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- 9 Apr 2023
ARCON's New Law has Prevented N120bn Capital Flight Annually - Buchi Johnson
The new advertising regulation law, which transformed the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) to Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has been applauded by some…
- 3 Mar 2021
NCC, APCON, For Joint ADR, Manpower Training Of Advertising Practitioners
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) have committed to exploring joint manpower development and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to…
- 27 May 2022
APCON to Begin Clamp Down on Unlicensed Advertisers
Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) has said it will clamp down on individuals and organisations engaged in advertising without licence. According to the law of the council, it is…
- 27 Mar 2022
APCON, NBC Seek EFCC’s Support to Recover Advertising Debt
Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON), apex regulatory body in the nation’s advertising industry, and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), have enlisted the support of the…
- 24 Nov 2008
Insight Wins Awards
Insight Communications, Nigeria’s foremost marketing communications company, has won two awards in the just concluded Advertising Practitioner Council of Nigeria (APCON) Advertising Standard…
- 8 Oct 2020
APCON Partner NBC to Resolve N8Bn Media Industry Debt
Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) and National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), the two government agencies regulating advertising practice and the broadcast media have agreed to…
- 30 May 2013
Court Orders APCON to Vet Airtel Adverts
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) to perform its statutory obligation of vetting advertising materials submitted to it by…
- 21 Mar 2021
FG Directs NBC, APCON to Guarantee Income for Media Houses
Federal government gas directed Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON), to implement key policies to guarantee the advertising income of media houses by creating a healthy environment…
- 1 May 2025
Court Affirms ARCON’s Power to Regulate Ads on Social Media, Others
Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has declared that Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has the legal authority to regulate advertising across all media platforms, including…
- 28 Feb 2023
ARCON Begins Clampdown on Firms over Digital Advertisements
Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), has warned players in the digital media space that further contravention of the newly promulgated ARCON Act will attract severe sanctions ranging…
- 3 Jul 2020
Steve Babaeko Elected As AAAN President
Steve Babaeko, ceo and chief creative officer, X3M Ideas has just been elected as the next president of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN). The announcement was made at…
- 7 Jul 2023
Strategic Brand Communicators Pledge to Partner with Govt
Dr Idorenyen Enang, the president, National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN), has said professional marketers are ready, willing and able to partner with government at all levels to drive…
- 23 Jun 2022
NCC Appoints Reuben Muoka as Director of Public Affairs
The Management of the Nigerian Communications Commission has appointed Reuben Muoka, an innovative journalist and consummate public relations practitioner, as its new Director of Public Affairs…
- 15 Nov 2017
Advertising Gurus for Launch of Bel-Molokwu’s Book
The Nigerian advertising community would gather Thursday, November 16 to an intellectual feast in celebration of the presentation of a significant work on advertising by Dr Josef Bel-Molokwu, second…
- 24 Jul 2019
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Yetunde Babaeko, TeeA and Others Celebrate Steve Babaeko’s ADWeek Recognition In Lagos
Leading actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekehinde, Media Entrepreneur, Fade Ogunro, Singer, Praiz, DJ Spinall, On-Air Personality, Gbemi Olateru Olagbegi, Media Personality ,Lamide Akintobi, Comedian and MC,…
- 19 Jul 2014
Uche Nworah Becomes ABS New Managing Director
Uche Nworah, new managing director and chief executive officer, Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS) has assumed duty. Nworah joined the Anambra Broadcasting Service from Globacom (Nigeria’s 2nd…
- 25 Nov 2021
FG Sets Up Task-Force to deliver Audience Measurement Service
Federal government on Thursday announced a 13-member Task Force to oversee and deliver the Audience Measurement Service on Nigeria Media Platforms. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and…
- 14 Jul 2020
ATCON Hosts Sectoral Virtual Forum to Address Post COVID-19 Telecom Needs
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has concluded plans to organize a Sectoral Virtual Forum that would address the need of telecom and ICT Consumers in the…
- 13 Mar 2022
‘We’ll Deliver More Value to Advertisers Through Content’ MultiChoice CEO
Mr. John Ugbe, Chief Executive Officer of MultiChoice Nigeria, has declared that the company is committed to the production and broadcast of content that align with the consumption and technology…
- 12 Jul 2020
New Broadcast Code Unworkable and Unenforceable- Okoroji
Chief Tony Okoroji, chairman, Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), has joined the stakeholders in the creative and broadcast industries calling for a revisit of the recently amended 6th edition of…
- 18 Feb 2020
IMC Players to Discuss ‘Advertising and Power of Nigerian Story’ at Industry Evening
Imbued with the passion to massively accelerate growth in Nigeria's marketing communications industry and propel all-round relevance of the industry in the country's development, Goddie Ofose, one of…
- 11 Mar 2021
DSO to Cover Every State- Lai Mohammed
Federal government has assured that no state will be left out of the Digital Switch Over (DSO) – the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting. Lai Mohammed Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of…
- 30 Jun 2008
Larry Izamoje, the Man and his Reward for Vision
He started Brila Sports, an independent programmes producing and sports consultancy with a ‘second hand’ table and chair and typewriter, in 1992. Today, he is a broadcast mogul driven by…
- 1 Aug 2021
Lagos State, Industry Stakeholders, Mourn BJAN Chairman Ekwujuru
As the entire Brand and Marketing landscape in Nigeria continued to mourn the unexpected demise of late Princewill Ekwujuru, who until his death, was the Chairman of the Brand Journalists Association…
- 7 Sept 2018
ACSPN Calls for Review of NCC Policies to Stem Hate Speech
Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) has called for the review of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) policies to curb hate speech and fake news. …
- 1 Apr 2020
NIMC Appoints Kayode Adegoke, Head, Corporate Communications
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has named Mr. Kayode Adegoke as Head of its Corporate Communications Unit. Mr. Adegoke’s appointment, as approved by the Director-General of NIMC,…
- 3 May 2021
Polaris Bank Gives Away N26m to Customers in Save and Win Grand Finale Draw
The millionaires include: Williams F. Atinuke, a customer of Ikorodu Local Govt branch; Bello G. Amthe, a customer of Maiduguri branch and Sani Mohammed, a customer of Kura branch, Kano. Others are…
- 30 Nov 2019
NCC Reiterates Need for Telecom Consumers to Lodge Complaints First With Service Providers
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the 622 Toll-Free Line created by the Commission for complaints management serves as a second level of complaint for telecom consumers who…