Emefiele Re-appointed for 2nd Term as CBN Governor

L-R: Ademola Abidogun, MD/CEO; Godson Ugochukwu, Chairman Board of...

L-R: Tawiah Ben-Ahmed MD CEO Sanlam Ghana, (2nd) Bode...

Once upon a time, there was a homegrown payTV network in Nigeria named HiTV. Established in 2007, it later won the rights to the English Premiership League (EPL) which was the icing on the cake for it and its rising clientele. Unfortunately, the romance did not last. By 2010, the Toyin Subair-led HiTV was unable to renew and retain the EPL deal in a $100 million duel with Multichoice, the South African-owned operator of DStv. HiTV lost. DStv snatched the deal. But as we now know, HiTV was not the only loser. Nigerians also lost!

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communication...

A Nigerian, Shola Taylor has been appointed secretary-general of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), an international treaty organisation headquartered in London. Mr Taylor is expected to start in this new role on 17 September this year. A Nigerian citizen, Mr Taylor is currently the chief executive officer of Kemilinks International, a global ICT consultancy firm based in Lagos. A telecommunications engineer by training, he brings to the CTO over 35 years of global experience in ICTs with government and the private sector. Previous positions held include regional director for Africa at Inmarsat (1994 - 1999), space technology coordinator for developing countries at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU, 1993 - 1994) and project director, also at the ITU (1987 - 1993).

Christian Adovelande, President of the West African Bank for...

Various speakers at the international roundtable on natural gas...

German-based Lufthansa Cargo is planning to cut around 700-800...