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MultiChoice Nigeria has unveiled its annual Step-Up offer, allowing DStv and GOtv subscribers an automatic upgrade to a higher package when they pay for a package above their current subscription. This exciting initiative provides access to premium content beyond their current package.
27 Dec
GOtv has announced a special offer for subscribers this festive season.
13 Nov
Pay-TV operator, Multichoice Group, has lost about 243,000 subscribers across its DStv and GOtv services in Nigeria within six months from April to September, 2024.
24 Sep
Katsina State Governor, Dr. Dikko Radda, has said his administration is not perfect and, therefore, welcomes constructive criticisms that would help transform the socio-economic fortunes of the state. Radda stated this late Monday night at an award and dinner event held at the Presidential Banquet Hall, Government House, to celebrate the 37th anniversary of the…
13 Jun 2024
MultiChoice Group, has blamed Nigeria’s economic condition as active DStv subscribers in the country dropped by 18%. The company disclosed this in its financial result for the year ended March 31, 2024, and said the decline in Nigeria affected its overall subscriber database leading to a 9% decline for the year. While the total subscription…
8 Jun 2024
MultiChoice Nigeria says it will appeal Friday’s ruling of the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal in Abuja, which awarded a N150 million fine against it for challenging the court’s jurisdiction. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tribunal had fined MultiChoice Nigeria the sum of N150 million for disobeying its order. The order…
7 Jun 2024
The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has fined prominent Pay-TV operator Multichoice Nigeria, owners of DStv and GOtv, ₦150 million for disputing the court's jurisdiction and ordered the company to provide Nigerians with a one-month free subscription to its DStv and GOtv packages. A three-man panel led by Thomas Okusu gave the verdict on Friday.…
11 May 2024
The eighth edition of the DStv Media Sales and the Media Independent Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MIPAN) conference was held in Lagos on Wednesday, with a cross-section of stakeholders in the marketing communications industry in attendance.
1 May 2024
Multichoice Nigeria has gone ahead with the upward adjustment of its prices for subscribers on DStv and GOtv, despite a recent court ruling prohibiting the company from raising rates. On April 24, MultiChoice announced that beginning from 1st of May, it would increase its price for its DStv and GOtv cable services. According to the…
29 Apr 2024
A Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT) sitting in Abuja, has restrained Multi-Choice Nigeria Limited from increasing its tariffs and cost of products and services scheduled to begin on May 1. The three-member tribunal, presided over by Saratu Shafii, on Monday, gave the interim order following an ex-parte motion moved by Ejiro Awaritoma, counsel for…
25 Apr 2024
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said the recent price increases in MultiChoice cable subscriptions will be looked into by relevant stakeholders. Acting CEO of FCCPC, Adamu Abdullahi, disclosed to Channels Television on its Dateline Abuja programme on Thursday. According to Abdullahi, the review of the recent price hike is to ensure…
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A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Monday sentenced a fraudster, Aboyomi Fatosi, to one year imprisonment over $500 internet fraud. Delivering judgement, Justice N.E. Maha stated that she convicted and sentenced Fatosi based on the evidence tendered before her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). She said he was also sentenced for…
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President Bola Tinubu on Monday presided over the swearing-in of newly appointed members of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), the Federal Character Commission (FCC), and the National Population Commission (NPC). President Tinubu also swore in eight former directors in the Federal Civil Service as Permanent Secretaries (PS). Twenty-one members of the RMAFC,…
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The African Climate Foundation has granted the Nasarawa State Government a $160,000 Climate Investment Platform (CIP) to help combat environmental challenges in the state. The Managing Director of the Nasarawa State Investment Development Agency (NASIDA), Ibrahim Abdullahi, in a meeting with stakeholders, said that the CIP will enable clean energy in the state. According to…
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The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has warned that it will deny export permits for crude oil cargoes intended for domestic refining if oil companies do not fulfil their domestic crude obligations. The Commission Chief Executive (CCE), Mr Gbenga Komolafe, insisted that any changes to cargoes designated for domestic refining must receive express approval…
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday approved road infrastructure contracts worth N4.2 trillion, covering key highways and bridges across Nigeria. This was disclosed by the Minister of Works, David Umahi, who briefed newsmen after the resumed Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to Umahi,…
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An international organisation, the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), has distributed relief and recovery items to 1,100 households affected by the 2024 flood disaster in Kogi State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the items were provided by ECHO through the International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies (IFRC)…
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Residents of Amegu Nkalaha in Ebonyi State’s Ishielu Local Government Area (LGA) have accused security forces of failing to prevent an attack by suspected herdsmen, which left at least 16 people dead and forced many to flee their homes. Speaking to reporters on Monday, survivors said the attack, which took place on Sunday morning, lasted…
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Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the traditional ruler of Udo-Eguare, His Royal Highness, Friday Ehizojie, Onojie, in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State. He was allegedly kidnapped on Sunday evening at a forest between Ubiaja, by Rest House Junction, and Udo community while on a commercial motorcycle. The gunmen reportedly ambushed the…
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The Afenifere Youth Wing has urged President Bola Tinubu to order an independent investigation into the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) over its continued fuel importation despite claims of refinery repairs. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos on Monday, Afenifere Youth Convener Isijola Shola accused the NNPCL of misleading Nigerians about its refining…
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A member of the Benue State House of Assembly, Mr Peter Uche (APC/Guma1), on Monday said that the state has the potential to generate N1 trillion from agriculture annually. Uche stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi while speaking on the state’s 49th anniversary. Benue State was created…