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The Chairman Governing Board Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Mr Chiedu Ebie has pledged to deploy his experience commitment and political networks towards securing the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 declaring that Nigeria’s future requires collective sacrifice sustained commitment and purposeful leadership.

In a statement by Jerome Utomi his media aide Ebie who was inaugurated as Coordinating Director IV of the Directorate of Contact and Mobilisation of the APC Presidential Campaign Council gave the assurance that following his appointment to the strategic national campaign structure by President Tinubu the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate for the forthcoming general elections.

Expressing appreciation to the President and the party leadership for the confidence reposed in him Ebie pledged to work with fellow council members and party stakeholders to mobilise widespread support for the APC and deliver victory at the polls.

‘I am ready to give my best working with fellow members to deliver a resounding victory for our party and for Nigeria. The work begins now’ he declared.

Ebie’s latest declaration points to his longstanding support for the Tinubu administration and his belief that continuity in governance would provide an opportunity to consolidate ongoing reforms accelerate infrastructure development and expand economic opportunities for Nigerians particularly in the Niger Delta.

In August the NDDC chairman called on the people of the Niger Delta to support the President’s re-election declaring that the region had gained a stronger voice in national affairs under the current administration.

‘Mr President has given the Niger Delta a seat at the table’ Ebie said citing efforts to rehabilitate roads complete abandoned projects and create opportunities for young people.

He has also commended the President’s commitment to national development particularly initiatives aimed at improving infrastructure and the living conditions of Niger Delta residents.

As Coordinating Director IV of the campaign council’s Directorate of Contact and Mobilisation Ebie is expected to leverage his experience in public administration stakeholder engagement and political mobilisation to strengthen the APC’s support base ahead of the 2027 elections.

At the inauguration of the campaign council President Tinubu charged members to work diligently to deliver their wards and polling units emphasising the importance of effective grassroots mobilisation in translating political support into votes.

Demonstrating his commitment to the assignment Ebie has intensified grassroots mobilisation in Delta North meeting with coordinators of the Delta Unity Group (DUG) from the district’s nine local government areas in Agbor Delta State.

The strategic meeting provided an opportunity for the coordinators to present situation reports on political developments and mobilisation activities in their respective local government areas.

Ebie reviewed the reports with the coordinators and discussed strategies to strengthen the group’s grassroots structures improve coordination and consolidate support for President Tinubu and the APC ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The engagement underscores the DUG’s determination to unite political stakeholders and galvanise support for the President across Delta North.

Immediately after the meeting Ebie attended an APC Legacy meeting hosted by the party’s chairman Hilary ‘Fada’ Ibude at his residence in Agbor-Obi.

He described the impressive turnout as encouraging expressing confidence that unity effective coordination and sustained grassroots engagement would strengthen the party’s electoral prospects.

Ebie reaffirmed that mobilisation efforts would continue stressing the importance of collective action in achieving the group’s objectives.

‘The work continues. Together we will get it done!’ he declared.

As preparations for the 2027 elections gather momentum Ebie’s national campaign appointment and engagements with political stakeholders in Delta North underscore his determination to contribute to the APC’s electoral efforts.

For him the task goes beyond political endorsements: it requires sustained mobilisation organisational discipline and a collective commitment to securing victory for President Tinubu and advancing Nigeria’s development aspirations.

The governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State Sen. Solomon Olamilekan Adeola popularly called Yayi has said Ilaro the administrative headquarters of Ogun West Senatorial District is becoming a ”small London’ in fulfilment of the promise he made at the inception of his senatorial mandate.

He said the infrastructural development he had facilitated for the town in the area of roads health care education security electricity among others had changed the outlook of the town.

Speaking at a programme organised by ‘Ilaro Parapo for Yayi’ with the theme: ‘Unity Development and Political Future of Ilaro District ‘ attended by thousands of Ilaro indigenes Yayi said: ‘I made a promise to turn Ilaro and its environs to ‘small London’ and I have worked towards this in the area of infrastructural development I’ve facilitated for the town.

‘I also facilitated the making of the town a university town through the enactment of the law that upgraded Federal Polytechnic Ilaro to Federal University of Technology Ilaro.’

