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  • 2021 Epica Awards: Noah’s Ark’s ‘Rainmaker’ Ad For Airtel Emerges Only Shortlisted Work From Africa

    2021 Epica Awards: Noah’s Ark’s ‘Rainmaker’ Ad For Airtel Emerges Only Shortlisted Work From Africa

     

    The ‘Rainmaker’ TV Commercial for Airtel Nigeria by Noah’s Ark Communications Limited has emerged as the only creative work from Africa to make the shortlist of this year’s Epica Awards.

     

    This was contained in the 2021 Epica preselection announcement made last week by the organisers of the globally acclaimed awards for rewarding outstanding creativity.

     

    The “Rainmaker” campaign which was shortlisted in the Communication and Public services category, will be in contention with other campaigns such as “In The Spotlight Campaign” for SAY by BBDO United States, “The Children’s General Assembly” for Capital of Children by Mensch & Sansir, “Poetry All Around” for Yandex, “Meet Sarha” for stc for Wunderman Thompson Riyadh, for the coveted prize.

     

    According to the organisers of the award, a total of 3184 entries from 64 countries were received for the 2021 edition of the Epica Awards, representing a sharp increase from the number of entries recorded last year.

     

    The organisers noted that all the shortlisted entries including ‘Rainmaker’ have been carefully appraised and scrutinized by esteemed jurors through an online voting platform to meet the standards of rating required.

     

    The “Rainmaker’ campaign for Airtel Nigeria is among the over 3000 pieces of work or entries submitted from agencies, production companies and clients that were analysed by a unique jury of editors and senior reporters for the 2021 competition”, it stated.

     

    Since its launch, the Airtel “Rainmaker” campaign has generated several media reviews, editorials and word of mouth conversation among TV audience in Nigeria.

     

    The campaign recently won Gold at the 2021 edition of the Lagos Advertising Festival (LAIF) Awards. The campaign also won the maiden ‘Authentic Africa story’ category at the awards.

    2021 Epica Awards: Noah’s Ark’s ‘Rainmaker’ Ad For Airtel Emerges Only Shortlisted Work From Africa

    Speaking on the shortlist, the Managing Director/Chief Creative Officer of Noah’s Ark Communications Limited, Mr. Lanre Adisa, described the selection by Epica Awards as a huge honour and testament to the quality of works crafted by the agency, attributing the success to the team’s resilient spirit as well as the dynamic partnership that existed between the team and the client.

     

    “It is a great privilege and honour for our creative work to be appreciated. This means a lot to us and our client especially considering the fact that we are the only agency in Africa whose work was shortlisted for this award”, Adisa said.

     

    ‘Rainmaker’ and other finalists are expected to go through the grand jury, who will vote online between 24 November to 2 December to determine winners of the different categories.

     

    While Gold and Grand Prix winners will be screened during a special online ceremony on 9 December, Silver and Bronze winners will be published on the Epica Awards website the next day, 10 December.

     

    It would be recalled that Noah’s Ark’s Airtel ‘Lost’ campaign also won Gold at the 2017 edition of the awards.

     

     

  • NCC Sets For 5G Trial Thursday

    NCC Sets For 5G Trial Thursday

     

    The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC says it is set for the second trial of 5G in Nigeria.

     

    According to the commission, the trial which is scheduled to hold on Thursday is necessary in order to validate the national policy on 5G for the digital economy.

     

    The commission added that the supervised trial would be conducted by Airtel Networks Limited and its Original Equipment Manufacturer on Thursday.

     

    MTN Nigeria Communications had held the first 5G trial in Nigeria in 2019.

     

    In its ‘Draft Consultation Document for Deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) Mobile Technology in Nigeria’, the NCC disclosed that six locations across the nation were selected for this trial.

     

    The locations included, Abuja, Calabar, Lagos, Kano, Abeokuta, and Ibadan.

     

    According to the NCC, the key parameters it was looking out for included: Throughput, latency and jitter measurements; Co-channel interference impact on QoS; Handover performance between access points (as applicable); Type/models of 5G terminals used for the test; Types of services (voice, data, video, etc.) and; Health and safety (EMF radiation level).

