Author Archives: Enitan Kehinde

Cashless 2.0: The Second Coming of Cashless and the Rise of “Fintechs” by Akeem Lawal

On the 21st of February this year, the Central Bank of Nigeria announced the re-introduction of the Cashless policy. The cashless policy of the CBN, first introduced in January 2012, is aimed at achieving three main objectives; First, the development and modernization of Nigeria’s payment systems to drive economic development, secondly providing more efficient transaction […]

Nigeria’s First Comedy Festival To Debut In Lagos

Nigeria’s position as the entertainment capital of Africa has often been demonstrated with the global success of our film industry, Nollywood, and music. But a third contributor, Comedy, is now about to get up and take its place. As Nigerian comedians continue to build a thriving industry out of little, consumers have come to embrace […]

One Year After: Nigerian Entertainment Today Celebrates Olajumoke Orisaguna’s Anniversary

Exactly one year after, rising Nigerian star, Olajumoke Orisaguna found and hugged the limelight, Nigerian Entertainment Today alongside her minders and other stakeholders, hosted her at TheNetng studios on Sunday, 12th of March, 2017. Olajumoke who is undoubtedly Nigeria’s modern day Cinderella arrived the venue in the company of her husband and management team. Exactly one year after Olajumoke found and […]

Azuh Arinze Unveils New Book “The Ceo’s Bible”

Notable publisher, Azuh Arinze, is set to unveil his second book, “The CEO’s Bible”. This comes 7 years after the production of his first book, Tested and Trusted Success Secrets of the Rich and Famous. The CEO’s Bible, which is in 2 volumes, draws substantially from the author’s experience and it features 90 exclusive interviews […]

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: NABFEME Launches Exclusive Empowerment and Networking Organization for African Female Executives

Foremost women’s networking and empowerment non-profit, the National Association of Black Female Executives in Music & Entertainment (NABFEME) has launched its first chapter in Africa. The launch, which was announced at an event in Lagos, is in furtherance of NABFEME’s corporate mission to raise the profile of African women and increase their awareness and workforce […]

Photos: Darey Art Alade, Omawumi, Kaffy, Uti Nwachukwu, Ty Mix, Nikky Laoye, Sensei Uche, Others Attend Unveil Of #GCGT7

Some of Nigeria’s finest artistes, actors and entertainers came together today, Tuesday, March 7, 2017 for the ground breaking unveil of God’s Children Great Talent (GCGT) Season 7, Africa’s biggest gospel talent competition for children and youth. The media unveil event which held at Four Points by Sheraton in Victoria Island, Lagos revealed Uti Nwachukwu […]

TA Associates Announces Minority Investment in Interswitch

TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm, today announced it has acquired a minority interest in Interswitch, an Africa-focused integrated digital payments and commerce company. The transaction was effected through an acquisition of interests from Helios Investment Partners in its investment holding vehicle. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Helios Investment […]

Reekado Banks Surprises Fans Of Rivers United And Rangers With Performance At Star Lager Beer Fan Park

Mavin record label star, Reekado Banks on Sunday night gave a surprise performance at the NPFL match between Enugu Rangers and Rivers United as he performed a plethora of his hit songs at the Star Fan Park held in Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt. The cheering fans exhilaratingly sang along to all of Reekado Banks’ songs […]

Star Lager Announces Ground-breaking Partnership With Spanish Club, FC Barcelona.

Star Lager is partnering with one of Europe’s leading football club in a deal that will see the brand become the “Official Beer Partner” or “Official Supporter” of FC Barcelona in Nigeria. The announcement revealed at a press conference and facility tour in Camp Nou, home to FC Barcelona will see Star Lager beer use […]

Verve International Provides Multipurpose Card For Nigerian Entertainment Industry

Having provided a multifunctional card for UNILORIN in 2014, Verve International is poised to developing an array of identity solutions to address various indigenous challenges faced by industries in the country as it partners with PMAN and Heritage Bank to provide payment identity card. Based on its innovation, the card is designed to globally authenticate each artiste’s […]