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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) have reinforced their partnership to strengthen professionalism, capacity building and stakeholder engagement across Nigeria’s communications ecosystem. The organisations said this in a recent courtesy visit by NIPR officials to the NCC headquarters in Abuja, led by Dr. Ike Neliaku, President of the Institute. During the visit, Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice-Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of NCC, who…

BUA Foods Plc will hold its fifth Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja, where shareholders will consider the company's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025, alongside other statutory and governance matters. The meeting follows what the company described as a strong financial year, during which it recorded growth in revenue, profitability and assets while strengthening its position in Nigeria's food manufacturing sector. …

Industry leaders to convene in Lagos for high-level conversations on governance, leadership and the future of trust in an AI-powered marketing landscape The Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN) has announced its 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Election of a New Executive Council, scheduled to hold on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. prompt at the Radisson Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos. As one of the Association’s most important annual statutory gatherings, the AGM will provide members the…

The Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN), the umbrella body for advertising professionals in Nigeria, has secured a strategic training partnership with the Red & Yellow Creative School of Business, a CHE-accredited institution based in Cape Town, South Africa. The partnership is part of efforts to strengthen skills development across Nigeria's marketing communications industry. Speaking on the agreement signing, the President, AAAN, Lanre Adisa, noted that the partnership is a clear…

Five exclusive Coca-Cola drinks have been added to the lineup at Universal Kids Resort in Frisco, Texas, giving visitors a new set of flavours to try at the family-themed park. Reports say the drinks are available only at the resort and are served through Coca-Cola Freestyle machines. The new drinks are Minute Maid Triceratops Twist, Sprite Curious Cooler, Minute Maid Poppin’ Punch, Fanta Easy Peasy Orange Squeezy and Hi-C Pineapple Passion. According to reports from the resort, the drinks are custom blends made…

PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc posted a strong financial performance for the first half of its 2026 financial year, with pre-tax profit surging by 364.1% year-on-year to N77.32 billion, compared with N16.66 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2025. Profit after tax also recorded robust growth, rising by 387.7% to N49.10 billion from N10.07 billion in the same period last year. On a quarterly basis, the company reported a pre-tax profit of N9.12 billion in the fourth quarter, up from N1.69 billion in the…

The Nigerian Institute of Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) has officially launched its "Welcome Home" pilot programme at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. The initiative was established as an immediate, practical response to support hundreds of Nigerian citizens recently repatriated on emergency flights following a June 30, 2026, deadline issued by anti-migrant groups in South Africa. Rather than issuing a standard institutional statement, NIHOTOUR partnered with leading creative agency…

HGL Real Estate Limited, an affiliate company of Flour Mills Of Nigeria's (FMN) Honeywell Group, has completed a major move in Nigeria’s hospitality sector with the acquisition of a 14.12% equity stake in Ikeja Hotel Plc, the listed company behind Sheraton Lagos Hotel and other landmark hotel assets. According to a notice issued by Ikeja Hotel Plc to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), the company received formal notification from HGL Real Estate Limited confirming the purchase of 305,323,525 units of Ikeja…