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How Jumia is Contributing to the Growth of Food Delivery Services in Nigeria
If one should name an industry that has gained tremendous growth, success, and impact, it is online food delivery. With the increasing advancement in technology, significant mergers from various investors, and the human need for food, the global food delivery market will most likely reach an estimated $215 billion by 2024.
The success of this sector is also very evident in a country like Nigeria, with food being a crucial need for all, especially in the working-class sector in busy cities like Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, and Port Harcourt.
According to numbers by Worldometer, Nigeria’s rank as the largest populated country in Africa, with over 200 million people, has contributed to the food segment revenue of $33.7 billion. This high revenue can also be attributed to the fast adoption rate of smartphones in the country, which allows customers to access food delivery services via mobile apps.
Africa’s biggest e-commerce platform, Jumia, through its food delivery services has made an indelible mark on the Nigerian food industry since its launch in 2012.
One of the significant ways it does this is through the large number of partnerships with various Nigerian restaurants. This has made it easier for consumers to order food from a restaurant through the Jumia Food app regardless of location. For the vendors, it also gives them a wider range of consumers, which helps them to stay ahead of the competition. This was quite evident during the COVID-19 pandemic when restaurants partnering with Jumia Food were able to sustain their businesses through the Jumia delivery network.
In 2020, Jumia launched the Nigeria Food Index Report, the first of its kind in the segment. The report captured the growing popularity of fast food in Nigeria and the positive impact and prospects for the Nigerian Agricultural sector. The report also revealed that local Nigerian cuisines led the preference of Nigerians compared to continental dishes, with 64% of orders being placed for lunch.
In its bid to drive further growth of online food and delivery services, Jumia Food expanded its reach to several cities in Nigeria, such as Ibadan, Minna, Benin, Kaduna, Abeokuta, Kano, and Ilorin. With the ever-growing need for convenience and value for money, there is no doubt that Jumia Food has helped to create a huge boom in the online food delivery sector which would, in turn, lead to significant growth in the country’s economy and revenue.
Recently, Jumia entered a partnership with Errand360, a bicycle delivery company in Nigeria, to make food deliveries via the Jumia Food app seamless with hundreds of riders across multiple locations. This is a way to show Jumia’s efforts in strengthening the food delivery services in Nigeria.
For a company like Jumia that keeps innovating ways to promote customer satisfaction, we are best to believe that the food delivery service in Nigeria is a step further to becoming more dynamic.
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.
A major shake‑up rocks viewers and subscribers of DSTV/GOTV as many channels are set to shut down and be removed on January 1, 2026.
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.
The affected channels are:
Discovery Channel
TLC
Cartoonito
Cartoon Network
CNN International
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TNT
Investigation Discovery
Real Time
HGTV
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