He said a vote for him and other APC candidates was a vote for themselves and future development adding that he expected more than 60000 votes from Ilaro District of Yewa South Local Government.

A prominent indigene of the area Omoba Segun Adewale (OSA) says Senator Adeola is 100 per cent from Ilaro and residents of the town are determined to deliver 100 per cent votes of the 80000 registered voters that have collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for him.

He said the decision to vote for Senator Adeola was based on his work as well as the struggle to end 50 years of injustice against Ogun West Senatorial District for not being able to produce a governor for the state.

‘However voting for Senator Adeola is not only for projects and development in Ilaro and Ogun West but also for Ogun State as he has started work in other senatorial districts of the state’ Adewale added.

Three academicians from Ilaro Professor Tope Popoola Professor Taiwo Edun and Dr. Mukhail Akinde delivered papers on the theme and pleaded for unity and massive votes for Senator Adeola.

Among the dignitaries at the event were Minister of State for Health and Social Services Dr. Kunle Salako; Third Republic state legislator Muftau Ajibola; Deputy Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly Latefat Ajayi; Tommy Akintomide an engineer; Chief Mrs. Iyabo Apampa APC senatorial candidate for Ogun West Jimoh Ojugbele among others.

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has urged Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government to support Nigeria’s transition from Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) to strengthen the country’s digital infrastructure.

The agency said the migration was critical to expanding digital public services and meeting Nigeria’s growing digital connectivity needs.

NITDA’s Director of Corporate Communications Hajiya Hadiza Umar said this in a statement after opening an IPv6 migration readiness workshop in Abuja.

NITDA organised the workshop in collaboration with the Nigeria IPv6 Council and the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC).

The agency’s Director-General Kashifu Inuwa whose remarks were delivered by Oladejo Olawumi Director of the Digital Development Services Department stressed the need for senior government officials to commit to ensuring a smooth transition across public institutions.

The workshop featured two training streams: one for directors and management-level officials to equip them with the knowledge needed to support migration and another to strengthen the technical capacity of implementation personnel.

Inuwa said the training was designed to help government officials understand the transition process and the reasons for adopting IPv6 while ensuring they could support technical teams during implementation.

He emphasised that management-level understanding and backing were necessary for technical personnel to make progress with the migration.

‘If you don’t understand what you are trying to do it might be difficult for your technical staff to move forward’ he said.

Inuwa commended stakeholders for collaborating with NITDA on delivering the country’s information technology projects describing the workshop as another step toward ensuring their involvement throughout the transition.

The migration from IPv4 to IPv6 is intended to address the limitations of the older internet protocol and provide a more scalable foundation for Nigeria’s expanding digital services.

Sunbeth Energies Limited an indigenous energy firm and pioneer of self-service fuelling in the country has expanded its facility to three with the launch of its third self-service station in Port Harcourt Rivers State.

The facility located in Ada George builds on the company’s existing self-service operations in Lagos and Abuja extending a more convenient transparent and customer-controlled fuelling experience to motorists and other users in the South-South region.

Commenting on the launch Chief Operating Officer at Sunbeth Energies Bunmi Isijola said:

‘Self-service is not about replacing people; it is about giving customers greater control over their fuelling experience while creating new ways for our people to support and serve them. Our Customer Assistants are trained to guide motorists through the process answer their questions and provide assistance whenever needed. As we bring this experience to Port Harcourt our commitment remains the same: to make fuelling more convenient transparent and reliable for every customer.’

With its self-service stations now operating in three regions Sunbeth Energies continues to showcase how technology can improve the everyday fuelling experience. Its self-service model supports greater transparency convenience and customer autonomy.

The expansion reflects Sunbeth Energies’ commitment to integrating innovations into everyday fuelling giving customers across different regions greater control over their transactions while maintaining access to assistance when needed.

With continuous support from its technical partners Techbroker and Fuelmetrics Sunbeth Energies has recorded noteworthy success with its self service stations. The company Isijola said has recorded a 100 per cent transaction success rate with zero service downtime since September 2026 in both its self service stations measured by customers’ ability to complete payment and dispense their fuel without transactional issues.

The new launch builds on this success and the operational learnings to continue developing a retail fuelling model centred on customer confidence convenience and reliable service.

