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The Music Business Academy for Africa just rebranded itself as the Creative Business Academy for Africa and added film plus fashion training to its existing music courses. Godwin Tom from the Creative Talent Foundation said the switch happened because professionals need to understand how these...

Kizz Daniel's brother, Mofoluwato Anidugbe Uthman, who goes by Uthy Grind, just soft-launched his new spot called UNDA Lounge over in Lekki Phase 1. The whole vibe is Caribbean-themed, and it sits right on the waterfront, where he invited his inner circle to check it out first. Anidugbe...

Niyi Akinmolayan from Anthill Studios is calling out actors who keep signing deals that stop them from hyping other Nigerian movies. The filmmaker gets that people need to pay their bills, but he thinks these non-compete clauses are basically killing the whole industry. He went off on social...

Nigerian singer Waje showed up to the 6th Nigerian Governors' spouses forum conference in Abuja, where first ladies and policy people got together to talk about women's issues, healthcare, education, and youth stuff. She's been working on women's rights for a while and wanted to discuss how...

Imisi Ayanwale scored the N150 million prize from Big Brother Naija Season 10, and she's heading back to Ebute Metta for a massive celebration. The 23-year-old actress pulled 42.8% of viewer votes when the show wrapped up in October, and she invited entertainment people like Bolaji Ogunmola...

The Musical Copyright Society Nigeria plans to stop paying everyone the same flat rate when distributing royalties to its members. Mayo Ayilaran runs the organization, and he sent out a message explaining that the old system relied on guesswork instead of actual data about which songs got played...

Gospel artist Enkay Ogboruche calls herself hardworking and culturally grounded while talking about her decade-plus music career. She worked with Grammy winner Kierra Sheard and other gospel musicians like Pastor Nathaniel Bassey, which helped her blend different cultural sounds and expand her...

Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori, better known as KieKie, built her career on online comedy before expanding into film and fashion. The gap-toothed entertainer got crowned the top female skitmaker by Dataleum, and she runs a reality show called KieKie Unscripted that rewards participants. Her movie Gingerrr...

Amstel Malta got replaced as the main sponsor for the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards after holding that spot for years. Don Julio tequila from Diageo is taking over for the 12th edition happening in 2026, and MultiChoice says this partnership will make everything more premium and culturally...

Bet9ja just locked down a partnership with Mainland BlockParty to get deeper into Lagos nightlife and youth culture. Jennifer Olatunji from Bet9ja said they want to connect with young Nigerians where they actually hang out, and Mainland BlockParty pulls massive crowds across the city. The...

Nigerian comedian Sunday Onyenachiya, who goes by Sunny Messiah, just wrapped his first standup special at Alliance Française de Lagos in Okoyi. The show sold out completely, and they filmed the whole thing for posterity. Sunny talked about being a dad, marriage stuff, and general adult chaos in...

The seventh Ofada Rice Day Festival is happening in Lagos at Muri Okunola Park, and Tobi Fletcher is leading the whole thing. Fletcher comes from a family of rice farmers, and his great-grandfather was apparently the first person to farm Ofada rice. The festival theme centers on innovation and...

Filmmaker Fabia Adeoye Lojede created Afrotods after realizing his kids had zero content they could actually watch from his portfolio since he mostly plays violent characters. The project uses animation and books to teach African values and culture to diaspora children without being preachy, and...

Nollywood actress Teniola Aladese called out the industry's sketchy pay secrecy after realizing some productions dump way more cash on certain roles while others get lowballed. She mentioned chatting with Timini Egbuson on the Love in a Pandemic set when he griped about an offer that would lock...

Senator Ned Nwoko from Delta North just told his comms team to blast out a statement saying someone's running a coordinated smear campaign against him with fake videos and defamatory posts. The senator claims people are weaponizing public sympathy to cover for alleged wrongdoers, and he fired...

Chevron Nigeria boss Jim Swartz dropped by the petroleum regulator's office in Abuja and basically said his company wants in on the 2025 licensing round while praising Gbenga Komolafe for actually enforcing the Petroleum Industry Act properly. The firm went a whole year without getting hit by...

Carl DIB Merchandising just dropped Canadian wines into Nigeria through a launch event that pulled the Canadian Deputy High Commissioner Carlos Rojas-Abulu, and export manager Charles Onyedibe, said the whole thing targets Nigerians living in Canada who want their favorite bottles when they fly...

Agricultural experts just dropped a communiqué out of the National Agricultural Extension Review meeting in Zaria, and Habib Abubakar from the National Cereals Research Institute said the country needs way better links between researchers and actual farmers while climate-smart tech sits around...

NGX Group chairman Umaru Kwairanga told estate surveyors at their Lagos induction ceremony that valuations basically prop up the country's financial markets and help bankable projects get off the ground. Bisi Onasanya from The Address Homes pushed the new members to ditch sketchy briefs and...

The Industrial Training Fund rolled out plans to pump up technician skills through their SUPA program, and director Afiz Ogun dropped by the Lanre Shittu Motor plant in Lagos to lock down partnerships. The fund wants to move past just handing out starter packs because those apparently send...