Netflix Creative Equity Scholarship Fund

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Netflix Creative Equity Scholarship Fund

Netflix has announced the extension of its  Netflix Creative Equity Scholarship Fund (CESF) to film and television students in the West and Central Africa region. Applications are now open for students to apply to study at institutions in Nigeria, Ghana, Benin and Gabon.

 

Netflix’s global Netflix Creative Equity Fund, which was launched in 2021 and will be distributed to various initiatives over the next five years with the goal of building a strong, diverse pipeline of creatives around the world, includes a US$1 million scholarship fund for students from Sub-Saharan Africa. The scholarship fund will cover tuition, housing, study materials, and living expenses at selected partner schools in Nigeria where beneficiaries have been accepted to pursue a programme of study in the television and film disciplines in the 2022/2023 academic year.

 

The Netflix CESF is set to launch across the region in the academic year beginning in 2022, and Netflix will partner with Dalberg as an implementation partner and fund administrator in the West and Central Africa region.

 

How it works:

The Netflix CESF is intended to provide financial aid in the form of full scholarships at partner higher educational institutions in Nigeria, Benin, Ghana and Gabon to help ambitious creatives from West and Central African countries obtain official qualifications and training. The following countries in West and Central Africa will be eligible: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte D’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.

 

The fund will be available to students who have obtained admission to study in various film & TV-focused disciplines, for the 2022 academic year, at the following partner institutions:

 

 

Applications are now open via the LINK HERE  until the 4th of September 2022 at 23:59 PM

African Peace Magazine, Group Gets Accreditation To Monitor 2022 Angola Election

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African Peace Magazine, Group Gets Accreditation To Monitor 2022 Angola Election

…Set To Host African Peace Award 2022 in London

African Peace Magazine and its strategic partner, the Centre for Peace and Conflict Management in Africa has welcomed its full accreditation to monitor and observe the 2022 Angolan General Elections.

The African Peace Magazine delegation is led by the Editor-in-Chief Noah Ajare, Group editor/Media Consultant Austin Otah, International correspondent, Nympha Chinenye Nzeribe, Managing Editor, Arinola Sulaimon, Associate Editor, Barakat Yakubu, and several others to Angola to monitor the elections.

The African Peace Magazine’s active participation in the elections will include on-the-spot live reports, massive interviews [Pre and Post-Election], to measure the confidence of the public towards the elections while collating the opinion of voters.

Editor-in-Chief of the African Peace Magazine, Noah Ajare in a statement said elections are typically critical to the economic development and political stability of the country because they usher in new leaders. It is so vital because it is one of the core determinants of a peaceful state.

He noted that globally, elections are critical to the socio-economic development of any nation. Media publicity before and after the elections goes a long way in ensuring the credibility, acceptability and international recognition true nature of the electoral processes. More importantly, media reports, if well managed can prevent post-election violence.

In Angola, campaigns for the Presidential and National Assembly elections 2022 started officially on the 24th of July 2022 and ended on the 20th of August 2022. However, the political landscape has been focused on the ruling party and the opposition party.

Like most African countries, Angola is emerging from the economic crises occasioned by COVID 19, and the fall in oil prices. And for many Angolans, this election is a defining moment that will shape the history of the oil-rich, southwestern African country. On August 24, Angolan political parties would face their tightest race ever in a general election. More than fourteen million registered voters are expected to participate in this year’s presidential and legislative elections in Angola.

Angola’s ruling party, the movimento Popular de Libertacao de Angola (MPLA), is currently taking lead, having been in power since Angola gained her independence in 1975 from Portugal.

Joao Lourenço, who is the incumbent President, has been commended for allowing more political opening than all his predecessors. Other innovative development credited to the President, Joao Lourenco includes allowing diaspora voting in more than 13 Countries, use of electronic voting, electronic transmission of results and several others.

The opposition is led by Adalberto Costa Junior, from the Uniao Nacional para a independencia Total de Angola (UNITA).

“While the world watches keenly to see how the process would be managed, the incumbent has promised to deliver on Angolan dreams. However, there are many underlying questions— will the people give him another chance? Are the National Electoral Commission fully ready? These and more are what we’re yet to find out and African Peace Magazine UK is on ground to physically monitor the Elections and report the developments live from all the provinces and poll booths,” Noah Ajare said.

The African Peace Magazine delegation will also attend the International African Energy, Oil and Gas Summit 2022, with the theme Harnessing The Potential For Inclusive Energy Transition And A Sustainable Future, Scheduled to hold in Angola from the 22nd of October 2022.

Angola holds abundant untapped oil and gas resources estimated at 9 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves and 11 trillion cubic feet of proven natural gas reserves. The country currently produces approximately 1.16 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) but hit as high as 2 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) by 2010 during prosperous oil production years. The oil production in Angola was measured at 1.32 million barrels per day in January 2022. The petroleum industry is key and accounts for almost 75 percent of the country’s revenues. It records an estimated 17,9billion cubic feet of natural gas production from associated oil.

