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- 7 Dec 2023
Unleashing AfCFTA's Economic Promise: The Strategic Role of Public Relations
The recent Public Relations Society of Kenya Annual Summit which was held from November 27th to December 1st, 2023 at the Diamonds Leisure Beach & Golf Resort in Diani, Kenya, held a spotlight on…
- 31 May 2016
Nigerian, Kenyan Elected President, Secretary General of APRA
Mr. Yomi Badejo-Okusanya, a strategic communications expert and PR practitioner has been elected President of Africa Public Relations Association (APRA), the continent’s Public Relations professional…
- 17 May 2024
Nigeria's Omoniyi Ibietan, elected Secretary-General of APRA
Omoniyi Ibietan, Head Media Relations at the Nigerian Communications Commission, fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and African Public Relations Association (APRA), has just…
- 16 Jul 2024
World PR Day: APRA Advocates Ethical, Responsible Use of AI
African Public Relations Association (APRA) has called on its members to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and associated technologies for insights towards transformation of lives, the PR…
- 19 Jun 2024
Newmark Group Scoops Two Awards @ SABRE Awards 2024
Newmark Group, a Pan-African strategic communications and brand positioning firm, has secured two prestigious awards at the 2024 SABRE Awards ceremony, held recently in Côte d’Ivoire. The accolades…
- 15 May 2018
StarTimes, SOS Children's Villages Join Forces to Empower African Youth
Digital Television Company StarTimes Media and SOS Children’s Villages International have signed in Nairobi (Kenya) a Memorandum of Understanding (‘MOU’) that will see the two organizations partner…
- 18 Mar 2024
IIM United Kingdom Inducts new Members, Highlights the Power of Intelligent Technologies
Institute of Information Management (IIM) United Kingdom successfully hosted its highly anticipated Annual Convention and 47th Induction/Investiture ceremony on March 9, 2024, at the Wesley London…
- 27 May 2012
Undersea Cables and Nigeria’s Cloudy Mobile Ecosystem
“Plenty water for Africa…water for ordinary man to drink nko o…e nor dey.” Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the late Afrobeat music legend was apt in his hit track: ‘water nor get enemy’. There is so much water…
- 1 Jun 2020
COVID-19: Group Rebuke Restrictions on Rights and Freedoms Using Cybercrimes Legislations
Nine (9) civil society organizations under the aegis of African Internet Rights Alliance ( AIRA), on Wednesday 27 May, 2020 came together and submitted two (2) joint letters to the Special…
- 20 Mar 2015
Bloomberg Media Initiative Opens Applications in 3 African Countries
Financial journalists and professionals interested in financial journalism can now apply to the Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa (BMIA) Executive Training Program 2015. The program, which is funded…
- 13 Feb 2019
Facebook Highlights Efforts to Protect Election Integrity in Nigeria, Africa
With a number of upcoming elections across Africa, Facebook has restated its commitment to reduce the spread of misinformation, protect election integrity and support civic engagement across the…
- 5 Aug 2025
Kenyan Court Blocks Paradigm Initiative’s Bid to Join Digital Freedom Lawsuit Against X Corp
In a pivotal ruling with implications for digital rights and judicial neutrality, the High Court in Nairobi has rejected an application by Paradigm Initiative (PIN) to participate as amicus curiae in…
- 23 Feb 2016
IBM Marks 23 Years of Inventions, Patent Leadership
IBM, the global technology firm reportedly invests as much as $6bn on technology R&D annually; and it continues to shape the future of computing through cognitive computing and cloud platforms…
- 8 Oct 2019
Facebook Expands its Third-party Fact-checking Programme to 10 Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Joining third-party fact-checking programmes in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Cameroon and Senegal, Facebook today announced the expansion of its Third-Party Fact-Checking programme to 10 additional…
- 27 Dec 2016
Whistleblowing- a Way to Go for Nigeria?
The Minister of Finance recently announced incentives for whistleblowers as one of the strategies of combating corruption. Since the announcement, the social media has been agog with reactions…
- 26 May 2016
NiRA Delighted as ICAAN Commissions First Office in Africa
Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has commended The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for the opening of ICANN’s first Engagement Office in Africa. NiRA…
- 19 May 2017
ICT Stakeholders List Ways to Creating Billion Dollar Firms in Nigeria
In a bid aimed at supporting the government and leaders in technology in their efforts at driving the change needed to be seen in the Nigerian technology industry, various key Stakeholders in the…
- 20 Mar 2014
Makwane, New Country Manager Microsoft Nigeria Resumes Officially
Microsoft has announced the appointment of Kabelo Makwane as the company’s new country manager for Nigeria. A seasoned technology professional and long-standing member of the Microsoft family, South…