HAVAS Africa has launched HAVAS Red Nigeria, marking a step in the global merged media agency’s growth across West Africa and strengthening its footprint on the continent. The move follows HAVAS Red’s entry into South Africa in October 2023, Côte ...
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Why Local News Still Matters In A Globalized World
By Chinecherem-Jane Obiekwe In a world saturated with global headlines, the quiet urgency of local news is easily drowned out. Yet it is here in the pothole that sparks a protest, the school board vote that alters futures, the dialect ...
Read More »Exploring The Media, Identity And Existence In A Hyperconnected World
By Chinecherem-Jane Obiekwe You Are the Media: Ontology of the Influencer Age In today’s digital world, to be seen is to be real. Whether through Instagram posts, TikTok videos, or podcast monologues, people are not just using media; they are ...
Read More »SWAN Unveils 60th Anniversary Logo, Launches Celebration Of Sports Journalism Excellence
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has officially unveiled a commemorative logo to mark its 60th anniversary, celebrating a significant milestone in the association’s history since its inception in 1964. The unveiling of the anniversary logo heralds the commencement ...
Read More »NFVCB Launches Media Clubs To Boost Critical Thinking
National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has launched Media Literacy Clubs in secondary schools across Osun State to promote responsible media use among students. In a statement by the director of Corporate Affairs, Ogbonna Onwumere, the initiative—titled “Making Safer ...
Read More »Panic on Oron-Calabar Waterway: Comedian ‘General’ Odey, 19 Others Abducted in Shocking Boat Hijack
…Calls for urgent government intervention, their immediate release Tragedy struck on April 18, 2025, when 20 passengers traveling from Oron in Akwa Ibom State to Calabar, Cross River State, were abducted by unknown gunmen along the Oron-Calabar waterways. Among the ...
Read More »The Pioneer @ 37: Running At Birth, Crawling With Age
…the men, issues and story behind its birth … the toast of state-owned newspapers NOW a picture of an abandoned, defunct ghost-infested house By Ikpong Essien-Udom Friday, April 11, 2025 was exactly 37 years since The Pioneer – Akwa Ibom ...
Read More »Microsoft To Shut Down Skype In May, 2025
Microsoft has announced that it was shutting down Skype, the internet-based phone and video service that was once the dominant way of staying connected in the mid-2000s. Skype will “no longer be available” to use starting in May, the company ...
Read More »FG Summons MultiChoice Over Price Hike
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has summoned MultiChoice Nigeria to explain its planned subscription price increase, scheduled to take effect on March 1, 2025. The regulatory body, citing concerns over recurrent price hikes and potential market abuse, ...
Read More »MultiChoice Announces New Price Hike For DStv, GOtv Packages
Subscribers of MultiChoice’s DStv and GOtv services will have to pay more for their packages as the the PayTV company has announced a price increase set to take effect from March 1, 2025. In a statement issued to customers on ...
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