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- 17 Apr 2018
Online Real Estate Firm Unveils New Name
ToLet.com.ng, online real estate company formally changed its name in a product launch organised by the company to PropertyPro.ng. This is coming nearly six months after its acquisition of Jumia…
- 21 May 2024
Joe Levy Appointed CEO of Sophos as Jim Dildine is Named New CFO
Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today announced that Joe Levy is now chief executive officer (CEO) of the company. Levy has been acting CEO since…
- 8 Mar 2010
New Generation Consortium Needs $4.5Bn to Rejig Nitel
New Generation Telecommunications Consortium, the preferred bidder for the purchase of a controlling stake in Nitel/Mtel may have won the first phase of the battle for what is left of the beleaguered…
- 13 Apr 2017
New Study Shows Domain Names Worth $9.8Bn Opportunity
A new study reveals a potential USD 9.8 billion growth opportunity in online revenue through a routine update to Internet systems, including those for speakers of languages that do not use the…
- 21 Nov 2019
7 Things You Need To Know About The New DStv & GOtv Packages
Christmas came early for DSTV and GOTV customers with the introduction of 5 exciting new packages by MultiChoice. The packages - DStv Confam, DStv Yanga, DStv Padi, GOtv JOLLI and GOtv JINJA…
- 18 Mar 2017
New Top-Level Domain Names Push WIPO Cybersquatting Cases to Record High
Trademark owners filed all-time record 3,036 cases under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) with World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in 2016, an increase of 10% over…
- 22 Jan 2014
Etisalat Prize for Literature Shortlist Announced
Etisalat, innovative Telecommunications Company in Nigeria, has announced Bom Boy by Yewande Omotoso, Finding Soutbek by Karen Jennings and W e Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo on the 2013…
- 8 Feb 2010
Harris Stratex Re-christened Aviat Networks
Harris Stratex Networks has changed its name to Aviat Networks, reflecting the need to drop the Harris name now that the company has divested its share in the wireless backhaul provider. Aviat was…
- 2 Feb 2016
Internet Solutions Nigeria Makes Leadership Changes
IS Internet Solutions, a division of Dimension Data, has announced that in line with its passion of focusing on the needs of its clients, the company has named Mr. Chiekezi Dozie its new Sales…
- 7 Mar 2019
Taxify Changes Name to Bolt
Taxify, the ride-hailing service from Estonia, has changed its name to Bolt, “in order to reflect its global expansion strategy”. The company said it took the decision to expand its services,…
- 7 Jun 2020
Rudman Explains Why We Must Embrace IPv6
Mr. Muhammed Rudman, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) has explained why the need for new Internet Protocol (IP) and for stakeholders to embrace the…
- 4 Oct 2018
Polaris Bank, Former Skye Bank Dead on Arrival- Analysts
The withdrawal of the operating license of Skye Bank Plc by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) late September 2018 has continued to generate reactions from experts, analysts and observers. …
- 12 Feb 2019
Piggybank Changes to PiggyVest, Announces Expansion Plans
Piggybank.ng, online savings and investment platform, has announced its evolution from Piggybank.ng to PiggyVest — a much broader and holistic financial management platform. Piggybank.ng was…
- 29 Jul 2021
Saad Toma Becomes New General Manager, IBM Middle East and Africa
IBM has named that Saad Toma as new General Manager of IBM Middle East and Africa(MEA). Saad Toma, New General Manager of IBM Middle East and Africa Mr. Toma succeeds Takreem El-Tohamy, who has been…
- 23 Jan 2014
Etisalat Unwraps 3 New Bundles to Easyflex, Celebrates 17m Subscribers
Etisalat, Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunication company, has introduced three new bundles namely Flex 4000, Flex 10000 and flex 20000, to the Easyflex bouquet, in its commitment to constantly…
- 27 May 2017
Blockchain, AI to Dominate Apps Development by 2020 - report
The development of blockchain technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning, as well as the need for new collaborative models, will dominate the manner in which apps are developed in…
- 2 Jun 2008
IT and Communication Ministry Will be Focused-Uwadia
Professor Charles Uwadia is president, Nigerian Computer Society and director, Centre for Information technology and Systems, University of Lagos. He has been a visiting Fellow to Universities and…
- 21 Dec 2009
Glo Launches Frenszo Voice Chat
Globacom has introduced a new phone chat service named ‘Frenszo Voice Chat’, designed as an exclusive social networking service for Glo subscribers. The service enables registered…
- 18 Jul 2017
NCC Okays 9Mobile as Telco Unveils New Identity
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved Etisalat Nigeria's name change after its Middle East parent pulled out following regulatory intervention to save the local company from collapse…
- 15 Jul 2014
Path Solutions is No. 1 Best Selling Islamic Software Provider Worldwide for 5th Year
Path Solutions, a global leader in Islamic banking software solutions and services, today announced that it has maintained its 1st place position in the IBS Islamic Core Banking Systems Sales League…
- 23 Dec 2013
Etisalat Announces Longlist for Prize for Literature
Nigeria’s most innovative and fastest growing telecommunications services company, Etisalat, has announced the long list for the inaugural edition of the Etisalat Prize for Literature. The Prize…
- 4 Jan 2017
Nine Authors Nominated for 2016 Etisalat Literature Prize
Nine authors, mostly first-time writers whose books were published in the past 24 months have been nominated for the 2016 Etisalat Prize for Literature. Helon Habila, chair of the judging panel of…
- 26 Feb 2014
NoViolet Bulawayo Wins £15,000 Etisalat Prize for Literature
The search for Africa’s most prolific debut fiction writer, the Etisalat Prize for Literature, climaxed last weekend in Lagos, with NoViolet Bulawayo carting home the coveted prize of £15,000. At a…
- 9 Aug 2019
Adebayo, Nigerian Wins 9mobile Prize
Ayobami Adebayo, Nigerian writer, has emerged winner of 2018 edition of 9mobile Prize for Literature, the most prestigious literature prize for first time fiction writers of African origin. She…
- 14 Mar 2016
Etisalat Prize for Literature Finalists Meet with Literary Enthusiasts
The three shortlisted finalists for the 2015 edition of the Etisalat Prize for Literature, Democratic Republic of Congo’s Fiston Mwanza Mujila and South Africa’s duo of Penny Busetto and Rehana…
- 4 Jun 2019
Kaspersky Lab Rebrands as Kaspersky
For more than two decades, Kaspersky Lab has been offering the best security solutions to customers in pursuit of its mission to save the world. As the world has become more digitised and globalised,…
- 12 Jul 2021
M-KOPA Expands to Nigeria, Appoints New Country General Manager
M-KOPA, the leading connected asset financing platform, today announces it has officially expanded to Nigeria. To lead the Nigeria team, M-KOPA has named Babajide Duroshola as the new General…
- 15 Jun 2010
Kobian Pte Takes Wrapper off Mercury Elite650 PRO, New UPS
Kobian Pte Ltd, Singapore has launched Mercury Elite 650 PRO UPS for corporate, small and medium business and home segment. The new product under Mercury, Kobian brand name will be available…
- 27 Apr 2017
Signal Alliance, Cisco Urge Nigerian Banks to Adopt Digital Transformation
Signal Alliance and Cisco met recently with representatives of Nigeria banks to demonstrate how their operations and security can be improved and more efficient without spending above their budget.…
- 24 Sept 2021
AfDB Approves Policy for Victims of Bank-financed Operations
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a new policy framework for the Independent Recourse Mechanism. The IRM provides individuals or communities who are adversely…