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- 18 Jan 2023
Tech Giant, Microsoft to Lay-Off Nearly 11000 Employees
Microsoft is reportedly set to fire nearly 11,000 employees this week amid the global economic slowdown. According to Sky News, the company is "finalising plans to become the latest technology giant…
- 13 Nov 2019
Visa Eyes 20 Per Cent Stake in Interswitch
Visa, US-based multinational payments group, is planning to pay $200million for a 20 per cent stake in Interswitch ahead of a potential London Initial Public Offer (IPO) next year. Sky News…
- 18 Sept 2024
Nigeria’s Mpox Cases Mostly Affect Children, Men – NCDC
Mpox infections are disproportionately affecting children and males in Nigeria, according to recent data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). Pix Credit: Sky News Since…
- 21 Oct 2014
Google Approves 6,560-Mile US/Brazil Undersea Cable Link
Google will soon starting the laying of a 6,560-mile (10,557-kilometre) undersea cable to link the United States (US) and Brazil. According to Sky News, the fibre-optic cable will have the capacity…
- 2 Jun 2018
Visa Users Experiencing Transactions Disruption
Payment systems giant Visa said it was experiencing problems processing transactions in Europe on Friday and was trying to fix the issue. The blockage has left some customers stuck at the tills in…
- 7 Jul 2008
HiTV’s "Nigeria Reality Show " Gets Starcomms Backing
Starcomms, Nigeria’s 4 th largest telecommunications operator and leading "triple-play" (mobile, fixed wireless voice, wireless broadband) provider has emerged the lead sponsor of…
- 21 Aug 2014
Umunna, Nigerian Tipped as First Black British PM
Chuka Umunna of Nigerian descent on May 7, 2015, could make history by becoming the first black Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Born in London in 1978, Chuka was bred in the UK. His…
- 9 Nov 2019
DStv Offers Premium Subscribers Mouthwatering Content This Festive Season
Scrolling through the regular channels on your television package, trying to find the best movies and new series to watch might be as frustrating as navigating through the traffic. Hectic, yeah? With…
- 30 Jan 2015
World Media, Leaders Rain Invectives on GEJ
President Goodluck Jonathan administration has come under stinging attacks from foreign government officials and the international media over its performance. The attacks which increased…
- 13 Apr 2016
DStv Declares Premium Open Week to Subscribers
DStv has declared that all active subscribers on the network will have access to a buffet of premium channels that will be served during its flagship- Premium Open Week. The week’s menu will be…
- 9 Mar 2018
UK to Build New £700,000 Prison Wing at Kirikiri
The UK is to pay for a new wing in Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison, one of Nigeria’s largest prisons in a bid to expedite the transfer of Nigerian prisoners from Britain. The 112-bed wing at…
- 15 Sept 2016
Rok Studios to Launch New Television Channel
Rok Studios, the Lagos-based film studio, is set to launch a fresh out of the box televison channel on Sky TV in the UK on Thursday, September 29, 2016. followed by a Gala party in London at 8…
- 14 Sept 2009
Christ Embassy Pastor Battles Pay-TV with Infinity TV
As a number of direct-to-home (DTH) pay TV operators die on arrival, Infinity TV, promoted by Pathfinder Communications is stirring new waves of convergence of voice, data and video/TV, enabling the…
- 14 Sept 2009
Christ Embassy Pastor Battles Pay-TV with Infinity TV
As a number of direct-to-home (DTH) pay TV operators die on arrival, Infinity TV, promoted by Pathfinder Communications is stirring new waves of convergence of voice, data and video/TV, enabling the…
- 28 May 2015
Channels TV Brings African News to UK Viewers
Channels Television, one of Africa’s leading television broadcasters, has officially launched its news and current affairs station, Channels 24, in the UK. Viewers can find the new station on Sky…
- 27 Jul 2018
Longest 'Blood Moon' Eclipse of the Century Hits Nigeria Today
Nigeria will today experience a spectacular total lunar eclipse, which will last for one hour, a professor, Augustine Ubachukwu, has said. It is unlike anything seen in decades with a…
- 27 May 2016
Humanitarian Aid is as Close as Your Phone
The need for connectivity in crises hasn’t gone unnoticed by aid workers There are more than 60 million people in the world today who have been forced to flee their homes due to violence and armed…
- 8 Jun 2019
Sky Yanks Off NTA from UK Cable Platform
Sky Limited, the largest digital satellite television service platform in Europe, has removed The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) from its cable platform. A visit to Sky’s website showed…
- 10 Dec 2024
Google Unveils Most Searched Terms in Nigeria for 2024
Google Nigeria on Tuesday unveiled its 2024 Year in Search, highlighting top searches, trending personalities, music, movies and questions that captured Nigerians' attention. According to Google,…
- 6 Oct 2022
Infinix Launches New Zero 20 Smartphone
Top premium smartphone brand has launched its latest device, Zero 20. The device is an addition to its Zero series. The launch dubbed “Capture Your Own Story From Zero” was held at Legend hotel,…
- 23 Sept 2016
Yahoo: 500m Users’ Data Stolen
Yahoo said that "state-sponsored" hackers stole data on about 500 million users in what could be the largest publicly disclosed cyber-breach in history. The breach included swathes of personal…
- 4 Dec 2023
Premier League Agrees Record-Breaking £6.7Bn Deal with Sky Sports
Sky Sports will air a minimum of 215 Premier League matches a season as part of a new domestic rights agreement which is worth a record £6.7billion. The broadcaster secured four of the five packages…
- 28 Sept 2010
Pak Datacom Signs Internet Capacity Agreement with O3b Networks
O3b Networks the developer of a new fiber-quality, satellite-based, global connectivity solution has signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar agreement with Pak Datacom Limited, one of Pakistan’s…
- 7 May 2012
Media: Murdoch’s Empire is Scorch, Terror Bombs in Nigeria
These are certainly not the best of times for the media industry, especially in Britain and Nigeria where a Parliamentary inquiry has indicted a much respected Octogenarian media mogul and terrorists…
- 11 Aug 2008
African Voice at AIT’s Kakaaki
Like its name, Kaakaki, a 3-hour news based current affairs programme on African Independent Television (AIT), heralds great events and issues blowing them loud to Africa and rest of the world.…
- 21 Feb 2017
Eutelsat Hits Milestone, Crosses 1000 HD Channels
High Definition TV continues to gain ground across the broadcast satellites operated by Eutelsat Communications with the 240 HD channels launched in 2016 equalling the total number launched during…
- 23 Jan 2019
UNILAG TV Goes Live
University of Lagos Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, has launched the first campus television station, expected to deepen campus journalism. Its broadcast is not only restricted to Nigeria, but across West…
- 28 Feb 2020
Glo-sponsored African Voices Celebrates Female Bikers
Two female mountain bikers are being featured in the latest edition of the weekly CNN African Voices, aired by the Cable News Network and sponsored by Nigeria’s foremost telecommunications company,…
- 18 Sept 2015
Aviation Contributes $2.4tr to Global GDP, Supports 58m Jobs- Tyler
The aviation industry delivers enormous value to the global economy, contributing some $2.4 trillion to GDP, carrying over a third of world trade by value and supporting some 58 million jobs…
- 1 Dec 2008
RockCity FM Debuts, Commences Test Transmission
RockCity 101.9 FM, the first private radio station in Ogun State has commenced transmissions in Abeokuta, much to the delight of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) which has described it as a…