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The adverse effect of intellectual property theft was on the front burner at the 2024 edition of MIP Africa, held recently in Cape Town, South Africa. The annual trade show and conference, which focuses on the television and media market in Africa, featured an extensive discussion session dedicated to the spiral effects of piracy on African creatives. The session, moderated by MultiChoice Group Channel Director: Premium Channels Waldimar Pelser, also offered insights from Chola Makgamathe, Chairperson of the Copyright Coalition of South Africa, Thandi Ramathesele, MD at Izwi Multimedia, and Tobias Maja, Senior Anti-Piracy Manager at Irdeto. Speaking at the…

Oyewole OluwatofunmiYinka Akanbi is a celebrated film director, producer, writer, and scriptwriter with over 25 years of experience in the entertainment industry. He is the founder and CEO of Pisces Audio-Visual Limited, a leading production company in Lagos, Nigeria.Akanbi has written and directed numerous documentaries, TV commercials, films, and dramas, including “Eyes Wide Open”, “Daodu of Nigerian Theatre”, and “Treasures of Nigeria”, which has been nominated for an award. He has also produced two home videos, “Yemisi Owereke” and “Ewonlaafin”, which was showcased at the Toscana Festival in Italy. His TV soaps include “This Life”, “Odd World”, “Behind the Siege”,…

Governing Council, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR, has announced the appointment of Rasheed Bolarinwa, the President, Association of Communication and Marketing Professionals in Banks, ACAMB, as chairman of its newly created Management Committee of FinanceHub.NAN reports that the committee, comprising of banking, insurance, and pensions, is meant to deepen sustainable Public Relations practice in the finance sector.Bolarinwa is expected to bring his wealth of experience from journalism, PR and the financial sector to the banking, insurance and pension sectors alongside other appointees from maritime and aviation sectors of the economy.Bolarinwa is currently the Head of Brand Management and Corporate…

Chelsea’s English midfielder #20 Cole Palmer celebrates after scoring his fourth goal, chelsea’s fifth from the penalty spot during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Everton at Stamford Bridge in London on April 15, 2024 Chelsea have left Cole Palmer out of their squad for the UEFA Conference League, along with centre-back Wesley Fofana and central midfielder Romeo Lavia. The West London club’s 29-man squad for the league phase of UEFA’s third tier was announced on Thursday and included the likes of Pedro Neto, Mykhailo Mudryk and Jadon Sancho. A new squad list is submitted for the…

Dr Shakirat Kareem Abayomi, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Whiterose Group, has rebuked the coordinated effort by her detractors to spread false allegations against her through the media. She emphasized that the allegations are baseless and part of a deliberate strategy by her competitors to tarnish the reputable image of the property brand she has diligently built over the years. Addressing the recent misinformation against her, Dr Shakira stated that the allegations stem from envy, hate, and resentment from individuals threatened by her success in business. Despite facing unfair attacks in the media, she remains steadfast in her…

As part of efforts to tackle banditry and other security challenges, the Sokoto State Government has handed over 20 Hilux vans and 710 motorcycles to the newly established Community Guard Corps in the state.The Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Col. Abdul Usman (Rtd.), handed over the vehicles and motorcycles on Thursday to the commanders of the 13 local government areas most affected by banditry at the state headquarters of the corps.Represented by the Director of the Administration Department of Security Matters, Almustafa Sayudi, Col.Usman said the vehicles were provided to better equip the corps to penetrate the…

The Federal Government has initiated the sale of subsidised milled rice to alleviate the ongoing food crisis in the country.Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, launched the sales in Abuja on Thursday.The subsidised rice will be sold at N40,000 per bag, with a limit of one bag per person.The launch on Thursday was intended for the public servants.Details later…

Interswitch, one of Africa’s leading integrated payments and digital commerce companies has been awarded the prestigious Fintech of the Year award at the African Fintech Summit (AFTS) Excellence Awards which took place recently as part of the African Fintech Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. The Fintech of the Year award recognizes outstanding achievements in fintech, including product innovation, market impact, and overall contribution to the growth of the industry. Interswitch emerged winner in this category out of a pool of African fintechs, startups and ecosystem enablers all nominated for the position, highlighting its unwavering commitment to innovation, excellence, and its focus…

– increases capital expenditureThe Lagos State House of Assembly has amended the Appropriation Law of 2024 that has a size of N2,267,976,120,869.The reordering is sequel to a letter dated August 9, 2024 and sent to the House by the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu.The House at plenary on Thursday gave the approval after the Chairman of the Committee on Economic Planning and Budget, Hon. Lukman Olumoh, presented the report and recommendations of the Committee which were adopted as the resolution of the House.Though the total budget size remains the same, the recurrent expenditure was reduced from N952,430,566,998 in the original…

Some Nigerians in the diaspora, under the auspices of the Diaspora Good Governance Watch (DGGW), have announced plans to lead massive protests demanding the immediate arrest and prosecution of Mele Kyari, the Group CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC Ltd).The protests, scheduled to take place in London and at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, are in response to the NNPC’s recent admission that it owes $6.8 billion to petrol suppliers, after initially denying any debt.The DGGW described this as a “brazen lie” and a clear indication of the gross mismanagement, corruption, and impunity that…