It is honour to have led the communication team for the
@iamDouyeDiri
Bayelsa Governorship election. Working with Sen. Douye Diri(Now Governor); pre, primary elections down to election day and subsequent VICTORY has been an interesting learning curve.
I have exhausted all avenues to get
@gtbank
@gtbank_help
to return my money over N53,000 collectively that was fraudulently taken from me since Dec 2019 and Jan. 2020. Unfortunately, I have to now ask
#GTBReturnMyMoney
publicly. This I will do until I get every dime!
To mark our first year anniversary, please read our exclusive interview with Shamim Nabuuma Kaliisa (
@NKaliisa
), Founder, Chil Artificial Intelligence Lab
Shamim is one of the African entrepreneurs named in this year's Bloomberg New Economy Catalysts
Thrilled to be in Côte d'Ivoire for the first time!
I'm here for a client project for the next few days, & loving the vibrant energy of Abidjan so far. This is actually the first of 10 new African countries I'm aiming to visit this year – Africa has so much to offer!
Once known for easy money, lending over $150bn in two decades,
#China
's role in Africa is changing.
Covid-19 and the US-China trade could bring the lending spree to an end, writes
@davethomas1989
.
When I was dethroned as King, I told Herbert at 9 am, by noon, Herbert had a plane waiting for me at the tarmac, and received my family for months inside the hotel’
- Sanusi weeps in an emotional tribute to Herbert Wigwe as H.E. Dr. Alex Otti consoles him on stage.
Herbert was
In order to successfully pitch PR stories to global media platforms and international journalists, it's important to have a clear understanding of the right approach.
I'm delighted to be facilitating a session at the event organised by
@LagosNIPRtweets
Since my time here is short, I'd love to connect with some Ivorian media and PR professionals while I'm in town. Perhaps you know someone who could be a good resource or connection for the vlog? Any referrals or introductions would be hugely appreciated!
Reach out via DM.
So in the week gone by, I hung up my headphones for the very last time. My love affair with radio has come to an end. I will miss it but I think I can hear something else calling
To everyone who has followed me over the years, I say thank you. I will miss doing this
I spoke with
@TechCabal
's
@EphraimModise1
for this story on the evolution of tech media in Africa, the relationship with startups, and why tech startups and their founders must learn to continually 'own the narrative', even in a crisis situation.👇🏾
🚀 It was an amazing 2-day experience at the TechCabal Moonshot event held in Lagos, Nigeria
🌟 Huge shoutout to
@iamtomiwa
& the entire team for pulling off such an exceptional event.
@Allisonww_
was represented at the event by my attendance.
#TechCabalMoonshot
Speaking of sharing experiences, I'm planning to put together a short vlog with 5 key things to know and prepare for when traveling to Côte d'Ivoire (or any African country I visit) for business.
In celebration of
#AfricaDay
we are excited to announce the launch of The Future is Female Mentorship Program dedicated exclusively to
#African
#Tech
#femalefounders
The program is a PR & comms mentorship program created for the business needs of African female founders.👩🏿👩🏾👩🏽
I'm excited about the
#CMMtheFutureisFemale
mentorship program. It was simply started as a way to give back and now has become the benchmark PR and Communications mentorship program! The first ever PR and Communications mentorship exclusively for African Women in Tech!🙌🙌
The Africa Channel (TAC), a Los Angeles-based cable and streaming channel, has sealed a licensing and distribution deal with THEMA TV to bring ROK studio original feature films to the US and global audiences.
How about the N33,501 double charge on my airline ticket purchase 2nd Dec 2019? I've filled two forms on this too, and nothing has been done. I need you to return my N53,501. Small money, but this has to stop!
#GTBReturnMyMoney
@iamsamuelaboki
Some day I will write a book about my experience leading a team of over 40 staff members in roles as research, data analyst, strategy, social media, multimedia, creatives, PR and support staff.
Dr. Wigwe who tragically passed away in a helicopter crash in CA last month with his wife and son, Mrs. Chizoba & Mr. Chizi Wigwe, will be remembered for his unwavering commitment to African development and his role in transforming
@myaccessbank
into a p international powerhouse
Are you an Africa-focused startup, brand or organization & want to know how to manage ur comms & gain visibility during this
#Pandemic
?
We are excited at
@CMooreMedia
to host a webinar ‘Africa-Focused Communications During a Global Pandemic’ with great some guests.
Happy Monday everyone!
🏥 Is a pandemic good for your health...tech? 👇
🌍🚀In this week issue of
#AfricaTheBigDeal
, with
@Cvllr
we are looking at the impact of the pandemic on
#Africa
's health tech sector.
Full analysis here:
Thank you
@ClaudineMoore
for your leadership and for the birthday/my 10th anniversary gift🕺🏾🎉🎉.
And yes, your jokes are funny😀.
