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- 10 Nov 2021
Twitter and ViacomCBS Announce Global Content Partnership, Plans for Twitter ‘Watch Parties’
Twitter and ViacomCBS on Wednesday announced a sizable global deal that will see the social media platform streaming digital content from across the ViacomCBS portfolio of news, sports and…
- 16 Nov 2022
Alex Okosi Named One Of UK’s Most Influential Black Persons For Second Year Running
Alex Okosi, one of Africa's tech leaders, has been honoured as a member of the UK Powerlist 2023. Okosi, who is Managing Director, Emerging Markets, YouTube EMEA, received the honour for the second…
- 14 May 2020
How MTN Customers Sent Over One Billion Text Messages Within One Month
When Nigeria’s Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, asked that telcos “consider giving Nigerians some token airtime & data to ease their pains” during the Covid-19…
- 21 Jan 2020
VCNI Announces New Africa Executive Leadership Team As Alex Okosi Moves to New Opportunities
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has announced the departure of VCNI veteran Alex Okosi, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of VCN Africa and BET International at the end of…
- 20 Jan 2026
Netflix Switches Warner Bros. Bid to $27.75 Cash Offer as MultiChoice Secures HBO Future
Netflix has amended its takeover offer for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) into an all-cash proposal worth $27.75 per share, removing the stock component in an effort to counter a hostile bid from…
- 12 Jul 2018
Airtel Plans $1Bn Overseas Loans
Bharti Airtel is planning to raise about $1 billion through overseas loans as it aims to refinance its high-cost debt to free up cash for capex investments needed to expand its 4G network to take on…
- 16 Mar 2016
How Nokia Ushers in 100G Transport Services Era
Nokia on Tuesday introduced a significant expansion of its 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS) portfolio, quadrupling optical fiber capacity to more than 70 terabits per second to address surging…
- 24 Jun 2020
5G: World is Abandoning China’s Hauwei- US
Mr Michael Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, has said that the “tide is turning against” Huawei, Chinese multinational telecom giant, in the sale of 5G technologies. The assertion comes amid efforts…
- 4 Jul 2017
NIN: Registrants Might Need to Opt Out of ‘Do Not Disturb’ Service- NIMC
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has deployed a Short Message Service (SMS) that allows members of the public to ascertain and verify the authenticity of their National Identification…
- 23 Jan 2025
MainOne Boosts Connectivity for West African Businesses with Equiano Cable
MainOne, a leading provider of connectivity and data center services for businesses in West Africa, is excited to announce an additional layer of service to its customer through the Equiano submarine…
- 21 Oct 2013
Ericsson, Zain Bahrain Ink Managed Services Agreement
Zain Bahrain has selected Ericsson to manage, plan and optimize its network to enhance subscribers’ network stability and network quality experience. A statement by the Telecom Operators announced…
- 24 Mar 2024
Nigeria Seeks Joint West Africa Regional Protection of Undersea Cables
Following recent undersea cable cuts that challenged connectivities in many countries in the West African region, Nigeria has called for a coordinated and multilateral approach by the region to…
- 4 Jun 2025
MTN Nigeria Plans N900Bn in Service Upgrade
MTN Nigeria has announced plans to embark on a massive capital expenditure (CAPEX) drive in 2025, committing nearly N900 billion to significantly enhance network service quality across Nigeria. Dr.…
- 20 Sept 2018
Vodacom Urges Operators to Collaborate to Improve Quality of Service
Internet penetration is on the rise across the world with over 4 billion consistent internet users all over the world and more than a quarter of a billion new users accessing the internet in 2017…
- 8 Dec 2009
Suburban West Africa Launches Telemedicine Scheme
Suburban West Africa, the next generation career IP backbone solutions provider has entered into partnership with National Hospital, Abuja and has launched its telemedicine project on sickle cell…
- 18 Feb 2026
Warner Bros. Discovery Eyes Paramount’s Higher Bid in Netflix Deal Drama
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has reaffirmed its support for its merger agreement with Netflix, even as it temporarily reopens discussions with Paramount Global over a potential competing bid. The…
- 6 May 2026
Kaspersky Identifies Ongoing Supply Chain Attack on Official Daemon Tools Website Distributing Backdoor Malware
Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) discovered an active supply chain attack targeting the official website of Daemon Tools, a widely used virtual drive emulation software. The…
- 10 Mar 2015
Etisalat Reiterates Commitment to Quality Customer Experience
Etisalat Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to improved quality of services and customer satisfaction as she kicked-off 2015 customer engagement initiative in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The…
- 10 May 2024
Tariff Increase Advocacy Gains Momentum as GSMA Report Reveals Industry Insights
While the advocacy for tariff increase remains under deliberations, revelations in the latest Groupe Spécial Mobile Association (GSMA) digital economy report have watered the ground for an increased…
- 22 Mar 2019
Smile Expands Retail Footprint with Quickteller Paypoint Agents Nationwide
Smile, a 4G LTE broadband telecommunications service provider, has collaborated with Interswitch Financial Inclusion Services Limited (IFIS)to make Smile ’s products and services easily accessible…
- 13 Jul 2020
Coca-Cola Foundation Champions Marine Plastic Collection through RESWAYE Project
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the shores of almost every country in the world. While the immediate impact of the virus has been felt in major cities, the economic impact of the pandemic spreads…
- 5 Nov 2023
NCC Commits to Combating Digital Violence
Dr Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO Nigerian Communications Commission has expressed the commission’s commitment to combating digital violence in the country. The EVC stated this in his…
- 15 Feb 2022
Satellites and the Armed Forces
By Andrew Aroh Space (Professionals) are providing the military their lifeline. they use it. They take it for granted, but if they ever lost it, people will die. Satellites and the Armed Force: Army:…
- 8 May 2020
COVID-19: Nigerians Groan, Telcos Feed Fat
The COVID-19 outbreak is now travelling around the world, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. But there is a silver lining for telecom services providers as data revenue has continued to…
- 11 Jun 2012
Etisalat Holds Customer Interactive Session
Etisalat, the Nigeria’s fastest growing and most innovative telecommunications company, has kicked off its regional customer forum, an interactive gathering involving customers and senior members of…
- 5 May 2021
NCC Inks MoU with NIGCOMSAT for Deployment of 5G Services Across Nigeria
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Limited for the deployment of 5G services…
- 6 Apr 2016
Blackberry Launches 'AtHoc' Networked Crisis Communications Platform
BlackBerry Limited, a global leader in secure mobile communications, has announced the availability of BlackBerry’s AtHoc hosted networked crisis communications platform from BlackBerry’s secure data…
- 20 Mar 2015
NBC Appoints UK Firm for Common Set-Up-Box System
National Broadcasting Commission, (NBC) has appointed Inview Technologies Limited, a UK based software company for the provision of a national Common Set-Top-Box system. The appointment was followed…
- 2 Apr 2019
FG Pledges to Provide Free Internet Access for Citizens
Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, says the federal government will ensure free access to the internet in public places across Nigeria. Mr Shittu said this on Tuesday in Abuja at a one-day…
- 10 Jun 2022
How Cybersecurity Readiness Prevents Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) from Fuelling Supply Chain Attacks
By Pankaj Bhula Supply chain attacks aren’t new. If the past couple of years have taught businesses anything, it’s that the impact of supply chain cyber attacks is now universal, from the fallout of…