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Dettol Galvanises Lagos Teachers to Bolster Curriculum With Hygiene Education
Dettol Nigeria has announced plans for the commencement of its 2021 Dettol School Hygiene Education Program, an SDG 6 initiative under the Dettol Clean Naija campaign which aims to create awareness, educate and encourage primary school students to inculcate hygienic practices in their daily lives.
L-R: Lead Researcher, Slum and Rural Health Initiative (SRHIN), Dr. Ifeanyi Adigwe; Head, Regulatory Affairs, Reckitt, Sub-Saharan Africa, Mrs. Bolanle Aladegbola; Senior Special Assistant on SDGs to the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Lekan Fatodu; External Communications and Partnerships Lead, Reckitt, Sub-Saharan Africa, Mrs. Cassandra Uzo-Ogbugh; and Country Coordinator, World’s Largest Lesson and Dean Initiative, Mr. Michael Semiye, at the Stakeholders Workshop for the Dettol School Hygiene Programme held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos on Thursday, September 16, 2021.
This announcement was made during the Dettol School Hygiene stakeholders’ workshop on Thursday, September 16, 2021, in Lagos.
The workshop served as a forum where key stakeholders in the Lagos State education sector were informed about the 2021 program vision, as well as the implementation of the program in primary schools across the state.
For the 2021 edition, Dettol has introduced big and exciting additions to the program. The first is the specially developed Hygiene Curriculum created by the Dettol international team, consisting of comics and worksheets that aim to convey the hygiene message to pupils in a fun and engaging manner.
The second addition is the introduction of the program Impact assessment, which will see Dettol use scientific measurement tools to determine the Impact of its hygiene education on the students, their teachers and parents.
Also, in line with Sustainable Developmental Goal 17, partnerships for the goals, Dettol has partnered with the Lagos State office on SDGs, Dean Initiative, World’s Largest Lesson and Slum and Rural Health Initiative (SRHIN) to help drive the program implementation and adoption.
Mr Akbar Ali Shah, general manager, Reckitt Sub-Saharan Africa, stated, “With Dettol, our purpose is to protect life, by making good hygiene simple to adopt. Over the past 6 years, we have directly reached over 5 million primary school children in Nigeria with our hygiene education.
“However, with the need for an intensified hygiene consciousness due to COVID-19, we are evolving from a model where we had just a one-off contact with the students, to one where there will be repeated interactions based on lessons from the Hygiene Curriculum.”
“Our aim is to emphasize on the need to enable a sanitized environment and to create the importance of water, hygiene and sanitation in preventing the spread of infection amongst children.
“We recognize this is an enormous task and we acknowledge the immense contribution that our partners, Lagos State office on the SDGs, Dean Initiative, World’s Largest Lesson, and SRHIN will bring to this campaign” he added.
During his speech at the event, Mr. Lekan Fatodu, senior special Assistant on SDGs to the Lagos State Governor, stated that, “statistics have shown that half of all general practitioner consultations and 12% of all hospitalizations among children aged 0 to 14 years are from infections.
“Hence, I am enthusiastic to see the huge benefits the knowledge shared here today will have on the physical well-being of our pupils.
“I thank and appreciate Dettol Nigeria who have partnered with the Dean Initiative, for the overall well-being of school children and I charge all our stakeholders and school executives to help ensure the success of this initiative.”
Hon. Wahab Alawiye-King, chairman, Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), in his goodwill message said, “it is an inestimable honour to be part of this great occasion which has brought together key actors from different sectors to explore and commit to the challenge of making our schools WASH-friendly.
“Our priority to advance access to education and learning outcomes by providing a safe, inclusive and equitable learning environment highlights the significance of this workshop and as such, I want to appreciate the organisers of this event, Dettol Nigeria and their partners, DEAN Initiative, for this impressive outreach.”
The Dettol Clean Naija Initiative was created by Dettol Nigeria as an Integrated multi-level campaign aimed at creating awareness, education and driving hygiene behavioral change to achieve a cleaner and healthier Nigeria.
Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has announced the postponement of its maiden annual Public Relations, Reputation, Ideas, Concepts and Excellence (PRICE) Awards and Prizes to January 25, 2026.
NIPR
The event, earlier scheduled for December 7, 2025, was deferred to accommodate stakeholders whose observance of Christmas festivities had commenced earlier than expected.
Chairman of the Organising Committee, Mr. Israel Opayemi, urged stakeholders to note the new date and prepare to participate in the ceremony.
He said the awards would motivate professionals, practitioners and scholars, while enhancing Nigeria’s global competitiveness in the public relations ecosystem and strengthening brand equity for all stakeholders.
Opayemi reaffirmed the Committee’s commitment to delivering a best-in-class award administration and ceremony, describing the PRICE Awards as a credible and enduring platform to identify, celebrate and elevate outstanding individuals, campaigns and organisations shaping the public relations landscape across sectors.
The development of the PRICE Awards peaked in September 2025 when the NIPR President and Chairman, Council, Dr. Ike Neliaku, inaugurated a 12-man committee to organise the maiden edition. The inauguration followed the Council’s adoption of the report of a technical team tasked with establishing the awards.
Netflix has announced a landmark agreement to acquire Warner Bros. and HBO Max in a transaction valued at $82.7 billion, a move analysts say will reshape the global entertainment industry.
Netflix
The deal, which includes Warner Bros.’ film and television studios, HBO, HBO Max, and Warner Bros. Games, was unanimously approved by the boards of both companies. Under the terms, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) shareholders will receive $23.25 in cash and $4.50 in Netflix shares for each WBD share.
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos described the acquisition as “a defining moment” for the streaming giant, noting that the company intends to maintain Warner Bros.’ current operations while expanding its production capacity.
“By combining Warner Bros.’ incredible library of shows and movies with Netflix’s culture-defining titles, we can give audiences more of what they love and help define the next century of storytelling,” Sarandos said.
The transaction is expected to close within 12 to 18 months, following the planned spin-off of WBD’s TV networks division, Discovery Global, in 2026. Netflix projects annual cost savings of $2–3 billion by the third year after completion and expects the deal to be accretive to earnings per share by year two.
Industry groups, including the Directors Guild of America and Cinema United, have raised concerns about the impact on movie theaters, while regulators are expected to scrutinize the deal over antitrust issues. Netflix has pledged to continue supporting theatrical releases, with Warner Bros.’ cinema commitments running through 2029.
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav hailed the agreement, saying it “combines two of the greatest storytelling companies in the world to bring to even more people the entertainment they love.”
Observers note that the acquisition comes 15 years after former Time Warner chief Jeff Bewkes dismissed Netflix as “the Albanian army,” underscoring the dramatic shift in the entertainment landscape.
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The trigger for the upcoming shut‑down is a breakdown in negotiations between the owners of multiple global channels and the pay‑TV operator.
As of December 2025, the deal between Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and DStv/GOtv has expired and the two parties have not reached a renewal agreement.
Without a new carriage/distribution agreement, the channels belonging to WBD risk being pulled off the DStv/GOtv line‑up.
This is the most significant content cutback the service has seen in years.
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