[Oguntimehin Olufemi Olamide] It remains a serious battle for advertisers to draw TV target audiences into watching commercials and then entice them to act upon the ads. Viewers are fond of channel hopping during ad breaks; in Nigeria, for example, the lack of television content has been blamed for this avoidance, yet even with the introduction of satellite TV and local stations loaded with content, this has not changed. 2 Jul 2009 14:38
LAGOS: Flying Dove, a distributor of Sony consumer electronics products in Nigeria commissioned on 26 June 2009 two new Sony Showrooms in Lagos. They are located at the Palms Shopping Mall and at Victoria Island. 1 Jul 2009 11:56
NEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on national police Inspector General Mike Okiro to investigate reports that Delta state police harassed six journalists and attacked at least three of them last week. 30 Jun 2009 09:35
Nigeria's Mass Telecom Innovation (MTI) Plc has released a positive set of results for the first quarter of the year ending 31 March 2009. 26 Jun 2009 11:35
JOHANNESBURG: The number one priority of Telkom is to improve business in Nigeria, the telecommunications giant said on Tuesday, 23 June 2009. 24 Jun 2009 09:40
LONDON: Gateway Communications, a supplier of telecommunications services across Africa, on Tuesday, 16 June 2009 won the award for Wireless Network Infrastructure Innovation in partnership with vendor, Cambridge Broadband Networks at the 2009 GTB Innovation Awards held in London. 18 Jun 2009 11:13
Econet Wireless Group (EWG) has started moves to block Zain's sale of its interests in Zain Nigeria until ruling on a dispute over ownership of the company is passed. 18 Jun 2009 09:59
Nigerian insurance company IEI is to sponsor CNN International's latest programming initiative Going Green: Green Light for Business 11 Jun 2009 13:53
Ericsson is taking responsibility for managing most of the network and field operations for Zain's wireless networks and operational support systems, serving almost 4,000 sites across Nigeria. This according to a new agreement that has been entered into by the two parties. 8 Jun 2009 15:02
Nigeria as the most populous nation on the continent should and does present huge marketing and business opportunities. But… 8 Jun 2009 14:54
Many African women journalists are constrained to working at the Women's Desk, where they cover light issues such as entertainment or home affairs. A rare exception is Nigerian journalist Clara Nwachukwu, who worked her way from the Women's Desk to becoming one of the few women who report on business and energy issues for national daily newspapers. 5 Jun 2009 12:05
ABUJA: Nigeria has revoked the sale of state-run telecommunications company NITEL and its mobile arm to local firm Transnational Corporation (Transcorp) Plc, officials said on Monday, 1 June 2009. 2 Jun 2009 10:45
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) vice chairman, Ernest Ndukwe, has urged mobile operators in the country to start sharing network infrastructure. 29 May 2009 10:13