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December 2024

Winners at the 2024 Lagos Advertising and Ideas Festival (LAIF) Awards Night
For this year’s edition of the Award, the big winners were Insight Publicis Limited, X3M Marketing Ideas Limited, and Noah’s Ark Communications Limited…
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Designer loses a 3-month contract after sharing the project 'without client's knowledge'; where does the law stand on copyright?
Client terminates a designer's 3-month contract for sharing the work without their knowledge. What does the law says on copyright and ownership of a…
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Tunmise Afape
Album Cover Bank launches improved filter experience for easier exploration of the archive
"With this update, users can quickly and efficiently access specific album covers and historical information, streamlining their journey through the…
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Nigerian Animation School holds its inaugural Graduation Ceremony
According to Magic Lab Academy, 62 students, who are poised to transform Africa’s animation and storytelling landscape, graduated during its first-ever…
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The Next Batch: Rowland Olamide on the inspiration behind Batch's first community project and collaborating with Tendril
Rowland Olamide, founder and creative director of Batch, talks about how the collaboration with Tendril came about, the inspiration behind 'The Next…
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Tunmise Afape
TCN Monthly Recap: November 2024 Edition
Here's a recap of the stories—news, events, opportunities, resources, insights, opinions and conversations—we published in November and some other…
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November 2024

Collaboration gone wrong: Designer accused of theft for launching a product he was brought on to assist with
Uche Nwaigwe, a product designer, has been accused of theft by Bunmi Bakare for launching Maipa, a platform to enhance the gifting experience, he was…
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Tunmise Afape
"Closing the studio was a very tough decision to make"— Seyi Olusanya on closing Dá Design Studio
Nigerian design studio Dá Design Studio closing its doors in 2023 came as a shock to many. The studio's co-founder Seyi Olusanya has opened up on why…
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Tunmise Afape
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African Language Learning Startup, TopSet rebrands as Lingawa
Lingawa, coined from the word “Linguistics” and “Wa” — a Yoruba word meaning "Our", reflects the company’s mission to ignite cultural pride and economic…
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Tunmise Afape
Bic Art Master Africa announces winners of the 2024 edition of its annual art competition
Nigerian artist Joseph Akpan emerged as the regional winner for this year's Bic Art Master Africa while South African artists Zolani Makibi and…
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Tunmise Afape
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