DJ Switch crowned Africa's 1st X Factor Winner

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Globacom’s Group Executive Director, Mrs Bella Disu (right) handing over a cheque for N24million to the winner of Glo X Factor singing reality show, DJ Switch. Left is Sony Music Marketing Director, Spiro Damaskinos.

The 29-year-old geology graduate of the University of Port Harcourt and native of Udi, Enugu State, was declared winner at the grand finale of the show held at Dream Studios, Bamako Street, Omole, Lagos. She beat the two other finalists Ethel Eshun and Vicky Gomoti in the last round of voting to win Globacom’s N24 million cash prize and a recording contract with Sony Music. Continue...

Glo turns subscribers to landlords with Phonelord

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Globacom's Coordinator Marketing, Mr. Adeniyi Olukoya, flanked by Glo Ambassador, Bez ( left), Head of Gloworld, Mrs Titi Ebinisi, and National Sales Coordinator (Channels), Mr. Kemi Kaka, at the  launch of Glo's innovative product, Phonelord, that pays rent exclusively to Glo subscribers.

Globacom has launched a mouth-watering and innovative product tagged Phonelord which rewards its subscribers for housing Glo SIMs in their phones.

The company said from now on it would pay its subscribers rents for using their phones to provide shelter for their Glo SIMs just like tenants pay rents to landlords.  

Launching the product in Lagos on Wednesday, July 10, Globacom’s Coordinator Marketing, Mr. Adeniyi Olukoya, said the company was the first telecoms network in Nigeria to reward subscribers for accommodating its SIM in their handsets.

Glo, Huawei Sign $750m Network Expansion Pact

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Globacom’s Group Chief Operating Officer, Mohamed Jameel

National telecommunications operator, Globacom, has signed a $750 million (N116.25 billion) agreement with Huawei Technologies, a leading global ICT solutions provider, to expand the capacity of the Glo network.

Speaking at the signing of the partnership agreement in Lagos, Globacom’s Group Chief Operating Officer, Mohamed Jameel, explained that the network enhancement project was part of the 10th anniversary plan to enhance the experience of the millions of subscribers on the Globacom network.

“After 10 years in business, we decided to upscale our network 10-fold to the very latest technology in global telecommunications.