     

    During the 2019 trials, the NCC disclosed that a 2GB movie was downloaded within 17 secs on 5G (using 26GHz) and 5mins on 4G network (using 3.5GHz) with a maximum download throughput of 1.7Gbps and 70Mbps respectively in Abuja.

     

  • Exciting Time for Nigerian Families as Airtel Unveils ‘Family Plan’

    Exciting Time for Nigerian Families as Airtel Unveils ‘Family Plan’

     

    … customer can now share their data plans with family members, friends

     

    In a move that will deepen family bond and promote camaraderie amongst close friends, leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has unveiled a new data plan that will enable a customer share his data plan with five family members or close friends.

     

    Dubbed ‘Family Plan’, Airtel says the new value offering is specifically designed to ensure that no one is left out, empowering all customers regardless of income and location to enjoy uninterrupted mobile Internet connection constantly.

     

    Speaking on the Family Plan, Chief Commercial Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Dinesh Balsingh, said Airtel is inspired to promote a culture of togetherness and deep bonding amongst family members and close friends.

     

    “We care about our customers and through this plan, we are offering them both an expression and an opportunity to also demonstrate that they truly care about those in their circle and family line. At Airtel, we will continue to promote friendship, innovation just as we will always prioritize our esteemed customers,” he said.

     

    With ‘Family Plan’, an Airtel data subscriber can share their data plan with up to five additional Airtel subscribers, giving them the liberty to allocate the volume of data each subscriber gets, with an option to also allow unlimited data limits.

     

    The subscriber’s line, also known as the Master Line can register additional lines, known as Dependents and consequently purchase and allocate data using USSD code (*141#).

     

    The ‘Family Plan’ comes with complimentary voice minutes and SMS that is accessible to group members, and makes a great fit for Family, SMEs, Small Office Home Office (SOHO) as well as small groups.

     

    For every dependent line added to a Master Line, a one-time benefit of 500MB is credited to the account, with an additional flat call rate of 12k/sec to all subscribers on the plan.

     

    The new plan offers customers various packages to pick from, including N5000, which offers data volume of 20GB; N10, 000 with 50GB; while N15, 000 offers 80GB. Other packages include N20,000 with up to 120GB data volume; N30, 000 with 200GB and N50, 000, which offers a whopping 400GB data volume.

     

    Each package offers complimentary bonus data of 500MB per added dependent, 50 minutes call time and 100 SMS, with a maximum limit of 5 dependents per package.

  • 20th Anniversary: Airtel Offers Customers N100m in Recharge and Blow Promo

    20th Anniversary: Airtel Offers Customers N100m in Recharge and Blow Promo

     

    …. Rewards Customers with 250MB data bundle, 20 SMS

     

    As part of activities commemorating its 20th anniversary in Nigeria, leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has announced the commencement of Recharge and Blow promo, a new offer that empowers customers to earn cash reward of up to N100m when they increase their weekly recharge.

     

    Airtel is also rewarding all its customers with a gift of 250mb of data and 20 SMS as part of the anniversary celebrations.

     

    Airtel says the promo is in line with its commitment to reward, excite and delight customers across the country in commemoration of its 20 years of providing telecommunication services in Nigeria.

     

    Chief Commercial Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Dinesh Balsingh, said the Recharge and Blow offer underscores the company’s pledge to creating exciting opportunities and platforms to reward and empower Nigerians as well as serve as a testimony to Airtel’s commitment of always putting customers first and ensuring their expectations are constantly exceeded.

     

    “At Airtel, we always hold all our customers in high esteem and the Recharge and Blow promo as well as the data/SMS reward is an expression of our deepest appreciation to our customers across the country. We thank our customers for their loyalty and patronage even as we wish to assure them that we will not relent in providing them with the best and most relevant products, services and reward opportunities,” he said.

     

    To participate in the promo, customers are required to dial 4444# to view details of the campaign including preset target, recharge progress and cash token wallet.

     

     In line with the terms of the promo, customers weekly target is set every Sunday and customers are to achieve their preset target before Saturday.

     

    As part of the promo, a draw is conducted weekly and preset target is based on customers’ previous recharge patterns. Upon meeting the preset target, customers stand the chance to win guaranteed cashback as well as win up to N100m in the weekly draw.

