By Ayomide Otitoju Rite Foods Limited, Nigeria’s leading indigenous manufacturer of beverages and snacks, has moved up five places in the 2025 Top 50 Brands Nigeria® Ranking, rising from 27th position in 2024 to 22nd this year. The achievement underscores the company’s sustained brand strength, consumer trust, and growing influence within the country’s competitive food…
By Ayomide Otitoju Invited by World Bank Group President Ajay Banga, Dr. Ould Tah participated in the Council’s meeting held on the sidelines of the 2025 World Bank Group and IMF Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C. The Council brings together international financial leaders, ministers, and private sector executives to advance job creation through strategic investments….
By Ayomide Otitoju Founder and Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Dr. Jim Ovia, CFR, was on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, honoured as the Doyen of the Nigerian Banking Industry during the Closing Gong Ceremony at the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) in Lagos. Dr. Ovia, accompanied by the bank’s Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dame…
By Ayomide Otitoju Pernod Ricard Nigeria, through its flagship brand Jameson Irish Whiskey, has announced its partnership with Afrobeat Rebellion, an immersive cultural and musical exhibition celebrating the life and legacy of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. The 12-week exhibition, running from October 12 to December 28, 2025, at the Ecobank Pan African Center, Victoria Island,…
By Ayomide Otitoju Rite Foods Limited, Nigeria’s leading manufacturer of beverages and snacks, has reaffirmed its commitment to youth development and social impact through a partnership with the Lifelong Impact and Welfare Foundation for the third edition of the Empower Her with JennyUK initiative. The annual empowerment programme, themed “Unlocking the Potential of the Next…
By Ayomide Otitoju The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarm over the global surge in neurological disorders, revealing that fewer than one in three countries have national policies to address the growing health crisis, which accounts for more than 11 million deaths annually. In its new Global Status Report on Neurology released today, WHO…
By Ayomide Otitoju Clickatell, a global leader in mobile messaging and chat commerce, is celebrating its 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of transforming how brands connect, interact, and transact with their customers. Founded in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2000, Clickatell became the first company to link businesses on the internet with mobile consumers through…
By Ayomide Otitoju Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC has provided comprehensive financial and advisory support to UAC of Nigeria PLC in its landmark acquisition of CHI Limited, one of Nigeria’s largest food and beverage companies. Acting as Mandated Lead Arranger and Global Coordinator, Stanbic IBTC structured a multi-product investment banking solution and financing package that enabled…
By Ayomide Otitoju Notorious billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, was re-arraigned on Monday by the Lagos State Government on fresh murder charges linked to the deaths of two police officers. The case, now before Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, was transferred from Justice Adenike Coker, marking another…
