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Small business owners participating in the ongoing Revv Programme, an SME capacity development initiative by MTN Nigeria, have commended the ICT company for equipping them with essential skills required to scale their business and position it for growth in a post-COVID environment. The Revv Programme was created to reach over...

Bschool, Africa's Pop Culture Academy, has finalized plans to host 2020 Strategy Bootcamp tagged 'Immersive Experience", from October 21 to 24, 2020 in Lagos. The strategy Bootcamp would impact practitioners in advertising, creative industry, marketing and related sectors, The Industry on Sunday Independent gathered. BSchool is a strategy and innovation...

Black Girl Magic reigns on BET Africa as the channel launches its second local reality series this October, Mbau Reloaded: Always Rise headlines the sassy Khanyi Mbau. She describes herself as a piece of art and her body is the canvas. The question is do people know the person beneath the canvas? Viewers...

Entertainment and online gaming platform, Betway has just announced that it will be committing the sum of 5 million Naira to Big Brother Naija housemates Ozo and Laycon's Sports Development initiative. The announcement was made by Chris Ubosi, the Local Director, Betway Nigeria during the winner's prize presentation ceremony which...

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Airtel Nigeria, Segun Ogunsanya, has been named the Africa Industry Personality of the Year by the editorial board of the well-respected African Leadership Magazine, organizers of the prestigious African Business Leadership Awards 2020. Ogunsanya was presented the award at a colorful virtual ceremony...

Apple has put together a curation of apps made by Nigerian developers to showcase the creativity of the local technology sector in a special independence day feature. The apps spotlighted includes games, productivity and entertainment apps. The featured games include the popular card game 'Whot King' developed by Maliyo Games....

After 71 days of intense drama and competition, the BBNaija Season 5 came to an end on Sunday 27th of September 2020.  Olamilekan Agbelesebioba popularly known as Laycon emerged winner after scoring the highest votes in the final week of the BBNaija Lockdown Edition.  The 26-year-old was awarded his gifts...

TIME has named Tony O. Elumelu, one of Africa's leading investors and philanthropists, in the 2020 TIME100, the annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The list, now in its seventeenth year, recognises the activism, innovation, and achievement of the world's most influential individuals. Mr Elumelu, who is one...

Laycon, real name Olamilekan Agbelesebioba, has emerged winner of the fifth season of Big Brother Naija after polling 60 per cent of the votes in the final week. The 26-year-old was announced winner at the season’s grand finale on Sunday, the 27th of September. The 26-year-old rapper beat 19 other housemates...

L-R: Timothy Okwu, PR Specialist, MultiChoice Nigeria, Lukman Ishau, General Secretary, Brand Journalists Association of Nigeria BJAN, Afolabi Idowu, Vice Chairman BJAN, Caroline Oghuma, Head, Corporate Affairs, MultiChoice Nigeria, Akaoma Onyenouro, CSI Specialist, MultiChoice Nigeria and Akeem Salau, Financial Secretary, BJAN at the presentation of Personal protective Equipment (PPE) to...