Similar to the first two self service stations in Lagos and Abuja customers visiting the Ada George outlet can complete their fuelling transactions using card payments or bank transfers. The process is designed to be straightforward with instructions available at the pumps to assist users complete payment dispense fuel and receive confirmation of their transaction.

Customer Assistants are also available to guide users through the process answer questions and provide support when needed. Their role ensures that while technology enhances the customer experience human assistance remains within reach.

The Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines Prof. Obiora Okonkwo has urged Nigerian universities to overhaul the education system to produce job creators innovators and problem-solvers rather than job seekers.

Okonkwo said that Nigeria’s quest for sustainable economic growth would remain elusive unless the universities and other institutions equipped students with practical skills technical competence and entrepreneurial abilities required to address the country’s developmental challenges

He made the call while delivering the 14th convocation lecture of Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State on Tuesday titled ‘Functional Education and the Nigerian Project: Strategic Human Capital Development for National Renewal.’

The airline boss maintained that the country needed to move away from an education model that emphasised certificates more than what graduates could do with the knowledge they acquired in school.

He noted that education’s value should be measured by graduates’ ability to solve real-life problems develop useful technologies improve productivity and contribute meaningfully to national development.

He challenged universities and regulatory agencies including the National Universities Commission to move beyond enforcing minimum curriculum requirements and develop measurable standards to assess graduates’ practical competence.

Such standards he said should determine whether students could design build create produce and develop solutions to societal problems.

Okonkwo also called for stronger collaboration among universities industries and government arguing that educational institutions could not adequately prepare students for the realities of the labour market without understanding the skills and expertise employers needed.

The airline boss advocated greater industry participation in curriculum development internships apprenticeships research and practical training.

He maintained that technical and vocational education should no longer be treated as inferior to conventional university education stressing that both pathways were necessary to develop the skilled workforce needed to drive industrialisation entrepreneurship and economic diversification.

He further urged universities to prepare students for emerging opportunities in artificial intelligence robotics biotechnology cybersecurity renewable energy and advanced manufacturing.

He said investments in laboratories workshops research facilities and digital infrastructure were essential to making Nigerian institutions competitive in a rapidly changing global economy.

He said that beyond technical competence functional education must instil integrity discipline and ethical leadership in students noting that the country needed not only skilled professionals but also responsible citizens capable of deploying their knowledge for the common good.

Okonkwo urged graduates to see their certificates as a starting point rather than the ultimate evidence of learning saying ‘Let the evidence of your education be found in what you do with the knowledge and opportunities you have received.’

He commended ABUAD founder Afe Babalola SAN for his vision and commitment to transforming Nigeria’s education sector through quality functional education.

He also lauded the university’s efforts to bridge the gap between academic learning and society’s practical demands describing its mission as relevant to Nigeria’s quest for national renewal.

Okonkwo noted that ABUAD’s emphasis on functional education offered an important example of how universities could prepare graduates to create opportunities solve societal problems and contribute to economic growth.

In his remarks ABUAD Founder applauded Okonkwo for the insightful lecture noting that the issues raised underscored the urgent need to reposition Nigeria’s education system to meet the country’s developmental needs.

Corroborating Okonkwo’s position Babalola expressed concern that many graduates completed their studies without acquiring the practical skills required to secure employment establish businesses or contribute meaningfully to society.

Babalola called for an urgent review of university curricula to ensure academic programmes align with labour market realities and the skills needed to drive national development.

He called for collaboration among the government universities and other stakeholders to address the shortcomings in the education system stressing the need for reforms that would make graduates more productive and self-reliant.

Key stakeholders in the dairy industry have called for greater clarity and consistency in product standards and classification following a national roundtable convened by the Danish Dairy Board the Royal Danish Consulate-General and Dairy Business Partners in commemoration of the World Food Day.

The roundtable brought together the Minister of Livestock Development Idi Mukhtar Maiha; representatives of the Federal Ministry of Health National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) t Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) and dairy industry representatives.

Maiha said: ‘Nigeria’s dairy industry has significant potential to contribute to food and nutrition security rural development employment livelihoods industrial growth and the wider economy.

