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This list comprises the largest companies in Nigeria by revenue and market capitalization as of 2024, according to the ranking of the largest 500 companies in Africa by Jeune Afrique and African Business. Around 30 of the largest 500 companies in Africa by revenue are based in Nigeria.
Premium-rate telephone numbers are telephone numbers that charge callers higher price rates for select services, including information and entertainment. A portion of the call fees is paid to the service provider, allowing premium calls to be an additional source of revenue for businesses. Tech support, psychic hotlines, and adult chat lines (e ...
This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct. Most of these companies (defunct or thriving) had or have their head offices in Lagos State of Nigeria.
Short code. Short codes, or short numbers, are short digit-sequences - significantly shorter than telephone numbers - that are used to address messages in the Multimedia Messaging System (MMS) and short message service (SMS) systems of mobile network operators. [1] In addition to messaging, they may be used in abbreviated dialing .
An alternative to inbound SMS is based on long numbers (international mobile number format, e.g., +44 7624 805000, or geographic numbers that can handle voice and SMS, e.g., 01133203040 [47]), which can be used in place of short codes or premium-rated short messages for SMS reception in several applications, such as TV voting, [50] product ...
An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and is one of the most common types of confidence tricks. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum. [1] [2] If a victim makes the payment, the ...
Sproxil is an American venture capital -backed [1] for-profit company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts that provides a consumer product verification service (called Mobile Authentication Service or MAS) to help consumers avoid purchasing counterfeit products. The service was the first Mobile Authentication Service (MAS) to launch in Nigeria.
Calling formats. • +227 ABPQMCDU. The new National Numbering Plan (NNP) of Niger is structured as eight digits, in the following form: ABPQMCDU. In this structure, all the letters may be given values of 0 to 9. The first two digits AB identify the service or the network, while the remaining six digits PQMCDU identify the user unless some ...