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Views: Visits 7 Following the Early Access auditions in March, plans have now been concluded for an open audition call for Big Brother Naija season 6 from Monday, May 3 till Sunday, May 16, 2021. Interested participants are expected to record a two-minute video of themselves stating why they should be picked to be a housemate in season 6 of BBNaija. Following this, they are to log on to www.africamagic.tv/BBAudition to fill out the online registration form and upload th...

By Vanessa Obioha MultiChoice Nigeria, organisers of the popular reality TV show Big Brother Naija, has announced that it will begin an open audition for the sixth season from May 3 to May 16. The open audition call follows the Early Access auditions in March. Interested participants are expected to record a two-minute video of themselves stating why they should be picked to be a housemate of BBNaija. They are to log on to the Africa Magic website to fill out the online registration form and up...

Why should you care? Nigerian P2P payment platform, Abegwill be the headline sponsor, while crypto-exchange platform, Patricia is the associate sponsor. Advertisement An obvious trend? Apart from continuing on the path of auditioning via pre-recorded video online submissions which started in 2020, it appears more tech startups are showing interest in the TV sensation. In the 2020 edition of the show, tech brands like Patricia, Travelbeta, BuyPower.ng, Kuda Bank, Flutterwave, and Tizeti all gav...

Daily Post Nigeria Published Earlier this month, the MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy graduated its second set of 20 students via a virtual ceremony. The students, whose course work was extended from 12 months to 18 months due to the pandemic, took a 3-week intensive New York Film Academy (NYFA) course on the production of micro-documentaries, Public Service Announcements (PSAs) and music videos. They also worked with the United Nations on the global #PledgeToPause campaign which exposed them...

Chigoziem Dike In 2014, Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was rebased from $270bn to $520bn, making it the largest economy in Africa and the 26th largest in the world. This close to 90% increase was attributed to new sectors of the economy not previously captured, one of which was the creative industry. For the first time in Nigeria’s economic history, the value of this industry was captured and one of its subsets – Nollywood – was discovered to have contributed 1.42% to the GDP, a...

When it comes to entertainment on the continent, Nigeria’s status and influence cannot be ignored. From having the second-largest movie industry in the world to the most recognized music with globally known stars like Wizkid and Davido, Nigerian entertainers lead the way as Africa makes its mark in worldwide entertainment. The country did not achieve its position as Africa’s entertainment powerhouse overnight. It was done gradually with consistent, high-quality output and, more importantly,...

Subscribers insist on pay-as-you-go billing system Temiloluwa O’Peters Published 16 March 2021 Subscribers under the aegis of the Association of Telephone, Cable TV and Internet Subscribers have insisted that cable television services providers should implement pay-as-you-go billing system. The National President, ATCIS, Sina Bilesanmi, while marking the year’s World Consumer/ Subscriber Rights Right Day in Port Harcourt on Monday, charged the Nigerian authorities to direct pay-tv operator...