archive2016

Media personality and co-founder of Red Media Africa, Adebola Williams, has joined the list of brand ambassadors of the national telecommunications operator, Globacom. A statement released in Lagos by Globacom on Thursday said Williams was among the new set of ambassadors signed on recently by the firm. The media personality...

  The Government of Rwanda today announced a collaboration with MasterCard to fast-track the country’s move to include 90 percent of its citizens in the financial mainstream, as set out in its Vision 2020 strategy. In a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed by the CEO, Rwanda Development Board and Cabinet...

  Globacom has consolidated its position as Nigeria’s preferred network for new data subscribers in the first quarter of 2016. Industry reports on the website of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) showed that  1,448,354 new internet subscribers joined the Globacom network in the first three months of the year. The operator...

  The Chairman of Dangote Group of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote on Tuesday said that his organisation would create 210,000 jobs for unemployed Nigerians between now and 2018. He said that 80 percent of the jobs would be in the agricultural sector. Dangote said this in Katsina in a goodwill message at...

  Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg commended Jobberman founders Olalekan Elude, Ayodeji Adewunmi and Opeyemi Awoyemi in his statement ushering the launch of Internet.org in Nigeria. Internet.org is a partnership between social networking services company Facebook and six companies (Samsung, Ericsson, MediaTek, Opera Software, Nokia and Qualcomm) that plans to bring...

The New Media Conference (NMC) to chart growth in marketing and advertising standards in the Nigerian online/digital media space. The 2nd Conference on New Media–applications and technology will bring together key new media practitioners, corporate brands and digital media agencies for a comprehensive overview of the rapidly expanding Digital Media...

Ciroc, the number one ultra premium vodka in Nigeria from Diageo Brands Nigeria will be launching a new flavour of the Ciroc brand into the Nigerian market place. Going down this weekend, Ciroc Ultra-Premium vodka will be bringing the #Tropicalluxury experience to Lagos Nigeria at the official launch of Ciroc...

Over the past few years, we have seen brands in a state of crisis that were previously thought to be unassailable. Paula Deen, Lumber Liquidators and Volkswagen have all stumbled miserably because of regrettable indiscretions, poor business practices or downright cheating that have landed them in hot media water. In...

  I had to stage an intervention for my client. This was a client I was deeply passionate about – sharing their story of success and brilliance in speeches and presentations across the world. The kind of client you are proud to have on your portfolio, even if the mathematics...

L-R: Managing Director, Globe Motors, Victor Oguamalam; General Manager, Globe Motors, Mohan Wasnani; and Head, Vehicle and Asset Finance, Stanbic IBTC Bank, Ifeanyi Ogbor, at the announcement of Stanbic IBTC Bank’s partnership with Globe Motors on a vehicle financing scheme in Lagos recently Stanbic IBTC Bank, a member of Stanbic...