The top three winners of The Next Robotics Legend 2.0 have been announced following this year’s keenly contested competition. 14-year-old Famidah Yussuf emerged overall winner of the programme for designing a robotic solution to tackle the shortage of medical personnel and reduce direct contact between medical personnel and patients, especially in cases of transmissible diseases. Two runners-up, Munachiso Okeoma and Oluwatimilehin Oke, designed a multifunctional smart health robot for conducting medical scans as well as performing surgical operations; and an agricultural robotic solution for weed identification... Read More
Television platforms broaden the knowledge of different cultures among audiences, promote tolerance and global understanding of international issues – through TV shows. Studies have also shown that television shows compete with other sources of human interaction like family, friends, church, and school – in helping young people develop values and form ideas about the world... Read More
Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: WHO vows cultural overhaul after Ebola sexual abuse scandal The World Health Organization has promised to overhaul its culture and operations in the wake of a sexual abuse and exploitation scandal involving many of its workers during the 2018-2020 Ebola response in the Democratic... Read More
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has commenced the fifth edition of its #FCMBFlexxtern contest! The online contest (www.fcmb.com/Flexxtern) is designed for youths between 18 and 30 years. It will run between October 15 and 30, 2021 and offers young Nigerian graduates the opportunity to gain work experience through an internship which could eventually lead to full employment in reputable organisations. ... Read More
English Premier League and Spanish La Liga sponsor, Budweiser, is set to feature international football Kings, John Terry and Roberto Carlos in a new football-themed campaign tagged “Budweiser Game of Kings”. For the first time in Nigeria, EPL & La Liga Kings of football will engage in a football game alongside the best of the NPFL players. The announcement was made at a... Read More
In furtherance of its commitment to positively impact the civic space, TASCK Creative Company Limited, through its community vertical has collaborated with the Open Society for West Africa (OSIWA) to launch a civic discourse platform called ‘IGNITE’. The Ignite project makes its debut with a series of conversations led by key opinion leaders to explore... Read More
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has commenced the fifth edition of its #FCMBFlexxtern contest! The online contest (www.fcmb.com/Flexxtern) is designed for youths between 18 and 30 years. It will run between October 15 and 30, 2021, and offers young Nigerian graduates the opportunity to gain work experience through an internship which could eventually lead to... Read More
Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Benin’s parliament votes to legalise abortion Parliamentarians in Benin have voted to legalise abortion in the West African country, where it was already authorised under very restricted conditions. – Aljazeera reports. Why separatists in Cameroon and Nigeria have united Cameroon’s... Read More
It used to be that brands could grab attention with simple advertisements or billboards. But customers have become more knowledgeable and complex, so brands need to do something unique and out of the box to stand out in the competition. This is where activation enters the picture. Brand or product activation helps the customer-brand relationship in more... Read More
On this week’s episode of #WithChude, BBNiaja star and actor Boma Martins Akpore, popularly known as Boma, opens up on his intimate relationship with fellow Big Brother housemate Tega Offiong Dominic-Ajeboh, popularly referred to as Tega. Boma revealed that his relationship with Tega was all part of his game plan to make the best out... Read More
EbonyLife and Sony Pictures Television (“SPT”) have today announced ÀLÓ, a brand-new writers initiative offering a unique platform for writers of African heritage. The word “ÀLÓ” is from the Yoruba language and translates as once upon a time. Just like with those words which have opened countless stories for hundreds of years, this is the... Read More
Funding from Lagos continues to create free opportunities for young people to improve their skills and competitiveness in the film industry. EbonyLife Creative Academy (ELCA) has opened registration for their fourth intake of students for a range of courses in filmmaking. All courses are free of charge, courtesy of funding provided by the Lagos Government... Read More
Mrs Yejide Owootomo did not at inception set out to be a full-time entrepreneur, as she had a flourishing career first in the private sector before joining the public sector where she worked for over seven years. However, despite rising to an enviable position in both the private and public sectors, she did not lose... Read More
Just as hard copies of books have stayed relevant, so have newspapers and magazines. In fact, Newspaper advertising is an important component of successful advertising campaigns. Advertising in newspapers still yields results. Studies show newspaper readers have more discretionary income than non-readers. This means they have more money to spend on whatever you may be selling. Newspaper advertising should... Read More
The Heads of Advertising Sectoral Groups (HASG) have endorsed the full implementation of the new Advertising Industry Standards of Practice (AISOP) guidelines. The endorsement was conveyed via a press statement signed by the President, Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN), Steve Babaeko; President, Media Independent Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MIPAN), Femi Adelusi; President, Outdoor... Read More
