The African Development Bank (AfDB) has finalised arrangements to disburse about $618 million to Nigeria under the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprise (i-DICE), programme. AfDB’s Country Director-General for Nigeria, Lamin Barrow, who gave this hint on Sunday in Morocco, confirmed that the Federal Government had initiated the process of recruiting a fund manager for […]
Multichoice Nigeria, the major Pay-Tv operator in the country, has announced another price upward price review across its DStv and GOtv packages by at least 19%, barely five months after it jacked up the prices which was vehemently opposed by millions of its subscribers nationwide. The latest increment of the prices is the second this […]
Leading cloud and network technology solutions provider, Layer3, has announced its partnership with the Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) to improve digital services in Abuja and Kano by providing improved access to Netflix and other online entertainment services. The partnership aligns with the increasing demand for high-quality streaming services and the essential need for […]
Airtel Nigeria Plc, a leading mobile network operator (MNO) in the country, has partnered major global manufacturers of 5G-enabled devices in furtherance of its current drive to deepening its 5G network services nationwide. The telco, which announced the partnership with the techno-giants, stated that the collaboration with the 5-G enabled devices, including Samsung, Infinix, and […]
Multichoice Group, Africa’s leading pay TV services provider, has reported that 44% of subscription revenue in the Rest of Africa (RoA) was generated from Nigeria in the financial year ended March 31, 2023. The pay TV entertainment services company’s just published full-year financial statement showed that the RoA’s business generated a trading profit of ZAR0.9bn, […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled its plans to establish a Virtual Reality Museum in the country to connect Nigerians with the global community on real time viewing of artifacts from across the international geo-cultural regions. The apex bank’s Deputy Governor, Operations Directorate, Mr. Folasodun Sonubi, made this disclosure in his welcome address […]
MTN Nigeria Plc a leading mobile network operator (MNO) has partnered Amazon’s streaming service, Prime Video, to offer Prime Video Mobile Edition, a single-device mobile-only subscription to its subscribers nationwide. The collaboration will enable the telecom operator’s customers who subscribe to the edition to have access to Prime Video’s full catalogue of 9,000+ movies and […]
The National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) has renewed the licence of Betway, a leading global online betting and gaming firm, to extend its operations to all states for another five years. The Director General of the Commission Mr. Lanre Gbajabiamila, while presenting the renewed licence to the company on Wednesday in Abuja, lauded its management […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has signed a revised Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Lottery Regulatory Commission, (NLRC) to prevent unapproved lottery and gaming practices on telecommunications platforms through information and intelligence sharing. Speaking on the revised pact, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, explained that the MoU aligned with the […]
Stakeholders in the nation’s sports arena have commended the Nigerian Communications Commission’s support for sports development, especially for its sponsorship of the popular tennis championship for youths in the country. The commission’s initiative dominated discussions at the launch of a book titled ‘Sport in Nigeria: Going Round in Circles’ authored by Godwin Kienka, at the […]