The MTN Foundation is partnering with the Duke of Shomolu Productions to bring the historical play, Ibiom: When Doves Fly to the Ibom Hall in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on April 30 and May 1, 2021. This is in line with its consistent drive to bolster the efforts of stakeholders in the theatre industry with […]
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NECLive TV Special to premiere to global audience NECLive Go! To empower innovators and entrepreneurs ‘‘Conference will focus on various ways of using entertainment as a vehicle, creativity as a tool and celebrity power as an agent of change to build a remarkable future for Nigeria’s youth.’’ ID Africa, owners of Netng and producers of […]
For people who have even as much as a passing interest in Nigerian theatre, the name “Bolanle Austen-Peters” will ring a bell. She is known for her sublime and critically acclaimed stage performances and movies including Saro the Musical, Fela and the Kalakuta Queens, Bling Lagosians, among others. Late last year, Bolanle Austen Peters Production, […]
Following over two years of production work involving a talented 30-member cast and crew, Nigeria’s first feature-length animated movie with cinematic release – Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters (LBMM) – is available in cinemas in Nigeria and internationally from Friday, December 11, 2020. LBMM stars versatile Nollywood actors Bimbo Akintola, Patrick Doyle, Awazi Angbalaga, […]
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MTNAs the stars roll out to support this year’s top Nigerian music project Tobi Bakre and Hilda Baci will host the maiden edition of MTN Y’ello Star, as announced by the company today. The launch of the reality music project, MTN Y’ello Star, is poised to build capacity among Nigeria’s musical youth talent and position […]
Nigerian Entertainment Conference (NECLive), Nigeria’s largest annual gathering of creative sector professionals and the Editorial Board of Nigerian Entertainment Today (Netng) are unifying with voices of concerned citizens across the country, especially that of Nigerian creative and entertainment industry professionals, to demand a halt to the unconscionable threat to young lives in the country through […]
Ayeni Adekunle, one of Africa’s leading reputation managers and founder/CEO of BHMG says there is more to a successful music career than vocal prowess. “I believe you must have some form of talent to want to claim you can practice music, but I have always held a firm belief that what a 2Baba is selling […]
MTN Foundation, the social investment vehicle of MTN Nigeria, recently hosted the fourth edition of its Business of the Art series. Young Nigerians gathered online for a three-hour session aimed at guiding upcoming artistes and music enthusiasts to make informed decisions when navigating the converging lines of business and arts in the music industry. The programme had […]
After an intensive two-year diploma programme at the prestigious Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON), 30 young Nigerians will be graduating on Tuesday, August 25, 2020. All thirty are recipients of MTN Nigeria’s MUSON Scholars programme which has provided scholarships for over 300 Nigerians in the past 13 years. Before graduating, the scholars will host Nigerians […]
You have seen it many times in movies and TV series – an actor snorts a line of ‘coke’, their eyes roll to the back of the head and they are out cold – dead. Sadly, even some of us have seen it happen! The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), reports that for […]