archive2016

Last year, a bank invited me as Keynote Speaker at a get-ready-for-work conference. I accepted because speaking to young people looking for opportunities is the most fun part of my work. Still I doubted that young people (already a bit fatigued by generalized conferences) would attend. I arrived that morning...

As part of plans to reposition for ever improved Nollywood entertainment for subscribers, premium Nollywood television channel on StarTimes Pay TV, irokoPlus has been officially relaunched as irokoWorld. The popular channel has also appointed multi-award winning actress and producer, Funke Akindele popularly known as ‘Jenifa’ as its brand ambassador. At...

  Smile Communications Nigeria (“Smile Nigeria”) has announced the introduction of two 4G LTE innovations to its customers in Nigeria, namely SmileVoice and SmileUnlimited. Smile is the first operator in West Africa to offer its customers Voice over LTE services, giving them access to the fast growing Global standard for...

Guinness Nigeria can now confirm that a Notice of Discontinuance of the court action instituted against the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Attorney General of the Federation has been filed. The action was started following the receipt by the company of a letter...

  Natures Gentle Touch, owned by Recare Cosmetics International has announced the appointment of international African model and Miss Universe 2011, Leila Lopes as her brand ambassador. This is building on the brand’s global vision and strategic expansion into African countries. Ms Lopes, who is from Angola, will also represent...

Each year there are artists that edge closer to making their big break into the mainstream of Nigerian music, some are relatively new to the scene, some have been grinding for years before making their presence felt, while some merely caught our attentions with their talent alone. We are proud...

  MTN Foundation and JNC International in partnership with the Nigeria Government unveiled the Maternal Ward Support Project in six geo-political zones. The purpose for this partnership is to enhance the efforts of the government in reducing maternal mortality in Nigeria. The initiative will contribute to creating unhindered access to...

  If you truly care about a clean and germ free environment, then you should read this. RB (Reckitt Benckiser) makers of Nigeria’s No 1 antiseptic product Dettol has launched the all new Dettol Multi Surface Cleaner with the #DettolCleanNaija Campaign. The #DettolCleanNaija team fully kited with mops and bucket...

Compareenergyprices.ng, Nigeria’s first online platform to connect buyers and sellers of energy products has been launched in Lagos. Speaking on the development, Ugonwa Okolo, Founder, CEO, Compare Energy Prices stated that the innovative platform, which will focus on deregulated energy products like Cooking gas, Diesel and Aviation fuel, will provide...

In line with its tradition of constantly revolutionizing mobile telephone communication with interesting and exciting mobile applications, Truecaller, a leading mobile communication application in the world has introduced new exciting features on its Truecaller App. The new features, Smart call History, Availability, and a Built-in dialler feature, are configured to...