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  • Remaining Chibok girls to be released soon – FG

    Remaining Chibok girls to be released soon – FG

    The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Alhassan, said on Thursday the remaining Chibok girls that are still in Boko Haram captivity would be released soon.

    Alhassan stated this at the farewell dinner organised by the ministry in honour of the 106 released school girls after about  eight months rehabilitation period in Abuja.

    She said the Federal Government was still negotiating the release of the remaining Chibok girls and other citizens in Boko Haram captivity.

    “The Federal Government has never relented in the negotiation and I want to assure you that there is light at the end of the tunnel.

    “I appeal to their captors to come to the table and negotiate the release of those in captivity,’’ the minister said.

    Alhassan said the that girls were fit and ready for school again, adding that the federal government was fulfilling its promise to the girls by ensuring they were enrolled back in schools with their bills paid and necessary items for school provided.

    She said when the girls were released President Muhammadu Buhari told the world that the girls had seen the worst and promised that they would be given the best.

    “The government is fulfilling that promise as we all know. The girls have been at the rehabilitation centre for a long time and as a new school year begins, they will be in one of the best schools – the American University of Nigeria (AUN) where they will start a special foundation programmes like a pre-degree.”

    “Since their release, we have been giving them therapy to make them understand that challenges are a part of life and whatever happens to one in life is God’s will,” she added.

    The Country Representative of United Nations Women, Ms Comfort Lamprey, commended the efforts of government in ensuring the general well-being of the girls.

    She advised the girls to be responsible ambassadors of the North East, adding that the remaining Chibok girls would be released soon.

    The Deputy Representative of UNICEF, Mrs Peinille Ironside, said the girls’ return to their community was a new chapter in their lives.

    NAN

  • Airtel The Voice 2: Anxiety as contestants sought fans’ vote

    Airtel The Voice 2: Anxiety as contestants sought fans’ vote

    The 12 contestants seeking fans’ vote in episode 12 (second Live Show) of Airtel The Voice Nigeria season two, will know their fate when the four talents saved via polls will be announced.

    Each team has three team mates vying for one ticket to the next rounds; the other two remaining team mates will be evicted once the results is announced on Sunday, 10 September, 2017.

    During the episode 12 of the show, the four coaches saved Yimika, Wilson, Glowire and Jahtell respectively; leaving 12 other talents up for public vote to remain in the competition.

    #TeamPatoranking’s Ebube kicked off the performance of the night with the rendition of Nico & Vinz’s “Am I wrong?” Up next was Annie C’s rendition of Sade Adu’s “No Ordinary Love”. The third performance was from Daniel, who performed Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” and Yimika wrapped up #TeamPato’s performances with Adekunle Gold’s “Sade”. Patoranking saved Yimika, which means Annie, Ebube and Daniel need public votes to remain in the competition.

    Wilson was the first to take on the stage in #TeamYemi Alade with his rendition of Mary J Blige’s “No Drama.” Then Oge performed a rendition of Jennifer Lopez’ ‘Love Don’t Cost a Thing.’ The third act was Majeeka with her interpretation of Seyi Shay’s ‘YOLO.’ Finally, Symeca performed Michael Jackson classic, “Remember the time”. Yemi Alade chose to save Wilson, putting Symeca, Oge and Majeeka up for possible eviction.

    For #TeamWaje, Obichi was the first to come on stage. She performed Beyonce’s Lemonade hit, “Freedom”. Arewa was up next with her rendition of Toni Braxton’s classic, “Unbreak my heart”; Shapera took to the stage to perform SIA’s “She Wolf” and J’Dess delivered the first African music of the night with the rendition of “Is it because I love you” by young Nigerian rapper, Keshinro Ololade, popularly known as Lil’ Kesh. Ultimately, Waje picked Glowire. Obichi, Shapera and J’Dess fate to remain on the show now lies on public votes.

    Jahtell was the first to perform for #TeamTimi. She delivered a rendition of Etta James’s “Something gat a hold of me.” Kendris was up next with Bruno Mars’s “24 Carat”; Idyl delivered with his take on Lucky Dube’s “Prisoner” and Victor ended the Live show for Team Timi with Banky W’s “Jaiye Ori Mi”. Timi saved Jahtell. As a result, Kendris, Idyl and Victor are now up for possible eviction.

    Four contestants out of remaining 12 will have chance to continue in the competition through public vote while the remaining eight will be evicted from the show.

    While Afolayan, Chris Rio, Wow and Bada were announced as the viewers’ choice from last week, there was also emotional jiffies as #TheVoiceNigeria say goodbye to eight contestants – KessyDriz and Voke from #TeamPato, Jahnomso and Bunmi from #TeamYemi, Favour and Efezino from #TeamWaje and Wolei and Amarachi from #TeamTimi.

