The 2025 Consumers Value Awards (CVA) wrapped up in Lagos on Wednesday, with a clear message from stakeholders: Nigeria needs stronger, bigger platforms that amplify consumer voices and promote market accountability. This year’s edition, backed by over 15,000 verified votes, honoured leading brands with a Special Badge of Honour presented by organisers, BrandXchange. In his welcome address, Akonte Ekine, CEO of BrandXchange and convener of the CVA, stated that the Consumers Value Awards remain Nigeria’s only recognition platform where consumer voices are not only heard but also shape the celebration of brand excellence. He congratulated all the winners and participants,…
Author: Elvis Eromosele
The 2025 Consumers Value Awards (CVA) held in Lagos on Wednesday night, with some of Nigeria’s most prominent brands clinching top honours across 60 competitive categories. The Awards, determined by over 15,000 consumer votes, celebrate brands that consistently deliver trust, value, and positive consumer experiences. Leading the winners’ circle were MTN Nigeria, Checkers Custard, Spectranet, Golden Penny, and LG Electronics, among others. MTN emerged as one of the biggest winners of the night, taking home awards for: Most Reliable Internet Service – MSN, Best Customer Service Brand, Best Green Energy Adoption by a Company, and Best CSR Initiative by a…
The Gombe State Government has approved ₦500 million as a counterpart contribution for the procurement of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), a vital treatment for children suffering from severe acute malnutrition. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Ismaila Uba-Misilli, Director-General of Press Affairs, who said the funding forms part of a joint arrangement with UNICEF under the Child Nutrition Fund, a mechanism that supports low-resource regions in scaling up access to life-saving nutrition commodities. Uba-Misilli explained that the contribution will enable Gombe to expand treatment coverage for malnourished children across all 11 local government areas of the state. Rising Concern…
The Lagos State Government has expanded its Social Register with 172,927 newly identified vulnerable households in 2025, strengthening efforts to target social protection programs more effectively. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the development on Tuesday while presenting the state’s ₦4.237 trillion “Budget of Shared Prosperity” for 2026 to the Lagos State House of Assembly. Sanwo-Olu said Lagos has continued to refine and expand its Social Register—one of the country’s largest databases for identifying low-income residents. As of the end of 2024, the register had captured 688,759 households and 2,681,507 individuals. He explained that a statewide verification exercise launched in March 2025…
Condom distribution in Nigeria has fallen by 55 per cent in the past year, according to new figures from UNAIDS, which says the global HIV response is experiencing its worst setback in decades. The findings, released in the UNAIDS 2025 World AIDS Day report titled Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the AIDS Response, show steep declines in access to condoms, HIV testing, and community-based prevention services across many countries. UNAIDS warns that the fall in condom distribution is part of a broader collapse in essential HIV services, driven by funding cuts and increasing pressure on civil society organisations. “Progress is Unravelling” -…
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) says 221,996 candidates failed the 2025 computer-based test (CBT), the final screening stage of its nationwide recruitment exercise. The exercise covers four federal paramilitary agencies: Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Federal Fire Service (FFS) The Board received over 1.8 million applications, with 1,120,491 of them fully completed and cleared for shortlisting. Application Breakdown NIS: 703,499 NSCDC: 482,198 NCoS: 406,491 FFS: 165,212 CDCFIB Secretariat: 116,122 Another 432,935 applications were incomplete, while 360,923 were disqualified during screening. Examination Stage The CBT, held…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has invested more than ₦30 billion this year to boost security across universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, according to Alhaji Aminu Masari, Board of Trustees Chairman. In a statement issued in Katsina, Masari said the funding has already strengthened safety for students, lecturers and other campus residents, adding that the intervention supports the federal government’s drive to create safer, more conducive learning environments. He explained that TETFund has now created a dedicated budget line for security, similar to its provision for electricity. “Students and academic staff need a safe environment to carry out their…
Nigeria’s petrol imports from Malta have fallen sharply, plunging 60 per cent in 2024, as the Dangote Refinery begins to transform the country’s fuel supply landscape. New data from TradeMap shows Nigeria imported about $818 million worth of petroleum products from Malta in 2024, down from more than $2.1 billion in 2023. A 2023 Surge That Raised Questions For years, Nigeria recorded virtually no fuel imports from Malta. That changed abruptly in 2023 when imports spiked to $2.1 billion. The sudden surge triggered controversy. Industry watchers pointed to alleged “blending” operations and unusual fuel routing. Dangote Group chairman Aliko Dangote even…
Google parent Alphabet is closing in on a historic milestone. The stock has surged nearly 35 per cent in the past six weeks, adding about $1 trillion in market value and putting the company within striking distance of a $4 trillion market cap, a level reached by only one other U.S. company: Nvidia. By Tuesday morning, Alphabet shares had risen another 1.3 per cent, lifting the company’s valuation to roughly $3.9 trillion. The stock is now up almost 70 per cent in 2025, emerging as one of Wall Street’s strongest performers amid a broader tech rally. The renewed enthusiasm extends far beyond…
The 2025 Lagos Advertising and Ideas Festival (LAIF) Creative Conference will hold this Saturday, November 29, 2025, at the Lagos Marriott Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, from 9 am to 6 pm. Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN), organiser of the event, says this year’s edition marks a historic milestone, the 20th anniversary and will be celebrated under the bold theme “20 Years of Crazy.” The conference will bring together leading voices from Nigeria, Africa, and the global creative industry for a full day of inspiring conversations on creativity, technology, culture and the future of brand-building. The LAIF Creative Conference…