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Bread strike threatens food supply
Supplies of bread have dwindled in Lagos and other cities across Nigeria since 5 May when the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria went on a nationwide strike over the rising price of flour and other raw materials. 6 May 2008 16:22

Nigeria plans rice imports
Nigeria's government has announced it will import 500,000 tonnes of rice up to a value of US$600 million to curtail the effect of the global rise in food prices on Nigeria. 5 May 2008 10:18

Nigeria: Cadbury sees strong rise in sales
Cadbury Schweppes has reported 7% growth in confectionery sales for the three months to March. 14 Apr 2008 14:16

Fuel shortages cause price hikes for northerners
With massive fuel shortages in the north of Nigeria since mid March, transport costs have doubled exacerbating food prices. 7 Apr 2008 08:37

ATCON to spearhead local content development
[Jonah Iboma] The Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has said that it will take steps to redress the situation of low level content in Nigeria's booming information and communications technology industry. The trade body of telecom companies in Nigeria said that as a first step towards solving the problem, it would convene a national summit that would examine the issue and set a path on local content development. 4 Apr 2008 10:24

Thuraya to expand services in Nigerian market
[Jonah Iboma] Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications says it is ready to offer more services in Nigeria, especially in the light of government's desire to increase access to more users in the country. 4 Apr 2008 09:53

Makau Polaris sets the pace in IT training
[Jonah Iboma] Makau Polaris, an information technology training institution has opened its doors to students and other professionals in Lagos, Nigeria. 4 Apr 2008 09:45

Globacom launches another fibre backbone
[Remmy Nweke] Second National Carrier, Globacom, has launched its Optic Fibre Cable backbone to enhance transmission of both voice and data on the network. Speaking during the launch at Owerri, capital of Imo State in Eastern Nigeria, Martins Olowonihi, acting Chief Operating noted that the backbone would offer Nigerians, mostly those in the South Eastern part of the country and Owerri precisely, the convergence of voice, data and multimedia solutions. 2 Apr 2008 12:27

Nigeria's advertising industry worth N500bn, says APCON
Under a current assessment by the sector operators, the worth of Nigeria's advertising industry has been put at over N500bn (about R34bn). 31 Mar 2008 13:10

Court orders MTN, Celtel to compensate subscribers
[Remmy Nweke] A Federal High Court in Lagos, Nigeria, has insisted that the two-some Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) operators, MTN and Celtel, must compensate their subscribers over poor quality of service experienced as at 31 January 2008. 31 Mar 2008 12:50

Nigeria reaps from telecom licensing
Nigeria has attracted Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to the tune of US$11.5 billion (about N1,357,000,000,000 trillion) in the telecommunications industry, just as the Federal Government (FG) has earned over US$2.2 billion (about N259,600,000,000 billion) from spectrum licensing in the last five years. 25 Mar 2008 12:06

Nigeria's premier private broadcaster goes public
[Dan Oshodin] Daar Communications, owners of Nigeria's Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower FM, both of which made history as the very first private television and radio stations in Nigeria, has taken the broadcast network to the Nigerian Stock Exchange. 19 Mar 2008 10:31

Celtel Nigeria April Buzz game sparks the mind - Starfish Mobile
Starfish Mobile International, together with Celtel Nigeria, have created a new and amusing SMS based campaign known as the April Buzz game. The latest campaign is ideal for stimulating the minds of the vast and patriotic Nigerian mobile market. 25 Apr 2008 11:47