    The first Live Show kicked off on Sunday, 27th of August, 2017. Airtel Nigeria, sponsor of The Voice Nigeria in partnership with M-Net hosted a star-studded executive screening of the show in Lagos. The live screening which was anchored by Ozzy Agu, had in attendance season one finalists – Patrick, Cornel, Viveeyan, Chike and Bassey who performed the popular “Till the World Hears Your Voice”. The night also saw comedic acts from Funny Bone and Akpororo.

  • Airtel’s Unlimited Data plans to empower consumers, boost internet connectivity

    Airtel’s Unlimited Data plans to empower consumers, boost internet connectivity

    Airtel Nigeria has said that its newly introduced Unlimited Data plans will empower and create more prosperity opportunities for telecoms consumers as well as boost mobile broadband connectivity. Airtel recently rolled out the Home Broadband Service, which allows customers to share data with colleagues, friends and family members with a promise that the new package will empower telecoms consumers to have access to unlimited internet service at reasonable cost.

    The new Airtel Home Broadband delivers superfast broadband service via data terminals such as dongle, MiFi and routers as it comes in various packages and affordable price range to suit the lifestyles of different customer segments. Customers can get unlimited data on packages such as Unlimited 10, Unlimited 15 and Unlimited 20, which are offered at N10,000, N15,000 and N20,000 respectively and valid for 30 days.

    According to the Chief Commercial Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Ahmad Mohkles, the telco is changing the paradigm, breaking new frontiers and inspiring new behaviour in relation to data sharing and delivering seamless data to improve customer lifestyle and enable them take charge. “Airtel is committed to pioneering innovation, superior data experience and affordability. Our new Unlimited is truly unlimited as we have stretched the threshold to deliver up to 100GB to telecoms consumers so that they can empower more people within their circle of influence,” he said.

    Airtel brand ambassador, Gabriel Afolayan, who played the role of Bayo in the Unlimited Home Broadband TVC, while speaking at the launch, commended Airtel Nigeria for bring affordable data to customers. In his words: “Data is life. And Airtel has just made life better for all customers through Home Broadband. It is a breath of fresh air and I must thank Airtel for making data more affordable and accessible to us all. Now, no more fear of sharing data with family and friends.”

    Upon activating any of the unlimited plans, customers enjoy superfast data experience until a threshold is reached. After this, the data speed is throttled to a lower speed in line with the Fair Usage policy. According to this policy, the threshold for Unlimited 10 is 40GB; unlimited 15 come with 65GB while unlimited 20 is 100GB, after which the speed comes to 256kpbs. However, customers can continue to enjoy unlimited browsing until plan expires.

  • Airtel unveils home broadband service to deepen internet connectivity

    Airtel unveils home broadband service to deepen internet connectivity

    Airtel Nigeria has unveiled its Home Broadband Service in line with its commitment to deepen Internet connectivity as well as empower telecoms consumers to share data with a number of people without worrying about cost and other limitations.

    The new Airtel Home Broadband delivers superfast broadband service via data terminals such as dongle, MiFi androuters as it comes in various packages and affordable price range to suit the lifestyles of different customer segments.

    Customers can get unlimited data on packages such as Unlimited 10, Unlimited 15 and Unlimited 20, which are offered at N10,000, N15,000 and N20,000 and valid for 30 days.

    To subscribe to the service on smartphones, customers are advised to dial *462*10# for unlimited 10, *462*15# for unlimited 15 and *462*20# for unlimited 20.

    Customers who wish to use the service for home broadband and on data terminals are required to get the MIFI / Router / Dongle at the nearest Airtel showroom or a designated Airtel agent.

    Upon activating any of the unlimited plans, customers enjoy superfast data experience until a threshold is reached. After this, the data speed is throttled to a lower speed in line with the Fair Usage Policy. According to this policy, the threshold for Unlimited 10 is 40GB; unlimited 15 come with 65GB while unlimited 20 is 100GB, after which the speed comes to 256kpbs. However, customers can continue to enjoy unlimited browsing until plan expires.

    Commenting on the new value offering, Chief Commercial Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Ahmad Mohkles, said Airtel is changing the paradigm, breaking new frontiers and inspiring new behaviour as far as data sharing as well as delivering ubiquitous data experience is concerned.

    “Airtel is committed to pioneering innovation, superior data experience and affordability. Our new Unlimited is truly unlimited as we have stretched the thresholds to deliver up to 100GB to telecoms consumers so that they can empower more people within their circle of influence.

    “With this new offering, we have initiated and inspired a paradigm shift that will promote community, deepen friendship bond and eventually lead to a more productive and prosperous society. We are proud of our new unlimited data package and the positive change it will create in the Home Broadband segment,” he said.

