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#YTECH100: Miss Techy, Dare Adekoya, Mark Essien, Mopewa Ogundipe, Ada Nduka Oyom… See Most Influential Nigerians in Tech
Since the dawn of time, technology has been the driving force behind the evolution and advancement of the human race. From mechanical inventions, that stood at the core of the…
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Here’s the popular vote winner for YNaija Person of the Year 2020 | Editors’ Pick to be announced on 30th December
Since December 1 when we announced the nominees for our Person Of the Year Award, it's been a huge wait on both sides to see who clinches the popular vote.…
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Adebola Williams named among Top 100 Young Economic Leaders in Africa by Institut Choiseul
Co-Founder of RED | For Africa, Adebola Williams, has been named among The Choiseul 100, as one of Africa’s 100 Top Young Economic Leaders, joining many other leaders under 40,…
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BON Awards 2018: Jason Njoku, Kene Mkparu, Abdullahi Abdulrasaq to receive special recognition award
The 10th edition of the Best of Nollywood Awards (BON) will hold this Sunday, and things have been shaping since the nomination list was released last month, with Tope Oshin's…
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Jason Njoku: Are Nigerian banks useless?
by Jason Njoku Public Service Announcement: If you generally don’t like me or my writing, or think me a blow hard braggart, please stop reading. You will probably miss the…
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The Media Blog: Why we are rooting for Mo Abudu and Jason Njoku– and you should too
Think about it. Think about just how many people have been investing in film since Mo Abudu and AY showed people just how much a movie can draw in, in…
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Jason Njoku: Muguism and why they must pay
by Jason Njoku ‘Mugu’ is a Nigerian Pidgin term which means ‘Big fool’. In the West, it is mainly known in the context of Advance Fee Fraud. When I landed…
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See who won the popular vote for Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2016 | Overall winner to be announced on December 31
And we have a winner – at least for the popular vote! The Y!/YNaija.com voting for Person of the Year 2016 began in November, and the overall winner will be…
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Jason Njoku: NCC. Are they an enemy of progress?
by Jason Njoku NCC have decided to promote competition in Nigeria. Just in a very Nigerian way. At the expense of customers, macro economics and reality. Voice and SMS revenue…
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Jason Njoku: Why 50 million naira is a big deal
by Jason Njoku A few weeks back Oo Nwoye told me that Nigerian startup founders (including myself) lacked ambition. That they think once they get to N50 million per year in…
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The Media Blog: Jason Njoku stopped being a tech entrepreneur in 2015
Forget all of the "tech" talk. Jason Njoku is now firmly a media entrepreneur. Sure, many may find that difficult to accept, but this isn't one of those media versus tech…
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Sanusi, Peter Obi, Bukky Shonibare, Wizkid are nominees for Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2016 – Voting starts now!
The editors of Y! – TV, Magazine & Online – today announced the shortlist for Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2016. The Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year is in its…
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The Media Blog: iROKO’s London office gets a makeover
New commission for @irokotv office London — Mr Cenz (@mrcenzgraffiti) October 18, 2016
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The Film Blog: Of course, someone came for Mary Njoku
We have been wondering what took them so long, to be honest. Mary Remmy Njoku, actor, is wife of media and film entrepreneur (please he should stop that Internet entrepreneur…
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The Media Blog: Jason Njoku is in a very, very, very good place
Man. the year I've had. #blessed — JasonNjoku (@JasonNjoku) October 18, 2016 The hashtag #blessed is generally for insecure teenagers trying to pretend their lives are fabulous. But, man, Jason…
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The Media Blog: Did you know that some StarTimes subscribers pay only N17 a day?
On August 1, iROKO chief executive, Jason Njoku shocked those who pay attention when he announced (it’s an impressive Jason trick to always announce big things with such striking -…
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The Media Blog: Jason Njoku has completed the cycle from online TV to linear
To understand what’s happening here, you have to unpack anodyne press statements with enough corporate-speak to drown the smart and the cynical. There are many analogies between Shane Smith and…
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The Media Blog: Jason Njoku has made a very, very important move with IrokoX
So, it's always interesting to follow Jason's Njoku's moves - not just because iROKO is a big fish in a very clearly small pond, but also because he shares how…
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PODCAST: “I have never gone out and said iROKO is killing it in Nigeria” – Jason Njoku scores another one for candour
“Nigeria does definitely pay lip service to it’s young and now is the time to trust them with our future,” the chief executive officer of iROKO, Jason Njoku tells me,…
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Jason Njoku: Nigeria doesn’t need cowards
The first time I had the opportunity to speak to Chude of Red Media at length was at the Oxford Africa Business conference in May. It was a very pleasant…
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Jason Njoku: The Spark 2.0 manifesto
In 2013, at the inception of Spark, I wrote the below manifesto. We are not a fund and we are not an incubator; we are a company that builds companies.…
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Podcast: Marek to (some) young tech entrepreneurs – You don’t know everything simply because you read TechCabal
On the first edition of the podcast ‘Conversations with Chude’, we speak to Polish-born Nigerian-based tech entrepreneur, Marek Zmyslowski. The former chief executive officer of Jovago, has become a thought…
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5 takeaways from the curious case of Konga’s 184,000 customers
by Chi Ibe Last week’s release of Konga’s performance in the second quarter of 2016 by Kinnevik AB – investors in Konga – invited an outbreak of analysis, both about…
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Will Netflix really make a difference in Africa?
Let’s not go that far yet. Let’s start from Nigeria. Yesterday, when the news broke about Netflix being available in almost every country, there were different reactions from Nigeria. Of…
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iRoko Partners Goes Global
African internet TV pioneer, iROKO, today officially launches its global content distribution and licensing division, iROKO Global, at DISCOP. The dedicated team will license its extensive library of Nollywood films…
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Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor, Seun Onigbinde, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji… look who else made the #YNaijaPowerList for Technology
by Wilfred Okiche As the annual #YNaijaPowerList enters its 4th year, we bring you the most influential young Nigerians under 40 navigating the arcane and increasingly complex world of technology.…
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“Do these people think I am stupid?” | Jason Njoku reminds founders to shut out the noise
by Jason Njoku Every day, Dick Costello gets hundreds of emails from well meaning (and some really horrid folk) regarding the strategy, misdirection or lack of specific feature sets at…
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“Is Rocket Internet bad for the Eco-system? 1,000 percent yes” – Jason Njoku has another go at Jumia & co.
by Jason Njoku For all those who don’t like my opinions, beyond trying to organise my assassination, I would caution you just don’t read my blog. Your life will be…
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The Future Africa Awards & Summit unveils new identity… new website launched
by Akan Ido The Central Working Committee for The Future Africa Awards & Summit (TFAAS) has today announced its new identity, and also unveiled its new logo and web…
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Why Rocket Internet has been (very) good for Nigeria (YNaija Long Read)
by Seun Adegoke Oyeniyi Burning heavy cash on marketing and engagement to tear down market reluctance to e-commerce in emerging markets is the signature strategy which Rocket’s success is attributed to. …
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy