Brand News

  MultiChoice Nigeria is once again expanding its free-to-air (FTA) channel offerings on its DStv and GOtv platforms with the introduction of AREWA24, the first free‐to‐air Hausa‐language satellite television channel on 20 October and will be available on DStv channel 261 and GOtv channel 101. AREWA24 is an all-Hausa lifestyle...

Yemisi Akinbobola, Ogechi Ekeanyanwu & Paul Bradshaw, IQ4News for Premium Times, Nigeria scoop Sport Reporting Award L-R: Greg Beitchman, VP, Content Sales and Partnerships, CNN International; Asha Ahmed Mwilu and Rashid Idi, overall 2016 CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards recipients; and Yolisa Phahle, CEO of M-Net at the award ceremony...

Lighting up the MAMA stage on 22 October with dazzling live performances will be Nigerian AfroBeat giant Wizkid, Angolan "Kizomba" icon C4 Pedro, Kenyan AfroPop supergroup Sauti Sol, and legendary South African "House" DJ and producer, DJ Maphorisa – as they all head to Johannesburg to perform at MTV Africa Music...

...Set to perform alongside Davido, Phyno and Tiwa Savage on October 23rd Organizers of upcoming concert '3 Thrones' appear to not be holding back on their frequent surprises as popular dancehall sensation Timaya is the latest addition to the list of artistes set to perform at the highly anticipated concert...

Exciting changes are coming on DStv this month where customers will now be able to experience crystal clear quality content on four HD channels, launching on Monday 17 October. Viewers will tap into a cinematic world of better picture quality and sharper imagery on Vuzu HD Amp, M-Net Edge West...

Air Europa and Turkish Airlines have jointly announced the start of a code-sharing partnership effective as of 1st October, 2016 that enables both carriers to tap into new markets and offer their passengers more travel options.  At the initial stage of their cooperation Air Europa will place its marketing code...

Leveraging its expansive footprint, pan-African banking group, United Bank for Africa Plc (“UBA” or “the Bank”), announced its unaudited Third Quarter Financial Results, showing a 7% year-on-year growth in profit before tax to N62 billion despite the challenging macro-economic environment. This represents an impressive 18.2% annualized return on average equity. The Bank recorded...

Kushal Dutta, Managing Director, Jumia Travel Jumia Travel, Africa's leading online hotel-booking company, has officially launched the web version of the Extranet App, an application that aims to give more flexibility and independence to hotel managers. Jumia Travel is seeking to further empower its hotel partners across all markets with...

On Saturday, 8th October, at the 2016 Purpose Summit themed, Nigeria Beyond Oil (2), which held at the Oakwood Park Hotel, Lekki, Lagos, Chief Marketing Officer, Interswitch Group, Mrs Cherry Eromosele, engaged SMEs, sharing her wealth of experience in brand building and marketing. Highlighting the importance of branding in a competitive environment, She...

Group Managing Director/CEO, UBA Plc, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka and Vice President of the European Investment Bank(EIB), Mr. Ambrose Fayolle, during the agreement signing ceremony for 60 million euros facility from EIB for on-lending to Nigerian businesses, in Washington DC during the world bank IMF meetings at the weekend. The European...