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  Dr Awele Elumelu during the Gavi-hosted breakfast meeting at WEF-Davos 2018. Credit: Gavi/2018/Iryna Mazur. African business and healthcare sector leader Dr Awele Elumelu welcomed her appointment as a Gavi Champion for Immunisation in Africa. "Childhood immunisation is a critical intervention and I am honoured to play a role in...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will impose the maximum possible penalties on any of its licenceesimplicated in masking of international telephone calls.   The regulatory body announced this on Monday in Lagos, in a statement by its Director of Public Affairs, Mr Tony Ojobo.  The statement said it...

Mathew Weiss New agency brings together 750 people in 18 countries Today sees the launch of Superunion, a next-generation global brand agency, offering clients access to a wider, more connected range of strategic and creative services. The new agency will be led by Global CEO Jim Prior and Simon Bolton...

L-R: Olusade Adesola, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development, representing Solomon Dalung, Honourable Minister of Youth & Sports Development; Bhupendra Suri, MD, Coca-Cola Nigeria; Gernot Rohr, Super Eagles Technical Adviser; and Georgios Polymenakos, MD, Nigeria Bottling Company, at the Coca-Cola Nigeria/NFF Partnership Press Conference where Coca-Cola was...

Divisional CEO, Switching and Processing, Interswitch, Akeem Lawal; Former CEO, Verve International, Charles Ifedi; Founder/CEO, Interswitch, Mitchell Elegbe and the newly appointed CEO, Verve International, Mike Ogbalu III at the Interswitch send-forth dinner for Charles Ifedi in Lagos on Friday, January 19 2017 Leading Africa-focused integrated digital payments and commerce...

L-R: Executive Director, Avalon Intercontinental Nigeria Limited, Kazeem Tajudeen; Managing Partner,AT3 Resources, Tosin Adefeko; Director Legal, Avalon Intercontinental Nigeria Limited, Olaitan Tajudeen; General Manager, Radisson Blu Hotel Lagos Ikeja, George Balassis; and Director of Projects Avalon Intercontinental Nigeria Limited, Ahmed Tajudeen, at the press conference announcing the partnership between Radisson...

Telecommunications giant, Globacom, has distanced itself from media reports which insinuated that it was the preferred bidder to acquire telecommunications company, 9Mobile. A press statement issued in Lagos on Friday said: “Globacom has not acquired 9Mobile as widely reported in the media.” According to the company, "we are bound by...

Media Seal, one of Nigeria’s foremost media specialist companies and the Worldwide Partner Inc (WPI) agency in West Africa has announced the appointment of former Media and Communications Manager of Friesland Campina in West Africa, Oluwafemi Adeniba as its new General Manager. This appointment comes on the heels of the...

Executive Director, Lagos and West, United Bank for Africa(UBA) Plc, Mr. Ayoku Liadi; CEO, UBA Francophone Africa, UBA Plc, Mr. Emeke Iweriebor; Group Head, Online Banking, Austin Abolusoro; GMD/CEO,  UBA Plc, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka; Executive Director/Group Chief Operations Officer, UBA Plc, Mr. Chukwuma Nweke; and Executive Director, Risk Management, UBA...

Viacom is acquiring influencer marketing company WhoSay as it looks to regain its cachet among young viewers who have been increasingly turning to platforms like Snapchat and Instagram to consume content. Since 2010, WhoSay (with financing from CAA), has worked with influencers and celebrities like Cassadee Pope and Vanessa Williams,...