Internet service provider, Airtel Nigeria and Ericsson, a world-class telecommunications and equipment service company, have announced the launch of Nuvu (nuvu.tv), a subscription-based video-on-demand (VOD) service. Nuvu will provide subscribers access to more than 3,000 local and international TV and film titles, empowering Airtel customers to download content directly to their smartphones or tablets at […]
Yudala, Nigeria’s fastest growing composite e-commerce outfit, has announced the strategic appointment of Mr. Wole Ogundare as Chief Executive Officer. The appointment takes effect from May 1st 2017. Wole Ogundare’s appointment comes barely a week after the company announced its acquisition of Yes Mobile, a cosmopolitan high-value retail outfit and the decision to add the […]
Talks between the Nigerian arm of Abu Dhabi’s Etisalat and its lenders to renegotiate the terms of a $1.2 billion loan have reached deadlock after the telecoms firm missed a payment, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Lenders, under pressure to avoid loan-loss provisions, are pushing to finalise the debt restructuring before […]
Forbes Africa has released its list of Richest African musicians. The list was put together using factors such as endorsement value, popularity, show rates, sales, awards, YouTube views, appearance in newspapers, investment, social media presence, influence and others. Nigerian artistes, Don Jazzy, Wizkid and Davido, are among the top ten richest African musicians. The top […]
Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC has introduced instant online account opening service, in line with its goal of helping to digitize banking in Nigeria for convenience and seamless service delivery. The one-stop financial service provider said this innovation, apart from expanding its retail banking business, will ensure easy access to millions of prospective banking customers, while […]
Leading African financial institution, the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Group, has introduced a full-fledged banking platform tagged UBA Magic Banking and enabled by dialling *919# within Nigeria. The USSD code *919# enables customers to do a multitude of tasks such as: open UBA accounts, transfer funds to UBA and other banks, buy airtime, pay […]
Yes Mobile, a cosmopolitan high-value retail outfit with a multiplicity of stores in Lagos has been taken over by pioneer composite e-commerce company, Yudala in what industry watchers consider a strategic duplex acquisition. A senior Management staff of Yes Mobile, Onoidem Idiong described the Yudala take-over as a stylish but very detailed way of modern […]
MTN Nigeria on Tuesday opened up on why it disengaged 280 employees from its workforce at the weekend, saying the exit would meet technology shifts and future business needs. According to a statement signed by Funso Aina, Corporate Manager, MTN, “MTN is a diverse community of committed change agents brought together in pursuit of a […]
It was a night of glitz and glamour with a unique gathering of major stakeholders in Nigeria’s marketing industry as the Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN) rolled out the red carpet to celebrate outstanding achievers in the country’s marketing space recently. The 2016 ADVAN Awards for Marketing Excellence that took place last weekend at the […]
By Amechi Obiakpu A list of long entries for the 2016 edition of the Pan-African Etisalat Prize for Literature is expected to be announced in November, after submission of entries closed over the weekend. Organisers said the entries will be announced at the forthcoming Ake Festival. Etisalat Prize for Literature, a leading platform for […]