  • Nigerians embrace 9mobile, port in droves to network – Report

    Nigerians embrace 9mobile, port in droves to network – Report

    The Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) monthly porting report released through the regulator’s website on Thursday revealed that subscribers from other networks migrated to the rebranded 9mobile, Nigeria’s fourth largest telecommunication company.

    The NCC’s “Incoming and Outgoing Porting Activities of Mobile Network Operators Report” for the month of May 2017, showed that 9mobile led the other four telecom operators in the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) activities for the month in review.

    NCC revealed that out of the total 39,535 porting activities in May, 19,816 were “Incoming Porting Activities”, while 19,719 were “Outgoing Porting Activities”.

    9mobile recorded the highest incoming porting activity (users leaving other networks to 9mobile) with a massive 15,253 telecom users leaving others to join the rebranded telecom company. Airtel had the second highest incoming porting activity with 2,597 subscriber migrations.

    MTN was third on the incoming porting migration table with 1,245 telecom users while Globacom had the least incoming migration figures on the table.

    The report further showed that 9mobile also excelled on the outgoing porting migration table (users leaving 9mobile to other networks) with only 1,826 subscribers of 9mobile leaving to other networks.

    This means 9mobile recorded the lowest outgoing porting when compared with the other operators. Globacom recorded the second lowest outgoing migration with 4,786 subscribers.

    Airtel recorded 6,540 outgoing migrations while MTN’s outgoing subscriber migration was 6,567, making the network topping the table with the highest telecom users leaving the network.

  • Airtel offers 100% value of recharge as bonus

    Airtel Nigeria, has announced additional benefits on its SmartConnect package, offering 100 per cent value of a customer’s recharge as extra data in addition to the 8 times instant bonus customers get on every recharge.

    With the new SmartConnect package, Airtel customers will receive bonus data that is commensurate to the total value of their recharge at the end of a calendar month and also get eight times the value of every recharge, instantly, any time they recharge their lines.

    Airtel’s SmartConnect, which is nicknamed ‘Ovajara x8’, is the default prepaid plan specifically designed for new customers on the network.

    According to the telco, the revamped package is conceived to empower more consumers to stay connected with friends, family members and business associates, also offering them an amazing mobile internet experience as they engage the larger world.

    Its Chief Commercial Officer, Ahmad Mokhles, said Airtel is committed to creating value offerings that will enrich and transform the lives of Nigerians, noting that the SmartConnect value offering is practical and relevant just as it is designed to suit the lifestyle of telecoms consumers.

    “With the revamped SmartConnect package, Airtel is putting power in the hands of telecoms consumers so that they can do much more, achieve much more and actualise their dreams,” Mokhles said.

    With SmartConnect 4.0, when a customer buys a new subscriber idenity module (SIM), registers and inserts it in a device, he/she begins to enjoy the ‘Ovajara’ 8 times bonus and in addition gets the total value of his recharge as data bonus by end of the month.

    For instance, if a customer recharges with N200, he/she gets N200 in his main account and receives a bonus of N500 for voice calls, N500 for data, with an additional N200 airtime to call family & friends, and an extra bonus of N200 for social (WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook and BBM), which makes a total of N1600 airtime on every N200 recharge. As additional benefit, the customer then receives data bonus worth N200 at the end of the month.

    8 time bonus.

    Customers can dial *126*PIN# to recharge and dial*123# to check account balance.

  • Family of fire victim gets Airtel’s support

    Eight months after a family lost its kids and house to an inferno at Magboro, in Ogun State, succour has come their way as a telecommunication firm Airtel Nigeria, donated a rebuilt two-bedroom apartment to the bereaved family.

    At an event to hand over of the new house to the Aina family, residents thronged the compound thanking the communication outfit for the gesture.

    Some of them who were overjoyed rolled on the floor thanking God for putting smiles back on the faces of the Ainas while other people sang and rejoiced.

    But Mrs. Aina, who suffered severe burnt was speechless when people stormed the residence. However, it was a mixed feeling for Korede Aina-the only surviving child in the October 11, last year’s inferno when the family stepped into the new apartment.

    “I wish my siblings were alive, but I am happy today because of Airtel’s gesture,” Korede said.

    Mr and Mrs Aina, however, smiled as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Airtel Nigeria, Segun Ogunsanya handed the apartment to them.

    Ogunsanya commended them for demonstrating courage, resilience and hope amid overwhelming challenges.

    “Today is for the Aina family. Indeed, I am excited to hand over this two-bedroom apartment as we pray that God Almighty continues to reside with them, strengthens and enables them to find peace. With this gesture, we believe that their journey to recovery from the unpleasant experience will be easy, smooth and much better.

    “We are doing this in fulfilment of the pledge to the beneficiary in the just-concluded Airtel Touching Lives Season Three. While we can do little about the past, there is so much we can do about the present and our future.

