A heavily rotated Super Eagles side still cruised to a group stage sweep. Nigeria beat Uganda three to one in their final AFCON group match in Morocco, with goals from Paul Onuachu and a brace from midfielder Raphael Onyedika securing a maximum of nine points. Coach Eric Chelle made several changes, starting Onuachu over Akor Adams, and the team dominated early with Onuachu breaking through in the twenty-eighth minute. Uganda’s task got harder when their substitute goalkeeper, Salim Omar, received a red card for a handball outside the box early in the second half.
Onyedika, making his tournament debut, then scored twice in quick succession around the hour mark, both times set up by Samuel Chukwueze. Uganda managed a consolation goal...
The seasoning brand just took its holiday schtick on a massive nationwide tour. Knorr ran its yearly Share the Good campaign across thirty communities in ten different cities, from Lagos and Ibadan to Enugu and Rivers State, handing out food and gifts. The setup included cultural performances, raffles for stuff like gas cookers and microwaves, and the main event, a live jollof rice cook-off between local market women, with the winners scoring cooking pot sets.
A Unilever Nigeria executive, Damilola Dania, said the whole point was to spark connections and shared happiness through food, framing the seasonal push as more about community than just product promotion. By hitting twenty-one different markets, the brand aimed to embed itself...
One advocacy group is actually praising the government's work on the power grid. The Network of Advocacy for Positive Impact Initiative commended the Tinubu administration's visible reforms in the electricity sector, calling it a meaningful transformation after years of corruption and inefficiency. The group's Executive Director, Comrade Williams Bassey, acknowledged the economic pain from broader policies but argued they were necessary, stating the power sector stands out as particularly impactful.
Bassey said his organization conducted independent checks, visiting sites like the Lugbe and Kubwa substations around Abuja, where they observed extensive upgrades, including new transformers, transmission lines, and critical equipment. He...
The deposit insurance guys say they always pay their share to the government on time. Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation Managing Director Oludare Sunday stated the agency fully complies with fiscal rules, remitting either twenty percent of its gross earnings or eighty percent of its net surplus to federal coffers as legally required. He made these comments during a meeting with the head of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated, Dr. Armstrong Takang, part of a broader stakeholder outreach after his appointment last year. Sunday emphasized that this consistent adherence to deadlines and financial discipline is core to the NDIC's mission of protecting depositors and ensuring banking system stability.
He did raise one significant...
Their phone company sponsorship just leveled up to scout young soccer talent. TECNO, a global partner for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations, has launched a new program called Future Star of Africa, expanding its existing DreamOnTheField charity project. The initiative, announced with CAF Secretary General Véron Mosengo-Omba and legends like Yaya Touré present, aims to find promising players between twelve and fifteen years old across the continent, offering development support until they turn eighteen.
This talent search builds directly on TECNO’s ongoing pitch renovation drive, which has already finished eight fields with seven more underway, targeting one hundred total. CAF will manage the scouting process using technical experts...
Some exec just bagged a top marketing award for making a foam brand actually cool. Oladimeji Osingunwa, the Chief Commercial Officer at bedding company Mouka, part of the Dolidol International Group, won the Creative and Branding Icon Award for 2025. The honor came from the organizers of the Brand Handlers Summit, Marketing Space magazine, after review by industry judges who cited the originality and measurable impact of his work on brand growth and customer engagement.
His career path includes major stints at companies like Cadbury Nigeria and SC Johnson, where he was known for driving strong business growth through strategic brand building. This latest award adds to a shelf that already holds titles like Marketing Icon of the Year...
That recap deadline is set in stone, no extensions. The National Insurance Commission made it clear that operators must meet the new capital requirements by July 30, 2026, as it is a legal mandate, not a flexible administrative goal. Deputy Commissioner Usman Jankara stated that changing this date would require a full act of the National Assembly and presidential approval, a process NAICOM has no intention of starting. The new minimums are 15 billion Naira for non-life insurers, 10 billion for life insurers, and 35 billion for reinsurance companies, thresholds made necessary by Naira depreciation and inflation, which eroded previous capital bases.
The commission is already deep into the verification phase, using major global audit...
Telcos are done hunkering down and are ready to spend big. The Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria, through its President Tony Emoekpere, announced a shift from the previous year's consolidation into a major expansion phase for the industry. He cited growing confidence from collaborative work between carriers, the regulator Nigerian Communications Commission, and the government, specifically mentioning efforts by the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy under Bosun Tijani. Key projects fueling optimism include a planned national fibre backbone, the rural connectivity push called Project 774, and digital skills training initiatives.
The previous year set the stage with operators focusing...
Your phone is basically a welcome mat for scammers. The Nigerian Communications Commission issued a fresh warning, noting that everyone's reliance on smartphones and internet services has massively upped the risks of phishing, malware, and identity theft. They point out that cybercriminals prey on simple human error, where one wrong click can drain a bank account or hijack personal data. In response, the regulator has pushed out a new A-to-Z cybersecurity guide, shifting its focus from just policing telecom companies to trying to equip regular users with actual defense skills.
This guide is part of a larger consumer education push for better national cyber hygiene. The NCC’s own dedicated Computer Security Incident Response Team works...
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