”Realising this potential requires more than increasing local milk production; it also depends on a transparent regulatory framework that promotes product safety protects consumers encourages investment and supports fair competition.

”Clear and consistent standards are necessary to help consumers understand the products they purchase and ensure that producers processors importers and distributors operate under predictable regulatory requirements.

The challenge of counterfeit and substandard products also extends to other areas including medicines and veterinary products. These concerns reinforce the need for effective regulation and quality assurance to protect both public health and animal health. Our objective is to promote regulatory clarity protect consumer interests and create a fair and competitive market for all operators in the dairy sector.’ he said

In his address the Senior Project Manager at the Danish Dairy Board Lars Jensen noted that the deliberation is important because improving consumer awareness requires the contributions of different partners working towards a common goal. He said ‘By combining funding technical expertise and local knowledge we can strengthen public understanding of dairy products and their nutritional value.

‘One important aspect of this effort is product labelling. Clear and accurate labels help consumers understand what they are purchasing identify product ingredients and nutritional information and make informed choices based on their needs and purchasing power. Labelling also helps distinguish between different product categories reduces confusion and builds consumer confidence in the market. Ultimately our shared goal is to strengthen understanding of dairy nutrition through relevant local engagement. By working together we can promote informed consumer choices support greater transparency in the dairy market and contribute to improved nutrition awareness in Nigeria.’

The discussions also highlighted the importance of effective coordination among the institutions responsible for food safety product standards livestock development and public health with the aim of reducing ambiguity for businesses strengthening regulatory implementation and ensuring that consumers receive accurate information about the products they purchase.

Head of Nutrition Food Safety and Applied Nutrition NAFDAC Chinyere Ikejiofor said: ‘The fundamental principle of food labelling particularly for milk and dairy products is to ensure that consumers are not misled. Product information must be clear and accurate and products must not be described or presented in a manner that creates confusion about their nature composition or characteristics. Nigeria’s pre-packaged food labelling regulations provide the foundation for the information that must appear on product labels. This includes the correct name and description of the product an ingredient list arranged in descending order by weight production and expiry or best-before dates storage conditions the manufacturer’s details country of origin batch or identification number and other applicable information. Nutritional information is also a mandatory labelling requirement under NAFDAC’s current framework.’

The roundtable further reinforced the role of sustained engagement between government and industry in addressing regulatory questions that affect the production importation marketing and consumption of dairy products.

Mali’s armed forces and their Russian backers utilised some ‘apparent indiscriminate’ drone?strikes and other abuses as part of a ramped-up offensive against insurgents in recent months has killed scores of civilians Human Rights Watch said in a report yesterday.

The drone strikes and resulting civilian casualties more than doubled between April and August compared to the same period a year ago the report said citing ACLED data in response to nationwide attacks by the regional al-Qaeda affiliate known as JNIM and by Tuareg-led separatists.

The insurgent attacks launched on April 25 killed Mali’s defence minister and hit multiple towns and cities as well as the main airport in Bamako underscoring the government’s struggle to improve security ?in the landlocked West African country.

Mali’s military leaders who seized power in coups in 2020 and 2021 have turned to Russia for support in their fight against insurgents and they enlisted the Russian paramilitary group Africa Corps in their response to the April attacks.

The data from US-based conflict monitor ACLED showed Malian forces and Africa Corps carried out 47 drone strikes resulting in 94 civilian deaths from April-August up from 22 strikes resulting in 44 civilian deaths a year earlier.

Some of the incidents in the report were ‘apparent indiscriminate drone strikes’ including an August 19 strike on a cattle market in the Bandiagara region of central Mali that killed six men and a pre-dawn strike on July 29 on a health centre in the northern region of Kidal near the Algerian border Human Rights Watch said.

The report also documented abuses that did not involve drones including an incident on July 12 in the Segou ?region in which it said soldiers shot and killed five young girls they mistook for attackers.

A Malian army spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment. Human Rights Watch said ?it received no response to a letter sent on August 5 to Mali’s new defence minister ?that detailed ?the group’s findings.

Mali has previously denied killing civilians in counterinsurgency operations.

The Russian embassy in Bamako did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Africa Corps’s involvement.

