The editorial board of Y! Africa is pleased to announce Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, as its pick for Person of the Year 2020.
Chosen by a consensus of...
The video-sharing app, TikTok, has slowly become a popular entertainment platform amongst Nigeria’s youths. Researchers and trend watchers have predicted that the app would be taking a sizeable bunch of Instagram’s users. The hilarious, educating, and exciting entertainment content...
Afro-pop, also known as African popular music, has travelled across the world and planted roots in many hearts. Music, Afro-pop music, is one of Nigeria’s biggest exports. Nigerian musicians and entertainers are quickly becoming world superstars. This massive success...
With physical and social distancing, new working environments, and much uncertainty, the world is rapidly transforming into a ‘new normal’. The interactivity between design, content, and audience engagement is evolving, especially after months where remote experiences dominated how brands,...
The media plays a significant role in politics; serving as gatekeepers and checks and balances. There are notable political TV stations in Nigeria that are known to provide timely political content and analysis. Here is our curated list:
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A major ‘secret’ to effective radio advertising is selecting an airtime slot with a vast and appropriate audience. To get a slot with the most listeners, one needs to watch out for the station’s primetime and most popular programs....
Every other day there are tons of new style influencers emerging out of the Nigerian fashion industry. These people are responsible for setting the trends, displaying the latest designs and teaching people how to wear the trendiest looks. It...
Albert Einstein rightly quipped that “Politics is more difficult than physics”. The concept and its nuances can be challenging to understand, comprehend and digest. Thankfully, there are individuals and programmes dedicated to breaking down political developments and communicating them in digestible...
The first television station in Nigeria, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) began broadcasting on 31st October 1959. Then, NTA broadcasted under the name; Western Nigerian Government Broadcasting Corporation (WNTV), established under the government of Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. In...
When Paul Anka released Put Your Head on My Shoulder in 1959, could he have foreseen this? That some 42 years from then, it would become a TikTok sensation? What was TikTok in 1959? What was social media? What...
Business, money and entrepreneurship can be dicey concepts- challenging to understand and hard to navigate. Fortunately, in this age of the internet, personalities have risen and taken it upon themselves to share their experiences, accessible nuggets and invaluable lessons...