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The highly anticipated 2026 edition of the Women in Marketing Communications Conference and Awards (WIMCA) is set to hold on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at the Landmark Event Centre, Lagos. The event, which has become the largest gathering of female professionals in Nigeria's brands and marketing communications industry, is expected to attract approximately 1,000 core industry professionals, including senior executives, marketing practitioners, brand custodians, agency leaders, entrepreneurs, academics, and…

FirstHoldCo Plc has become the first Nigerian banking group to cross the N6 trillion market capitalisation mark, a milestone reached during trading on Monday, August 3, 2026, and one that cements its place as the country's most valuable listed bank. The company's shares changed hands at N136.50 apiece during the session, and with roughly 45.48 billion shares outstanding, that pushed its total market value to about N6.21 trillion. The feat caps a blistering run for the stock in 2026: shares are up nearly 185…

Accolades pour in from family, friends, and members of Nigeria's as foremost figure in Nigeria's marketing industry, Tony Agenmonmen, turn 70 years old today. Agenmonmen built a career spanning more than three decades at Nigerian Breweries Plc, where he rose through the ranks and developed deep expertise in consumer behaviour, brand management, and strategic marketing. Colleagues recall him as calm, analytical, and inspiring of confidence, with an approach to marketing rooted in understanding people and building…

Microsoft added nearly $450 billion in market value in a single trading session on Thursday, marking the largest one-day gain by any company in stock market history, according to data disclosed by Reuters. Shares of the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant closed up more than 15%, pushing its market capitalisation to $3.35 trillion. The jump eclipsed the previous record one-day gain of $441 billion set by Nvidia on April 9, 2025, based on LSEG data. The rally followed Microsoft's release of…

The Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN), the umbrella body for advertising professionals in Nigeria, has announced the kick-off of the 21st edition of the Lagos Advertising and Ideas Festival (LAIF). The announcement was made by the newly re-elected President of AAAN, Lanre Adisa, during a press conference held on Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Lagos. At the event, AAAN also unveiled a new leadership for the Lagos Advertising and Ideas Festival (LAIF) Management Board. The newly appointed Board…

The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has announced the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, as Chief Host of the 2026 Advertising Industry Colloquium (AIC 4.0), while the Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Jibrin Baba Ndace, will chair the event. The announcement was made by Prof. Rotimi Olatunji, Chairman of the National Planning Committee, Advertising Industry Colloquium and Journal Committee of ARCON, ahead of the annual industry gathering. Scheduled…

Airtel Africa has selected London as the preferred listing venue for its mobile money business, Airtel Money, later in 2026, as central banks in Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa have all decided to hold their benchmark interest rates steady. Airtel Africa announced the development recently, that it had chosen the London Stock Exchange for the planned listing of Airtel Money, subject to market conditions and regulatory approvals. The company's chief executive officer, Sunil Taldar, said the London listing "will…

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Abia State Government, through the Abia State Structures for Signages and Advertising Agency (ABSSAA), has imposed a N200 million political campaign advertising permit fee for every presidential candidate seeking to campaign with billboards and posters in the state, a decision that that has drawn opposition from stakeholders in the advertising industry and political parties. The fee schedule was unveiled recently in Aba during a Stakeholders' Forum on Political Campaign…