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Shoppers Surge on Konga Yakata to Grab 10% Access Bank, Verve Discounts
A huge shoppers’ surge is currently being recorded on Konga Yakata as shoppers scramble to grab the special 10% discounts offered by Access Bank Plc. and Verve Nigeria to cardholders who make payment for purchases using their debit cards.
Widely regarded as the biggest sale event in the annual shopping calendar in Nigeria, the management of Konga has assured Nigerians that Konga Yakata 2021 would be Black Friday Sales plus.
The Konga Yakata shopping extravaganza runs from November 11 through Dec 12, 2021.
The shopping fiesta, which kicked off on Thursday, is witnessing a massive rush from bargain-hungry shoppers, which feelers from within the company say is unprecedented in the history of Konga Yakata.
The explosion of traffic has been attributed to a mouthwatering offer of an extra 10% discount from leading financial institutions, Access Bank as well as Verve Nigeria to card holders on all purchases made on Konga Yakata.
Shoppers can take advantage of the mouthwatering offer, either by shopping online on www.konga.com or in any Konga retail store nationwide.
Interestingly, on this offer, there are no limits for orders placed, although both offers are subject to the availability of the lump sum made available by both Access Bank and Verve to offset the discount.
The development, which has lent an air of first-come, first-served and limited availability to both discount offers, has sparked a huge surge from thousands of shoppers, eager to be among the lucky ones to take advantage of the exciting deal.
In addition, feedback shows that several shoppers, who are non-card holders, have equally besieged their banks to apply for Access Bank or Verve cards.
Meanwhile, feelers from within Konga say the scramble for the 10% discounts offered to card-holders by Access Bank and Verve Nigeria has been recorded more heavily in shopping for computing products, with high specification devices by HP and Lenovo leading the line. There has also been a noticeably heavy spike in orders for food items like rice, oil, tomato paste, flour, noodles as well as Wine & Spirits by cardholders.
Konga Yakata runs from November 11 through December 12, 2021.
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
Food Network
The Travel Channel
TNT
Investigation Discovery
Real Time
HGTV
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