Nigeria: Why Meta Is in Trouble in Nigeria and What This Means for Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp Users
[The Conversation Africa] Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, was recently hit with three fines totalling more than US$290 million in Nigeria. The fines were imposed by Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Com…
Nigeria: Author Interrogates Negative Effects of the Silence Culture
[This Day] An author and strategic communicator, Nono Ogochukwu Eloike, has radically interrogated the negative effects of the silence culture on women through her self-help book ‘Ichabod’.
Nigeria: How ‘Shake Body’ Gave Skales Second Shot At Fame, As Singer Trends in Spain
[Premium Times] At 34, Skales is experiencing a renewed wave of attention, thanks to his 2015 hit single ‘Shake Body’, at a time when his musical future once appeared uncertain
Nigeria: Everybody’s a Star – How Clout Is Killing Craft in Nigeria’s Entertainment Industry
[Premium Times] “Another challenge I face as an actor is hearing that one would not get a role until one has one million followers on Instagram. Does the number of followers on Instagram determine how good one is as an actor?
Nigeria: A New Song At Nimasa
[This Day] Workers of the agency express delight at a fresh air of incentives. Vincent Obia writes
Nigeria: Kano Censorship Board Suspends Streaming, Airing of 22 Hausa Film Series
[Vanguard] Kano — The Kano State Censorship Board has suspended the streaming or airing of 22 Hausa Film Series for violating the Board’s guidelines, which require all films to be censored before public release.
Nigeria: Govt Rescues Actress Jumoke George’s Trafficked Daughter From Mali
[Premium Times] “My first child, Adeola, has been missing. I’ve been looking for her for the past four years. Any small amount of money I made from working was spent on searching for her.”
Nigeria: Why Nigeria Must Promote Local Languages, Culture – Soyinka
[Vanguard] Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has stressed the need to promote Nigeria’s local languages and culture in order to drive national development.
Nigeria: ‘My Mother Is a Witch’ Set to Hit Cinemas Nationwide
[Vanguard] The much-anticipated psychological drama “My Mother Is a Witch” is slated for a nationwide cinema release from May 23, 2025.
Nigeria: Only Uneducated Actor Thinks Playing Lead Role Is the Ultimate – Tina Mba
[Vanguard] Veteran Nollywood actress Tina Mba has called out actors who believe they must always play lead roles, describing such thinking as a sign of ignorance.