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Nigeria entertainment sector

NIGERIA ENTERTAINMENT SECTOR WORTH BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

It is now a fact that Nigeria entertainment sector worth billions of dollars. It is therefore high time for investors in music and high quality movies to storm Nigeria and help in making the industry to grow even more. CometoNigeria.com believe that it is high time we have MTV Nigeria.

This is changing more Nigerians born abroad to come back home and compete well with skilful set of younger ones who are making Nigeria proud in the international entertainment market.

African artists are called names in the west, they really struggle to make impact because however good their work may be, they are still looked at as ethnic artist making them inferior to other western artists. The creed of today Nigerians are making African proud with songs well written and produced by local and ethinc people that we are called. Artists like Abolore Adegbola Akande a.k.a 9ice, sing good song with local language but with international flavour.

His approach to music definitely will make Nigerians born abroad not only to learn Nigerian languages but to be fluent in speaking it as it will open doors for job both at home and abroad in very many ways. This has also opened the gate for others to sing using all Nigerian languages.

9ice has performed in different concerts both home and abroad especially at Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday Tribute concert, singing “Gongo Aso” in London.

He was the winner of 2008 Hip-Hop World Awards, winner for the Revelation of the Year Award and the Best Vocal Performer in the male category. He also finished as a nominee in the category of Best New Artiste at the first edition of Soundcity Music Video Awards. His song “Gongo Aso” is the most popular song on Nigeria radio in 2008.

Innocent Idibia, popularly known as Tuface is the only Nigerian artiste who got nominated at the World Music Awards where he won the award for the Best African Act. PSQUARE, YAHOOZE, INVINITY, ASA and many others are changing the image of Nigeria abroad.

It is well confirmed that after Hollywood and Bollywood, Nigeria Nollywood is next, meaning we have the 3rd largest film industry in the world. Nigeria films are hot cakes all over Africa, Europe, American and lately all over the Caribbean Islands. With great cultural performers, writers and fine artists, Nigeria will continue to excel and compete in the world stage.

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