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Odesile Heads Jury for Young Clients Competition

O’Lekan Babatunde As young creative minds prepare for the 2011 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France, Chini Productions, the Cannes Lions representatives in Nigeria and organisers of the Young Lions Competition and the Young Clients Competition, have announced... (Continue reading)

Ghana’s First Online Trade Expo Debuts

Ralph Tathagata The maiden edition of Ghana’s online trade expo will kick-off February 25, 2011. The show will last for a month ending March 25, 2011. Buyers and sellers of various products and services will meet on www.ghanatradeexpo.com. In a... (Continue reading)

Fayemi Roots for Transparent Governance

Fayemi Roots for Transparent Governance

Olumuyiwa Olomu, Ado-Ekiti The dividends of democracy being reaped by the people of Lagos State seem set to ripe for the people of Ekiti State. The Ekiti State government is making efforts to rebrand itself as accountable to the people... (Continue reading)

Obiekwe Shines at World Marathon

Obiekwe Shines at World Marathon

Ralph Tathagata Esther Obiekwe, a member of a local running club in Lagos, has completed two sets of international marathons in remarkable fashion. Last week she ran at the Dubai Marathon clocking a time of three hours thirty-six seconds (3.36)... (Continue reading)

MasterCard Worldwide and InterSwitch Sign Pact

MasterCard Worldwide and InterSwitch Sign Pact

Kenneth O. Eze MasterCard Worldwide, a global payment solutions company, and InterSwitch Limited, responsible for the Verve payment card brand in Nigeria, have signed a strategic pact on co-branding debit cards. The agreement will enable the launch of the MasterCard... (Continue reading)

Channels TV Raises Bar in Broadcasting

Blessing Nwobodo Channels TV has recorded a landmark. The pro-news television station has become the first TV station in Nigeria that can be viewed on IPad, IPhone and Android platforms. The magazine gathers that viewers within the country and the... (Continue reading)

PRCAN Promises Free Consultancy for SMEs

Blessing Nwobodo As part of efforts to add value and support national development, the Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria, PRCAN has expressed willingness to offer free consultancy services to SMEs. Phil Osagie, president of PRCAN and lead strategist, JSP... (Continue reading)

9ja Top Models Host NMAA Winners

Top models and fashion icons in Nigeria came together recently to celebrate a successful 2010. Tagged 9ja Top Models Night, the event, the third in its sequence, was hosted by Mic-Dunamis Global Concepts. The green carpet event which took place ... (Continue reading)

PZ Cussons Introduces Morning Fresh 3-in-1

Ralph Tathagata PZ Cussons Nigeria has launched Morning Fresh 3-in-1 multi surface cleaner into the market. The product is available in Lavender, Pine Fresh and Fresh Lemon variants. Speaking at the launch in Lagos, Alex Goma, Managing Director, Commercial PZ... (Continue reading)

Beef Rolls: A Fresh Addition

Beef Rolls: A Fresh Addition

Ndubuisi Eluwa It appears that while various market segments were busy taking stock at the close of 2010, the beef rolls segment busied itself with extending consumers’ choice. M2 Open Market Survey reveals the shelf presence of Fresh Bake, a... (Continue reading)