     

    To redeem the 250mb data bundle and 20 SMS gift, customers are required to dial 4444#.

     

     While customers will be able to redeem their reward when they dial the string, they can only utilize the reward on the Gift Redemption Day, which will be on September 26th and October 3rd, respectively. The gift is valid till mid-night on each of the aforementioned Gift Redemption Day.

     

    The Recharge and Blow offer puts the customer in the driver’s seat as it offers freedom and opportunity to enjoy an amazing variety of mouth-watering rewards and win as many times as possible, as long as a preset target is achieved.

     

    The promo ends on 31st December, 2021.

  • Airtel, NIMC Urge Nigerians to Embrace Digital Identity Enrollment

    Airtel, NIMC Urge Nigerians to Embrace Digital Identity Enrollment

     

    … to commemorate National Identity Day on 16th September

     

    Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has announced a strategic partnership with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to intensify the campaign on the need for Nigerians to embrace digital identity (ID) enrollment in commemoration of this year’s National Identity Day scheduled to hold today, 16th September.

     

    According to Airtel, the partnership with NIMC to mark the National Identity Day is in line with its commitment to support the government’s agenda of building a robust and reliable soft infrastructure and identity management system that will accelerate economic development as well as boost safety and security of all citizens and residents across the country.

     

    Commenting on the partnership, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Airtel Nigeria, Surendran Chemmenkotil, said Airtel is delighted to join NIMC, the Nigerian government and other well-meaning stakeholders to create further awareness on the importance of identity and digital identity enrollment, noting that a solid national identity database is a powerful tool that can drive efficient economic and social planning, governance and service delivery.

     

    “Airtel commends the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) and the management of the NIMC under the leadership of Aliyu Aziz for their commitment to creating a world class identity database for Nigerians and for the relentlessness in inspiring several platforms and initiatives to put the conversation around identity management on the front burner. Airtel is excited to join NIMC in hosting this year’s identity management day and we will continue to support the institution in delivering its mandate to Nigerians,” he said.

     

    According to the Director General and Chief Executive Officer, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Aliyu Aziz, the commission is celebrating 16th September as National Identity Day in collaboration with the global agitation for the day to be formally declared as world international identity day.

     

    “Nigeria has been positioned to take giant steps in providing unique identity to all through collaboration with government institutions and viable partnership with the private sectors.  The essence of this celebration is to create awareness among Nigerians on the importance of identification as a tool for national development.

     

    “We need more Nigerians to not only understand the role identity plays in improving governance but also in empowering individuals to exercise their rights and responsibilities fairly and equitably in a modern society. We are delighted Nigeria became the first country in the world to declare September 16 as ID Day, thereby leading the rest of the world in this important direction”, he said.

     

    September 16 has been recognized annually as National Identity Day in Nigeria since 2019, following approval of the Federal Government under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, to join the Coalition for International Identity Day.

     

    The National Identity Day is commemorated as part of the Government’s efforts to promote awareness on the importance of identity in enhancing access to rights, social services and formal economy.

     

     

  • NCC Denies Renewing Airtel’s License

    NCC Denies Renewing Airtel’s License

    The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says it is yet to renew Airtel’s Mobile Operating License.

     

    Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, made this known in a statement on Sunday, in Abuja.

     

    According to him, the attention of the NCC was drawn to a recent statement on an online publication, credited to the Managing Director of Airtel Nigeria, Mr Segun Ogunsanya, to the effect that the mobile operating license of Airtel had been renewed by the Commission, for another period of 10 years.

     

    “Mr Ogunsanya was said to have made the statement while speaking in Lagos on July 14, 2021, during the media launch of Airtel’s Corporate Social Responsibility programme, ‘Touching Lives 6”.

     

    Adinde said that the Commission stated that while Airtel Nigeria had applied for the renewal of the Unified Access Service (UASL) License granted to it by the Commission, the application is yet to be approved, adding that it is undergoing required regulatory process.

     

    Ogunsanya, at the launch of ‘Airtel Touching Lives Season 6’ on Wednesday in Lagos, had noted that Airtel earned a ‘Social License’ through its commitment to empowering and uplifting people and making positive and lasting impact on lives of its stakeholders.

