BrandArena : June 2019

Friday, 28 June 2019

Samsung unveils its largest QLED line-up ever featuring 4K and 8K TV

Samsung Electronics announced today that its 2019 TV line is now available at selected stores. Powered by Samsung’s proprietary Quantum Processor, the 2019 QLED TV line-up features more screen size options, stunning picture quality enhancements, dazzling colours from every angle, exciting new design elements and intuitive smart TV upgrades.

Premier League football club Arsenal have extended their global sponsorship agreement with video game developer Konami for a further three years.

Ride hailing service, Uber, is planning to launch a boat service in Lagos, Nigeria to beat traffic congestion.

Nike Signs Kit Extension Deal With PSG

...Club breaks one million shirt sales

US sportswear brand Nike has extended its kit deal with French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.

OVH Energy Marketing Ltd., an Oando Licensee, has announced that it is the official fueling partner of Nigeria’s foremost entrepreneurial reality TV show, the Next Titan Nigeria, Season 6. The firm made this known at a media briefing session held on Thursday, June 27 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The prospect of a fully sustainable Blue Economy for Africa gathered significant momentum following the second Africa Blue Economy Forum (ABEF2019) held in Tunis on 25-26 June.

The West African Seasoning Company Ltd. (WASCO), on Tuesday, 25th of June, 2019 in Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra, embarked on an entertaining market activation and sensitization on the usage of its Ajinomoto seasoning.

Africa: "Significant Untapped Potential in Agriculture"

Africa boasts significant untapped agricultural potential. While the continent accounts for 60% of the world's arable land, it only contributes 4% of total output. Cognisant of this, global research and consultancy firm, Oxford Business Group (OBG), is publishing a study, Agriculture in Africa 2019, analysing the state of the sector and its medium-term development prospects.

After signing the long term agreement between PUMA and LaLiga, in which the sports brand became the official sponsor, PUMA presented the Official 2019/2020 Football today, which will be used for all of the LaLiga Santander and LaLiga 1|2|3 professional matches.

5 reasons you should be on LinkedIn

LinkedIn has been around since 2003 and is widely considered the benchmark for professional networking social media platforms. It has over 500 million members, in over 200 countries.

A professionally written LinkedIn profile allows you to create an online professional brand which can help open doors to opportunities and networks that you may not have been aware of without the help of social media.

Here are 5 reasons you should be on LinkedIn:

What You Need To Know About Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency ‘Libra’

In the last few weeks, we have witnessed numerous reports featuring Facebook’s upcoming cryptocurrency, ‘Libra’. Facebook— the social media giant with more than 2 billion users— kept Libra under wraps until it was recently unveiled to the public.

On May 2nd 2019, Libra Networks was registered in Geneva, Switzerland, with ‘Facebook Global Holdings’ as stakeholder.

Yachting Pages Media Group, in collaboration with Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE) and Octo Marine, is launching ‘Save Our Seas (S.O.S) Bottle Project’, a campaign designed to help the fight against plastic pollution in the world’s oceans.

German auto giant, BMW has officially announced that it is speeding up the plan to electrify its model range. The automaker originally stated that it would have 25 electrified vehicles on the road in 2025. Now BMW says it can do all that by 2023.

Spanish football giants Real Madrid have announced plans to form a professional women's side from the start of the 2020-21 season after acquiring local side Club Déportivo Tacón.

As part of its mission to do better, Facebook is playing around with the option to turn off some but not all of its notifications dots. Facebook is now testing a toggle to turn off the red in-app notification dots on its homescreen.

After a pleasurable experience in Dubai and London, distributors of Mouka foam have pledged their resolve to consolidate the market penetration of the brand.

AFRIMA hosts stakeholders’ conference in Cameroon

…as entry submission closes on August 2, 2019

In its continual drive to build capacity for knowledge sharing among African music professionals and culture enthusiasts, the 6th All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, will host music and culture industry stakeholders at a Stakeholders’ Conference holding on Friday, June 28, 2019 at the Las Vegas VIP, Sable, Bonamoissadi, Douala, Cameroon.

