By Oluwafunminire ‘ Nire’ Adetimehin Product marketing is one of the few roles in tech where you are accountable for outcomes you do not directly control. “In this environment, being influential is more than a soft skill; it is a currency you must trade with.” A product marketing manager’s output is a dependent variable, meaning…
Nigeria’s entertainment industry is now worth $10.8 billion in revenue. The US International Trade Administration gave the estimate, emphasising that the industry is largely driven by Nollywood films and Afrobeats music. Nollywood alone produces more than 2,500 films per year.This makes it the world’s second-largest film industry by volume. Afrobeats has also contributed over $8…
• Omotayo Okewunmi Mrs Omotayo Okewunmi, is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Saldrey Communications Limited. In this exclusive interview with Industrial Times, she shares insights on the company’s unique niche services to brands across sectors , and how it aims to sustain the momentum in a rapidly evolving business and political landscape. EXCERPT: How…
The UK-Nigeria Technology Hub has launched its Creative Fund, a first‑phase grants initiative designed to address critical technical capacity gaps across Nigeria’s film, fashion, and music industries. The fund will support the development of local digital production capacity, encourage the adoption of modern creative technologies, and promote the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), to…
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has established an Export Express Support Centre as a practical intervention to simplify export processes and provide direct support to businesses. Chairman of the NACCIMA Export Group, Kola Awe, said that the initiative was driven by the need to improve export performance, noting…
Photo: Aliko Dangote at the Africa We Build Summit 2026 – on Thursday in Nairobi, Kenya. Africa’s leading industrialist and President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said that the refinery in Lagos can be replicated in East Africa if given the right supports. He made the pledge at the infrastructure summit – the…
Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has given an account of how disciplined, strategic communication can transform a fragmented opposition into a cohesive national movement. Mohammed gave the insight at Abbey College, Cambridge, UK, yesterday, emphasising said that the method was deployed by the political oppositions in Nigeria to defeat the ruling…
•Adekunle Adebiyi MBO Capital Management Limited declared that it has channelled more than N9 billion into Nigerian film productions since 2017. The Executive Director (Investments), MBO Capital Management, Adekunle Adebiyi, disclosed this during the second edition of the Film Financing Conference hosted by the company in Lagos. He told financiers, filmmakers and industry executives at…
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) emphasised that “Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) through public private partnership (PPP) must take the center stage in Nigeria.” The National President of NACCIMA, Mr. Jani Ibrahim, emphasised the need during the stakeholders’ summit with the theme “Building Industry-Ready Professionals for…
The Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce (NACC) will confer the Excellence in Cultural Innovation and Global Creative Industry Trailblazer Award on Bolanle Austen-Peters (BAF) . Previous recipients of the Creative Economy Award include Mo Abudu, Richard Mofe Damijo and Femi Odugbemi. In a statement, NACC said that the award is in recognition of her exceptional visionary…
