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NECLive & Frontyard Group Release New Report on the State of Nigeria’s Creative Economy

NECLive and Frontyard Group have released The State of Nigeria's Creative Economy 2026, a data-led report capturing the lived experiences of 377 creative professionals across eight...

Nigeria’s Creative Economy Is Booming: Its Infrastructure Isn’t Keeping Up- Meet the Hub Trying to Close the Gap

If you only followed the headlines, you’d think Nigeria’s creative industries had finally arrived – sold-out arenas, Netflix premieres, Grammy nods, global chart domination. And in...

Nigeria: Nigeria, China Target Creative Economy, Tourism As New Frontier for Bilateral Growth

[This Day] Abuja -- Nigeria and China are moving to deepen cooperation in tourism, heritage preservation, and the creative economy as both countries seek to unlock new economic opp...

Stronger creative Ecosystems are key to sustainable growth – FCMB

According to her, Nigeria’s creative industry has demonstrated extraordinary resilience and innovation, producing globally recognised artists, creators, and businesses despite oper...

British Council Reinforces Creative Sector Support as Film Lab Africa Enters Production

The British Council has reaffirmed its commitment to Africa’s creative industry as the second phase of Film Lab Africa enters production, with seven anthology pilot episodes set to...

The Creator Revolution: How Africa’s Influencer Economy is Moving Beyond Vanity Metrics

Across the African continent, a profound economic and cultural shift is happening right on our smartphone screens. Content creators…Continue reading on Medium »

Capital markets must fund creative sector, says Kwairanga

NGX Group Chairman Umaru Kwairanga urges African capital markets to invest in the fast-growing creative sector, moving beyond traditional industries. Read More: https://punchng.co...

Artnovation brings Africa’s creative renaissance to Milan

Artnovation, the pioneering Africa–Europe creative economy platform, has officially announced its partnership with the Luciana Matalon Foundation Museum in Milan, Italy, to present...

Woof Studios Africa highlights creator economy at Cannes Lions festival

One of the sessions wherein the delegation featured was titled “How Africa’s Creators Are Building Culture as Infrastructure. The post Woof Studios Africa highlights creator econom...

LASG Hails CraftVantage on Creative Industry Initiatives

Oluchi Chibuzor Lagos State Government has commended CraftVantage art exhibition for unlocking local and international employment opportunities for young Nigerian artists, while at...

Romanticising Africa’s Economic Opportunities Beside the Thames

Crusoe Osagie writes about a brief but hopeful immersion at the London Business School, where young African professionals explored the continent’s vast business potential despite t...

Displaced Africans drive $28bn ‘hidden economy’

A new study says refugees and internally displaced people are already driving business and entrepreneurship despite barriers to finance, land and formal employment.

Elombi Renews Call for African Ratings Agency, Says Continent Must Control Its Economic Narrative

• Declares skills shortage threatens electric battery manufacturing ambitions, value addition crucial for continent’s growth • PAPSS gains momentum as 28 African central banks join...

“LE CONCERT” CLOSES AFRICA FORWARD SUMMIT IN STYLE

Nairobi was alive with energy and global influence as over 30 Heads of State gathered for the Africa Forward Summit held from May 11th–12th co-hosted by Kenyan President William Ru...

One Street Studios Named by Afreximbank and Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) as Co-General Partner of the Pa...

Africa: Luxury Tourism Is a Risky Strategy for African Economies!

[The Point] Luxury tourism aims to attract high-spending tourists to stay at premium resorts and lodges or visit exclusive attractions. It's a strategy that's being adopted widely...

How copyright flaws drain millions from Africa’s music industry

Nigeria’s music industry may be Africa’s biggest earner, but it is losing an estimated $231 million a year, while Kenya loses $55 million.

Rwanda: MPs Call for Stronger Royalty System to Protect Creatives

[New Times] Lawmakers have called for stronger systems to protect creators' rights and ensure they receive fair compensation, saying the growth of Rwanda's creative industry depend...

Africa urged to embrace equitable resource-based industrialisation

As a continent endowed with a vast number of natural resources and high renewable-energy potential, Africa’s natural resources can be a platform for industrialisation if linkages w...

BellaNaija’s Collette & Esther Are Heading to Zambia for Africa Creative Market 2026

If you are wondering what ACM is all about, think of it as a space built around one big idea, growing Africa’s creative economy. It brings together creatives, innovators, industry...

Africa’s Compound Interest: The Women Who Gathered in Nairobi to Talk Ownership, Not Just Opportunity

 Africa Soft Power Summit, a series of frank, data-grounded conversations signalled a shift in how the continent’s economic future is being framed In the years since summits on Afr...

African Marketplace woos global investors via Dubai expo

African Marketplace 2026 in Dubai connects Afro-Caribbean businesses with global investors, buyers, and policymakers. Discover export-ready brands and cult Read More: https://punc...

Delphic Council, WISCAR Rally Stakeholders Behind Women’s Creative Leadership

Creative industry leaders have called for greater investment in women as Nigeria works to unlock the full economic potential of its creative economy, warning that limited access to...

Best Influencer Marketing Platform in Africa for Brands, Artists and Creators

The African creator economy is growing faster than ever. Every day, millions of people discover products, businesses, music, events, and…Continue reading on Medium »