First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has been ranked the second ‘most admired financial services brand’ in Africa – for the second straight year – at the 2021 Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands Event, held on Africa day, 25th May 2021. Brand[Read More…]
Brands & Marketing
ExperientialNG Holds Free Training for Marketers, Graduates First Set of Professionals
It was a celebration with excitement and glamour on May 1 2021 when the First Set of Marketing Professionals graduating from ExperientialNG Academy had their certificate presentation ceremony in Ikeja, Lagos. Ezinne Okalanwa of Max Connection and Ifunaya Olisaemeka of Brainbox marketing were the first to collect their certificates after[Read More…]
Airtel Appoints Surendran as Managing Director and CEO of Airtel Nigeria
Airtel Networks Limited (Nigeria), a subsidiary of Airtel Africa plc, has announced the appointment of C. Surendran as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD and CEO) of Airtel Nigeria with effect from 1 August 2021. In addition, Mr. Surendran will be appointed to the Executive Committee (ExCo) as Regional[Read More…]
Beer Sectoral Group Launches SMASHED Underage Drinking Intervention in Calabar
The Beer Sectoral Group (BSG) of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) in collaboration with the Cross River State Ministry of Quality Education launched the SMASHED Project in Calabar on Tuesday, May 4th 2021. The SMASHED Project is an initiative of Collingwood Learning UK, aimed at breaking the culture of[Read More…]
Airtel unveils new TV
In a bid to demonstrate its innovation in storytelling and further connect with its teeming subscribers, Airtel, a leading telco in Nigeria, has unveiled a new and exciting TV commercial tagged “The Rainmaker”. For over a decade, Airtel has told unique African stories in the most innovative ways. The new[Read More…]
CORPORATE STATEMENT ON THE NEW BOARD CONSTITUTION
We refer to the Central Bank of Nigeria Limited (CBN) pronouncement on the reconstitution of the Board of Directors of First Bank of Nigeria Limited. Further to the press conference held by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele CON on Thursday, 29 April 2021, the[Read More…]
Rite Foods, The Right Way To Global Standard
Large, diversified, family-owned businesses are dominant players in the economies of most emerging markets and can be excellent business partners for Western companies. Moreover, Conglomerates in emerging markets aim to gravitate towards building, developing, or buying new capabilities, as well as strengthening core capabilities and retrofitting obsolete capabilities to help[Read More…]
ExperientialNG Holds Free Strategic Training Programme for Top Executives in Africa
ExperientialNG, in line with her goal of providing world class professional dynamic capabilities to Marketing professionals across Africa, would be organising free Strategic training sessions for top African Executives. It is a programme, in the words of Dr Rotimi Olaniyan, founder and Publisher of ExperientialNG, “marketing or services leader would[Read More…]
FirstBank Launches a New Corporate Website
FirstBank, Nigeria and indeed West Africa’s premier financial inclusion services provider has announced the launch of its newly designed website at https://www.firstbanknigeria.com/. The new website is upgraded with features that are streamlined to reinforce its role in delivering seamless banking and technology solutions to its customers across the world. The[Read More…]
Brand Spur Nigeria Partners Gerety Awards, Hosts 2021 Jury Panel in Lagos
Gerety Awards has been billed to honour Nigerian creatives and in its usual practice, the organizer of the awards has selected a set of jurors who are big names in the Nigerian advertising and marketing communications landscape to judge the entries for 2021 and is also partnering with Brand Spur[Read More…]
Consumer TV
FG Revenue Rises 76% to N12.5tn, Fueled by Tax and Oil Gains — Budget Office
The Federal Government’s earnings have increased by 76 percent, rising from N7.1 trillion in 2022 to N12.5 trillion in 2023, due to higher taxes and oil revenues. This information was revealed in the recently released 2025-2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper from the Ministry of Budget and[Read More…]