Shobanjo Tasks Advertising Industry to Think Global
Mr. Biodun Shobanjo, Chairman, Troyka Holdings, has charged his colleagues in the advertising industry to take on the mindset that Nigeria can be represented in the profession at the global stage. Shobanjo gave the advice as he was honoured with the Advertising Man of All Time Award by the Sun Newspaper last week. He noted that […]
Nigeria Wins Rights to Host Africa Music Awards
Nigeria has won the rights to host the Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA). This decision was made by the International Committee of AFRIMA in a meeting in Lagos recently. Nigeria will also host the event for the next three years, while countries bidding to host after Nigeria will be announced in 2015. Matlou Tsotetsi, Brand Communication […]
Lagos to Generate Electricity from Refuse Dumps
Over the years, heaps of trash in Lagos constituted environmental threats. That may soon turn to be a blessing as the state plans to turn the heaps of rubbish around the metropolis into electricity which the city desperately lacks. Lagos State is Nigeria’s commercial nerve; it is also one of the largest commercial cities in […]
JUMIA Shines at World Retail Congress; Wins ‘Best Retail Launch of the Year’
JUMIA, one of the leading e-commerce retailers in Nigeria, on October 10, 2013, won the award for “The Best Retail Launch of the Year” at the World Retail Congress in Paris, France. The recognition confers on JUMIA the first African company to be so honoured. Other nominees in this category were Hedonism Wines, Presso, Quem […]
Events This Weekend: 10th – 17th October
2 Side Model Look Africa 2013 The second edition of the modeling competition tagged “2Side Model Look Africa 2013” is coming up on October 12, 2013. The search is designed to redefine the modeling industry as a platform to project talents and create career paths for aspiring young models as well as promoting modeling and […]
Nigeria Records N6.85 Trillion e-Transfers in Nine Months
A document made available by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), yesterday, has shown that the country registered a total of N6.849 trillion in electronic fund transfers between January and September, 2013. The document revealed that the NIBBS Instant Pay (NIP) tracked a monthly transaction value of N761 billion from an average volume of 1.13 […]
Nigerian Gospel Artiste Prays for Africa; Dedicates Music to Kenya Mall Victims
The death of 70 people in a Kenyan shopping mall has continued to attract prayers just as the world continues mourning. Sam Adebanjo, Nigerian gospel musician, has recorded a tribute titled Prayer for Africa and dedicated to the memory of the lives lost in the attack. Adebanjo, a MOBO nominee explained that the tragedy in […]
Made-in-Nigeria Cell Phones to Launch in November
A team of investors have announced plans to launch two Made-in-Nigeria mobile phones in November 2013. The investors, numbering about 20, comprise the top players at the computer and mobile phones market in Lagos, Nigeria known as the Computer Village. The investors are hoping to give European and Asian mobile phone manufacturers a fierce competition […]
UBA to Deploy 450 ATMs Across Nigeria
The United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), has signed an agreement with Computer Warehouse Group Plc (CWG) for the deployment of 450 units of the CINEO series of Wincor Nixdorf brand of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in Nigeria. Mr. Eckard Heidloff, chief executive officer of Wincor Nixdorf, visited Nigeria recently, where the plan leading to […]
Nigeria Set to Dazzle at 35th Africa Handball Championships
The Nigerian male handball team, represented by the Kano State team, has departed for Marakech, Morocco, ahead of the 35th African Handball Championships. The Technical Director of the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN), Musa Hamza, explained that the team departed two days behind the scheduled depature date. “We encountered some challenges which contributed to our […]
Nigeria to Issue 5 to 10-year Visas to Foreign Investors – Culture Minister
The Federal Government has disclosed plans to issue five to 10-year visas to foreign investors seeking to do business in Nigeria. Mr. Edem Duke, Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, made this disclosure recently in Lagos. The minister explained that the decision is borne out of FG’s objective to improve the economy via foreign […]
We Will Transform Ten Million Lives in Ten Years – Elumelu
Nigeria’s business mogul, investor, and philanthropist, Tony Elumelu, recently spoke at the Clinton Global Initiative on the objectives of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and its peculiar interest in engineering growth among SMEs in the African continent. According to Elumelu, economic development in Africa can be achieved by channeling resources into Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). […]
Why Are Yawns So Contagious?
You are seated in a bus with a nursing mother next to you. Suddenly, her baby yawns and quite uncontrollably, you yawn even before the baby has finished. There’s a possibility you yawned as you read the previous paragraph. Perhaps, you have wondered why you seem to yawn almost immediately when you see someone yawning? […]
Nigeria Power Sector Reform: FG Hands Over 15 Firms
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will, today, hand over certificate of ownership and licences to the new owners of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria 15 successor companies. Mr. Benjamin Dikki, Director-general of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), explained that “this handover is a culmination of 14 years of painstaking effort by the National Council […]
Juwah, Aregbesola, Implore Govt to Use ICT for Public Service Delivery
Dr. Eugene Juwah, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called on all governments within the federation to adopt Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools in carrying out public service. The NCC boss, who was speaking at the Nigerian Telecom Development Lecture (NITDEL) organised by the Nigerian Telecoms News Magazine recently, noted […]
IPTV Comes to Nigeria
Operators of telecommunication firms in Nigeria are planning investments to bring Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service to Nigeria, a report by Research&Research has disclosed. The IPTV industry, with current global revenues of $29 billion, which is projected to increase to double to about $56.8 billion by 2016 has begun attracting the interest of telecom operators […]