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- 28 Oct 2020
Jason Njoku, iRokoTV Boss and Wife Contract COVID-19
Jason Njoku, CEO and co-founder of iRokoTV and Mary, his wife have tested positive for coronavirus. Jason disclosed this on Wednesday when he posted a picture of himself taking the COVID-19 test.…
- 2 Dec 2013
Njoku Returns to iROKING, Becomes CEO
Jason Njoku is the new chief executive officer of iROKING, Nigeria's leading digital music platform, Njoku was the original founder and CEO of iROKING alongside his role at iROKOtv, the world's…
- 11 Feb 2021
iROKOtv to be Listed on London Stock Exchange
IROKO TV, film-streaming service, is seeking to be listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) Alternative Investment Market within the next year, according to Jason Njoku, CEO of the company. Jason…
- 23 Apr 2013
Njoku,iROKO Partners Boss Becomes NSE Growth Ambassador
Jason Njoku was yesterday named an official Growth Ambassador for the Alternative Securities market (ASeM), a specialised board for listing small and mid-sized companies with high growth potential…
- 27 Aug 2012
Njoku wins Future Awards Entrepreneur of the Year
Jason Njoku, CEO and founder of iROKO Partners has won the acclaimed title of Entrepreneur of the Year (Technology) at this year’s Future Awards, held at Port Harcourt, at the weekend.…
- 28 Aug 2013
Njoku,iROKOtv Boss Bags CNBC AABLA West Africa Young Business Leader of the Year
Jason Njoku, co-founder and CEO of iROKOtv, has won the acclaimed title of CNBC Young Business Leader of the Year2013 -West Africa. The accolade was awarded to him last night at the Intercontinental…
- 7 Sept 2020
Broadcast Code: NBC Should Clear Ambiguity, Iroko TV Boss
Jason Njoku, chief executive officer, IrokoTV, has called on the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to clear ambiguities in the new National Broadcasting Code by holding a broader stakeholder…
- 11 Jun 2020
iRokoTV Boss Decries New NBC Code as Having the Tendency of Killing Local Contents
Jason Njoku, chief executive officer of IrokoTV, has described the 6th National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Code as a regulation that arose from the incompetence of dark forces and will kill the…
- 19 Oct 2021
Iroko TV to Shop for $150m Capital from LSE
IROKO TV, film-streaming service, is currently planning to raise $150 million fresh capital from the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The film streaming service TV is also seeking to list on the LSE’s…
- 30 Sept 2019
Nigerian Tech Community Battles SARS Over Illegal Arrests of Software Engineers
Nigeria’s technology leaders have launched #StopRobbingUs, a campaign to put an end to the common practice where Nigerian police stop young people with laptops and unlawfully arrest, attack or, in…
- 7 Nov 2019
Augmented Reality Art Show Launches to Champion Africa’s Tech Leaders
A unique African augmented reality art experience “Nyota” that showcases and celebrates 24 of Africa’s technology pioneers, has been unveiled by Co-creation Hub (CcHUB). The landmark AR exhibition…
- 22 Sept 2014
VC4Africa’s DEMO Africa 2014 Begins Tomorrow
The all important DEMO Africa 2014 begins tomorrow in Lagos and VC4A Investor Summit at DEMO Africa in Lagos is expected to create opportunities for 14 Nigerian start-ups among 40 from Africa, to…
- 19 Aug 2013
Spark, Lagos Internet Group Secures $2m Investment
Spark , the Lagos-based Internet Group that invests in Nigerian start-ups, has raised a $2 million investment from a syndicate of 17 international high net individual investors, based on a $10…
- 14 Apr 2022
Fintech Leaders React to Flutterwave Allegations
Flutterwave, one of Africa’s largest unicorns, has been under fire on social media since allegations of insider trading, sexual harassment and perjury hit the Nigerian payment infrastructure…
- 17 Jun 2020
Angst as NBC Defends Controversial Broadcasting Code
Operators and experts are expressing anger and frustration over the provisions of the 6th edition of the Broadcasting Code Amendment as issued by National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), that…