N'Djamena is the highest ranking in Africa
World's least expensive cities are Tunis, Tashkent and Karachi

In comparison with other cities in the world, Lagos, Nigeria continues to remain attractive for foreign investments despite being one of the most expensive in Africa. Mercer's 25th annual Cost of Living Survey finds that a number of factors, including currency fluctuations, cost of inflation for goods and services, and volatility in accommodation prices, contribute to the overall cost of expatriate packages for employees on international assignments

As against online reports claiming that the Emir of Kano, HRM Muhammadu Sanusi II declared that Nigeria is on the threshold of bankruptcy, following unfavorable economic policies, such as subsidizing Petroleum products and Electricity tar riffs, the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation has issued a statement to set the record straight.

Zedcrest Capital wins Global Business Outlook Award

…Consolidates its Leading Proprietary Investment Status

Zedcrest Capital, a new-age financial solutions powerhouse has been recognised as the Best Proprietary Investments Firm in Nigeria by international magazine, Global Business Outlook.

Ajax extends sponsorship deal with Ziggo

Dutch football champions Ajax have extended their front-of-shirt deal with Ziggo, the Netherlands’ largest telecom operator.

Flying to more countries that any other airline, Turkish Airlines added Port Harcourt, an important city in Nigeria, to its flight network as the global carrier’s 56th destination in Africa. Flag carrier will operate four weekly reciprocal flights between Istanbul and Port Harcourt.

Yellow Brick Road (YBR) has announced the launch of a new division within the agency that will focus solely on social impact marketing. The firm made the announcement at a symposium in Abuja on Thursday, 20th June, 2019, while speaking on creating effective social impact campaigns.

Cisco Celebrates the Establishment of 200 Networking Academies in Nigeria

… Announces Partnership with Global Citizen to Eradicate Extreme Poverty by 2030

Global technology leader, Cisco, has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthen digital skills in the country as the company celebrates the establishment of 200 Networking Academies in Nigeria, making Nigeria the country with the highest number of Cisco NetAcads in Africa. The celebration took place at a NetAcad Demo and roundtable session held on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at Federal Science and Technical College, Yaba, Lagos.

One of Nigeria’s leading logistics and cargo generating company, Red Star Express Plc, has ventured into the cargo General Sales Agent services (GSA) as part of its expansion drive. This was announced at an exclusive interview with some of the company’s top management staff recently.

Women At Risk International Foundation(WARIF), a non governmental organization in partnership with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has just held the third phase of its Law Enforcement Sensitisation Programme on Gender Based Violence Case Management.Image

Airtel Africa has announced plans of an Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) of shares worth $780.0m (N270.0bn) on the premium board of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and subsequently, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).

Leading Perception Management firm CMC Connect has announced the transition of its flagship affiliation from Burson-Marsteller to CMC Connect Burson, Cohn & Wolfe (CMC BCW), following a merger between Burson Marsteller and Cohn & Wolfe, both of which were previously ranked number 5 and 12 respectively, on the estimable list of the World’s largest global communication agencies.

‘Champion’ countries of the Commonwealth Blue Charter are laying the groundwork for joint action and robust, innovative strategies to tackle the world’s most pressing ocean issues.

OAAN Elects New Executives

...Emmanuel Ajufo becomes new President

The Managing Director of Opportunity To See Limited, Emmanuel Ajufo has elected as the new President of Outdoor Advertising Association of Nigeria (OAAN). He emerged winner unopposed.

The Walk Against Suicide, organized by the Guild of Professional Bloggers of Nigeria (GPBN) in collaboration with ActionAid Nigeria and Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Mediation Centre holds today in Lagos. The event kicked off from Ikeja Lagos at 8am.

Ecobank Nigeria has entered into a strategic partnership with Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) with a N15 billion agricultural investment scheme being the first tranche in agricultural value chain financing.

Heads of State, Vice Presidents, and Prime Ministers from nine African nations attended the Corporate Council on Africa's 12th U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Maputo, Mozambique on June 18-21. They were joined by Ministers of Finance, Foreign Affairs, Commerce, Economy, Public Works, and ICT from more than 25 countries across the continent.

It was a gathering of top Business Executives at the SM Jury Business Conference held at Lagos Oriental Hotel on the 13th of June 2019. Tagged ‘’Building Your Empire’’, Panelists from all walks of life took center stage to share their Entrepreneurial journey and challenged young Entrepreneurs to be passionate about their crafts in building their empire.

Africa Oil & Power will present the award to H.E. Macky Sall at its annual conference in Cape Town; H.E. Macky Sall is renowned for his efforts to revive Senegal’s economy and create an attractive market for oil and gas; H.E. Macky Sall will provide a keynote address at Africa Oil & Power 2019.

