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Airtel Nigeria runs humorous Rainmaker TV advert starring Nollywood actors Friday 14 May 2021 | 10:19 CET | News Airtel Nigeria has launched a television commercial called The Rainmaker , which depicts the frustration of having an unreliable network, and emphasises the importance of superior mobile internet with a humorous story, The Leadership reported. It stars veteran Nollywood actor Jide Kosoko as a king hosting a traditional ceremony in a village and the failed attempts of a rainmaker, played by popular actor Jude Chukwuka, to perform a ritual to prevent rain from marring it. In the final scene, the rainmaker is building a huge shelter as punishment for his incompetence, while the satisfied King
NEW DELHI:
Bharti Airtel’s Africa business reported a net profit of $154 million in the fourth quarter this fiscal which doubled on-year and jumped 32.7 per cent sequentially on the back of strong growth in data and mobile money revenue, besides lower interest and tax expenses.
Revenue for the quarter ended 31 March rose 15.4 per cent to $1.04 billion, the company said in a statement Wednesday.
“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,” Raghunath Mandava, chief executive officer, Airtel Africa, said in the statement.
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On Thursday, April 15, 2021, the Federal Government of Nigeria resolved to lift the ban on the registration of new SIMs in Nigeria. This was to take effect on Monday, April 19, 2021.
However, it seems that SIM registration has not begun in all states of the federation. A cursory Twitter search with keywords such as “new SIM registration in Nigeria” reveals a relatively unknown side of the story.
Hello @Chris brisy, apologies for the delayed response. Please note that new sim card purchase and registration is limited to selected shops, and not available in Ogun state currently.
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Y ello, kindly be informed that our stores in Ikorodu will soon commence the sales and registration of new SIMs once certified by NCC. As such, you may visit https://t.co/8WyGl4EZog next week for updated list. Thanks. ^NA