Events

Nigerian Marketing Awards Confirm Esteemed 2025 Council

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12 months ago

September 25, 2025

Nigerian Marketing Awards unveil powerful 2025 Council with NIPR endorsement, strengthening credibility and excellence in Nigeria’s marketing industry

The Nigerian Marketing Awards has announced its 2025 Awards Decision Council, unveiling a panel of influential leaders who will shape the integrity and standards of the nation’s most credible platform for celebrating marketing excellence.

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The Council, chaired by Iquo Ukoh, FNIMN, CEO of Entod Marketing Ltd, features a blend of brand custodians, agency chiefs, regulators, and innovators across media, PR, and experiential marketing.

Among the members are Nsima Ogedi-Alakwe of Lagos Business School, Dr Nkechi Ali-Balogun of NECCI Consulting, Bunmi Oke of Ladybird Limited, Tomiwa Aladekomo of Big Cabal Media, and Anthony Ekun of SO\&U, alongside several other industry luminaries.

In a major milestone, the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has formally endorsed the Nigerian Marketing Awards, joining existing partners such as ARCON, NIMN, AAAN, EXMAN, and OAAN.

Tokunboh George-Taylor, Founder/CEO of SKOT Communications, has been nominated by NIPR to serve on the Council.

Founder of the Awards, Tony Agenmonmen, fnimn, described the development as “another milestone in our journey to build the biggest and most credible marketing awards in Nigeria,” stressing that the participation of all key professional bodies cements the Awards’ inclusivity and trustworthiness.

Accredited by the UK-based Independent Awards Standards Council (IASC), the **Nigerian Marketing Awards** continues to set benchmarks for fairness, transparency, and global best practice in its processes.

The 4th edition of the Awards will take place on 15 November 2025 at The Jewel Aeida, Lagos. The Call for Entries remains open until 30 September, with submissions already pouring in from across the country.

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Now in its fourth year, the Nigerian Marketing Awards has positioned itself as the gold standard for celebrating campaigns, brands, agencies, and professionals driving innovation, impact, and transformation across Nigeria’s vibrant marketing and communications industry.

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Rechael Okonkwo’s Carnival Brings Free Healthcare to 5,000 Residents

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2 weeks ago

September 2, 2026

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Culture

WAKE UP! Art Exhibition Returns for a Second Act

Published

3 weeks ago

August 27, 2026

Mariam Balogun

The contemporary art and photography exhibition “Wake Up!” is back again for a second edition.

Curated by Awele Onwordi, Wake Up! 2 exhibition pays homage to the Nigerian youth and burgeoning street culture which many of its contributing artists reference in their works.

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Titled “Young, Wild, Free”, the exhibition celebrates the creativity, resilience, freedom and cultural influence found in Nigerian youth.

Taking aim at societal issues and economic concerns, the exhibit reflects the youth and their refusal to compromise or bow despite all the challenges stacked against them while charting youth culture through art, music, fashion, skateboarding, photography and community.

The exhibition will be held, once again, at the Angel and Muse Gallery at 25 Sumbo Jibowu street off Ribadu Road off Awolowo Road in Ikoyi.

It will open on Saturday 5 September 2026 and will run until 11 September 2026
This second edition which focuses on celebrating, nurturing and exploring artistic practices rooted in youth and street culture will feature works from DENCITY and SUPERGLIDER HOUSE.

Exhibiting artists include Ajilore Kehinde – their work is deeply influenced by Nigerian street culture and works of other artists like Slawn, Peters Ejiro, etc, Chuka Onwordi – graphic designer who embodies themes of death, melancholy and beauty in his works, ZIDYEP – Abuja based creative whose works move between digital and physical spaces through art, graphic design and air brushing , Franklyn Okoye – graphic designer and artist whose works explore themes of identity and hyper-reality, Awele Onwordi – founder & curator of WAKE UP and multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans character art, creative logo design, album covers and more , Oluchi Kogolo – digital illustrator whose work explores street culture, personality and storytelling through a raw and playful visual style and Kozetuo Apeji – multidisciplinary artists who work explores experimental approaches to problem solving through both digital and traditional art forms.

Commenting on the exhibition in her curatorial statement, Awele noted that “despite economic instability, limited opportunities and socio-political challenges, Nigerian youth continue to shape culture through music, fashion, art, skateboarding, raves, photography and community.”

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Continuing and harping on the raison d’etre of the exhibition she said, “Young, Wild and Free exists to celebrate Nigerian youth while also creating a platform that supports and amplifies them.”