     

  • Customers to Enjoy Massive Home Broadband Discounts as Airtel Rolls Out ‘HBB Seasonal Offer’

    Customers to Enjoy Massive Home Broadband Discounts as Airtel Rolls Out ‘HBB Seasonal Offer’

     

    Airtel Nigeria has announced the introduction of its HBB Seasonal Offer, a value offering that offers customers exciting discount deals on its Home Broadband devices.

     

    The telco says the offer is designed to ensure its Home Broadband customers get the best out of its Broadband services on the widest 4G Network in Nigeria.

     

    According to Airtel, customers now have the opportunity to own Airtel Home Broadband (HBB) devices such as routers and MiFis at discounted rates bundled with Broadband Data from June 1, 2021 till August 31st, 2021.

     

    The Routers, which were previously priced at N25, 000 will be sold at N19, 999 with up to 160GB bonus data and Mifis hitherto sold at N12, 000 can now be purchased for N9, 999 with up to 55GB bonus data.

     

    Commenting on the new offer, Godfrey Efeurhobo, Director, Home Broadband, Airtel Nigeria, said the HBB Seasonal Offer will further extend Broadband experience to more customers across the Country.

     

    According to him, the offer, which has been designed to meet the growing demand for quality Home Broadband experience with consideration for affordability is a veritable platform to support the new normal of Work from Home, Study from Home, Entertainment at home with friends and loved ones, connecting multiple devices simultaneously to Wi-Fi with superior data quality seamlessly.

     

    “Airtel is committed to creating unique and innovative value propositions that makes life simpler, easier, better and more fun for all its customers.

     

    “There is a growing demand for superior internet connectivity on Home Broadband internet, and with this new offer, we are confident that consumers in the segment will have an enriched experience and be further empowered to realize their full potentials, especially with its affordability and Reliability” he said.

     

  • Airtel Records $3.91bn Revenue In Q1 of 2021

    Airtel Records $3.91bn Revenue In Q1 of 2021

     

    Airtel Africa Plc has reported a 14.2 percent growth in income to $3.91bn in the first quarter of 2021.

     

    The company in its financial statement released recently, said it recorded revenue growth across all its regions: Nigeria by 21.9 per cent; East Africa by 23.5 per cent and Francophone Africa by 10 per cent.

     

    Revenues for voice were up by 11 per cent, data was up 31.2 per cent and mobile money was up 35.5 per cent.

     

    Chief executive officer, Airtel Africa Plc, Raghunath Mandava in a statement, said: “In these challenging times, I want to say a huge thank you to all our employees, our business partners, and governments and regulators who have supported us, and in turn facilitated our continued support to the economies and communities we serve.”

     

    “Our performance has been strong, with reported growth of 13.6 per cent in underlying revenue and 18.3 per cent in underlying EBITDA, and constant currency growth of 19.4 per cent and 25.2 per cent respectively.”

     

    “Contributions to this growth came across all regions, with particular improvement in Francophone Africa, and across all our major services, with mobile money, data and voice each posting double-digit revenue growth.”

     

    “Our customer base also grew strongly for most of the year with new customer registration requirements in Nigeria stemming from our onboarding of new customers in the final quarter, and these restrictions were lifted in the second half of April.”

     

    The company’s operating profit increased by 24.2 per cent to $1.12bn in reported currency and by 32.8 per cent in constant currency. Free cash flow was up by 42.8 per cent to $647m on the prior year.

     

    The company grew its customer base by 6.9 per cent to 118.2 million, with increased penetration across mobile data (customer base up 14.5 per cent) and mobile money services (customer base up 18.5 per cent).

     

    However, it witnessed slowdown in customer base growth due to new SIM registration regulations in Nigeria.

  • NIN-SIM Linkage: Pantami Commends Airtel for Compliance with ongoing NIMC Enrollment Exercise

    NIN-SIM Linkage: Pantami Commends Airtel for Compliance with ongoing NIMC Enrollment Exercise

    The Minister of Communication & Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has commended leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, for its compliance with the ongoing National Identity Number (NIN) verification and enrollment exercise during a visit to one of the telco’s enrolment centers in Abuja on Monday, February 8, 2021.

