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Nigerian Non-Interest Bank, Jaiz Bank, unveils new brand identity
The rebrand, which sees the company introduce a new logo, fresh colours, and a new tagline, is the first of such since its founding in 2012 and…
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Tunmise Afape
Midddleman reveals new brand identity that reflects its new mission
The rebrand captures the company’s evolution from an escrow service addressing Nigeria’s e-commerce trust deficit to a platform redefining Africa-China…
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Tunmise Afape
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Nigerian crypto startup, Zap Africa, announces rebrand to reflect its ambition
The company, which recently got in a public trademark war with Paystack, when it launched a product under the same name, “Zap,” clarified that the…
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Tunmise Afape
TCN Monthly Recap: February 2025 Edition
Here's a recap of the stories—news, events, opportunities, resources, insights, opinions and conversations—we published in February 2025 and some other…
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Tunmise Afape
Studio Styles announces Culture Pay Survey, a survey aimed at understanding the pay landscape in Nigeria’s cultural industry
According to Abba, the survey—which is open to culture workers who are Nigerian residents—is their attempt to gather data to push for fair pay and…
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“I really love how it turned out”—Ife Aminu on Feel Good's flower-inspired illustrations
In a conversation with The Creatives Note, Ifeoluwa Aminu talks about getting to create the illustration for Feel Good and how the illustration gave…
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Dex Ghana confirms dEX Design Conference will return this September
The dEX Design Conference (formerly called Artmosphere), which was last held in 2022, will take place on September 20, 2025, at the ISSER Conference…
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Nigerian financial services company, First Bank Nigeria (FBN) Holdings PLC, rebrands as First HoldCo Plc
Nigerian financial services company, First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Holdings Plc, oannounced its rebrand as First HoldCo Plc, as part of plans to create a…
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Tunmise Afape
TCN Monthly Recap: January 2025 Edition
Here's a recap of the stories—news, events, opportunities, resources, insights, opinions and conversations—we published in January 2025 and some other…
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Tunmise Afape
Nigerian type designer launches new typeface inspired by the traditional Oja flute from Eastern Nigeria
Oja Display, designed by Chisaokwu Joboson, is a bold and expressive typeface inspired by the anatomical structure of the traditional Oja flute from…
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Tunmise Afape
Paystack's founding designer quits company after 9 years
Opemipo Aikomo, Paystack’s founding designer, has announced his exit from the company after “9 years of designing and leading what has become one of the…
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Tunmise Afape
8 African companies that rebranded / refreshed their brand identity in 2024
From tech startups to media publications, telecom corporation and VC firm, here are 8 African companies that refreshed their identity or underwent…
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