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- 5 Jul 2013
BBC World News ‘Rendezvous with Badawi’ Showcases Africa
Africa is drawing the world’s attention like never before. President Obama has just made his second visit and the new Chinese President, Xi Jinping, toured Tanzania, South Africa and the…
- 10 Jan 2019
Nigerian May Cause World War III with Fake News- Soyinka
Prof Wole Soyinka, noble laureate, said Wednesday, that World War III may be caused by Nigerian with fake news and called for efforts to curb it. Soyinka was speaking at a conference on fake…
- 25 Jun 2020
BBC World Service Partners MTN to Curb Spread of Fake News
BBC World Service has partnered with MTN Nigeria to deliver BBC News Minute bulletins which will be free of charge to subscribers of the MyMTN App in English, Hausa, Igbo, Pidgin and Yoruba. This is…
- 25 Feb 2019
BBC World Service English Launches New app for Low Cost News Access
BBC World Service English has launched a brand new app to help people access news and radio programmes in areas where mobile data is expensive or internet coverage is limited. Developed by BBC…
- 11 Jun 2012
BBC Focuses On Africa
After its first broadcast to Africa more than 80 years ago, BBC has announced its first-ever dedicated daily TV news programme in English for African audiences. The new programme, BBC Focus on…
- 27 Dec 2015
Cc-Hub Discloses Plans for BBC News Labs 2016
‎BBC Connected Studio, the World Service and BBC News Labs are holding a collaborative ideas workshop in Lagos on 18 January 2016 in partnership with Co-Creation Hub. ‎ The aim of the event,…
- 24 May 2016
ABS Hold News Gathering Workshop
Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS) has concluded its News Gathering & Dissemination Workshop, a3-day event themed 'News Gathering and Dissemination in a Digital World' for staff of the News and…
- 30 Aug 2013
Microsoft to Officially Launch MSN Portal in Nigeria
Microsoft Nigeria is on top of plans to officially launch its flagship MSN portal for Nigeria, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can report. The portal, although already live is scheduled to be commissioned…
- 3 Sept 2013
Microsoft Promises More Local Content with MSN Nigeria
Microsoft Nigeria has promised to satisfy Nigerians with locally relevant content via the Microsoft Network (MSN Nigeria) portal, her brand new Company’s portal, offering news, sports, money, games,…
- 8 Oct 2014
Google Releases News & Weather App for iOS
Google has ported over its news and weather app from Android to the iOS world. The app dubbed simply Google News & Weather displays the current weather and latest general news headlines on its…
- 9 Dec 2016
BBC to Simulcast African Footballer of the Year Live on DStv
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Brit will simulcast the live announcement of African Footballer of the Year from BBC World News for the first time on Monday, 12 December 2016 at 6:30pm.‎…
- 27 Jun 2012
Lerato Mbele to Present New BBC Radio Show for African Audiences
The BBC has announced today that it is to launch a new flagship radio programme Newsday on the BBC World Service aimed largely at the breakfast audience in Africa. Lerato Mbele, previously a star of…
- 1 Feb 2017
Top Five Ways to Identify Fake News Online
With the advent of social media and the wider access to the internet in Nigeria and other countries of the world, the news is no longer what it is. Unlike in the past when we all depended on the…
- 11 Jul 2021
Jeff Bezos, Amazon and e-commerce Wealth: Can Konga Defend Africa’s Position?
By Kingsley ‘Bobby’ Collins On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, the world awoke to the news that Jeff Bezos, founder of e-commerce giant, Amazon, had further left the rest of the world behind in the wealth…
- 9 Jun 2017
Google to Train 6000 Africans on Digital Journalism
Google announced its support for a Digital Journalism initiative that will see 6 000 African journalists trained in data journalism skills by the end of February 2018. Google News Lab and the World…
- 6 Oct 2015
Concept Nova: Indigenous Technology Solution at Your Door Step
It is no longer news that the world has become so technologically inclined that it is almost impossible to do anything without it. However with technology comes challenges not everyone can fix, this…
- 15 May 2024
Again, Moniepoint Inc Emerged as Africa's Fastest Growing Financial Institution by the Financial Times
Moniepoint Inc, parent company of Nigeria’s leading financial institutions, Moniepoint MFB and TeamApt Ltd has been ranked by the Financial Times, one of the world’s leading business news…
- 24 Apr 2020
Facebook Expands Coronavirus Information Centre to 24 More African Countries
Facebook has expanded its Coronavirus Information Centre to 24 more countries in Africa as part of its on-going commitment to empowering people around the world with timely and accurate news from…
- 4 May 2012
BBC World Schools Have Your Say Gauges Pupils' Opinions Worldwide
The BBC World Service said it will be inviting young people from schools around the world to discuss debate and share their views on what really matters to them on Tuesday, May 8. In several…
- 19 Oct 2018
TRT World Now Live on Turkish Airlines
TRT World channel is now active on Turkish Airlines, delivering live television programming for passenger consumption. Turkish Airlines now extends live TRT World broadcast across its wide-body…
- 30 Nov 2018
StarTimes Launches New Brand “StarTimes ON” for OTT Business
Africa’s leading digital TV operator StarTimes launched a new brand for its OTT business, StarTimes ON, Africa's No.1 online video streaming service, dedicated to providing ultimate entertainment and…
- 7 Feb 2015
More Winners Emerge In StarTimes Jolly Promo
Subscribers, who emerged winners in the second draw of the StarTimes Christmas promo were on Thursday presented with prizes at the StarTimes Iju Ishaga office, Lagos. Some of the winners, who…
- 15 Aug 2014
StarTimes’ StarSat Begins Operation
StarTimes has launched it new digital television service StarSat, a digital satellite TV brand, offering a multitude of channels available in simple package choices for subscribers. As Nigeria…
- 28 Oct 2022
5 Apps to Help You Achieve a More Balanced Life
In a world that seems to be filled with stressful news, the only thing you can control is your reaction to what’s happening around you. Here are 5 apps to help you calmly navigate your way through…
- 16 Feb 2020
Angelina Jolie Partners With Microsoft to Launch Children’s News Show
Angelina Jolie is lending her star power to a new show that aims to inform children about what’s going on in the world, and provide the necessary facts for them to form their own opinions about…
- 15 Sept 2010
Nigeria, Africa’s Largest Online Audience --Idaresit
Abasiama Idaresit, managing director, Wild Fusion, a Lagos based digital media company has disclosed that Nigeria is the largest online audience on the African Continent and the 10th largest in the…
- 31 Mar 2020
Facebook Invests $100m to Support News Industry During COVID-19 Crisis
The news industry is working under extraordinary conditions to keep people informed during the COVID-19 pandemic. At a time when journalism is needed more than ever, ad revenues are declining due to…
- 1 Aug 2013
Universal Network Partners MultiChoice to Launch Telemundo
The channel’s division of NBC, Universal International Television has announced the launch of Telemundo, the popular telenovela channel, in Africa. From Monday 12 August, the exciting new…
- 19 Apr 2017
WCF Forum Geneva Tackles Fake News, New Social Media Challenges
Communication Managers across the world have been urged to take Social Media seriously as this will help monitor their reputation. This was stated at the 2017 World Communications Forum (WCF), by Mr…
- 21 Jan 2019
Social Media a Threat to Telecoms without Innovation – Akano
Tim Akano, founder/ CEO New Horizons Nigeria, in this interview identifies technologies that will shape 2019. What do you see on the horizons for individuals and businesses, technologically speaking,…