    “And that is why we decided to step in to help this good family to rebuild their future. I must say the future of the Aina family is very bright and I encourage everyone to walk with them in getting the best out of the future,” Ogunsanya said.

     

     

  • Senate moves against telecoms over dropped calls

    Senate moves against telecoms over dropped calls

    Worried by the growing cases of mobile telephone dropped calls, the Senate has ordered investigation into causes of the problem, even as it chided the GSM service providers for inefficiency and poor service delivery.

    The Senate also warned the service providers against unsolicited calls and SMS that flood subscribers’ telephone lines on a daily basis, even as it kicked against illegal deductions of airtime for frivolous product subscriptions without the subscribers’ consent.

    At its plenary on Tuesday, the upper legislative chamber mandated its standing committees on Communications and Trade and Investment to investigate the matter.

    It also urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the Consumer Protection Council (CPC), Standards Organisation of Nigeria, (SON) and other regulatory agencies to invoke the appropriate sanctions against the service providers.

    Urging the agencies to protect the millions of mobile telephone subscribers in the country, the Senate said the telecom firms must not be allowed flout extant agreements and regulations on consumer protection.

    The lawmakers further urged the relevant regulatory agencies to ensure refund to subscribers for disrupted calls and unsolicited airtime deductions.

    According to the senators, the regulatory agencies should exercise more control regarding the usage of data bundles to ensure regulatory and operational efficiency in service delivery.

    The resolutions were made following a motion sponsored by Senator Andy Uba (Anambra South).

    Presenting the motion, Uba protested the loss of billions of Naira by millions of Nigerian subscribers on a daily basis, as a result of what he described as unwholesome practices by the telecom firms.

    Uba said subscribers not only experience disturbing rate of dropped calls but also get incomprehensible speech and voice quality “that sounds like speaking from the bottom of a fish tank”.

    The lawmaker also expressed worry over congestion on the various networks leading to poor audio reception and poor delivery on the various data bundles.

    The Senate specifically fingered the major network providers like MTN, Airtel, Etisalat and Globacom for expanding their network coverage beyond what their existing infrastructure could conveniently accommodate.
     

  • Airtel, Ericsson launch Nuvu

    Airtel Nigeria and Ericsson, a world-class telecommunications and equipment service company, have announced the launch of Nuvu (nuvu.tv), a subscription-based video-on-demand (VOD) service.

    Nuvu will provide subscribers access to more than 3,000 local and international TV and film titles, empowering Airtel customers to download content directly to their smartphones or tablets at no additional data cost during off-peak network times.

    Also, subscribers will be able to access the content off-line for up to 30 days after downloading.

    The service will launch initially as an Android app for smartphones. The app offers subscribers a personalised user interface with features that include bookmarking and personal recommendation.  The app will be available to other mobile platforms at a later time.

    Commenting on the new service, Chief Commercial Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Ahmad Mokhles, said: “Nuvu is a glowing testimony and clear demonstration of Airtel’s commitment to revolutionise Nigeria’s mobile Internet space with innovative offerings that will enrich the lives of consumers and empower them to succeed in their respective endeavours.”

    According to him, Nuvu is a game-changer that will excite, delight, engage and entertain telecoms consumers, offering them original premium and exclusive content.

    “Airtel is excited to collaborate with Ericsson to pioneer the new Nuvu innovation, a first of its kind in Nigeria. Airtel will continue to leverage world class partnership to create relevant and bespoke offerings that will reward telecoms consumers in Nigeria,” noted Mokhles.

  • Airtel, SOLO, RenMoney drive smartphones penetration

    AS a way of driving smart-phone penetration in the country, Airtel, SOLO and RenMoney have partnered to offer telecoms consumers across the country an opportunity to own premium, quality devices.
    Under the partnership, customers can subscribe to the special smartphone bundle from Airtel for just N4,150/month for 12 months and walk away with the SOLO Aspire M for free.
    This special Smartphone bundle gives telecoms consumers 1GB data plan; 60 minutes voice call, 60 SMS and unlimited Social Media access, monthly.
    The partners explained that this offer is in line with their quest to democratise mobile Internet access and ownership while empowering more telecoms consumers to connect with the larger society as well as fulfill their personal, professional and business endeavours; uninhibited by rising costs and reducing purchasing power.
    Commenting on the partnership, Chief Commercial Officer of Airtel Nigeria, Ahmad Mokhles, said the telecoms company is committed to creating opportunities that will enable telecoms consumers enjoy the very best of mobile experience by providing innovative solutions that enrich a customers’ life.
    “With our wide spectrum coverage and super-fast data services, Airtel is well positioned as Nigeria’s number one mobile internet company, offering telecoms consumers bespoke and innovative value offerings that will empower them to succeed in their respective endeavours,”he said.