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ipNX Targets Two Million Homes for Broadband Internet Delivery
April 19, 2022
ipNX Nigeria has announced it intends to deploy a Fibre to the Home (FTTH) network to two million homes in Nigeria, covering Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt by 2017. It commenced this in 2012, followed by projects 500,000 households in 2015 and 2 million in 2017. Fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) refers to a form of fibre optic … Continue reading ipNX Targets Two Million Homes for Broadband Internet Delivery
By sheyi
Airtel Launches ‘Africa Connect’ to Enhance Connectivity in Africa
April 19, 2022
Airtel has launched Africa Connect Network, aimed at enhancing Africa’s connectivity, so as to contribute to the growth of internet and data services across the continent. Airtel’s Africa Connect has an integrated fiber and satellite network with 42 Points of Presence (PoP) spread across 17 African countries. According to Airtel, Africa Connect Network will offer … Continue reading Airtel Launches ‘Africa Connect’ to Enhance Connectivity in Africa
By sheyi
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We Will Transform Ten Million Lives in Ten Years – Elumelu
April 19, 2022
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). … Continue reading We Will Transform Ten Million Lives in Ten Years – Elumelu
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Nigerians Share: What We Love About Nigeria
April 19, 2022
Fifty-three years ago, on October 1, Nigeria became an independent nation. Many Nigerians are outspoken about the fact that the country’s growth has been stunted by various problems, and the journey to nationhood fraught with myriad setbacks. Even so, in the midst of our distressing challenges, many Nigerians still answered “yes” to the question, “Is it … Continue reading Nigerians Share: What We Love About Nigeria
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Juwah, Aregbesola, Implore Govt to Use ICT for Public Service Delivery
April 19, 2022
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 … Continue reading Juwah, Aregbesola, Implore Govt to Use ICT for Public Service Delivery
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Blog of the Week: Helping the Family
April 19, 2022
If there’s anything that a parent is only too aware of, it’s the fact that children grow up quickly. Indeed it appears that one minute you’re changing their diapers and bottle-feeding them, and the next they’re insisting on the key to their room and asking permission to date. How does one do a good job … Continue reading Blog of the Week: Helping the Family
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Transcorp Hilton Hotel Comes To Lagos
April 19, 2022
Transcorp Hilton Hotel, popular in Abuja and managed by Hilton Group and Transcorp Plc. has announced it will open an hotel, in Lagos. At a management contract between Transcorp Plc and Hilton Group in Lagos, the organizations, it was disclosed that the facility will be a full service 350-room hotel to be located on Glover … Continue reading Transcorp Hilton Hotel Comes To Lagos
By sheyi
Dolphin Telecoms Brings $700m Submarine Cable to Nigeria
April 19, 2022
Dolphin Telecoms, a global communications carrier and operator of the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) submarine cable system in West Africa, has announced that it would land the $700 million submarine cable in Nigeria in the fourth quarter of this year. The company made this known on the second day of the NigeriaCom conference and … Continue reading Dolphin Telecoms Brings $700m Submarine Cable to Nigeria
By sheyi
Electricity: USTDA Sponsors Nigerian Executives on Reverse Trade Mission
April 19, 2022
Senior executives from four leading power distribution companies in Nigeria – Abuja, Benin, Eko, and Ikeja – with a combined procurement budget of over $800 million, will participate in a Reverse Trade Mission (RTM) to the United States from October 15 – 25, 2013, sponsored by the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). This, … Continue reading Electricity: USTDA Sponsors Nigerian Executives on Reverse Trade Mission
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Honda Establishes Automobile Plant in Nigeria
April 19, 2022
Honda International has announced the establishment of Honda Automobile Western Africa Ltd. (HAWA), a wholly-owned Honda subsidiary for the import and sales of automobiles and automobile parts in Nigeria. It is the second local automobile subsidiary established by Honda in the African continent following South Africa. The centre, according to Honda, “Will import City from … Continue reading Honda Establishes Automobile Plant in Nigeria
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A Conversation with Skype at 10
April 19, 2022
Skype clocked 10 years last month. Earlier this year, it reported that users were now doing 2 billion minutes daily on the platform, connecting with one another. That’s enough time to ‘watch 1.6 million movies’ according to Microsoft. Despite its run, it is continually battling competition from Google Hangout which offers some of Skype Premium … Continue reading A Conversation with Skype at 10
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GTBank Plc, CEO, Win Awards at World Finance Banking Awards
April 19, 2022
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) was awarded the ‘Best Banking Group – Nigeria’ at the 2013 Annual World Finance Banking Awards, recently. Segun Agbaje, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of GTBank, won the award for ‘Banker of the Year – Africa’ last weekend as judges scored the bank high for its innovation and … Continue reading GTBank Plc, CEO, Win Awards at World Finance Banking Awards
By sheyi
Top 7 Secrets of Great Entrepreneurs
April 19, 2022
Success doesn’t accrue overnight and it doesn’t come on a platter of gold either. Behind every successful man/woman is an innovative mind, hard work, and a trailer load of secrets. We all have 24hours at our disposal, but success depends on how one manages time, and time is a strong factor in entrepreneurship. Starting, owning … Continue reading Top 7 Secrets of Great Entrepreneurs
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Nigeria-Indonesia Trade Hits $449M
April 19, 2022
Trade volume between Nigeria and Inodnesia currently stands at $449 million, and is projected to increase by 12 percent this year, according to the Indonesia Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC). Director of ITPC, Mr. Pontas Tobing, at a briefing to announce ITPC’s 28th Trade Expo Indonesia, noted that the recent growth witnessed is due to the … Continue reading Nigeria-Indonesia Trade Hits $449M
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UBA Appoints New Executives, Announces Project Alpha
April 19, 2022
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), has appointed new executives and announced the launch of Project Alpha – which the bank says is the new focus of its strategic transformation. According to the Bank, “Project Alpha is a 3 year route map of key transformation initiatives, designed to consolidate the Group’s strategic positioning and fully … Continue reading UBA Appoints New Executives, Announces Project Alpha
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