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- 24 May 2010
Nweke Wins Deutsche Welle, FOSS Award
Remmy Nweke of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) desk at Champion Newspapers has bagged the first-ever African Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Reporter award. The award which was…
- 18 Jul 2015
Channels TV, Deutch Welle Ink Content Sharing Arrangement
Channels Television and a German-based international Television Station, Deutch Welle (DW) on Friday signed an agreement to facilitate and enhance content sharing and transmission…
- 9 Jul 2015
Tuface, Ice Prince Signed on United Nations' Radio Everyone Global project
Multi-award winning African musicians Ice Prince, D’Banj and 2Face on Thursday signed up to be part of Radio Everyone, as part of The Global Goals campaign – partner of the Global Citizen Festival…
- 21 Feb 2013
IT & Telecom Digest Now CEBIT’s Representative in Nigeria
Organisers of CeBIT, reputed globally as the world's largest trade fair showcasing digital IT and telecommunications solutions, Deutsche Messe AG, have appointed Fairpros, the equally well known…
- 30 Jan 2019
Social Media Week Lagos 2019 Focuses on Future of Africa
Social Media Week Lagos, Africa’s largest tech and media gathering, returns to Landmark Centre in Lagos, Nigeria on the 4th through the 8th of February 2019. Annually thousands come to SMW Lagos to…
- 27 Nov 2020
Minister Condoles With BON Chairperson Over Husband's Death
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has condoled with Hajia Sa'a Ibrahim, the Chairperson of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) and managing director of the…
- 13 Apr 2018
ONEm Extends its Internet-like Services to Africa
London-based high-tech firm ONEm has announced plans to expand the reach of its internet-like services to more Africans who are without internet connectivity or smartphones. The company says it is…
- 30 May 2023
Meet the 2023 MTN Media Innovation Fellows
School of Media and Communications, Pan-Atlantic University, has announced the 2023 fellows for the second edition of the MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP). The 20 successful fellows emerged from…
- 12 Jan 2021
NITDA Features 5 Startups at the Digital CES 2021
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), under the supervision of Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, sponsored five Startups from Nigeria to participate at…
- 28 May 2026
Bharti Airtel Named Fourth Largest Mobile Network Operator in the World
The top ten mobile network operators in the world account for roughly 3.8 billion subscriptions, about 43 percent of the 8.8 billion mobile lines in service worldwide as of mid-2024. The composition…
- 7 Sept 2017
GSMA Highlights $1.8 Trillion IoT Revenue Opportunity for MNOs
The GSMA yesterday announced that mobile network operators are set to benefit from an estimated US$1.8 trillion Internet of Things (IoT) revenue opportunity by 2026 boosted by the early deployment of…
- 21 Nov 2018
GSMA Launches New Industry-Wide Initiative to Support Operator Edge Cloud AR/VR
The GSMA has announced the launch of a new industry-wide initiative called The GSMA Cloud AR/VR Forum that will focus on the development of cloud virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR)…
- 25 Aug 2015
How Telcos Can Benefit from $7.1tr Cellular M2M, IoT Industry
Given the tremendous industry growth, machine-to-Machine (M2M)/ Internet of Things (IoT) has become one of top business drivers for leading telecom operators across the globe, and the market in…
- 11 Sept 2024
MTN, Accenture Conclude OpenRAN Trial as It Eyes Network Shift
MTN Group and Accenture have concluded a proof-of-concept OpenRAN trial that the two companies co-developed. According to a statement by Accenture on Wednesday, trials of the solution were conducted…
- 24 Nov 2008
Telecom Growth on Track but Beware of Landmine
Communications market research firm Infonetics Research has reported that worldwide service provider capex (capital expenditures) are on track to reach $275 billion in 2008, up 10.5per cent from the…
- 8 Oct 2014
FedEx to Increase Shipping Rates, DHL Too
FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight, subsidiaries of FedEx Corporation will increase shipping rates effective January 5, 2015. FedEx Express will increase shipping rates by an…
- 24 Aug 2015
GSMA Launches Low Power WAN Initiative to Accelerate Growth of IoT
The GSMA has announced that it has established the ‘Mobile IoT Initiative’, a new project backed by 26 of the world’s leading mobile operators, OEMs, chipset, module and infrastructure companies,…
- 18 Feb 2016
GSMA Releases Specification to Help Consumers Connect Mobile Devices
The GSMA yesterday released a specification that allows consumers to remotely activate the SIM embedded in a device such as a smart watch, fitness band or tablet. This new specification, which is the…
- 15 May 2014
DHL Donates Vehicle to Lagos Based Environmental Social Enterprise
DHL Express, the leading international express and logistics company, recently donated a van to Wecyclers, a Lagos based environmental social enterprise as part of its corporate social responsibility…
- 5 Feb 2015
GSMA Announces Nominees for 20th Global Mobile Awards
The GSMA yesterday announced the nominees for the 2015 Global Mobile Awards, which are this year celebrating 20 years of achievement and innovation across the mobile industry. World-renowned actor,…
- 10 Feb 2016
Automotive Industry Adopts GSMA Embedded SIM Specification
Leading companies from across the automotive and transportation sector are supporting the GSMA Embedded SIM Specification to help accelerate the growth of the connected car market, the GSMA has…
- 22 Jun 2017
DHL Express Says Employees Are Cornerstone of Its Success
DHL Express, as an innovative network business believes that it is imperative that a culture of motivation is inculcated among employees so they will deliver superior service to our custo The annual…
- 25 May 2015
Ecobank Nigeria Gets $15m from US Govt
Ecobank Nigeria has been granted a $15 million credit line under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Export Credit Guarantee Programme. The GSM 102 Programme provides credit guarantee…
- 18 Jun 2014
DHL Nigeria Employees Participate on GoGreen-program for WED
On the occasion of the United Nations’ World Environment Day, Deutsche Post DHL, the world’s leading mail and logistics Company, called its 480, 000 employees for action, to participate in activities…
- 17 May 2010
DHL Re-launches Website to Strengthen "ONE DHL" Approach
DHL has relaunched its global web presence www.dhl.com along with 140 DHL country sites. The new website, which is focused on better meeting customer requirements, will offer a more user-friendly…
- 23 Nov 2009
CBN Appoints Advisers for Troubled Banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appointed advisers that will work with the eight troubled deposit money banks to ensure the stability and soundness of the banking industry. The banks, whose…
- 29 Jun 2016
GSMA Launches Initiative for Rich, Interoperable Messaging Experiences
GSMA hasannounced that AIS, Axiata Group, Beeline, Bell Mobility, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Claro Brazil, Claro Colombia, Indosat Ooredoo, M1, Megafon, MTS, Optus, Personal…
- 18 Sept 2013
Google Heavily Influencing 3rd Platform Transition
Google Strategic Advisory is one of the ultimate services influencing 3rd Platform, built on big data and analytics, cloud, mobile, and social technologies.. Although International Data Corporation…
- 18 Sept 2024
GSMA Launches Industry-wide Responsible AI Maturity Roadmap
The GSMA has launched the first industry-wide Responsible AI (RAI) Maturity Roadmap to provide telecoms operators with the tools and guidance to test and assess their responsible use of the…
- 27 Sept 2016
Tecno Mobile Expands Beyond Africa, Releases Phantom 6 & Phantom 6 Plus
Taking its first official step into the international scene, mobile technology giant, TECNO Telecoms launched its flagship devices the Phantom 6 and Phantom 6 Plus, last Sunday in one of the most…