Brands & Promos

Bharti Airtel seeks merger with 9mobile

India’s Bharti Airtel is looking to merge its Nigerian arm with 9mobile, which has just rebranded from Etisalat Nigeria following takeover as a result of financial problems, a source close to the telecom company has said. France’s Orange mobile and United Kingdom’s Vodafone had earlier emerged as potential bidders for the Nigerian fourth mobile network. […]

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Etisalat announces brand change

Etisalat Nigeria has changed brand name to 9mobile, its Chief Executive Officer, Boye Olusanya, announced Tuesday. “Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS), which previously traded as ‘Etisalat Nigeria’ wishes to inform its over 20 million subscribers, government, regulatory agencies and all relevant stakeholder groups that the telecommunication company has changed its name to 9mobile as […]

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Golden Pen Awards: NB calls for entries

Organisers of the Golden Pen Awards, Nigerian Breweries Plc, called for entries into the prestigious awards. This year’s award which is the 9th according to Nigerian Breweries is part of efforts at celebrating and promoting excellence in the journalism profession. Nigerian Breweries’ Corporate Affairs Adviser, Kufre Ekanem, said in Lagos recently, that the award was […]