Major, major key. Especially for people working in media. I'm slowly learning this lesson, myself. pic.twitter.com/WslxRmuq6I — osarumen (@skweird) October 1, 2016 Note, also, to selves.
by Emeka Nwankwo Nigeria’s 15-year veteran of television is more than his shoes, his bags, his make-up and his chains… I was at Denrele Edun’s house at exactly 3:55pm but it would take another one hour before our interview would begin. He took me around the house (which he got early this year but only... Read More
Over the past few years, trust in America’s media has continued to trend downwards – on track to hit zero at sometime in the near future, we should be able to safely predict. According to a new Gallup poll, trust in the media this year has dropped to its lowest point since 1972, when Gallup... Read More
So, legacy media houses have been taking turns making a fool of themselves recently. 9. This 3rd apology within 3 weeks for 3 separate malicious & slanderous publication by Nigerian newspapers is revealing of DECAY in MEDIA. — Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) September 13, 2016 8. I accepted the apologies from @nigeriantribune & @daily_trust .... Read More
Last week we updated you on Rich Tanksley. Former head honcho at Pulse Nigeria, who took the unrefined and made it gold – and his departure in October. Now, everyone has the scoop on where he goes next. General Electric where he will be doing something with garages and laboratories and (shudders) printers. After the... Read More
Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, has denounced claims that he rejected he rejected the accommodation given to him by the Nigeria Football Federation for his stay in Nigeria. In his reaction posted on the NFF’s website, Rohr, who managed the senior national team for the first time in a 1-0 home win against Tanzania earlier this month... Read More
How has no one sued them to court? How has no one attempted to shut it down? How has no one noticed to bring everyone’s attention to the mainstream media? We have one take: it’s difficult to confess that one has discovered and is reading a blog like NaijaGistLive.com. Go ahead. Check it out. You... Read More
We never seem to talk about folks like Premium Times and Sahara Reporters when we speak of online media revenue models. Maybe for good reason, seeing as grants are a major part of their model. Which is legitimate of course. The kind of important, dangerous journalism they do (and the extra-judicial journalism, for want of... Read More
The Federal Government has said the media has a major role to play in the successful fight against insurgency and militancy in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, while speaking at the opening ceremony of the 15th Annual General Meeting and 65th General Assembly of the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria... Read More
by Roqeebah Olaoniye It’s really exhausting to continue being fixated on the “whys” and “hows” of where we currently find ourselves as regards the competitions. It’s exhausting we tell you, but when the BBC puts us on the spot, one has to wonder if, and why we deserve all the backlash we keep getting from... Read More
You will forgive today’s Conversations with Chude podcast – it’s probably a self-indulgent conversation between two friends who have been thinking and talking about the media and its future in Nigeria for the past six years – sometimes collaborating, sometimes competing, but always thinking through – how do you build beautiful products that scale? “The... Read More
In January 2016, GetUpInc conducted a research across multiple urban centers in Nigeria and the relevant data gathered were entries of participant millennials. Millennials are the largest demographic that consume online content and will constitute 75% of the workforce by 2020 with a high aggregated purchasing power. Millenials are also the major influencers of marketing... Read More
How Punch reported the news on Linda Ikeji’s new office – rumored total sum, 106million. How the NET reported the same ‘exclusive’. We won’t take eet. PS: See anything worth talking about on the ins and outs of the media business in Nigeria on TV, radio, print and online (could be news, tweets, photos,... Read More
The Senior Special Assistant to the President, Garba Shehu on Sunday wrote an article where he defended the President, Muhammadu Buhari. Shehu wrote on a several issues ranging from the sliding economy, ‘defeat’ of the Islamic insurgent group, Boko Haram, to the fight against corruption and more. Here are 10 things we learnt… Patience is... Read More
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu has defended his boss, President Muhammadu Buhari against what he calls unfair criticism of his boss in the past weeks. In a statement released on Sunday entitled, on “In defense of President Buhari: Is this the change we voted for? Yes, it is!”,... Read More
