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How Nigerian nightlife entrepreneurs are monetising culture-Cubana Whitelion

Nigeria, March 4 -- Nigeria's premium nightlife scene has quietly evolved into a structured commercial ecosystem where culture is packaged, priced and sold. On the surface, it looks like music, light... Read More


Tiwa Savage launches music foundation, partners Berklee to train African creatives

Nigeria, Feb. 25 -- International Afrobeats star Tiwa Savage has launched the Tiwa Savage Music Foundation, a new initiative aimed at supporting young African creatives across different areas of the m... Read More


Lagos assembly hopeful challenges APC's housing record, proposes rent caps, supply reforms

Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- Ayodele Adio, who is seeking election to the Lagos State House of Assembly, has questioned the ruling All Progressives Congress's record on housing affordability in the state, argu... Read More


Asake, Wizkid, Seyi Vibez, Burna Boy, Davido are most- most-streamed artistes in Nigeria since 2021- Spotify

Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- Asake, Wizkid, Seyi Vibez, Burna Boy and Davido are the most-streamed Nigerian artistes on Spotify in Nigeria since the platform launched in the country in February 2021. This is ... Read More


Africa Tech Summit: Fintech leaders, Busha make case for stablecoins in cross-border trade

Nigeria, Feb. 16 -- Conversations around stablecoins took centre stage at the Africa Tech Summit (ATS) Nairobi last week, as digital finance stakeholders examined how blockchain-based payment tools co... Read More


Timini, Don Jazzy, Funke Akindele, others attend Lagos premiere of 'Love and New Notes' (PHOTOS)

Nigeria, Feb. 16 -- Nollywood actor Timini Egbuson on Sunday hosted the premiere of the new feature film Love and New Notes at the Filmhouse IMAX cinema in Lekki, Lagos, drawing a mix of actors, music... Read More


Over 60 per cent of Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan men streamed heartbreak songs around Valentine's Day - Spotify

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- Valentine's Day listening in Nigeria tells a quieter story behind the public display of romance. New data from Spotify shows that men accounted for over 60 per cent of streams of ... Read More


Kano court jails Kannywood actress for six months

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- Justice S.M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano, on Friday, convicted and sentenced a Kannywood actress, Saadatu Mohammed Inuwa (a.k.a Samha) to six months imprisonm... Read More


Money bouquets, spa dates, Lagos getaways top Nigerians' Valentine searches - Google

Nigeria, Feb. 11 -- Google says Valentine's Day celebrations in Nigeria are taking on a more expressive and experience-led tone in 2026. They say Search data show that Nigerians are moving away from ... Read More


Renowned scholar Biodun Jeyifo dies at 80

Nigeria, Feb. 11 -- Professor Emeritus Biodun Jeyifo, a Nigerian academic and literary critic widely regarded as one of the foremost scholars of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, has died. He was 80. The ... Read More