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Radio France Internationale Explands Programming; Moves Into New Lagos Studio

The French current affairs radio station that broadcasts worldwide in French and 12 foreign languages, Radio France Internationale (RFI) has repackaged its programs in Hausa with an extended program lined-up as well just as it opens new studio in Parkview,

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

YouTube Announces Its First Music Awards

Video sharing platform, YouTube has announced the birth of its music awards called, ‘YouTube Music Awards’ via a video. The award ceremony which will hold in New York will be aired live on 3rd of November 2013with live musical performance

Port Harcourt is World’s Book Capital for 2014

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has picked Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Capital as the World Book Capital City for 2014. The selection of Port Harcourt was done by a coalition of reading groups in its

HELLO! Nigeria Magazine Launched with Support from UBA

HELLO! Nigeria magazine has launched. The launch event took place in Lagos, last Sunday, at Wheatbaker Hotel, Ikoyi, hosting celebrities, media personalities, and members of the corporate class. The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Group sponsored the event, with its

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

China to Provide Free TV Programs to Nigeria

China’s State Council Information Office (SCIO) has signed an agreement with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) to provide Nigeria with Chinese documentaries and other TV programs for free. Li Wufeng, Vice Minister of the SCIO, and Mayaki B. Musa, director

Blog of the Week: The Naija Writer

  The Naija Writer is a blog about the things Nta Bassey loves, which include Nigeria and her issues; Literature, especially fiction and poetry; Christian matters; health, and relationships. And indeed the blog’s categories are as varied as the blogger’s

SWAN Organises 2-Day Media Workshop

The Lagos State Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), is organizing a two-day workshop titled ‘Promoting, Projecting and Re-positioning Domestic Football in Nigeria: A Challenge for the Media’. The workshop will be held at its secretariat, the

Switchover to Digital Broadcasting in Nigeria Set for 2014 – Official

The Presidential Committee on the Transition from Analogue to Digital Broadcasting in Nigeria has announced the first half of 2014 as the period for a switchover to digital broadcasting. This disclosure was made by Edward Amana, Chairman of the Committee,

Microsoft to Launch MSN Nigeria Portal

Microsoft has partnered with Kagiso Media to launch a localized version of MSN in Nigeria. The company made the announcement recently at a media conference, explaining the impact it would have on digital news distribution in Nigeria. Speaking at the

Nigeria, Other African Countries, Prepare for Digital Broadcasting

Forty-seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa have said they would set up the mechanism to deploy digital television, and hope to make the switch by 2015. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) released a statement recently following a meeting it held with

Anglican Church of Nigeria to Launch TV Channel

The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has announced that it will launch its own cable television channel, the Anglican Cable Network Nigeria (ACNN TV), in a few months. The Church revealed that plans are at an advanced stage. “The work

Facebook Introduces Embedded Posts

Facebook is beginning to roll out Embedded Posts to make it possible for people to bring the most compelling, timely public posts from Facebook to the rest of the web. Embedded Posts let people add public posts from Facebook to

Google Announces Wireless Media Streaming Stick – Chromecast

Google Chromecast is a small and affordable device that simply plugs into an HDMI port of a high-definition TV and allows you to use a phone, tablet or laptop to “cast” online content to the big TV screen. It works

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