June 2024

Featured Diageo sells its shareholding in Guinness Nigeria, enters new long-term partnership with Tolaram to accelerate the growth of Guinness

Kikelomo OyenugaJune 11, 2024June 11, 2024

by Kikelomo OyenugaJune 11, 2024June 11, 20240270

Diageo is creating a new model for Guinness in Nigeria and its locally manufactured ready-to-drink (RTD) and mainstream spirits (MSS) products in the country partnering...

Perspective PR

Featured The media monitoring industry in Nigeria: Key players, specialties, and the need for an association

Kikelomo OyenugaJune 11, 2024June 11, 2024

by Kikelomo OyenugaJune 11, 2024June 11, 20240312

Philip Odiakose The media monitoring industry in Nigeria plays a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of advertising and public relations (PR). This industry, through...

Advertising

Featured Polygon’s outdoor media network expands across Africa

Kikelomo OyenugaJune 11, 2024June 11, 2024

by Kikelomo OyenugaJune 11, 2024June 11, 20240150

At the start of June, Polygon will be able to offer advertisers inventory in Namibia, Botswana and Zambia, while in August, Mauritius, Ghana and Kenya...

Industry News

Featured OOTC holds democracy dialogue on LG administration on June 12

Kikelomo OyenugaJune 11, 2024June 11, 2024

by Kikelomo OyenugaJune 11, 2024June 11, 20240163

The Office of the Citizen, which is a product of Pillar One of #FixPolitics Initiative dedicated to promoting active citizenship in Nigeria, will hold its...

Finance

Featured SEC approves Nigeria’s first naira-denominated private debt fund

Kikelomo OyenugaJune 11, 2024

by Kikelomo OyenugaJune 11, 20240205

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the FCMB-TLG Private Debt Fund, Nigeria’s first Naira-denominated Private Debt Fund. Established in May 2024 and sponsored...

Finance

Featured Stanbic IBTC Capital, best local currency bond house at the EMEA Finance Awards 2023

Kikelomo OyenugaJune 11, 2024

by Kikelomo OyenugaJune 11, 20240214

Stanbic IBTC Capital, the investment banking subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, has been recognised as the ‘Best Local Currency Bond House’ at the EMEA Finance...

Tech

Featured AMTEC 2024: Igniting the future of marketing and commerce in Africa

Kikelomo OyenugaJune 11, 2024June 11, 2024

by Kikelomo OyenugaJune 11, 2024June 11, 20240199

The Africa Marketing Technology and E-Commerce Conference (AMTEC) 2024 recently concluded amidst an electrifying atmosphere of innovation and collaboration at the prestigious Landmark Event Centre...

Appointment

Featured Mebic Organic wins first prize at Entrepreneurship competition Nigeria national finals

Kikelomo OyenugaJune 11, 2024

by Kikelomo OyenugaJune 11, 20240103

Mebic Organic, a startup that provides chemical-free foods and spices for both households and industrial purposes using an eco-friendly process to ensure maximum nourishment, captured...

Finance

Featured Afreximbank disburses $40 million to support Fidelity Bank’s acquisition of Union Bank UK

Kikelomo OyenugaJune 10, 2024June 11, 2024

by Kikelomo OyenugaJune 10, 2024June 11, 20240133

With this acquisition, Fidelity Bank is able to birth a new pan-African financial institution capable of providing correspondent banking and offshore banking services to banks...

Foreign News

Featured Lagos govt orders additional 100 trucks from Dangote’s trucks assembly plant

Kikelomo OyenugaJune 10, 2024

by Kikelomo OyenugaJune 10, 20240172

…Gov, Senators hail Dangote on impactful facility as Akpabio commissions new CKD plant Leadership of the Senate at the weekend unveiled the multi-million dollar world-class...