Brand Naija

     By Alpha Mead Team In many Nigerian homes and office buildings, there is a common phrase people say when something begins to spoil: “Let’s manage it for now.” The leaking pipe is ignored. The generator that needs servicing is postponed. The crack in the wall is overlooked. The air-conditioning system that makes strange noises is left to “manage.” At first glance, these decisions seem harmless. After all, postponing repairs seems like a practical way to save money today. But what many property owners, landlords, and facility managers fail to realize is that deferred maintenance is one of the most expensive decisions anyone responsible for a building can make. Across Nigeria’s residential and commercial real estate sector, this quiet habit of postponing maintenance is costing property owners billions of naira every year. And the most dangerous part is that the cost is often invisible until the damage becomes too large to ignore. The Slow Damage Nobody Notices Deferred ...

  By Seun Ajoke Joint plan builds on 24,000 AI-interpreted rapid diagnostic tests, more than 7 million individual patient responses, and 4.5 billion pharmaceutical traceability records already in operation across Nigeria’s PPMV and community pharmacy network LAGOS, Nigeria, Nigeria’s National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) and Sproxil have agreed a joint plan to scale artificial intelligence tools across the country’s private sector malaria response, building on a workflow already operational at thousands of Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendor (PPMV) and community pharmacy sites. The agreement was reached at a strategic meeting in Lagos days before World Malaria Day 2026. Nigeria carries close to a third of the world’s malaria mortality burden, and the private sector handles most first-contact care for febrile illness. Building accurate visibility into what happens at that point of care has been a long-standing gap in the national response. That visibility is taking shape ...

    African entertainment platform Loud In Africa has officially unveiled South African media personality and singer, Unathi Nkayi, as the face of its new season, signaling a strategic expansion of its influence across Africa’s music and entertainment industry. The announcement, made via an official press release, places Unathi Nkayi at the center of Loud In Africa’s upcoming campaigns and creative direction. The move reinforces the platform’s commitment to promoting African music, culture, and influential entertainment figures shaping the continent’s creative landscape. As part of the rollout, Unathi Nkayi is set to release a highly anticipated new music project on May 1. The project will be distributed by Prime Music Partners, highlighting a key collaboration aimed at boosting African music distribution on global streaming platforms and increasing international visibility for African artists. Founder of Loud In Africa, Akeju Abass Mubarak, described the partnership as a majo...

  Pronalytics Secures ISO 27001 Certification as It Builds Enterprise-Grade Infrastructure Pronalytics Limited, the Nigerian technology company building compliance and audit infrastructure for African businesses, has secured ISO 27001 certification, the internationally recognised standard for information security management. The certification was earned by a nominated internal team comprising lead implementers, a lead auditor, and an internal auditor, who completed the formal training and certification examination process. Lucky Johnson, Founder and CEO of Pronalytics, described the moment as one the company had been working toward for a long time. "We have waited for this for a long time. It goes to show that we are compliant and will make our clients know that their information is secure with us." What the Certification Covers ISO 27001 is not a self-assessed standard. Earning it requires an organisation to demonstrate, under independent scrutiny, that it has built a struct...

   Akindele Liasu has committed significant founder capital to Keepaza, the Nigerian payment identity platform he founded under OH Mobility Solution Limited, following the restructuring of his UAE business operations under OH Mobility FZ LLC. The capital commitment marks a defining moment for the platform and signals the beginning of an aggressive growth phase for a product that has quietly been solving one of the most frustrating daily problems in Nigerian commerce.  The decision to liquidate overseas business interests and redirect the proceeds into a Nigerian startup is not a common one. Most founders move in the opposite direction. Akindele’s choice says something deliberate about where he believes the most important opportunity sits right now.  “Every day in Nigeria, millions of people are pasting their bank account numbers into WhatsApp chats with strangers, sharing their financial details publicly in Instagram DMs, and hoping nothing goes wrong,” said Liasu. “...

    By Bimo Asake A partnership between MySCU and Canada’s London International Academy has resulted in the award of over CA$300,000 in scholarships to African students, marking one of several recent efforts to structure access to international secondary education from the continent. The scholarships, delivered through MySCU’s Global Scholars Program (A-Teen Scholars Track), include five fully funded awards valued at CA$60,000 each, covering tuition, accommodation, travel, and living expenses. An additional ten students received full tuition scholarships valued at CA$30,000, while 45 others were awarded partial scholarships of CA$22,250. The five fully funded recipients are Gathigia Wahome (Kenya), Netanya Liro (Ethiopia), Mina Samir (Egypt), Joshua Oguntona (Nigeria), and Emerald Anario (Nigeria), all of whom will complete the Ontario Secondary School Diploma at London International Academy.While scholarship programmes are not new within international education, the structure...

  The Route to Market (RTM) West Africa Summit will return in June 2026 as a leading platform for shaping consumer-centric growth and strengthening market resilience across the region’s fast-evolving FMCG landscape. Building on the success of its 2025 edition, the summit will convene industry leaders, manufacturers, distributors, and technology providers in Lagos to address critical challenges and unlock new growth opportunities in West Africa. The 2025 edition, held at the Lagos Marriott Hotel, Ikeja, set a benchmark for industry collaboration, attracting over 1,000 attendees, 25+ expert speakers, and 5+ exhibiting companies. The event delivered over 21 hours of networking and connected stakeholders from more than 200 companies serving over 1.8 million retail outlets across the region. Key sessions in 2025 featured leading voices across finance, FMCG, and technology, addressing macroeconomic pressures, digital transformation, consumer behavior, and supply chain optimization. Indus...