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🇳🇬 Nigeria · Economy · 22 h ago
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The proposed deal is being pursued through Thomson Broadcast, a French broadcasting technology company controlled by Akbaraly’s Redland Group.
Thomson Broadcast is seeking final approval from the Nigerian government, with negotiations expected to receive attention during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Nigeria which has now been postponed.
According to a report by Africa Intelligence, the project would involve the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Voice of Nigeria (VON) and National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).
Also Read Thomson Broadcast’s chief executive, Stéphane Bollon, has reportedly held discussions with Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, following a memorandum of understanding signed in 2025.
His father, Sermamod Akbaraly, subsequently founded Sipromad in 1972, initially specialising in detergents and other household products.
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