EspiNews

21/04/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/pr-professionals-converge-in-abeokuta-as-nipr-week-kicks-off/

  An avalanche of PR professionals will be on ground in the hill city of Abeokuta, Ogun State, for the scheduled maiden edition of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) Week which starts Monday April 22, is expected to end on Friday, April 26th, 2024. The Ogun state governor Prince Dapo...

21/04/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/pay-on-delivery-the-unsung-hero-of-e-commerce/

E-commerce in Nigeria has evolved exponentially in recent years, transforming the retail landscape and reshaping consumer habits. From the early days of skepticism and distrust to today's thriving online marketplaces, the journey has been marked by innovation, adaptation, and perhaps most importantl...

14/04/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/like-bobrisky-like-al-capone-the-growing-culture-of-selective-justice-in-nigeria/

  By Ikem Okuhu Days after Idris “Bobrisky” Okuneye was sentenced to six months in jail for “spraying the naira,” an undated video where the governor of Niger State, Mohammed Umar Bago was throwing money into a delirious crowd while sitting on the roof of a moving vehicle circulated on the ...

12/04/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/tiktok-expands-brand-safety-services-to-additional-11-countries/

According to a report by Mediapost, social video sharing app, TikTok is continuing to expand its partnership with global measurement platform Integral Ad Science (IAS) by offering brand-safety services to an additional 11 countries and including new products intended to help advertisers on the app s...

12/04/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/interswitchspak-nigeria-6-0-kicks-off-with-calls-for-registration/

A call to register for this year's edition of the annual National Science Competition, InterswitchSPAK, has been announced, with a significant boost in prize monies and added incentives for more participants. Interswitch, Africa's leading digital payment and commerce company, sponsor of the competit...

10/04/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/rich-country-poor-people/

By Ikem Okuhu The Nigerian oligarchy has significantly progressed its emasculation of Nigerians from anesthetically cutting off the balls to nefariously indiscriminately crushing them with pestles while wearing jaunty smirks on their indifferent faces. It is almost like inflicting pain on the people...

05/04/2024

  By Amechi Obiakpu In an attempt to revive the economic fortunes of Lagos state and by extension the country, the Lagos chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) will be holding the Lagos PR Fest 2024 with the theme: Communication and Culture: Reawakening Our Unique Heritage. Th...

05/04/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/soulcomms-appoints-ugochukwu-uwajeh-new-coo/

Strategic communications and engagement agency, Soulcomms, on Wednesday celebrated its 20th anniversary with the appointment of Ugochukwu Uwajeh as the new Chief Operating officer. Uwajeh, is a seasoned PR and strategic communications consultant who have been with the firm through it's changing phas...

05/04/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/zinox-boss-ekeh-donates-modern-tech-centres-to-imo-state-university-st-augustine-university-epe-lagos/

Philanthropist and Chairman of Zinox Group, Leo Stan Eke has donated a state-of-the-art training centre to Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri and St. Augustine University Epe, Lagos State. Both centres named the Leo Stan Ekeh Foundation (LSEF) Centre was unveiled on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at a gr...

04/04/2024

04/04/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/interswitch-advocates-sustainability-of-energy-sector-through-digital-transformation/

  Digital payment and commerce company, Interswitch, has advocated for the sustainability of the energy sector through digital transformation. The company made this known at the first edition of the Interswitch Energy Summit, noting that it was pertinent for oil and gas businesses to leverage digit...

03/04/2024

In a significant step forward for mental healthcare, Nigeria has become the first country to contextualize the newest version of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Mental Health Gap Action Programme (MHGAP 3.0). This initiative, led by the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP), demonstrates the...

03/04/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/yanga-product-women-network-group-hails-unity-banks-support-of-5000-members/

No fewer than 5,000 women have benefited from the Unity Bank’s partnership with the Association of Nigerian Women Business Network, ANWBN, through the Yanga savings account offering. This indeed has earned the bank some commendation from the association. Adenike Abimbola, Divisional Head of Retail...

02/04/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/300000-exxonmobil-stem-africa-initiative-launched/

A $300,000 "ExxonMobil STEM Africa” initiative, aimed at promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) for approximately 3,000 African students across Nigeria, Namibia, Angola and Mozambique, has been launched. Launched by ExxonMobil Foundation and JA Africa, the initiative, wi...

31/03/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/scoan-ends-3-day-revival-and-restoration-program/

A three-day spiritual revival for Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) members ended at the weekend with crowd of members across Nigeria converging at its Prayer Mountain located at Agodo, Egbe Ikotun in Lagos. Though meant primarily for Nigerian audience, crowd of foreign visitors still besieged...

30/03/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/mtn-announces-application-for-mtn-mip-3/

Applications for entries in the 3rd edition of the MTN Media Innovation Programme (MTN MIP-3), have been opened for qualified media practitioners. The call was made by MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and the School of Media & Communications, Pan-Atlantic University. The 3rd edition of the MTN Media I...

