BREAKING NEWS
- 2026 Pitcher Awards Postponed
- Breaking: X3M Ideas Makes History, Brings Home Nigeria’s First-Ever Cannes Lions Medal
- Publicis Groupe Africa Appoints Koo Govender As First Female CEO
- Influencers, Brands, Skitmakers, Others Now To Obtain Pre-exposure Approvals From ARCON Before Use On Social Media
- Just In: New Dawn For Advertising Regulation As Buhari Signs New ARCON Bill To Law
- Jandor Accuses JC Decaux, Afro Media, LASAA Of Aiding LASG In Electoral Misconduct
- Adenike Adebola Of Guinness Nigeria Makes IPA Effectiveness Awards 2022 Jury List
- Olubayo Adekanmbi Joins Airtel Africa UK Limited As Chief Strategy, Partnership And Sustainability Officer
- FIRS Partners NTA, FRCN, NOA To Enlighten Consumers On Tax Compliance
- Tayo Otubanjo Now Professor, Marketing, LBS
CHINI AFRICA, organizers of Pitcher Festival, Africa's biggest celebration of creativity in marketing,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Pitcher Festival 2026 Now Set For May 28-30
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!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Woman Grabs Top Position At 2026 FMN Prize For Innovation, Wins N10m
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.
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Airtel Nigeria Opens Applications For Mid-Career Professionals
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!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
BBNaija Opens Season 11 Auditions As Brands, Prospective Sponsors Check Options
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!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
BBNaija Opens Season 11 Auditions As Brands, Prospective Sponsors Check Options
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!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
NFVCB Reports Growth In Nigeria’s Movie Industry, Classifies 304 Films In 2026
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 Moves To Tighten Grip On Africa With $2.9bn Share Swap Plan
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!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Shakira, Burna Boy Drop Official Song For 2026 World Cup
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!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Agency
Publicis Bets On AI Future With $2.2 Billion LiveRamp Deal
French advertising giant, Publicis Groupe, has announced its agreement to acquire U.S.-based data collaboration firm, LiveRamp, in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $2.2 billion. The company made the announcement Yesterday.
The acquisition marks another major step in Publicis’ long-term strategy to strengthen its data and AI!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Elev8 Media Launches Fully Digital Outdoor Advertising…
ELEV8 MEDIA, one of Lagos’s foremost premium outdoor advertising companies, today announced the launch of its new digital platform at!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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X3M Ideas Strengthens Senior Leadership Team With Two…
...Ayoade Aderoju Named Brand & Strategy Director; Sola Mosuro Appointed Creative Director
X3M Ideas, one of Africa's leading full-service!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Why We Carried Out The Gen Z Drinking Study, Steve Babaeko Reveals
Following the presentation by Ayoade Omolola, Strategy Lead at X3M Ideas of the agency’s groundbreaking Gen Z Drinking Report to stakeholders at the Lagos Marriott Hotel Ikeja last Friday, attention shifted from the data itself to why X3M Ideas decided to undertake such an ambitious consumer intelligence study in the first place.
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Why Are Gen Zs Not Drinking? X3M Intelligence Says That May…
The prevailing assumption that Nigeria’s Generation Z is turning away from alcohol has become one of the most discussed themes in contemporary consumer!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Omnicom Consolidates 180 & adam&eveDDB New York…
Omnicom Group is merging 180 and adam&eveDDB New York, two of its creative agencies, into a new entity called Lola USA. The move!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Publicis Bets On AI Future With $2.2 Billion LiveRamp Deal
French advertising giant, Publicis Groupe, has announced its agreement to acquire U.S.-based data!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
People
Ideas Origin Media Bolsters Leadership With Oyekunle Oyefi, Tosin Oladipo…
Ideas Origin Media has announced the appointment of Oyekunle Oyefi as Business Lead and the confirmation!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Spotlight
From Detty December To AFRIMA: How Lagos Is Redefining Destination Branding With…
From Afrobeats to festivals, sports to December revelry, Lagos is showing African cities how to turn!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Cover Story
I Want To Be Remembered As Someone Who Served With Unwavering Dedication -Steve…
If there is anything Steve Babaeko loathes with great passion, it is self-glorification. When he was!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…


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