dependence on…
- 29 Jun 2016
Visa Stresses User Education, Begins Card Security Week
Visa, a global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, banks and governments in more than 200 countries and territories, has once again stressed the need for user education…
- 24 Mar 2017
Mara Acquires “Nimbuzz” Global Instant Messaging & Communications Platform
Mara Social Media, an African multi-channel platform of online and mobile tech innovations that are designed to connect people across emerging markets, has announced this week that it has acquired…
- 15 Apr 2014
Air Seychelles Posts Second Consecutive Year of Net Profitability
Air Seychelles, the national carrier of the Republic of Seychelles, last Friday announced a net profit of US$3 million for 2013, exceeding by 171per cent its profit of US$1.1 million reported in…
- 2 Dec 2021
Data Scientists Network to Train 1m Nigerians
Data Scientists Network (DSN) formerly known as Data Science Nigeria has restated its commitment to train one million Nigerians in digital skills and impact two billon people from the African…
- 2 Nov 2025
Facebook Showcases Creator Tools @Lagos Fashion Week 2025
Facebook, a social media platform owned by Meta, hosted its first-ever Facebook Lounge experience at Lagos Fashion Week 2025, creating an immersive space that celebrated creativity, connection and…
- 14 Dec 2009
Zain, Etisalat, MTN Connect to IXPN
Zain, Etisalat and MTN, Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) operators, are set to connect to Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria in few weeks, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can now reveal. The…
- 15 Dec 2025
Davido, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Karl Toriola, Others To Be Honoured At The Most Influential People of African Descent Awards In Lagos
Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) is excited to announce the Lagos Diaspora Experience 2025, a week-long celebration of African art, culture, innovation, and connection, culminating…
- 29 Apr 2020
Google Meet, Premium Video Conferencing Solution Now Free for Everyone, Everywhere
Google Cloud has announced that it’s making Google Meet, a premium video-conferencing solution, free for everyone, everywhere. The company in a statement released on Wednesday said that…
- 15 Oct 2016
Glo Connects 8 More Cities to its 4G LTE Nationwide Network
Just one week after it formally launched its 4G LTE nationwide network, Globacom, has connected eight more cities to the advanced network. This, the company said, is in keeping with its promise to…
- 5 Jan 2015
Jumia Nigeria Flaunts Achievements in 2014
The year 2014 has been a record breaking year for e-commerce and Jumia in Nigeria, and to end the year, the Jumia team released an infographic with facts, figures and records broken in 2014. Since…
- 21 Oct 2025
African Startups Need More Than Money, Industry Leaders Say @ABAN Congress
Investors and industry leaders at the African Business Angel Network (ABAN) Congress emphasised that African startups need more than just funding to succeed, with speakers calling for comprehensive…
- 1 May 2025
Telecoms Services Resume in Kogi State as Telcos, Govt Resolve Dispute
Telecommunications services disrupted in Kogi State have resumed following a resolution of the dispute between MTN Nigeria and the state government, the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of…
- 6 Feb 2016
The Way Forward for CDMA in Nigeria
Akin wove his way through the bustling Lagos traffic and finally arrived at the client’s office for the scheduled debrief session just 10 minutes ahead of time. He hoped to use the few spare minutes…
- 8 Mar 2016
Facebook Deepens Nigerian Partnerships
Facebook highlighted its commitment to Nigerian content partners and developers with a full calendar of workshops, masterclasses and events at the recent Social Media Week in Lagos. The weeklong…
- 17 Oct 2015
ITU Telecom World 2015 Accelerates Global ICT Innovation to help Improve Lives
ITU Telecom World 2015 closed its doors last week at Hungexpo, Budapest following an exceptional week of dialogue, debate, networking and showcasing. The event, which welcomed over 4,000 participants…
- 13 Dec 2019
NITDA Commences ICT Training for South West Women
In pursuit of renewed thrust for leveraging the Digital Economy for National Economic Development, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has commenced the South West Zonal…
- 25 Sept 2023
IXPN, Medallion DC Rally Stakeholders on Internet Peering and Interconnectivity
Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), a membership-based organisation, which provides a platform where networks interconnect directly within Nigeria and Medallion Datacenters, West Africa’s most…
- 7 Jun 2014
DHL Tasks Local Businesses on Leveraging Africa’s Rising Opportunities
Due to Africa being home to seven of the 10 fastest growing economies in the world1, the continent is fast becoming top of mind for many global businesses. According to Sumesh Rahavendra, head…
- 24 Jul 2023
How Huawei Rallies MTN MIP Fellows on 5G Use Cases and Demo Experiences
Huawei Technologies hosted the MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP) Fellows to an exciting day of 5G demo experience and its penetration in Nigeria. L-R: Chinedu Chidi, President, MTN Media…
- 20 Aug 2020
Africa Data Centres, Benya Cables Partner on fiber Optic Technology & Equipment
Two of the biggest names on the African continent, Africa Data Centres and Benya Cables are entering into a strategic supply agreement to secure continuous sourcing of critical fiber optic technology…
- 4 Apr 2019
Star Lager Hosts Passionate Football Fans To Euro Club Experience In Makurdi, Calabar, and Lagos
It was a fun-filled day for football lovers on Sunday, March 31st, 2019 as premium beer brand, Star Lager, entertained fans with the Euro Club match at Delve Bar, Uyo, 106 Marian Road Calabar. …
- 1 Jan 2014
NOIPolls Commences Journey to 2015 Elections with Bi-Monthly Polls
NOIPolls Opinion Polling Center; NOPC said that it is adding an exciting aura to the country’s journey to 2015 Elections with a bi-monthly polls on the Nigerian voting public, “our snap polls…
- 8 Jan 2026
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Health
OpenAI maker of ChatGPT is rolling out a health-focused feature to the generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool that’s used by nearly a billion users. Named ChatGPT Health, the new feature aims…