As for oil reserves, Angola ranks fourth in the list of producers on the continent with the largest reserves. The country has an estimated reserve of 7.23 billion barrels, writes PetroAngola.

This is a rare opportunity to be a part of Angola’s latest energy projects, and meet the Ministry of Energy, oil and gas and countries major players, and those of other African Countries, including the African Development Bank, African Continental Trade African Continental Trade Agreements platform players and several others.

Meanwhile, in line with African Peace Magazine’s mandate of promoting peace through innovation, entrepreneurship, unity, and integration in the continent. The African Peace Magazine UK, in conjunction with her strategic partners, Rethink Africa Foundation, African Fact Checkers, Centre for peace and Conflict Management in Africa and African Right Watch is set to host the African Peace Award 2022 in London from the 11th to 12th November 2022.

The event themed Evolving a Sustainable Peace Architecture in a Changing World is designed to host business, political, and diplomatic leaders. It is also set to have in attendance, policy makers and think-tanks on Africa and Africa related issues.

The African Peace awards 2022 seeks to honor persons, institutions, organization, governments and others whose laudable actions, and efforts have in one way or the other improved or contributed to peace keeping and conflict management in Africa as well as improving the lives of Africans.

Last year, awards were given and received by H.E, the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, The First Lady of The Federal Republic Nigeria, H.E, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, Hon Justice Stella Anukam Judge of the African Court on Human and Peoples Right. The former President of Sierra Leone, H.E Ernest Bai Koroma, Secretary to the Federation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Boss Gidahyelda Mustapha Esq, The First Lady of Kwara State, H.E Amb. Dr. Olufolake Abdulrazaq, H.E the First Lady of Taraba State, H.E Bar. Anna Mbasugun Darius Ishaku, Chief Akin Olujinmi SAN former Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Mike Ozekhome SAN, Ahmed Raji SAN

Prof Bolaji Owasonye SAN, The Chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, The President of the ECOWAS Court Hon Justice Edward Amoako Asante, Babatunde Irukera Esq, Chief Executive Officer Federal Consumer Protection Council and several others.

The African Peace brand has noted Peace promotion and conflict management in any society alleviates uncertainly and risk which in turn promotes economic growth in any given community. It contributes to the economic growth of the community by increasing the productivity in capital and labour as well as good governance.

The African peace brand introduces its awards in the hopes of effecting change and promoting peace globally and specifically in Africa.

TECNO Mobile’s signature campaign ‘Stylish Affair’ for the launch of CAMON 19Pro 5G in India

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NEWDELHI, INDIA – Media OutReach – 2022年8月23日 – TECNO, the premium smartphone brand, is introducing CAMON 19Pro 5G in India through fashion razzmatazz ‘Stylish Affair’ on August 10th, in collaboration with Cosmopolitan India, the world’s largest-read fashion and lifestyle magazine. This one-of-a-kind collaboration is fashioned to lay the groundwork for TECNO’s CAMON 19 series launch in India, merging Technology with Fashion. TECNO brings in its tech prowess with its industry-first, key mobile camera technology, and RGBW sensor that enable the camera to click the perfect portraits even in low light conditions, just like a professional fashion photographer.

Netflix Scholarship Applications For West And Central Africa Now Open

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Netflix Scholarship Applications For West And Central Africa Now Open

Netflix (www.Netflix.com) has announced the extension of its  Netflix Creative Equity Scholarship Fund (CESF) to film and television students in the West and Central Africa region. Applications are now open for students to apply to study at institutions in Nigeria, Ghana, Benin and Gabon.

Netflix’s global Netflix Creative Equity Fund (https://bit.ly/3CrVog8), which was launched in 2021 and will be distributed to various initiatives over the next five years with the goal of building a strong, diverse pipeline of creatives around the world, includes a US$1 million scholarship fund for students from Sub-Saharan Africa. The scholarship fund will cover tuition, housing, study materials, and living expenses at selected partner schools in Nigeria where beneficiaries have been accepted to pursue a programme of study in the television and film disciplines in the 2022 academic year.

The Netflix CESF is set to launch across the region in the academic year beginning in 2022, and Netflix will partner with Dalberg (https://bit.ly/3CqjkAu) as an implementation partner and fund administrator in the West and Central Africa region.

How it works:

The Netflix CESF is intended to provide financial aid in the form of full scholarships at partner higher educational institutions in Nigeria, Benin, Ghana and Gabon to help ambitious creatives from West and Central African countries obtain official qualifications and training. The following countries in West and Central Africa will be eligible: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte D’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.