30/03/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/nb-to-host-the-big-weekend-experience-2-0-in-onitsha-warri-akure-this-easter/

Beer lovers in Onitsha, Akure and Warri are in for a great time as Nigerian Breweries brings “The Big Weekend Experience 2.0” to the cities this Easter. The event which promises to be an exciting time will hold simultaneously across the three cities on Easter Sunday. Nigerian Breweries, organise...

29/03/2024

The Federal High Court of Nigeria in the Awka Judicial Division holden at Awka, Anambra State, last week sentenced the duo of Chinonso Chinaemelu, 27-year-old and Okoye Chisom Christian, 20-year-old to one year imprisonment respectively for vandalizing a distribution substation belonging to the Enug...

29/03/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/5-strategies-to-prevent-payment-delays-from-hurting-your-business/

The World Bank predicts that late payments cost the global economy over $40billion every year Payment delays pose significant challenges for businesses across Africa. Maintaining a steady cash flow is essential for business growth and sustainability, making it crucial to address late or non-payments...

27/03/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/agl-launches-operations-at-lobito-terminal/

Africa Global Logistics (AGL), a leading player in logistics and port operations in Africa, officially launched the activities of its subsidiary AGL Lobito Terminal (ALT) during a ceremony presided over by the honorable Dr. Ricardo Viegas de Abreu, Minister of Transport of Angola. The event was atte...

27/03/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/nigerian-golden-heart-awards-mimibi-focus-africa-collaborate-to-celebrate-the-total-woman/

Mimibi Academy, a leading organization dedicated to empowering women and promoting women's health and well-being is partnering with Focus Africa, an international platform dedicated to promoting the activities of Africans, to host the Nigerian Golden Heart Awards. The Nigerian Golden Heart Awards, i...

25/03/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/voting-for-best-value-for-money-brands-2024-begins/

The search for Best Value-for-Money Brands in 2024 has resumed with the opening of the consumers value awards website: www.consumersvalueawards.com, for consumers to vote for brands nominated by them. A press release by BrandXchange, organiser of the event stated that, this year’s voting commenced...

23/03/2024

To commemorate 25 years of building brands across West & Central Africa region, mediaReach OMD has unveiled their OMD Consumer Intelligence (OCI) initiative to raise the bar of data analysis in Media marketing. According to a statement by the company’s Managing Director, Stephen Oluwatoyin Onaivi,...

22/03/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/court-adjourns-alleged-forgery-suit-against-gtb-for-adoption-of-final-written-addresses/

A Lagos High Court sitting in Yaba on Thursday adjourned an alleged forgery suit filed against Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) until May 28 for adoption of final written addresses. Justice Ezekiel Ashade adjourned until May 28, after the defence closed its case. The Managing Director and Chief Executive O...

21/03/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/ooh-academy-founder-onwukaeme-makes-plea-for-woo-africa-forum-in-nigeria/

OOH Academy Founder and convener of the prestigious Location Marketing Awards (LOMA), Kingsley Onwukaeme, has made an impassioned plea for the World Out of Home Organization (WOO) to host its next Africa Forum in Nigeria. A stakeholder in Nigeria's burgeoning out-of-home (OOH) advertising industry,....

21/03/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/between-customer-satisfaction-and-brand-affinity/

  By Amechi Obiakpu As the purchasing power of consumers continue to shrivel in the face of rising cost of goods and services of everyday use, many consumers have begun to reconsider their brand affinity in favour of survival. For them, this development is apt considering the lingering economic sit...

19/03/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/financial-services-platform-mukuru-distributes-millions-in-aid/

Mukuru, a next-generation financial services platform, has successfully distributed millions in aid to disadvantaged recipients in Africa through its secure and transparent Enterprise Payments platform. This enables it to help many of those whose lives and ability to earn were disrupted by COVID-19....

19/03/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/how-embedded-payment-is-driving-africas-growing-gig-economy/

In 2023, the unemployment rate in Africa stood at 7.7 percent out of a total population of over 1.4 billion. This means that 112 million Africans are either out of jobs, unemployed, or ineligible to work as far as traditional jobs are concerned. This reality has contributed to the rise of the gig ec...

18/03/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/world-consumer-rights-day-2024-expert-advocates-proper-ai-use-to-enhance-brand-consumer-engagement/

By Amechi Obiakpu The increasing presence of technology is fast reshaping the way businesses are conducted in today’s digital world, this has led brands to fashion out various ways to engage with their consumers and one of which is through the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered tools. To ...

05/03/2024

https://www.espinews.com.ng/banking-to-comms-meet-oluwarantimi-olaniyan-the-quintessential-strategic-communications-and-impact-advisor/

From the world of banking to the realm of strategic communications and impact, Oluwarantimi Olaniyan shines as a transformative force, redefining corporate communications with her innovative ideas and steadfast dedication. Rising from her beginnings in finance to her current role as Head of Business...