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- 24 May 2022
A call for Better Compliance to News Media Ethics: The Case of the Rumoured Acquisition of Jumia by Zinox
By Adeola Olanloko Last week, Nigeria’s business media was awash with the speculation that Leo-Stan Ekeh, the chairman of Zinox Technologies and owner of the Konga e-commerce platform is on his way…
- 10 Jul 2026
DStv, GOtv Owner MultiChoice Officially Joins Canal+ Group
MultiChoice has officially become a wholly owned subsidiary of French media company Canal+, marking the completion of one of the largest acquisitions in Africa's media and entertainment industry. The…
- 9 Dec 2025
End of an Era as Multichoice Delists from JSE After Canal+ Takeover
South Africa’s leading pay-TV operator, Multichoice, owner of DStv and Showmax, will officially delist from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) this week following its acquisition by French media…
- 19 Sept 2014
Ericsson Broadens TV, Media Leadership with New Solutions
Since the acquisition of Mediaroom in September 2013, Ericsson has accelerated efforts and investments to further extend its television and media leadership in the Pay TV space. As part of this…
- 18 Dec 2018
Access Bank Dangles Juicy Offers on Diamond Bank Shareholders
The board of Diamond Bank Plc has confirmed reports in the media relating to the acquisition of the company by another financial institution, Access Bank Plc. In a statement issued on Monday…
- 10 Jul 2022
Twitter Hires Top Legal Firm to Sue Elon Musk
Twitter Inc has hired U.S. law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP as it prepares to sue Elon Musk and force him to complete the $44 billion acquisition of the social media company, according…
- 9 Feb 2014
Eskimi Sponsors 4th Mobile Money Expo
Eskimi, a mobile social network actively working in the space of mobile money marketing, customer acquisition and retention, becomes a media sponsor of the 4th Mobile Money Expo, the leading event in…
- 13 Sept 2014
Ericsson Unveils Live Broadcast Captioning Platform
Ericsson has unveiled its real-time platform that supports live captioning in various languages for broadcasters around the world using speech-to-text, newsroom integration, and rapid offline content…
- 14 Jul 2018
Africa.com Acquires iAfrica
Media holding company Africa.com has today announced its acquisition of Primedia and MTN-owned news portal, iAfrica.com. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. In a statement, Africa.com says…
- 19 Jul 2014
Uche Nworah Becomes ABS New Managing Director
Uche Nworah, new managing director and chief executive officer, Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS) has assumed duty. Nworah joined the Anambra Broadcasting Service from Globacom (Nigeria’s 2nd…
- 23 May 2022
Zinox Says it is Not Ready for Jumia Acquisition
While there may been some substance to the rumoured acquisition of pan-African e-commerce brand, Jumia by Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading tech conglomerate, the Zinox Group and to possibly merge it with…
- 5 Mar 2019
ID Africa Acquires TheNETng to Form Marketing, Media and Technology Powerhouse
ID Africa, a leading Nigerian digital agency is acquiring NET Newspaper Limited (NNL), seizing the opportunity to expand its frontiers in the media and marketing communications industry. The…
- 15 Aug 2014
MTV, Ericsson Ink New 5-Year Broadcast, Media Services Deal
Following a new five-year agreement, Ericsson will provide media and broadcast services such as media management, play-out and studio facilities management for Finnish media company MTV. Ericsson…
- 3 Apr 2019
ID Africa Set to Expand Workforce, To Recruit Content Creators, Marketers, Engineers
The recent acquisition of NET Newspaper Limited, by leading Nigerian digital agency, ID Africa, transitioned the organization into a 360 Marketing, Media and Technology company. Following the…
- 24 Nov 2023
Dearth of Digital Skills Among Communication Graduates Worries Experts
Communication scholars and media industry experts have called for change in the mass communication curriculum to adequately equip communication graduates with knowledge and skills critical for…
- 8 Mar 2013
Naspers Acquires 50% Stake in Konga.com
Naspers, South African media giant has acquired a 50 percent holding in Konga.com, the leading Nigerian online general merchandise store, for an undisclosed amount. Meloy Horn, Naspers’ group…
- 17 Jun 2021
Konga: Leading the African e-Commerce Resurgence
By Bosun Idowu George, a freelance e-Commerce researcher, writes from the UK. In early January 2018, a mega acquisition that would alter the equation in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, was about…
- 15 Jan 2014
OTT, Smart Device Penetration Will Shape MEA Consumer Telecoms Scene in 2014-IDC
International Data Corporation (IDC) on Wednesday announced its annual predictions for the Middle East and Africa consumer telecommunications and media services market in 2014. IDC predicts that…
- 19 Dec 2022
ICT Media Chiefs Launch Foundation to Drive Advocacy, Development
Top ICT media practitioners and pioneers in Nigeria have launched a Foundation known as Cloud Network Foundation, (CNF), to drive advocacy for skills acquisition and capacity building among youths…
- 9 Jul 2019
Access Bank Dismisses Rumours of Planned Acquisition of Union Bank
Access Bank has dismissed rumours on social media that it was already in talks with the management of Union Bank on the possibility of doing business together This was coming three months…
- 17 Jan 2014
Mobile Data Remains Africa’s Cash Cow for Telcos
International Data Corporation Insight has found that mobile data will remain the operators’ cash cow in 2014, aside the exponential increase in mobile data forcing telecommunications operators in…
- 11 Jul 2014
Nigeria Leads DEMO Africa’s 40 Best Tech Start-ups
DEMO has released the names of the forty start-ups that have qualified to launch their product on the DEMO Africa stage in September 2014. Topping the list is Nigeria with a total of 14 start-ups…
- 14 Aug 2015
Ampion Venture Bus West Africa Winner to Pitch at DEMO Africa 2015
The winner of Ampion West African Venture bus challenge would pitch at the DEMO Africa 2015 edition, having previously partnered with DEMO Africa in 2014. The Ampion bus will move across West Africa…
- 2 Sept 2014
Microsoft to Sponsor 2014 DEMO Africa
Microsoft Corporation, software giant, has taken up platinum sponsorship for this year’s edition of DEMO Africa that will be held later in the month, in Lagos, Nigeria. The company will participate…
- 4 Sept 2014
Nigeria Hosts, Tops List of Start-Ups for DEMO Africa 2014
DEMO Africa, one of the flagship initiatives of LIONS@frica, has released the names of the 40 start-ups that have qualified to launch their products on the DEMO Africa stage in September 2014.…
- 14 Oct 2025
MultiChoice to Delist from JSE
Video entertainment company MultiChoice is set to delist from the JSE after French media giant Canal+ took full control of the firm. MultiChoice listed on the JSE in February 2019. Canal+ told…
- 13 Nov 2018
Diamond Bank, Access Bank Deny Merger Rumour
Diamond Bank Plc and Access Bank Plc have notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and the general public that both banks are not in any merger or acquisition talks as being circulated in some…
- 5 Apr 2016
Ericsson Puts Tv Consumer at Center of Nab Show 2016 Agenda
Ericsson will at NAB Show 2016, holding at Las Vegas, present how it is enabling content owners, broadcasters and TV service providers to reposition themselves for success in the internet era of…
- 26 Oct 2018
FG Bans Unauthorised Use of Drones, Broadcast Equipment
The federal government has, as part of broad measures to stem the tide of insecurity in the country, banned the unauthorised acquisition of firearms, drones and broadcast equipment. This was…
- 8 Feb 2016
MTN Confirms Legal Fireworks with Etisalat Over Visafone
MTN Nigeria ‎has confirmed that it has been served with court summons based on a lawsuit filed by Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services Limited (Etisalat Nigeria) over the…