MultiChoice Nigeria has announced the headline sponsor for the highly anticipated 6th season of The Nigerian Idol. The leading Pay-TV entertainment company stated that Rite Foods Limited, manufacturers of Bigi Soft Drinks is the headline sponsor of the music reality show. Recall that in December 2020, MultiChoice Nigeria made known to the public that it was bringing back the highly-rated music reality show, and a bigger winner’s prize that includes a recording contract and 50 million Naira worth of prizes. It has now announced Bigi Soft Drinks as the headline sponsor of the show. Channel Director M-Net, Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu, said,…
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The Access Bank W Initiative program is partnering with the Lagos State Employee Trust Fund (LSETF) to provide low-interest loans for female businesses to flourish in the state. With this development, female entrepreneurs now have more reasons to smile and succeed with a discounted financing solution known as the “LSETF-W Initiative Loan.” The “LSETF- W Initiative loan” is a financing scheme for female traders/MSME’s operating in Lagos state regardless of their state of origin. This means applications from non-indigenes who are resident in Lagos and own at least 50% ownership in either start-ups, micro-enterprises, or small and medium enterprises will…
Africa’s foremost new-age financial solutions powerhouse, Zedcrest Group has announced the appointment of Olumide Odewole as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the executive management. In a statement issued by Zedcrest, the GMD of the company, Adedayo Amzat stated that Olumide will play a key role in the scaling of the Group’s operations; driving cultural change and strong sustainable performance. “I am pleased to welcome Olumide to Zedcrest Group and our leadership team. His deep and extensive experience in leading financial operations and value integration, as well as driving performance, operations, control and shared services results, will…
Samsung, a global Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), has partnered with Africa’s foremost technology and lifestyle hub, Tech Experience Centre to offer Nigerians a six-month interest-free payment option on its latest devices – the Galaxy S21 series. The smartphones – the S21, S21+ and S21 Ultra – were recently unveiled to the public at the Tech Experience Centre on Yudala Heights, Idowu Martins Street, Victoria Island. Interested Nigerians who desire to get their hands on the amazing devices without burning a hole in their pockets have been offered a flexible way of acquiring them and paying later within six months, with…
A couple of telcos are claiming to offer unlimited data plans and subscribers are giving them kudos. Often, the claim is a focus of intense campaign blitz targeted at winning customer loyalty. The question to ask is – are these telcos really offering unlimited data plans? If they are, what are the definite benefits to the subscriber? This is important because subscribers must get value for their money and seen as such. In the early days of telecom revolution in early 2000, some telcos brazenly exploited Nigerians in a manner that made informed observers cringe. A particular telco was said…
Airtel Nigeria, on Thursday, said it has commenced the National Identity Number (NIN) registration exercise in its retail outlets across the country. Airtel said in a statement made available to journalists in Lagos that it was following approval from the Federal Government which granted them a verification and enrolment license, according to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The telco said that while selected retail outlets in Lagos and Abuja were now fully operational to register Nigerians for the NIN exercise, work was currently ongoing to expand its NIN footprints to cover more areas and states. It…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has tightened the noose against cases of data depletion and wrong deductions of consumers’ credit through an ongoing forensic audit instituted by the Commission to ensure maximum protection for consumers. Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, stated this when he received the ‘Man of the Year 2020’ Award from MoneyReport magazine recently in Abuja. The EVC who said that while consumer protection remains a key focus area of the Commission’s regulatory activities, also added that it has accomplished significant improvements in this direction through various initiatives aimed at putting mobile operators on…
MasterCard is furthering its commitment to creating a more sustainable and inclusive digital economy, with a pledge to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Understanding that economic growth cannot come at the expense of the planet, the company’s global action plan aims to continue to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) by remaining focused on the decarbonization of its operations and bolstering its efforts to decarbonize its supply chains. MasterCard’s net-zero goal builds upon its existing GHG commitments that align with the Business Ambition for 1.5°C pledge. The first in the payments industry to gain Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approval for…
MTN, one of Africa’s leading mobile network operators, has announced a donation of US$25 million to support the African Union’s COVID-19 vaccination programme. The telco said in a statement that the donation will help secure up to seven million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for health workers across the continent, which will contribute to the vaccination initiative of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). “The devastating impact of COVID-19 has been unprecedented and profound. Public and private partnerships are needed if we are to succeed in the fight against the pandemic and restore social and economic norms for…
Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, was on Tuesday honoured with the prestigious “Man of the Year 2020” award from the Publishers of MoneyReport Magazine. Danbatta was presented with the award at the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja, by the Board Chairman, MoneyReport and former Director-General of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Prof. Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke, who was represented by Dr Eke Agbai, the Executive Vice President at the Centre for Policy and Foreign Engagement (CPFE) and Board member of MoneyReport Magazine. Prof. Okereke-Onyiuke acknowledged the impressive growth recorded in the telecoms sector…