Dakore Egbuson-Akande, Bolanle Olukanni, Bovi, Basketmouth, Mercy Eke, Iyin Aboyeji, others confirm participation in NECLive8
As Sunday, April 25, 2021, approaches, high-profile media personalities, comedians, actors and entrepreneurs have confirmed their participation in the eighth edition of the Nigeria Entertainment Conference (NECLive8), tagged ‘Building the Future.’
This year’s event will combine a studio set-up with a live global broadcast. Confirmed participants will provide deep insights into the future of the entertainment industry.
Nollywood superstar, Dakore Egbuson-Akande; entrepreneur and founder, Temple Management Company, Idris Olorunnimbe; accomplished entertainers, Basketmouth and Bovi; Big Cabal CEO, Tomiwa Aladekomo; Andela Co-Founder, Iyin Aboyeji and, 2019 Big Brother Naija winner and business woman, Mercy Eke, have been confirmed as speakers. Media personality and producer, Bolanle Olukanni, will host the conference.
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In the runup to Sunday, April 25, 2021, ID Africa has confirmed Big Cabal Media, Hip TV and 7even Interactive as media and creative partners for the eighth edition of the Nigerian Entertainment Conference.
Big Cabal Media, an indigenous digital media company, creates super-engaging content that resonates with the African youth. Founded in 2014 by Bankole Oluwafemi and Seyi Taylor, and currently led by Tomiwa Aladekomo, the company drives the most engaging conversations around culture, innovation, entrepreneurship, entertainment, and everything that matters to today’s youth. Zikoko, one of its products, creates timeless and original text, images, memes, and video-based content across a range of genres. With over 1.9 million page views per month, and over 130,000 subscribers to its newsletter, the publication develops original content such as The Couch, Naira Life, and Zikoko Elevator, among others.
Vanessa Obioha
After a one year-hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the largest gathering of entertainment industry professionals in Nigeria, Nigerian Entertainment Conference (NECLive) is returning. This time, it will be a hybrid media event combining a studio set-up of select speakers with live global broadcast across cable TV, radio and online platforms.
Scheduled for April 25, the eighth edition of NECLive will explore the theme ‘Building The Future’, focusing on the various ways entertainment can serve as a vehicle, creativity as a tool and celebrity power as an agent of change to build a remarkable future for Nigeria’s youth. Three main speakers who are leading the charge in rethinking the approach to consumer entertainment and creative enterprise across the world will be featured while entertainment includes a live music performance by one of Nigeria’s most celebrated artistes, an enthralling live stage drama and comedy from one of the industry’s finest.