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- 24 Feb 2022
MultiChoice Nigeria Restates Commitment to Creative Industry Growth
MultiChoice Nigeria, leading pay television service provider, has reiterated its commitment to the growth of the country’s entertainment industry. The company’s position, made known in Lagos on…
- 22 Nov 2014
Yibo Koko Joins Africa Magic as Head of Productions
Yibo Koko, renowned theatre practitioner, film director and writer, has joined the Africa Magic team as Head of Productions for M-Net West Africa. Mr. Koko’s appointment is effective immediately, as…
- 22 Oct 2012
MCSN Slams N5.2Bn Suit against Multichoice
A Lagos State Federal High Court will on November 1 begin hearing in the Musical Copyright Society Nigeria (MCSN) N5.2 billion suit against Multichoice Nigeria Limited, operators of DSTV for the…
- 5 Mar 2021
NAN MD Tasks Online Publishers on Professionalism
Buki Ponle, managing director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), has urged the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers to ensure professionalism while discharging its duties in the society. Ponle made…
- 24 Mar 2014
Why Airtel Unveiled Exclusive Club for Elite Customers-Ogunsanya
Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, managing director and chief executive officer, Airtel Nigeria, said that the exclusive club for elite customers was unveiled based on Aitel’s mandate to exceed customerss…
- 4 Mar 2022
5G will Revolutionise Nigeria's Creative Industry – Danbatta
The current efforts of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to facilitate deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) technology will further catalyse the innovativeness and creativity of the…
- 22 Feb 2022
Africa Magic Taps Victor Okhai as Head Judge for Eighth AMVCAs
Africa Magic, the continent’s leading provider of local entertainment content, has announced the appointment of Nigerian filmmaker, Victor Okhai, as Head Judge of the eighth Africa Magic Viewers’…
- 5 Jul 2021
PMAN Alleges Secret Repeal, Reenactment of Copyright Act
Performing Musicians’ Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) has kicked against the speed and secrecy shrouding the repeal and re-enactment of the Copyright Act 2004. Pretty Okafor, president, PMAN…
- 1 Nov 2017
FRSC to Induct Journalists, Nollywood Stars as Celebrity Marshals
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Celebrity Marshals Unit has released a list of top media and entertainment personalities to be inducted as new members in 2017. This was contained in a…
- 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…
- 31 Jan 2021
Editors Mourn Ben Egbuna, Ace Broadcaster
Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has said it received with shock, the news of the death of Mr. Ben Ndubuisi Egbuna. Ben Egbuna According to a statement from the Guild, Mr. Ben Egbuna, a Fellow of the…
- 26 Jun 2024
Peter Oluka, 604 others Inducted as Members of NIPR
Peter Oluka, the editor of Techeconomy, was among the 605 new members inducted into the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) during its 60th anniversary celebration. The induction ceremony,…
- 4 Sept 2013
NIMASA Boss Urges Shift to Maritime to Reduce Oil Dependence
Ziakede Patrick Akpobolokemi, director general, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has said that a strong regulatory institution is a basic requirement for the sustained…
- 21 Dec 2023
2023 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue: Maida Calls for Conscious Measures to Reduce Waste
Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has canvassed for conscious measures to reduce the electronic waste…
- 15 Jun 2018
Nigerian Media Code of Election Coverage Receives Endorsements
Enthusiasm is running high that the Nigerian media is committed to the professional and ethical coverage of the 2019 elections. This is as a result of the growing number of media outfits…
- 14 Mar 2022
StarTimes Focuses on Local Content Collaboration Across Africa
In the early 2022, StarTimes keeps collaborating with local content owners and producers across Africa, with gaining new projects in Nigeria and Kenya. In Nigeria, as part of the commitment to grow…
- 4 Jan 2013
Airtel-Sponsored AMAA Film Screening Wind up in Abuja
It was a gathering of Nollywood bigwigs in the nation’s seat of power, Abuja as the curtains finally fell on the nationwide screening tour of 2012 African Movie Academy Awards (AMMA) winning movies…
- 7 May 2021
Guild of Editors Asks NBC to Withdraw Fines on ChannelsTV, Inspiration FM
Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has asked that called National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), to withdraw the obnoxious fines imposed on Channels Television and Inspiration FM for alleged infractions…
- 18 Jul 2019
NDSF 2019: Participants demand Executive Order to boost IPv6 migration in Nigeria
Arising from a one-day conference, participants at the 2019 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on the Internet Governance for Development (IG4D) and Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable, have called on the President…
- 9 Feb 2021
Google Strengthens Africa-wide Programmes to Keep Internet Users Safe Online
Google has announced a number of initiatives across Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, bolstering its continued efforts to keep children, young people and families safe online. Aligning with the theme…
- 9 Dec 2021
NCC Shines @2021 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue, Bags Telecom E-Waste Regulator Award
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has bagged the 2021 ITREALMS Telecom E-Waste Regulator Award. From left: Publisher/Editor Newsmart, Ms. Rose Moses; President, Guild of Corporate Online…
- 4 Oct 2021
Sanwo-Olu, SGF Mustapha Set for GOCOP Fifth Annual Conference
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, have confirmed their participation at the fifth annual conference of the Guild of…
- 30 Jan 2026
Stanley Amandi, Nollywood Actor Arrested over Alleged Coup Plot against Tinubu
Stanley Amandi, veteran Nollywood actor and filmmaker, has been arrested by the Nigerian military over his alleged role in a foiled coup plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government,…
- 15 Nov 2022
CSO, IPC kick as NBC Fines Stations over Fake Reports on Tinubu
Civil society organisations and the International Press Centre have kicked against the sanction imposed on Arise television station by the National Broadcasting Commission for publicising a fake…
- 30 Jan 2018
NASS to Amend Act Establishing Film Censors Board
Sen. Suleiman Adokwe, Chairman Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation, says the National Assembly will soon amend the act establishing the National Film and Video Censors Board…
- 13 Nov 2008
CFC’s Nollywood Conference on Best Practices Garners Support
Sandra Obiago, ED, Communicating for Change (CFC) has disclosed that the Nollywood Conference hosted by CFC, the UN and the World Intellectual Property Organization (Wipo); witnessed wide support…
- 16 Sept 2024
NCC, ALTON, MainOne Back Oketola's Book on Tech Evolution
Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission, has confirmed his participation as the immediate past Editor of The PUNCH, Dayo…
- 13 Nov 2022
Credible Journalism can Influence Credible Elections - Danbatta
As the campaigns and build-up to the 2023 general elections thicken, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said that the media…
- 1 Aug 2019
Remmy Nweke Urges Media Patriotism on dotNG, Says Pros are Original Social Influencers
Mr. Remmy Nweke, Lead Strategist and Group Executive Editor at DigitalSENSE Africa Media has urged Nigerian media practitioners to be patriotic about the country’s code Top Level Domain (ccTLD),.…
- 20 Jul 2025
NIMC Enrolls 122m for NIN, Cuts Extortion by 40 Percent
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that it has reduced incidents of extortion and unofficial charges in the identity enrolment process by over 40 per cent. Abisoye Coker-Odusote,…