GLO Heritage Series. OJUDE OBA 2011
For over a century, the people of Ijebu Ode have celebrated the Ojude Oba Festival. The Festival is an annual occasion where the ancestral lineage of the first converted Muslims of the Ijebu people pay homage to their King, the Awujale, for allowing their ancestors practise Islam. ....read more
GLO Heritage Series. OFALA 2011
For over 500 years the Ofala festival has been the most prestigious cultural event of the people of Onitsha. The Ofala is the occasion when the reigning Obi of Onitsha ....read more
GLO NAIJA SINGS
Naija sings again!! Globacom is now the official title sponsor of the much successful Naija Sings for the next 3 years. Globacom...read more
2008 AFRICAN HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Enlarging its sphere of influence in sports sponsorship in Africa, Globacom sponsored the 2008 African Handball Championship held in Cotonou, Benin Republic in 2008.... read more
Glo-CAF Awards
In 2005, Globacom and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) signed a partnership agreement for the sponsorship of the annual CAF Player of the Year Awards. The attendant glamour of the ceremonies organized by Globacom has since elevated the awards, hitherto a footnote in Africa’s football calendar, to a major event in the global football chart.... read more
Glo Sponsors African Voices On CNN
Globacom is now the exclusive sponsor of CNN International’s weekly half-hour magazine programme, ‘African Voices’.
The sponsorship deal, recently signed between Globacom and CNN, enables the telecoms giant and CNN to showcase successful and high-profile personalities shaping the African continent.... read more
GLO INTERNATIONAL HALF MARATHON
Globacom took over sponsorship of the annual 21-kilometre Lagos International Half Marathon in 2008, with the company holding the sponsorship rights for five years in the first instance. So far, two editions of the race have been held in partnership with the property owners, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN): the first on December 8, 2007, and the second on February 22 2009.... read more
NATIONAL TEAMS SPONSORSHIP
In Nigeria and Ghana, Globacom is the Official Sponsor of the national teams, a relationship the company has been enjoying in Nigeria since 2002.... read more
Glo: Stimulating African development through sports sponsorships
Being a people-oriented company, Globacom strives to identify with social responsibility causes in all the markets where it operates. Although its focus at the moment includes job creation and youth empowerment, it is in the area of sports development that it has distinguished itself. Globacom is fast emerging as the biggest supporter of sports in Africa, with huge investments in football development and athletics.... read more
SUPPORTERS CLUB SPONSORSHIP
Globacom has not limited its support for football to the national teams in Nigeria and Ghana alone. The fans through the registered National Supporters Club bodies have also benefited from the financial contributions of the telecommunications company to the overall good of the game. Globacom enjoys a robust relationship with the Nigeria Football Supporters Club (NFSC) and the Ghana National Supporters Union (GHANSU).... read more
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Globacom is now among the rare group of corporate organisations supporting FIFA events following the company’s successful bid for the sponsorship of the FIFA U-17 World Cup that will be held in Nigeria from October 24 to November 14.... read more
Manchester United Football Club Sponsorship
Globacom has signed another landmark deal with its sponsorship of Manchester United Football Club. The sponsorship is historical as it is the first time the top English Premiership Club is being sponsored in Africa.... read more
