Sherifat Tijani

Mastercard has appointed Yasemin Bedir as President of its Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (EEMEA) region. This will take effect from September 1, 2026. The appointment will be placing the nearly 20 year company veteran…

The founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, is reportedly close to joining a consortium seeking to acquire a roughly 30 percent stake in Liverpool Football Club, in a deal that could value the Premier League club at about $6 billion. The…

Steve Babaeko, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Creative Officer of X3M Ideas, will deliver the keynote address at the 2026 Annual General Meeting of the Media Independent Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MIPAN). Joining…

Kwara State University (KWASU) has emerged as the overall winner of the Student Creative Advertising Pitch Competition at the 4th Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) Advertising Industry Colloquium (AIC 4.0), held on…

MTN Nigeria recorded a strong financial performance in the first half of 2026, posting a 25.9 per cent year-on-year increase in revenue to ₦2.99 trillion, driven by surging demand for data services, growth in fintech and digital…

The Lagos Advertising and Ideas Festival (LAIF) has announced November 27 and 28, 2026, as the dates for this year’s Awards, as preparations are in top gear to mark 21 years of celebrating creativity in Nigeria's advertising and…

Halfway through 2026, Ogilvy and WPP are holding on to the number one spots in The Drum's World Creative Rankings. But things are moving fast just below them, and two names in particular, Leo Constellation and LePub, are climbing…

Airtel Nigeria has secured a fresh 10 year renewal of its spectrum licence from the Nigerian Communications Commission, giving the telecommunications company the approval to continue using key radio frequencies needed to deliver…

Nigeria may not have qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but that disadvantage did not stop some savvy brands from using the global platform to make strong impressions. While Spain celebrated on the pitch with the trophy,…

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has the legal authority to regulate consumer protection and competition in Nigeria's airtime and data lending market,…