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 […]
Gobet247, a Nigerian technology-powered company in the betting industry, is set to launch its operations in the country on May 14 with a commitment to rewarding the passion of Nigerians by creating a world-class and hassle-free experience for the betting populace. The company assured that with more bonuses, great odds and instant payouts, it would […]
Twitter founder, Jack Dorsey, has explained why the multibillion dollar microblogging app board decided to sell it to Elon Musk, who on Monday night reached an agreement to buy the app for approximately $44 billion. Musk acquired the company at $54.20 a share, the same price named in his initial offer on April 14. Clarifying […]
A Competition and Consumer Protection (CCP) Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Thursday restrained MultiChoice Nigeria Limited from hiking its subscription rates for DStv and GOtv packages scheduled to take effect from tomorrow, April 1. A three-member tribunal, presided over by Thomas Okosun, which had Sola Salako Ajulo and Ibrahim EL-Yakubu as members, gave the order […]
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has opened discussions with MultiChoice Nigeria over its increase of subscription prices for users of the DStv and GOtv packages. The Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, Mr. Babatunde Irukera, was quoted by the News Agency of Nigeria, as confirming the discussions with the pay TV services […]