Author: Lukas Ajanaku, Nigeria
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Dellyman Nigeria strengthens business during pandemic
Industry Nigeria 2 Jun 2020logistical firm, Dellyman, said the outbreak of COVID-19 has seen business demand leading to double-digit growth. This is a proof that aggregating logistics assets is the right solution to the challenge of same-day delivery in the country
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Nigeria takes step to encourage cashless
Government Nigeria 2 Jun 2020The Nigerian government has taken steps to further promote its cashless policy by encouraging the use of alternatives for transacting businesses without carrying cash
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COVID-19: Facebook approves $100m for SMEs in 30 countries
Development Nigeria 19 Mar 2020Social media giant Facebook has approved $100 million to assist small, medium enterprise (SMEs) in Nigeria and other countries where its employees live and work.
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MTN implements work-from-home to contain Covid-19
Telecoms Nigeria 19 Mar 2020Telecoms giant, MTN said it has started the implementation of work-from-home plan among other measures it has taken to keep its stakeholders safe from as the spread of Covid-19 rages globally.
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Nigeria seeks closure of 31 million telecoms access gap
Telecoms Nigeria 18 Mar 2020Nigeria is seeking to close the 31 million access gap to telecoms services across the country. To achieve this, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Ali Pantami has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to collaborate and explore the use of the TV Whitespace spectrum to bridge the gaps.
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Actis acquires majority stake in Rack Centre
Business Nigeria 4 Mar 2020Actis, has acquired a majority stake in Rack Centre, Nigeria’s leading provider of data centre co-location and cloud services.
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Nigeria withdraws case against MTN
Business Nigeria 11 Jan 2020Nigeria has withdrawn the case it instituted against telecoms giant, MTN Nigeria over the telco’s alleged inbdebtedness of N242,244,452,215.97 and $1,283,610,357.86.
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MTN suspends dividend payout on CBN’s order
Business Nigeria 25 Oct 2016MTN says it had suspended dividends payouts from Nigeria, where it runs the biggest wireless phone network and which generates a third of its annual sales.
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Ban on Aramex remains, insists government
Business Nigeria 31 Mar 2014The Nigerian government says its ban on courier firm Aramex International Limited remains operational.
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MNP: NCC blames operators
Government Nigeria 13 Dec 2012Nigeria’s regulator has blamed operators for delays in SIM number portability.
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Objectionable provisions in NigComSat Bill
Government 12 Dec 2012Nigeria's NCC says sections of the NigComSat Bill that are inconsistent with the Nigerian Communication Act.
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Security concerns linger over cloud computing in Nigeria
Computing Nigeria 23 Nov 2012Fears over the security of documents stored in the cloud remains a challenge discouraging Nigerian businesses from embracing cloud computing.
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Lottery regulator targets telco telemarketing
Telecoms Nigeria 15 Nov 2012Nigeria’s lottery regulatory body head says he would like to have telecoms telemarking outlawed.
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NCC bans telco promos
Telecoms Nigeria 13 Nov 2012The Nigerian Communications Commission has put an end to telecoms promos and lotteries.
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Vodacom Business Nigeria introduces M2M solutions
Mobile Nigeria 13 Nov 2012Vodacom Business Nigeria has launched its Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions suitable for the financial and the retail sector.
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Furore over NigComSat Bill
Government Nigeria 7 Nov 2012Nigerian stakeholders have expressed widely mixed views over a proposed bill to make satellite operator NigComSat autonomous.