The Human Rights Watch report also documented abuses by JNIM and ?the Tuareg-led ?separatists including the execution of 19 soldiers in the northern Gao region ?in July.

JNIM’s Sharia Committee told HRW that the killings ‘did in fact take place’ but denied ordering them and said ‘it is not our ?policy to do such things’.

The Tuareg-led Azawad Liberation Front denied executing soldiers.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it is the only authority vested with the responsibility of issuing admission letters to candidates.

The board said universities should desist from issuing admission letters as this is not their responsibility.

The JAMB Registrar Prof. Segun Aina stated this when he hosted a delegation from Veritas University Bwari Abuja during a visit.

Aina said JAMB is the only body statutorily empowered to issue official admission letters to candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions including universities polytechnics and colleges of education.

He said candidates could be misled into believing that admission was genuine when they received letters issued by institutions outside the approved process.

‘The irony of the situation is that once candidates see a document as emanating from an institution purporting to offer them admission they believe that such is real’ he said.

The registrar urged universities involved in the practice to desist and ensure that candidates obtain the appropriate admission documents from the board.

He recalled that the Federal Ministry of Education had directed that all admissions be processed through the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) warning that admissions conducted outside the platform would be deemed illegal and invalid.

Aina said no institution is permitted to substitute its own admission letter for the official JAMB letter issued after a candidate has accepted an offer on CAPS.

The JAMB registrar insisted that only admissions recognised through the platform would be accepted for such purposes including mobilisation for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

Twelve student companies from across Nigeria will compete at Junior Achievement Nigeria’s (JAN) 2026 National Company of the Year (NCOY) Competition on Wednesday October 21 showcasing innovative business ideas developed through the School-to-Work Educational Transition for Long-Term Youth Fulfilment (SET4LYF) program.

Held under the theme ‘Augmenting Innovation’ the competition will bring together student entrepreneurs to present their ventures demonstrate their business capabilities and showcase solutions developed through hands-on entrepreneurship education.

The winning company will earn the opportunity to represent Nigeria at the African Company of the Year (ACOY) Competition in Cape Town South Africa.

Ahead of the competition JAN hosted a media conference that brought together journalists from across Nigeria to discuss the competition’s objectives the role of entrepreneurship education in preparing young people for the future and the opportunities created through SET4LYF’s Company Program.

Speaking at the media conference Tobiloba Olaosun Head Marketing and Communications at Junior Achievement Nigeria highlighted the organization’s longstanding commitment to youth education and entrepreneurship.

She noted that the JAN curriculum delivers experiential learning that expands young people’s aspirations encouraging them to develop their ideas and explore entrepreneurial opportunities.

‘We have seen how entrepreneurship can become a meaningful pathway for young people including through success stories such as Iyin Aboyeji a serial entrepreneur and former JAN board member.

‘We are also open to more partnerships that can expand these opportunities and help more young people develop their entrepreneurial potential’ Olaosun said.

The NCOY Competition is a key milestone in SET4LYF which supports girls in developing the entrepreneurial work-readiness and problem-solving skills needed to transition from school into further education entrepreneurship and meaningful employment.

Through the program’s pathway participants engage in the Ideathon JA DEEP Company Program Company of the Year competitions and career pathways gaining practical experience in developing ideas managing ventures working in teams and presenting business solutions.

Olaolu Akogun Acting Executive Director of Junior Achievement Nigeria emphasised the importance of ensuring that young people can apply what they learn beyond the classroom.

Through SET4LYF JAN seeks to equip girls with the knowledge confidence and practical experience to make informed decisions about their futures and pursue opportunities in entrepreneurship and the wider economy.

The competition will feature 12 student companies representing schools across Nigeria each presenting a business developed through the Company Program.

Their participation reflects the value of experiential learning in helping students understand the process of turning ideas into viable ventures from product development and marketing to financial management teamwork and decision-making.

The winning company will receive a prize of $250.00 USD and an all-expense-paid trip to Cape Town to represent Nigeria at the African Company of the Year (ACOY) Competition where they will compete alongside student entrepreneurs from other African countries.

The second and third-place companies will receive $150 and $100 respectively while a further $100 prize will be awarded to recognise outstanding corporate social responsibility.

