NIGERIANS running social media adverts will now have to pay an extra cost for the vetting of the content by the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON). ARCON, which has earlier mandated social media influencers and bloggers, among others, to seek its approval before advertising any product or service online, …
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BREAKING: FG Dissolves Advertising Standard Panel Over ‘All Eyes On The Judiciary’ Billboards
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has suspended two top officials for approving the ‘All Eyes on Judiciary’ billboard advert in Abuja. Reports emerged that the Federal Government on Tuesday dissolved the Secretariat of the Advertising Standard Panel (ASP) over its approval of billboards termed as blackmailing the Presidential …
Read More »‘Nigeria Loses N120bn To Production Of Advertising Materials’
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria said the nation’s advertising industry loses over N120 billion annually to the production of advertising, advertisement and marketing communication materials outside the country. The Director-General of ARCON, Dr Olalekan Fadolapo, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in …
Read More »ARCON Reforms: Is ADVAN In Love With The Industry’s Status Quo?
By Izuchukwu Ewa MORE than ten years ago, Dr. Daniel Olukoya, Founder of the Mountain of Fires and Miracles Ministries wrote a book he boldly titled, ‘SLAVES WHO LOVE THEIR CHAINS’. As if to buttress the paradoxical titled, he added an even more puzzling subtitle; “…shall remain in their bondage.” …
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