Following an increased demand from its clients, specialist ICT marketing and PR agency, DUO Marketing + Communications has announced it will be expanding its presence into Nigeria and Kenya.
30 Oct 2012 16:06
MTN reportedly delivered a satisfactory set of results for the quarter ended 30 September 2012, increasing subscriber numbers by 3.8% to 182,7 million. The company's performance was underpinned by solid operational management and the rollout of appealing value propositions despite aggressive pricing competition, regulations and economic challenges across the different markets in which the group operates.
30 Oct 2012 13:59
[Carole Kimutai: @CaroleKimutai] Rufai Ladipo has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of Scanad Nigeria Limited, the newest subsidiary of marketing services group of Scangroup Limited and partly owned by WPP. Fagbohun Abiodun Mesharck has also been appointed as head of media, while Kenyan Sameer Ambegaonkar has been appointed as managing consultant. The appointments are aimed at supporting the company's growth and expansion strategy in Nigeria.
30 Oct 2012 12:23
MTN will be a key operator in Africa to deliver Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 devices to its customers in South Africa in November, with Ghana and Nigeria following in December.
29 Oct 2012 15:55
Visa Inc and Fundamo, the Visa-owned mobile money platform, recently announced the results of a study that reveals consumers in six developing countries are already highly aware of mobile money services - the ability to make payments or send funds simply by accessing an account on their mobile phone. Nearly 90% of consumers surveyed by Visa expressed interest in making use of these services in the future.
29 Oct 2012 10:15[Zakariyya Adaramola] Unlike his predecessor, the current executive vice chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Eugene Ikemefuna Juwah, is a taciturn man. Though friendly and brilliant, the NCC boss does not address journalists every now and then except on occasions when serious industry issue crops up. On such occasion, a different Juwah is seen blowing hot, invoking NCC Act to buttress his stance.
23 Oct 2012 15:54 
Howzit MSN has partnered with
Ad Dynamo to monetise its growing traffic in Nigeria, following the extension of its brand from South Africa into the rest of sub-Saharan Africa.
19 Oct 2012 10:33
[Henry Ifeanyi] As Nigerians await the delivery of the newly launched iPhone 5, Airtel has announced the availability of the special Nano SIM cards specially made for latest iPhone at its stores countrywide.
18 Oct 2012 14:59
In its first business-to-business showcase, 10 South African wine producers participated in the South Africa-Nigeria Week, held in Lagos earlier this month. The Nigerian wine market is valued at around US$300 million a year.
17 Oct 2012 09:47
MTN Group Limited and IHS Holding Limited have announced that they have entered into definitive agreements pursuant to which IHS will acquire up to 931 mobile network towers from MTN Cote d'Ivoire for US$141 million and up to 827 towers from MTN Cameroon for US$143 million.
15 Oct 2012 13:30Naija Lyrics Wiki is reported to have taken over the Nigerian music and entertainment industry by increasingly attracting an average of over 100 000 downloads in average statistics. That is apparently over 2000 downloads daily.
15 Oct 2012 12:08
[Henry Ifeanyi] In an effort to eradicate identity theft in the telecommunications sector, MTN Nigeria has introduced a 16 digit security number solution that would make it impossible for hackers and scammers to clone or control subscriber's identity, with intent to commit fraud using a mobile phone line.
11 Oct 2012 12:20
The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) in Nigeria has awarded Airtel Nigeria with the Best Human Resources Practices Award within the telecommunications sector.
10 Oct 2012 16:47
[Yaron Assabi] In August 2012, Nigeria's Federal Government announced that it planned to invest $15-million in the country's ICT sector to assist growth and generate more jobs. This kind of investment shows that Africa and indeed Nigeria specifically, are poised for expansion and prosperity in the ICT sectors.
10 Oct 2012 15:36
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