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CHINI AFRICA, organizers of Pitcher Festival, Africa's biggest celebration of creativity in marketing, advertising, digital media, PR, and entertainment, have announced new dates for the 2026 editionof the Pitcher Festival. The event will now run from May 28-30. According to the organizers, the shift will give judges more time to carefully review all submissions and decide on outstanding works deserving recognition at the Pitcher Awards, widely seen as Africa's top measure of creative excellence. The full…

Flour Mills of Nigeria has given a N10 million cash reward to the winner at its just concluded Prize for Innovation event. The fifth edition of the programme which ended last Friday, May 15, saw Victoria Ogwanighie, founder of Kiyoko Foods Ltd become the first female to claim the top position in the competition’s history. She earned the feat by beating four other finalists who were themselves drawn from a pool of over 2,700 entries submitted for the season. The grand finale was broadcast live on FMN TV. …

Airtel Nigeria is recruiting experienced professionals for its 2026 Mid-Career Professionals Programme. The recruitment is targeting candidates eager to step in and grow within senior roles in the telecoms company. According to guidelines published on Airtel’s enterprise tracking career portals, applicants must have at least eight years of verified working experience to qualify. The recruitment covers three key business areas.In Sales & Distribution, the company noted that it is looking for candidates with…

Big Brother Naija is back in business. Organisers of the reality show have announced the opening of auditions for Season 11, setting off a familiar wave of excitement among prospective housemates, just as brands and prospective sponsors who know exactly what this announcement means, check out various options that will fit their marketing calendars. In a statement last Saturday, the organisers said, “It’s time! #BBNaija Season 11 auditions registration is here,” with the registration window running from May 16 to…

The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has classified 304 films between January and April 2026, reflecting steady growth in Nigeria’s film industry and underscoring the Board’s commitment to effective content regulation. The figure represents an increase from the 267 films approved during the same period in 2025. According to NFVCB, in the first four months of 2025, the Board classified 25 films in January, 58 in February, 114 in March, and 70 in April. For 2026, January recorded the highest number…

Bharti Airtel has announced plans to take much stronger control of its African business, Airtel Africa, through a proposed $2.9 billion share swap deal that could eventually see its stake climb to as high as 90%. The move, approved by Bharti Airtel’s board on 13 May 2026, is being positioned as a key step ahead of a planned IPO of Airtel Africa’s mobile money business later in 2026. Under the deal, Airtel Nigeria’s parent company will issue up to 146.8 million new shares at about 1,923 Indian rupees each to…

The world’s most celebrated football competition now has an official soundtrack. The recently released signature song by football’s world governing body, FIFA is titled “Dai dai”. The release comes from a vibrant joint effort of Colombian music icon Shakira, and Nigerian Afrobeats sensation, Damini Ogulu, widely known as Burna Boy.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ The song was released via Sony Music Latin last Thursday. The track went live simultaneously on all major streaming platforms. The track captures the energy, passion…