- 10 May 2020
COVID-19: IROKO Places 28% of Nigerian Staff on Unpaid Leave
IROKO, Nigerian video-on-demand (VoD) company has placed 28 percent of its team members on unpaid leave as it aims to minimise losses during the COVID-19 crisis. According to disrupt-africa.com…
- 11 May 2017
CcHub Launches ‘Diaspora Challenge’ in London
Co-Creation Hub, has launched its flagship ‘CcHub Diaspora Challenge’, an international project that will engage entrepreneurs, innovators and scientists from African communities in the UK and…
- 26 Jun 2018
Startup Leaders, Others to Meet @ #StartupSouth4 in Owerri
Owerri the capital of Imo State will play host to #StartupSouth4 - arguably the biggest Startup and Entrepreneurship conference in the South-South and South-East in November. Every year,…
- 21 Jun 2018
MEST Marks 10 Years of Supporting African Entrepreneurs
Pan-African entrepreneurial training program, seed fund, and incubator MEST, has closed its third successful MEST Africa Summit, which saw leading entrepreneurs, investors and corporate executives…
- 3 Jun 2020
Jumia Nigeria Gifts Free IrokoTV to Prime Members
Jumia Nigeria, a leading e-commerce platform in Africa has signed a partnership deal with IrokoTV, a foremost digital entertainment provider, to allow Jumia Prime members enjoy free digital TV…
- 4 Aug 2020
Public Outcry as Mohammed, NBC Ignore Stakeholders to Unveil NBC Code
Despite widespread stakeholder disapproval, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information, on Tuesday, presented the 6th National Broadcasting Code recently released by the National Broadcasting…
- 4 Sept 2020
Lagos Defies Court Order, Slams 5% Tax on Netflix, Iroko TV, Others
Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board (LSFVB), the LSFVCB has written letters to several platforms, including Netflix and Iroko TV demanding the payment of five per cent tax. This is despite a…
- 22 Jan 2018
HMD, Home of Nokia Phones Partners Techpoint Build 2018
As part of efforts to support tech startups in Nigeria, HMD Global, the Home of Nokia phones is sponsoring Techpoint Build 2018 billed for the Landmark Event Centre, Lagos, from 25th - 27th of…
- 31 Aug 2012
iROKOtv, Uche Jombo, Join Hands at NEAs
iROKOtv, world’s largest online distributor of African entertainment, is in New York for the Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2012 with Uche Jombo, Nollywood superstar who is will be…
- 3 Dec 2012
iROKOtv Turns One as Nollywood goes Global
iROKOtv, dubbed by media commentators as the "Netflix of Africa" celebrated its first birthday on Saturday and the story of how it became Africa's largest online platform for streaming movies…
- 25 Apr 2013
African Gaming Company KULUYA valued at $2m
KULUYA.com the online African gaming company, has announced that it has raised another small seed stage investment valuing the company at $2 million. The investment will be used to expand the gaming…
- 11 Jun 2013
Mama G, Nollywood Superstar @ Johannesburg for iROKOtv DVD
Mama G, Nollywood superstar is heading to Johannesburg, South Africa, to launch iROKOtv’s new Nigerian movie DVD collection. iROKOtv is the world’s largest online distributor of Nigerian movies,…
- 7 Oct 2013
New Richest Men List Put Africa’s Billionaires Fortune @ $144Bn
Ventures Africa, an African business magazine and news service, said it has launched the first of its new annual Africa rich list, touted as the most comprehensive ever compiled. It revealed the true…
- 17 Dec 2013
$8m Funding Round for VOD Platform iROKOtv
iROKOtv, the Africa-based movie platform for Nigerian movies, known colloquially as ‘Nollywood’, today announces a funding round of $8 million, led by existing investor Tiger Global, with further…
- 13 Sept 2014
Top Business Minds Confirm DEMO Africa 2014 Attendance
A sneak preview into DEMO-Africa’s list of expected guests has revealed the names of some of the most influential business and technology personalities. The list features Mr. Tony Elumelu, chairman…