Group seeks probe of ‘smoking' parties
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) yesterday, 14 August 2008, urged the federal government to investigate on-going ‘Experience Freshness' secret parties being organised by the British American Tobacco Nigeria to promote its Pall Mall cigarette brand. 15 Aug 2008 15:01
Nigeria: Senate seeks to censor Big Brother Africa
Abuja: Senate has directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to censor or ban outright the Big Brother Africa Reality programme brought into Nigerian homes via the Digital Satellite Television (DSTV) owned by Multichoice if the contents contradict socio-cultural values of the Nigerian people. 4 Aug 2008 10:53
1st Africa Media Literacy Conference
The Youth Media and Communication Initiative (YMCI) in collaboration with the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) and the British Council, Nigeria, began its first Africa Media Literacy Conference yesterday, 29 July 2008. 30 Jul 2008 10:05
DStv 'scores' at Nigerian Cup final
SuperSport's involvement in Nigerian football was taken to the next level at last weekend's Nigerian Cup final between Ocean Boys and Gombe United in Makurdi. The DStv channel's commitment to Nigerian football includes training programmes for individuals involved in all aspects of broadcasting, from operating cameras to production and directing. 11 Jul 2008 10:13
Nigeria: Economic growth masks high unemployment
An overall trend towards economic growth in Nigeria masks the fact that millions have been forced into low-wage jobs in the once industrial north, trade experts warn. 2 Jul 2008 08:27
UBA launches tourism paycard in Nigeria
United Bank for Africa Plc, has introduced UBA Tourism Paycard in Nigeria. 27 Jun 2008 13:16
Nigeria's FBI focuses on winning award
[Femi Lawal] A Nigerian-based RnB artist, whose debut music video is on most music program's top charts across Nigeria, has been nominated for a top music award in Toronto, Canada. 2 Jun 2008 10:05
Africa's Olympic win
The African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) has concluded an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to acquire the free-to-air broadcast rights for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The broadcast rights relate to 41 sub-Saharan territories excluding South Africa. 26 May 2008 14:43
Nigeria shines in global ICT scene
[Remmy Nweke] The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has stated that it is poised to compete in the global economy by way of leveraging on the opportunities embedded in the burgeoning Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Minister of Information and Communications, John Odey gave this insight in his ministerial message to investors at the recently concluded International Telecommunication Union (ITU) event held at the Egyptian capital, Cairo. 23 May 2008 12:08
Nigeria slow on the broadband uptake
[Jonah Iboma] The absence of last mile equipment and high cost of bandwidth have been identified as the major reasons why broadband Internet access penetration is low in Nigeria. 21 May 2008 13:07
Nigeria's UBA excites investors
The Nigerian stock market was agog on Friday 16 May 2008, following the release of the six months audited results of United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), West Africa's largest financial services group. 21 May 2008 10:41
Emergency rice import for Nigeria cancelled
A decision by the Nigerian government to reverse an earlier decision to import 50,000 metric tonnes of rice from Thailand to ease supply pressures on rice in Africa's most populous country was met with mixed reactions. 19 May 2008 14:41
Glo-ing new expansion contract
Alcatel-Lucent announced yesterday, 15 May, that it has signed a contract with Globacom (Glo), Nigeria's second largest national operator to extend the network capacity and performance of Globacom's mobile and fixed networks. 16 May 2008 12:48
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