Ogilvy was recognized at the 2019 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for its ability to make brands matter across the world with 32 offices across 4 regions taking home prestigious Lions, including Ogilvy’s Puerto Rican office, De La Cruz & Associates, winning their first ever Lion.

SPAR, one of Nigeria’s largest supermarket and department store brands in Nigeria has partnered with Realtime International Film Festival for their third edition which will be held across multiple venues from 23rd to 29th June 2019. The opening ceremony will be held at Film House Leisure Mall, Surulere, Lagos.

Sanwo-Olu Confirms Appointment of Bolowotan as DG Sports Commission

As part of efforts to transform the sports sector, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of Oluwatoyin Bolowotan as the new Director-General of the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC).

LaLiga has unveiled LaLiga Space, its biggest-ever event in Egypt, to mark the kick-off of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Cairo. Prominent LaLiga Ambassadors and legends of the modern game Samuel Eto’o and Fernando Morientes were at Cairo Festival City Mall to open the three-day event on Thursday afternoon and to meet with both local and international media.

Petr Cech finally returns to Chelsea. The London club have appointed him as technical and performance advisor. The Premier League club made the announcement on Friday.

Multinational internet and media group, Naspers has invested R30 million (US$2.1 million) in South African tech start-up SweepSouth. This is the first investment by Naspers in its commitment to support talented and ambitious entrepreneurs in South Africa who are using technology to improve people’s daily lives.

On Thursday, the eve of the kickoff of the African Cup of Nations, corruption investigation against the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad, the body's executive committee had requested FIFA's intervention in its administrative processes.

Standard Chartered Bank (Nigeria) Limited has launched the SC Women in Tech Incubator, to support and promote the economic and social development of women in Nigeria through innovation or technology led entrepreneurship.

The Nigerian financial sector has significantly grown in leaps and bounds; thanks largely to technology. Currently, banks’ services have been automated. Customers are no longer required to visit their brick and mortar branches to perform any transaction.

Farid Fezoua, President & CEO, GE Africa was named as Co-chair of the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA) by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. PAC-DBIA members – representing small, medium, and large companies from a variety of industry sectors – advise the President, through the Secretary of Commerce, on ways to strengthen commercial engagement between the United States and Africa.

Despite the growing awareness, sexual abuse has remained a harrowing issue predominant in today’s society. Beyond the physical, emotional and mental health effects on survivors, another area a lot of people do not pay attention to is financial abuse. This is a situation where survivors are forced to fall back into the hands of their perpetrators because of their dependency on them for survival. Financial or economic abuse is another way abusers control their partners cyclically to keep them in a relationship.

Pixels Offers Free Internet Facilities to Public

...Plans Grand Celebrations For 16th Anniversary

In keeping to the creed and ideals of offering best value and premium services to the general public, the management of the foremost digital photography outfit, Pixels International Academy has announced free Wifi value-add service across all their outlets.

In another attempt to control the news regarding African football affairs, the journalist Nazim Bessol, working for Algerian newspaper Botola, has seen his accreditation for the African Cup of Nations revoked.

STEM METS Resources Marks Fifth Anniversary of Providing Quality Education in Nigeria

STEM METS Resources, an organisation committed to inspiring Nigerian children by providing quality, innovative and alternative educational learning platforms, has marked its fifth anniversary.

L-R- Chief Executive Officer, (CEO) Sustainable Education & Enterprise Development, (SEED), Lanre Oniyitan, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, STEM METS Resources, Jadesola Adedeji, Chief Executive Officer, (CEO) Teach for Nigeria, Folawe Omikunle and Managing Director, The Education Partnership Centre, Modupe Adefeso-Olateju at the 5th Anniversary ceremony of STEM METS Resource held in Lagos.

In the past five years, the organisation has delivered world-class Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (S.T.E.M) based programs to children with the mission to inspire creativity and innovation and also ensure that they are equipped with the skills required to succeed in their careers in future and contribute to the economic development of Nigeria. Since its inception in 2014, STEM METS has organized over 50 workshops, and trained over 7000 learners through its various programs across South-West Nigeria.

Becoming recognised as a “sustainable” organisation can enhance brand equity, unlock opportunities to create new markets and launch sub-brands, line extensions and packaging innovations. In the electronics industry, a number of companies are reinventing themselves with fresh initiatives and brand identities with a sustainability focus.

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