I'm proud of what we're building at
@CMooreMedia
. Excited about the growth as well 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
#TeamCMM
A massive happy birthday to
@IdaguDavid
a driving force behind
@CMooreMedia
and all we do!
Smart, dedicated, strategic, funny and he gets all my silly jokes!😝😝
So proud to call him a colleague and friend!!!!!
Thank you David for all you do!!!
Personal news: December was my last month at
@TheMessenger
where I was on the breaking news team.
I'm happy to share that this week I joined
@TheInformation
as an Editorial Fellow. I'll be working from NYC and later in San Francisco. Send me tips: abubakar
@theinformation
.com. 🙏
"My favorite founders are the ones that just see PR as a means to an end, who are just really focused on building the business... it's not just about hype for hype's sake."
@WimbartHope
@WimbartHope
According to the 2022–2023 Africa PR and Communications report, the majority of professionals in the industry regard artificial intelligence (AI) as the technology that will revolutionise the industry over the next decade.
I'm honoured that my profile of Kenyan historian
@ChaoTayiana
has been awarded first place in the inaugural
#OpenTheKnowledge
Journalism Awards by
@Wikimedia
, a recognition of the crucial role that journalists play in expanding access to reliable information about Africa.
Shooting in progress.
7 days a week.
Creating over 100 video lessons.
A-Z of public relations and everything in between.
The most complete PR training course you will get any where.
I'm excited about the opportunity to be mentoring some of Africa's Next Female Tech Billionaires🙌🙌 through the one-on-one sessions for the 12 mentees taking part in the Future is Female Mentorship Program.
We know how to spot winners! 🎉🎉
We're proud of one of our
#CMMTheFutureIsFemale
mentorship program mentees & to see her work featured by
@techcabal
.👏🏾
It's great that this is coming after one of the customized mentoring sessions.
More to come!
Congrats
@WunmiAkinsola
Fashion means different things to different people. It could be an expression of self or an aspect of culture, or a form of entertainment or business. For Wunmi Akinsola, it’s all of these, and more.
🤝 I also had the pleasure of meeting amazing people, including the amazing
@wimbarthope
, founder of
@wimbartpr
,
#Koromone
, & more.
I thoroughly enjoyed the Masterclass on how to think about media in Africa by
@davidiadeleke
! Fantastic session with lots of practical insights.
We are proud to announce that our friends at
@channelstv
are partnering with our client
@afexnigeria
for a segment on the TV station- The AFEX COMMODITIES MARKET UPDATE, showing every Wednesday at 10:30am on the Business Morning program.
The African tech sector's potential provides the continent with enormous opportunities to leapfrog its development.
Only countries that build the infrastructure and regulatory framework to support this growth will benefit significantly.
#BuildingforAfrica
#AfricanTech
#Tech
#GDP
Tech now contributes more than oil to Nigeria’s GDP.
The recent GDP report by the National Bureau of Statistics shows that the ICT sector contributed 18.44% to Nigeria’s GDP in Q2 2022. The sector saw a 6.55% growth rate from Q1 2022.
👇
Major shoutout to
@IdaguDavid
who also joins
@AllisonPR
as their first consultant on the ground in
#Lagos
NIgeria providing media relations & Biz dev support across the region.
He is a total rockstar & I am so glad he also joins A+P.
Well done David!!👏🏿
@gtbank_help
@gtbank
stop asking me to send you any more details. Go through all information I have sent to you months back about the transactions. Sometimes I have to send the info more than once. All I ask is
#GTBReturnMyMoney
in 24hrs. Enough of back n forth.
@iamsamuelaboki
His untimely passing serves as a reminder of life's brevity, urging us to live with purpose and determination. Instead of succumbing to fear, we should use it as motivation to pursue our dreams passionately.
#HerbertWigwe
So
@ClaudineMoore
asked me for my own
#BHM2022
quote. So here we go👇🏾👇🏾
"With correct Egusi & eba eaten daily, an African man will remain true to the spirit of the motherland"- Idagu (2022)
I'm sure my African & esp. Nigerian brothers will connect to the spirit of this quote.🙌🏾
Thank you so much, Sir
@IdaguDavid
for your presence and wisdom shared with us last Saturday.
On behalf of the EFLP fellows, I day thank you.
It was a thorough session work a lot of insight on Branding. We shall implement and become!!
Thank you, Sir.
@OdunEweniyi
My boss
@ClaudineMoore
a 10+ years African PR leader launched
#CMMTheFutureIsFemale
Mentorship Program, the first PR & Comms mentorship program dedicated exclusively for African female tech founders. Check out this
@Forbes
article for more details -->
It’s FriYAY🥳
We’re so happy to see this great blog post from
@eve_anny
founder of
@valleyhub_ltd
& one of our mentees for our flagship
#CMMtheFutureisFemalementorship
Program
We’re excited to meet Eva & the other 24 African female tech founders who make up the 2nd cohort YAY!