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- 14 Nov 2017
CSO Scrutinises Akwa Ibom Government for Alleged Internet Signals Jamming
Akwa Ibom State has come under scrutiny by Paradigm Initiative over alleged flagrant jamming of internet signals during football matches. According to PI, “On October 7, 2017, thousands of Nigerians…
- 13 Apr 2022
Cool FM, Wazobia FM, Nigeria Info Hold First Easter Edition of Praise Jam
Leading radio stations, Cool FM, Wazobia FM, and Nigeria Info, under the auspices of AIM Group, have announced the first Easter edition of the Praise Jam Concert which is scheduled to hold on the…
- 20 May 2014
NCC Warns against Sale, Usage of Phone Jamming Devices
Tony Ojobo, director, Public Affairs of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has warned against the sale and usage of phone jamming devices in the country. Ojobo issued the warning in a…
- 1 Mar 2021
NBC Jams Radio Biafra Signals in Lagos
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has jammed the signals of a pirate radio claiming to be “Radio Biafra” in most parts of Lagos. Mr Ekanem Antia, deputy director, Public Affairs of NBC, made the…
- 16 Feb 2013
FG, Operators Battle NRTP Log Jam
With an agreement in sight and some budgetary provisions, National Rural Telephony Project (NRTP), the $200 million initiative designed to take telephony to underserved areas in the country is set to…
- 3 Jun 2015
Africa Urged to Use ICT Model to Leap-frog Energy Log Jam
If data is anything to go by, reports that some 750 million Africans rely on biomass for their daily energy needs clearly puts the energy sector on top of Africa’s development agenda. This concern…
- 14 Jul 2015
Despite NBC's Claim, “Radio Biafra” Says It is Still Broadcasting
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has successfully jammed the signals of the controversial Radio Biafra, Dr. Shade Yemi-Esan, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information, said…
- 25 Aug 2015
NBC Opts for Signal Neutralisation of Pirate Radio, “Radio Biafra”
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has opted to neutralise signals of Radio Biafra, as the station continues its broadcasts after the commission claimed it had successfully jammed its signals.…
- 1 Nov 2016
Microsoft to Revealed VR Details in December
Microsoft's Windows 10 event in New York last week was jam-packed full of new hardware and software unveilings, including the introduction of a range of VR headsets. Microsoft was more than happy to…
- 27 May 2022
Alerzo Believes they Can Build Another Lagos in Ibadan
By Sam Adeoye At this moment in time, long, hot traffic jams are becoming a thing in Ibadan. The folks who live in that city are half-proud of this congestion because it sorts of presents them with a…
- 8 Feb 2018
FG Orders Equipment to Block Pirate Broadcast Stations
Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, has disclosed that the Federal Government has ordered the importation of radio monitoring equipment to jam illegal and unauthorised broadcast in the…
- 18 Feb 2016
Spinlet to Stage Two Special Music Events at #SocialMediaWeekLagos
Spinlet, Africa’s leading music streaming and downloads service – is set to show a huge presence at this year’s Social Media Week (SMW). The global event, which will be hosted in major cities that…
- 26 Jan 2009
MTV Base Extra Smooth Parties Thrill Enthusiasts
The second edition of the Club MTV Base Extra Smooth urban club parties, which took place in various Nigerian cities recently with the fun train making a final stop in the city of aquatic splendour -…
- 19 Sept 2024
Polaris Bank Announces New Board Appointments
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has constituted a full Board of Directors for Polaris Bank, Nigeria’s leading digital commercial retail Bank in a major transition that signals the remarkable…
- 15 Oct 2021
Clubhouse Unveils Music Mode to Assist Music Performers Broadcast Music with Quality Audio
Clubhouse – the social audio app – has launched Music Mode and updated Universal Search to make Clubhouse’s experience even better when it comes to sound quality and search. Music Mode is a new…
- 13 Dec 2020
Foodgasms in Abuja as Tiger Beer Uncages Street Food Festival
The nation's capital city, Abuja, was a whirlwind of live entertainment on Saturday, December 12, as World Acclaimed beer brand, Tiger Beer uncaged an unrivalled gastronomic experience of street…
- 8 Jun 2018
Google Opens Applications for Class 2 of its Launchpad Accelerator Africa
Google on Friday announced that it has started accepting applications for Class 2 of its Launchpad Accelerator Africa program. Google also announced that they will be extending the program to…
- 19 Mar 2018
Google Kicks off Accelerator Africa Scholarships Class
Google yesterday announced the developers who will participate in the first Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa class, at an event held in Lagos. The company also announced a partnership with Udacity…
- 16 Jan 2019
5 MTV BASE Shows You Should Definitely Watch This Year
While there are many pieces of great content that we are looking forward to this year, MTV Base’s programming is definitely on the top of our list. For music lovers and entertainment fanatics alike,…
- 2 Aug 2014
GOtv Signals Go Live in Abeokuta
GOtv has extended its services to Abeokuta urging TV lovers in the city to step-up to the digital age with GOtv. Addressing media at the launch held on Friday, Mrs Elizabeth Amkpa, general…
- 20 Jan 2016
M-Net, Airtel Unveil Coaches for “The Voice Nigeria” Show
Leading Nigerian vocalists Tuface Idibia, Waje, Timi Dakolo and Patoranking have been announced as coaches for the maiden edition of the Airtel sponsored show, The Voice Nigeria. The coaches were…
- 10 Mar 2012
Nigeria – SA: Market Leaders as Foes
In 2005 while on my very first visit to South Africa, I noticed two South Africa nations. While the one is welcoming, friendly and easily shares views with distant visitors, the other is visibly…
- 20 Mar 2014
NCC Blames Taxes for Poor QoS, Warns Against Unauthorized Radio
Peter Igho, chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has decried multiple taxation on telephone service providers by different levels of governments, denials of rights of way for expansion…
- 24 Aug 2015
Okere’s Six Cardinal sins Affecting ATM Accessibility in Nigeria
“Bauchi Deputy Governor Can’t Access Cash at ATMs”, the headlines screamed on July 1 2015. Apparently, there was no money in any of the three ATMs that the Deputy Governor tried, just to access N20k,…
- 26 Jul 2015
#NCSAkure2015 Invokes Consciousness for National Cybersecurity
The need for speedy and strategic implementation of the National Cyber Security Act (2014) topped discussions at the just concluded Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) 12th International Conference, 2015.…
- 14 Sept 2015
ConSol & Mellanox Partnership is Symbolic- Adeoye
Abiodun Adeoye is the Managing Director of Contact Solutions Ltd “ConSol”. He has consulted for various telecom operators around the globe (KPN-Orange Belgium, Vodafone Netherland, SBC Technologies,…
- 26 Dec 2013
Oduah Inspects MMIA Project Sites, Upbeat on National Carriers
Princess Stella Oduah, minister of Aviation said she is delighted with the pace of work at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. She expressed her satisfaction while on an…
- 26 Jan 2016
500 Babcock Lecturers Undergo TCCDR Training
The entire Babcock university lecturers have completed a one -week intensive training on Total Classroom and Campus Digital Revolution (TCCDR) thus becoming the first university in Nigeria to…
- 6 Feb 2012
Channel O Brings Grammy to Africa
Channel O is ensuring that African fans don’t miss out on the build-up to Music's Biggest Night® - the 54th Annual GRAMMY® Awards. In the week before the awards, which take place…
- 13 Nov 2008
Don-P Boss Pledges Better Services
Don-P Communications Ltd, flagship partner of many successful telecommunications companies in Nigeria said that it is building customer loyalty through excellent customer care. Peter Ojemen, managing…