Leveraging online platforms to spread a message about your company’s brand, products, or services to potential customers should be prioritised – anytime there is a message that needs to go out there. The objective is to reach potential customers through the channels where they spend their time reading, searching, shopping and socialising online. The adoption... Read More
The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina J. Mohammed; Ghana‘s First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo; Founder of EbonyLife TV and EbonyLife Films, Mo Abudu; and the CEO of African Leadership Institute, South Africa, Jackie Chimhanzi, are among the growing number of influential personalities to have commended Adebola Williams on the launch of his new book,... Read More
The Residence Afrika Reality TV Show will promote African culture and air on local platforms for viewers globally. Nigerian company, Africa Network Entertainment Limited (ANEL) has announced plans for the premiere of its much-awaited reality TV Show; The Residence Afrika. The first season of the Show tagged The Quest Edition will debut in March 2022... Read More
Leveraging online platforms to spread a message about your company’s brand, products, or services to potential customers should be prioritised – anytime there is a message that needs to go out there. The objective is to reach potential customers through the channels where they spend their time reading, searching, shopping and socialising online. The adoption of online platforms gives you... Read More
The Gulder Ultimate Search show which has been on a 5-year hiatus finally graced our TV screens during the weekend, and Nigerians are excited, to say the least. The first episode of the show premiered on October 16, and this episode immediately addressed a major concern. The episode was all about the audition phase, and... Read More
The World’s biggest dance reality television show, Battle of the Year in Nigeria has officially been unveiled in Nigeria by national telecommunications company Globacom. Widely regarded as the World Cup of breakdancing, Battle of the Year, an annual international breakdancing competition kicked off 20 years ago in Hannover, Germany. The regional qualifying tournaments are held... Read More
Celebrities usually make excellent salesmen. Presenting a popular face is one of the fastest and easiest ways for brands to communicate and connect with customers. Over and again, time has shown that when a celebrity endorses a product, it gains immediate credibility. An actor’s involvement in a campaign can range from an implicit to an explicit... Read More
Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Kenyan long-distance runner Agnes Tirop found dead at her home Kenyan long-distance runner Agnes Tirop, a two-time world championships bronze medallist, has been found dead at her home, the country’s track federation has said. – Aljazeera reports. French soldier killed... Read More
Some losses hit harder than others. For Nigerian singer-songwriter, Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua, popularly known as Seyi Shay, the death of music legend Olanrewaju Abdul-Ganiu Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan hit close to home. On this week’s episode of #WithChude, the singer-songwriter discusses her relationship with Sound Sultan as well as her journey through the... Read More
This week’s episode of #WithChude explored the professional and personal life of popular Nigerian singer-songwriter Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua, popularly known as Seyi Shay. In this episode, she describes her journey into Nigeria’s music industry, relationship with music legend, Sound Sultan as well as viral fight with Tiwa Savage. Highlighting her career growth in her discussion... Read More
We won’t be over-emphasising it if we said the world has gone digital because the digital world continues to grow in amazing ways, so has digital marketing grown in more creative ways than imaginable fifteen years ago. Digital marketing is a valuable asset to your business’s growth and helps you establish a definitive online presence. 89 percent of marketers say methods, like search... Read More
Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: ‘Days without eating’: Madagascar sees world’s first ‘climate change famine’ Madgascar is experiencing what the UN has called the world’s first “climate change famine”, with food shortages a direct result of global warming. This is the fourth year in a row... Read More
ViacomCBS International Studios today announced the launch of VIS Social Impact. The new studio division will develop groundbreaking social impact-driven content addressing climate, equity, and health for the ViacomCBS portfolio of brands, including Paramount+, as well as for third-party partners. VIS Social Impact is part of Content for Change, a global ViacomCBS initiative that aims... Read More
TECNO Camon18 launch which held on the 6th of October 2021, was all fun and laughter at the impressively creative event. As always TECNO brings out breath-taking innovations for the emerging markets. TECNO CAMON 18 Launch held at The Radisson Blu Hotel in Lagos and in attendance were celebrities, tech bloggers and special invited guests.... Read More
Lagos October 11, 2021—-In line with its commitment to inspire and support the aspiration of young Nigerians, Nigeria’s youth telecom brand, 9mobile recently organized a career counselling session for students of Akande Dahunsi Senior High School in Ikoyi, Lagos. The one-day session which targeted students going into SS1, had in attendance, the Director of Schools,... Read More