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NIGERIAN ELECTED AS VP of WORLD'S FILM PRODUCERS’ BODY; FIAPF

A Nigerian filmmaker and President of the Association of Nollywood Core Producers (ANCOP), Mr. Alex Eyengho has been elected as the Vice President of the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF). With his election, Mr. Eyengho made history as the first African to occupy the high office in FIAPF.

SOCIAL MEDIA WEEK LAGOS 2013 REPORT RELEASED!

Lagos Surpasses Numerous Milestones to Deliver a Historic Event

It’s been almost 3 months since Africa experienced its very first Social Media Week which happened in Lagos, Nigeria. For a lot of people, it was a week associated with learning, conversations on collaboration, and all-round new and amazing experiences.

ENTERPRISE CREATIVE TO HOLD INVESTMENT READINESS BOOT CAMP

2-Day Boot Camp Targeted At Teaching Creative Entrepreneurs of Growing Businesses How to Successfully Raise Capital

Enterprise Creative, Nigeria's leading creative industries development agency is running an Investment Readiness Boot Camp on June 13th and 14th, 2013, for entrepreneurs running early-stage companies in the in the creative, cultural, media or digital sectors.

TRIBUTE TO EFERE OZAKO

I met Efere Ozako only 5 years ago. But from the moment we met, we just clicked. I felt as if I had known him all my life. That’s just the way Efere was. He engaged you, listened to you, made you laugh and made you feel that you had made a friend for life.

March Freelance Friday Speakers Announced!

March Clinic to Focus on Personal Branding and Financing Your Business.

The need for branding and proper projection of a business, product, or service has become widely understood and accepted as an integral part of any successful business strategy. A little less understood area of focus however, is the need to create and sustain a recognizable personal brand.

University of Lagos could host SMWLagos2014 Youth Hub

University of Lagos could host SMW Lagos 2014 Youth Hub – Obi Asika

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) could be set to feature at the next Social Media Week Lagos in February 2014, which the organiser believe will be bigger and better.

UK Government Invests £6m in its Creative Industries

The UK government announced plans to inject £6m into its creative industries over the next 2 years, to help boost growth by ensuring they have the skilled workforce needed to compete in a fast-moving world market.

January Freelance Fridays’ Speakers Announced!

December Clinic to Focus on Understanding Copyrights & Contracts, and Pricing Your Work

In a growing creative industry like Nigeria, the importance of understanding contracts cannot be understated. Unfortunately, most creative entrepreneurs have no legal knowledge or experience in negotiating contracts, and most do not know as much about the business as they do about their creative processes.

CAREER SPOTLIGHT! Enterprise Creative Catches Up with Uche Ikejimba

Enterprise Creative Catches Up with Leading TV Producer and Storm 360 Project Manager, Uche Ikejimba

UCHE IKEJIMBA is the young multi-talented project manager STORM 360 can’t do without; if she’s not working on a major TV programme, (Naija Sings, Calabar Rocks, Vodafone Icons and more) then she may be travelling around Nigeria coordinating below-the-line activations for a telecommunication company. So it was a real surprise when the ever busy Uche pressed ‘pause’ for 10 minutes for this short one...

Uche Pedro, Founder of Bella Naija joins Panel for an Evening with Leaders, Tuesday, Feb 19th 2013 at Social Media Week Lagos

Uche Pedro, Founder of Bella Naija joins Panel for an Evening with Leaders, Tuesday, Feb 19th 2013 at Social Media Week Lagos

Uche Pedro, the Managing Director and founder of premier entertainment, fashion and lifestyle website BellaNaija.com will be joining a distinguished panel for the an Evening with Leaders - a premium event organized by Pan-African civil society group Africa 2.0 in partnership with Social Media Week Lagos. Other members of the panel include former Nigerian President and Chairman of the Africa 2.0 Advisory Board, H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, Founder of Africa2.0, Mamadou Toure and Country Chair of Africa 2.0 and CEO, Sahara Energy Group, Tonye Cole.

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