     

    The Minister led a delegation of key government officials including Engr. Aliyu A. Aziz, Director-General, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), amongst others to the Airtel showroom, situated at Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja.

     

    During the visit, Isa Pantami expressed satisfaction with Airtel’s compliance to the ongoing exercise, extoling the company for partnering with the Government and taking  definitive steps in ensuring a smooth NIN verification and enrolment process.

     

    Specifically, the Minister profoundly thanked Airtel for its cooperation with Government in making adequate preparations for the exercise and asked that his appreciation be extended to the Chief Executive Officer and the entire Airtel Management.

     

    The Minister was received by Airtel Nigeria’s Regional Operations Director, North West Region, ThankGod Otorkpa and General Manager, Government Relations, Kehinde Sanusi.

     

    Other government officials in the company of the Minister during the visit were Mr. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director-General, National Information Technology and Development Agency (NITDA); Engr. Ibrahim Nguru, Special Assistant to the Minister; Mr. Adeleke Morounfolu Adewolu, Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, NCC, amongst others.

     

    Airtel became one of the first telcos to partner with the Government in expanding the NIN registration footprints following its announcement of enrolment centres across Lagos and Abuja.

     

    The Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director, Airtel Nigeria, Segun Ogunsanya in a statement released by the telco stated that Airtel is always seeking opportunities to partner with the Nigerian Government on initiatives that will make life easier for Nigerians; hence the company’s collaboration with the NIMC to register citizens in the ongoing exercise.

    NIN-SIM Linkage exercise: On-the-spot assessment visit by Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim, Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy to Airtel Showroom in Abuja on Monday, February 8,2021

    Other fully operational Airtel NIN enrollment centres in Abuja include Transcorp Hilton, situated in Mataima and Airtel showrooms at Carpet Plaza and Kano Crescent in Wuse 2, while those in Lagos include, Airtel Express Point, VI; Airtel showrooms in Adeniran Ogunsanya, Surulere; Tejuosho, Yaba; Isheri Road, Ogba and Oba Akran, Ikeja.

     

    Customers are advised to visit any of the centres nearest to them to complete their verification and enrollment exercise.

     

    Those without NIN can fulfil the requirement at any certified NIMC enrolment centre, while those who already have NINs have the option to send their NINs to Airtel via USSD, SMS or through the Airtel Self Care app or website to update their SIM registration details.

  • Airtel Commences NIN Registration in Retail Outlets across Nigeria

    Airtel Commences NIN Registration in Retail Outlets across Nigeria

    … says it will expand footprints to reach more Nigerians

     

    Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has commenced the National Identity Number (NIN) registration exercise in its retail outlets across the country following an approval from the Federal Government granting the telco a verification and enrolment license to register citizens.

     

    The telco says while select retail outlets in Lagos and Abuja are now fully operational to register Nigerians for the NIN exercise, work is currently ongoing to expand its NIN footprints to cover more areas and States.

     

    It added that residents of Abuja can now visit Transcorp Hilton situated in Mataima or Airtel showrooms at Carpet Plaza and Kano Crescent in Wuse 2, while those in Lagos can walk into Airtel Express Point, Oyin Jolayemi, Victoria Island or Airtel showroom in Adeniran Ogunsanya, Surulere, Lagos.

     

    Lagos residents can also visit the Airtel showroom in Tejuosho, Yaba; Airtel showroom in Isheri Road, Ogba and the Airtel showroom in Oba Akran, Ikeja to register for the NIN exercise.

     

    Speaking on this new development, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Airtel Nigeria, Segun Ogunsanya, commended the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, for expanding the registration footprints and taking definitive steps to smoothen the NIN registration process for Nigerians.

     

    “Airtel is always seeking opportunities to cooperate and partner with the Nigerian government on initiatives that will make life easier and better for Nigerians. As a law abiding and responsible corporate citizen, we are always ready to go extra mile for our esteemed stakeholders and that is why we are pleased to partner with the Federal Government and the National Identity Management Commission on citizens’ registration exercise”, he said.

     

    Customers who already have NINs have the option to send their NINs to Airtel via USSD, SMS or through the Airtel Self Care app or website to update their SIM registration details.