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- 21 Jun 2019
MDaaS Global Closes on Seed Funding of $1 Million
Healthtech company, MDaaS Global, which is building a network of tech-enabled diagnostic facilities in Nigeria, has closed on seed funding totaling US$1 million. Led by Consonance Investment…
- 30 Mar 2021
Curacel Secures $450,000 Pre-seed Funding to Drive Insurance Inclusion in Africa
Curacel, an AI-powered platform for claims processing and fraud management in Africa, has raised $450,000 pre-seed funding in a round that was led by Atlantica Ventures and Consonance with…
- 17 Jul 2015
Lagos Vows to Prosecute TB Joshua, Contractors over Building Collapse
Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State governor, on Thursday pledged to enforce the verdict of the Coroner’s inquest on the September 12, 2014 Synagogue building collapse in consonance with the rule of…
- 28 Jan 2013
MTN Nigeria Ready Mobile Number Portability
MTN has said that it is ready to implement Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in consonance with the policy of the industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The NCC has recently…
- 16 Mar 2012
FAAN Restores Power Supply at MMIA, 21 Others
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has restored the electricity power supply to all terminal parts of Murtala Muhanmed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, while spreading its safety net…
- 16 Aug 2012
NATCOMS Puts Consumers First @ Subscribers Summit
National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) will on September 28 hold the first edition of the National Telecommunications Subscribers Summit to create an independent forum where…
- 16 Mar 2009
Telecom Stakeholders’ Forum to focus on Consumer Protection
This year’s Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) organized telecom stakeholders forum will focus on the protection of the telecom consumer in the growing global Information and…
- 8 Feb 2013
Reps Accuse NNPC, NCC, Others of Diverting N9 Trillion
A House of Representatives’ report has revealed that some revenue generating agencies have short-changed the Federal Government N8.8 trillion and the report listed the agencies to include; Nigerian…
- 28 Feb 2012
NAHCO Set to Offload 3000 Workers
The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company, (NAHCO Aviance) has marked about 3000 workers for termination following its successful completion of facilities up grade which had been ongoing for close to…
- 11 Apr 2013
Customs Facilitates Transactions with New Portal
Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) has said that it introduced ‘Nigeria Trade Hub’ a portal to ease international business transactions and promote seamless international business transactions in the…
- 2 May 2013
Nipost Retunes Guidelines for Couriers’ Registration
Nigeria Postal Service (Nipost) has released its updated rules to guide companies and individuals seeking to register courier firms in the country. Under the new guidelines tagged “Courier…
- 3 Jul 2013
FBN Life Partners Airtel on Micro Insurance Scheme
First Bank of Nigeria Life Assurance in partnership with Airtel Nigeria, leading telecoms operator, has introduced a micro insurance scheme, Padi 4 Life, in a bid to make insurance services easy and…
- 29 Jul 2013
Nigeria is Favourable, Vigorous Market- Spreadborough
John Spreadborough, general manager, Westcon Mobility in Pan Emerging Africa, heads up the Motorola based EMB products and associated solution vendors, plus the company's Print and Scan business.…
- 18 Aug 2013
First Bank Deploys Solution to Check N60Bn Unclaimed Dividends
First Registrars Nigeria Limited has unveiled a new technology, First Dividend Plus Prepaid Card & e-voting system that would help alleviate the problems investors go through in the market, as…
- 20 Apr 2014
NNPC Denies Rift with Diezani, Petroleum Minister
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) at the weekend denied the rumour of frosty relationship between Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, minister of Petroleum Resources and chairman of NNPC board,…
- 12 Aug 2014
FG Aviation Agencies Merger Plans Continues Amidst Protests
Following the setting up of technical committee for the implementation of White Paper on the merge of some aviation agencies, it goes to show the Federal Government is resolute on the matter. The…
- 12 Jan 2014
NCC Auctions 2.3GHz Spectrum Worth N3.6Bn February
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will auction the 2.3 GHz band for commercial assignment on a national basis during the week commencing February 17, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can now report.…
- 20 Jan 2015
Gov. Okorocha Commends MTNF’s Blindness Prevention Programme
MTN Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility vehicle of leading ICT company, MTN Nigeria, has received glowing accolades on its implementation of the second phase of its highly successful…
- 23 Jan 2015
Jumia, FirstBank Partnership Offers Credit Card Holders Options
Jumia Nigeria, leading online shop and First Bank of Nigeria Limited, biggest player in the financial sector, understand that e-commerce has become a strong factor for economic growth with persistent…
- 11 Jun 2015
N400Bn Bad Debt: Banks to Publish Names of Debtors by August 1
About N400 billion bad debt outstanding in the banking sector is causing panic in the industry and most of the debtors are individuals who have the capacity to pay but have refused to do so.…
- 26 Jun 2015
MTN Empowers Teachers, Students via 21 Days of Y’ello Care
MTN, leading telecommunications company in Nigeria, has ended its annual staff volunteerism programme, 21 Days of Y’ello Care, which focused on education. The annual programme initiated by the MTN…
- 10 Oct 2012
Airtel's New Campaign Rings Friendship
Airtel Nigeria has taken a significant step to unify Nigerians with a new thematic campaign that focuses on friendship and the importance of building a large network of true friends, in an effort to…
- 26 Jul 2015
Airport Police Arrest Passenger Smoking On Board
The Airport Police Command on Sunday said it arrested one Lawal Oluwabusola for smoking cigarette on board Arik Air flight from London to Lagos. A statement by Mr Livinus Chukwuma, Police Public…
- 21 Oct 2015
FAAN Boss at ACI Advocates Flexible Solutions to Assist Aviation Sector
Engineer Saleh Dunoma, managing director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has charged African airport leaders to evolve solutions that are flexible in their approach to the ever…
- 17 Dec 2015
NIPOST Workshop Strategic for Economic Diversification- Stakeholders
Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) Workshop Service has organized its maiden Customers’ Forum showcasing its capabilities as outstanding venture for the Service’s transformation. At the occasion held…
- 12 Mar 2016
NCC Eyes N44Bn from 2.6 GHz Auction
Federal government is projecting at least N44 billion ($224 million) from the planned auction of 14 lots in the 2.6Gigahertz spectrum band licencing to telecommunication operating companies from May…
- 2 Apr 2016
Fidelity Bank Posts N146.9Bn Gross Earnings
Fidelity Bank Plc, one of the country’s most capitalised financial institutions, on Thursday said its gross earnings for the period ended December 31, 2015 grew to N146.9 billion from N136.1 billion…
- 5 Apr 2016
IXPN Becomes West Africa’s Regional IXP
Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) has been elevated to the status of the West African regional Internet Exchange Point, according to Muhammed Rudman, managing director and chief executive…
- 15 Jun 2016
Ikeja Electricity Launches Network Monitoring for Safety
To further strengthen its commitment towards ensuring the safety of lives and properties, Ikeja Electric, Nigeria’s biggest electricity distribution company, has launched its novel Network Safety…
- 5 May 2009
Fourth Stakeholders’ Forum Holds in May 26
The fourth Stakeholders Forum organized by the Nigerian Communications Commission and managed by IT & Telecom Digest will now hold on May 26, 2009, at the Golden Gate Restaurant, Ikoyi, Lagos.…