Food Concepts through its Chicken Republic brand will also recognise the student company with the best marketing and sales strategy while the Project Management Institute (PMI) Nigeria Chapter will award certificates to participating student companies in recognition of their participation and entrepreneurial development.

The competition will also provide an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of teachers mentors volunteers implementing partners and other stakeholders who support young people as they develop their skills and explore entrepreneurial pathways.

President and Chief Executive Dangote Industries Limited Aliko Dangote has said the group was considering raising its $100 billion Vision 2030 target in response to its expanding industrial investments and growth ambitions.

He challenged Nigerian entrepreneurs and creative industry practitioners to think beyond conventional limits build globally competitive enterprises and create enduring legacies declaring that Africa must take responsibility for its own economic transformation rather than depend on foreign investors for prosperity.

Dangote gave the charge while hosting leading figures from Nigeria’s creative industry at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals complex in Lekki Lagos where. The delegation comprising Nollywood stars content creators comedians and other entertainment and lifestyle personalities toured the industrial complex before engaging Dangote in a conversation on entrepreneurship innovation ambition and legacy.

Addressing the creatives Dangote urged Nigerians to match their creativity and entrepreneurial drive with discipline perseverance and the courage to pursue ambitious projects stressing that lasting success should be measured not merely by personal wealth but by the businesses built opportunities created and contributions made to society.

‘It is not just about money; it is about legacy. We have often been taken for granted and in many ways we have contributed to that by waiting for foreigners to come and make our continent prosperous. That will never happen. We must take responsibility for building Africa’s prosperity ourselves’ he declared.

Speaking on the Group’s long-term ambitions Dangote revealed that its US$100 billion Vision 2030 target was being reconsidered with a more ambitious target expected to be unveiled in January.

‘We realised that our Vision 2030 target was too modest. We are working towards unveiling a new vision in January with a revised target that reflects our ambition to achieve far more than $100 billion’ he said.

He explained that the Group’s continued industrial expansion was driven by a determination to build enduring institutions strengthen Africa’s productive capacity and demonstrate that the continent could develop enterprises capable of competing globally. Drawing lessons from Singapore’s economic transformation Dangote said nations could overcome difficult beginnings through deliberate investment enterprise and a commitment to developing their own capabilities. He challenged Nigerian entrepreneurs to reject limiting assumptions about what could be achieved noting that transformative accomplishments often required the courage to pursue ideas others considered impossible.

Reflecting on his entrepreneurial journey and the development of the refinery Dangote identified perseverance disciplined execution and sound judgement as essential ingredients of business success. He cautioned however that ambition must be tempered by the ability to recognise when an investment was no longer commercially viable.

‘Before embarking on any venture you must carefully consider all the issues involved. We have made mistakes too and I share these experiences so others can learn from them’ he said. ‘One important lesson is never to keep putting good money into a bad investment. Some situations are simply too difficult to turn around no matter how much you invest.’

Turning to the creative industry Dangote commended Nigerian entertainers for building a formidable international presence despite operating in a challenging business environment and receiving limited government support. He described Nollywood’s growing global influence as evidence of Nigeria’s creative potential urging practitioners to build on their achievements through stronger business structures innovation and collaboration. According to him the industry’s next phase of growth should go beyond international recognition to building sustainable enterprises creating employment and strengthening Nigeria’s position in the global creative economy.

Veteran Nollywood actor Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD) who moderated the interactive session praised Dangote’s accomplishments describing his industrial investments as an enduring contribution to Nigeria’s development.

‘Your legacy has already been built and its continuation is assured. You deserve all the praise and recognition you have received for what you have accomplished’ RMD said.

Nollywood actor Abdullateef Adedimeji described the visit as an inspiration saying the scale of the refinery had challenged him to raise his ambitions and pursue greater accomplishments in the creative industry.

‘Coming here today is a source of motivation for us. As someone in the film industry this experience inspires me to push beyond my limits broaden my imagination and strive for greater achievements including making a more meaningful impact in my community’ he said.

Adedimeji also called for greater collaboration among Nollywood practitioners drawing lessons from the coordination and partnerships underpinning Dangote’s industrial operations.

‘That is what we need in Nollywood. The more we collaborate the stronger and more successful we become’ he said.