In culmination of its SIM registration campaign, MTN, Nigeria’sleading ICT company, has kicked off a subscriber data verification exercise. “Even though the vast majority of MTN subscribers have sincecomplied with the directive to register their SIMs, we decided to cross checktheir information because the NCC has said all unregistered or...

Nigeria’s Best Banking Brand, First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank), in partnership with LEGO, the world’s fourth largest manufacturer of children’s toys kick starts a new initiative aimed at the youth segment of Nigeria market.  At an exclusive cinema screenings in Lagos and Abuja to mark this year’s Children’s Day,...

Nairobi and Johannesburg –  Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, is now the Official sponsor of the eighth edition of Africa’s biggest reality series, BIG BROTHER AFRICA (BBA). Dubbed The Chase, the new season will kick off on May...

First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is currently upgrading its IT infrastructure to enhance service delivery and provide specialised financial solutions to all customer segments, the Bank’s management has said. FirstBank’s spokesperson, Folake Ani-Mumuney said the Bank’s upgrade to Finacle 10 banking platform will simplify customer transactions, support the latest...

Olu Akanmu, consummate marketing professional and Chief Marketing Officer, Airtel Nigeria until last Tuesday, has left the services of the telecoms company in a rather curious and hazy circumstance. Akanmu who joined the services of Airtel less than a year ago, actually got appointed to the position 1st of June,...

Samsung Electronics has rolled out its highly anticipated phone in Nigeria; The Samsung Galaxy S4.  The device, which the company describes as a life companion, was unveiled to the Nigerian public at an elaborate, fashion-themed event on Friday 10th May 2013 in Lagos. Speaking at the unveiling of the device,...

Kemi Adewole-0jo, Assistant General Manager Front Operations (left), Lady Kehinde Kamson, md/ceo, Olatunii Kamson, Executive Director and Oluyemi Yusuf, Head, Marketing all of Sweet Sensation during Sweet Sensation’s official launching of the new Jamaican Jerk Chicken and other amazing products to the media at Sweet Sensation head office recently.  ...

As the dark beer market gets more competitive, efforts by Nigerian Breweries to leverage on the Gold Quality Award conferred on its Legend Extra Stout at the 51st Monde in Athens, Greece, as strategic marketing advantage is yet to translate to improved sales to make the brand the first choice...

L-R Adeola Odunaiye of Nigerian Breweries plc, popular hip hop megastar Tuface Idibia and Hannatu Ageni Yusuf, Brand Manager Nigerian Breweries plc, at the just concluded Tuface and Friends Campus Connect Tour held at the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) Enugu and sponsored by Amstel Malta.   Barely few...

Last week, a media war broke out between Guinness Nigeria plc and the Advertising Practitioners’ Council of Nigeria, APCON with both parties trading word on the pages of newspapers and on the internet accusing each other of bias and victimization. This is sequel to the lifting of sanctions imposed on...