by Reuben Abati One other outcome of our democratic experience since 1999 is how demanding and insatiable the Nigerian voter has become, and because political office holders and the professional political class are yet to fully decipher and understand the implications of this, they continue to make similar mistakes and draw the same responses from... Read More
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Thursday appealed to the media to project the image of the country positively and desist from spreading false information about the security situation. Mohammed said this while making reference to the report recently released by the United States, stating that 20 out of the 36 states... Read More
Accelerate TV (owned by Access Bank) is, uhm, accelerating. Sure, its bank-as-media-owner strategy is inspired (to put it gently) by Ndani TV (owned by GTBank). But it’s not taking that gently – its content over the past year has undergone a major makeover – across short dramas, scripted series, event coverage, travel shows, interview shows... Read More
by Ezinne Ajoku Sean Tizzle says the press ruined the relationship with DJ Cuppy, here are 5 reasons that is totally ridiculous The rule regulating lives of celebrities and socialites on social media is pretty simple. Do not air out any laundry you do not want others to see. Some time back, Tizzle serenaded the... Read More
If you’re a part of what they call the mass market, then TNC (TheNakedConvos.com) isn’t something you will neither care about. Which is the plan. But if you’re part of a digitally connected, influence audience, globally savvy (we’re 100% certain this is in their deck) that’s also young, then you’ve heard of them. Especially if... Read More
If there is one woman in Nigeria who needs no introduction, Adesuwa Onyenokwe perfectly fits the bill. Born on August 8, 1963 in Ibadan, Oyo state, Adesuwa attended Emotan Preparatory School, and Idia College, both in Benin City, Edo state before going on to study drama at the Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife. Few women have been... Read More
Not many knew this but Sean Tizzle was once linked to disc jockey, Cuppy and now the Sho Lee singer has revealed in an interview with The Nation that he indeed had a crush on the daughter of energy tycoon, Femi Otedola. Sean Tizzle, however, said although he made his intention known to Cuppy, the... Read More
by Jesuseun Adebo The emergence and evolving of reality shows in Nigeria has been a blessing in more ways than one because it has provided a lot of talented Nigerians a platform to express and showcase their talent to the world, yes it has indeed been a blessing. Thanks to the sponsorship of major brands and... Read More
Telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has announced the introduction of SmartConnect 2.0, a new offer which offers prepaid customers six times the value of every recharge. According to Airtel, SmartConnect 2.0 is specifically designed to give more value and enrich the lives of telecoms consumers, also empowering them to do much more as well as... Read More
Last week, we discussed the changing realities in the consumer marketplace and how engaging with the various sub-sets of the market has evolved from that which existed years ago. We showed how the public are moving from their primary domain of focus in the past few decades and literally spending more of their time on... Read More
The tide is turning when it comes to the media business and the 10 young Nigerians appearing on this list are all at the vanguard of that change. From Legacy Media moguls looking to reinvent ageing institutions, to online media pioneers thirsting for the next big thing, we present the #YNaijaPowerList for Media. Kemi Adetiba... Read More
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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 the results themselves, and what it means for the future of e-commerce in Nigeria. Kinnevik have a 34% stake in Konga, and have been investors... Read More
Captain of Team Nigeria to the Rio Olympics, John Mikel Obi has denied reports that he gave $30,000 dollars to his teammates in the U-23 football team. Speaking from the team’s camp at the Hyatt Place in Atlanta, USA, Mikel said, “I was first told of this unfortunate story by a friend who called me... Read More
By Bade ADEBOLU The things that really matter in life are surprisingly the seemingly simple things. Small things like patting someone on the back in the event of some achievement or simply saying “Thank you” after a meal to the person who offers one such delicacy, really go a long way. In some cases, one might... Read More
by Adeyemo Olajire Philip It is a good thing to note that religious organisations have been contributing to the socio-economic development of Nigeria since their inception. Missionaries started with the establishment of the first primary schools, 1843 in Badagry, and they helped reduce illiteracy at a very fast rate. Those schools provided qualitative education at... Read More
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