The fund will be available to students who have obtained admission to study in various film & TV-focused disciplines, for the 2022 academic year, at the following partner institutions:

Applications are now open via the LINK HERE (https://bit.ly/3cbyy1m) until the 4th of September 2022 at 23:59 PM

Group Tasks LIRS On Whistle-Blower Initiative; Hails Subair-Led Management On Staff Welfare

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Group Tasks LIRS On Whistle-Blower Initiative; Hails Subair-Led Management On Staff Welfare

A civil society organisation, Vanguard for Transparency and Accountability, has described the recently launched Whistle-Blower Initiative of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, as an exemplary boost to the anti-corruption crusade, as it lauded the Ayodele Subair-led LIRS management for sustaining its pace-setting records in tax management reforms in Nigeria.

The President of the anti-corruption crusade group, Paulycap Nnabuogor, said in a press statement, that the initiative which subjects the operations of LIRS to public scrutiny, will promote openness, accountability and ultimately enhance citizens’ participation in governance, boosting their trust in the activities of a sensitive agency of government.

Nnabuogor said the anti-corruption group is convinced that the initiative is targeted at strengthening and re-invigorating frontiers in the fight against fraud and corruption and puts both the management and the staff of the agency on their toes to deliver their statutory roles in compliance with the global best practices.

He said, “We are not particularly surprised that the Lagos State government chose the LIRS as a pilot scheme for its Speak Up programme because of the reforms the Subair-led management of the revenue agency had carried out internally to boost its operations and enhance the capacity of its workforce. Undoubtedly, this initiative shows that the activities of civil society organisations like ours are beginning to bear fruit and Nigeria is the ultimate winner.

“Before the birth of the Whistle-Blower Initiative, we were aware of the efforts of the LIRS management to promote accountability within the system and the importance Subair particularly attached to the welfare of his staff. Our findings show that the LIRS maintained the payment of performance allowances to the staff, and doesn’t joke with the prompt release of other pay including wardrobe allowances, particularly to the staff at both the legal and relationships units all geared towards enhancement of performance.

“More so, we found out that the decision to introduce a computer-based test for promotion, which is handled by independent assessors, has encouraged high-fliers within the system to grow rapidly and underlined why the agency has maintained its status as the best-performing tax collecting board in the country. Subair’s Award of Recognition by the Joint Tax Board of Nigeria is a testimony of his achievements as the agency has always met its revenue target even during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Meanwhile, Subair restated the commitment of the LIRS management to the welfare of its staff, strengthened by the belief that a motivated workforce will lead to greater productivity.

He said.” We take our workforce’s welfare and career development as a key metric in our journey to consistently deliver our statutory role as a revenue agency. In 2019, we approved a 70% salary increase for staff from Assistant Revenue Manager and below, and a 50% increase for Revenue Manager and above. This is the most significant salary review in the Agency to date. A total of 3,608 members of staff were promoted between 2017 to 2021 and all our staff do not pay for standard medical services.

“We also ensure that performance bonuses are paid to all staff, based on clearly defined and documented processes while Union dues are remitted timely and correctly with all other statutory deductions such as pensions.”

He added that the consequential adjustment of salaries has been agreed upon in principle and payment modalities are currently being worked out by management, stressing that all are geared toward ensuring that the agency serves the people of Lagos State effectively.

Henkel Nigeria Honors World Humanitarian Day

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Henkel Nigeria Honors World Humanitarian Day

Henkel Nigeria observes World Humanitarian Day as part of its mission to assist people in dealing with various challenges and problems that make them vulnerable.

This event honors humanitarian workers and those who have died while working for humanitarian causes. #TheHumanRace is the theme for 2022, and it represents the global urgency for climate action in solidarity with those who need it the most.

While Nigeria suffers from the effects of climate change, a more pressing humanitarian crisis for the country is rising youth unemployment, which must be addressed with a concerted effort. Insurgency in northeast Nigeria has also displaced the population, sending much of the young population south in search of work in cities. This teeming young population requires.

One way Henkel Nigeria is helping to address youth unemployment is through its Street-Smart Entrepreneurs (SSE) programme. Under the SSE, the company supports local entrepreneurs by transforming some unemployed youths into entrepreneurs as it develops the economy and host communities. It is a self-sustaining initiative where the beneficiaries are consistently engaged. This means beneficiaries of SSE are trained and equipped with the knowledge to be entrepreneurs and provided with tools for business, across their different locations.

Rajat Kapur, Managing Director, Henkel Nigeria, said the initiative responds to the need for human capital development through entrepreneurial skills training that will in turn create jobs for youths.

Similarly, Henkel introduces children to the fascinating world of science through its Researchers’ World educational initiative. Since the programs’ inception in April 2011 at Henkel’s Düsseldorf headquarters, over 62,000 children from all over the world have participated. There are “Forscherwelt projects” in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, India, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States, as well as Nigeria.

The program began in November 2021 in Oyo State, Nigeria’s southwestern state, and will conclude in August 2022. In September 2022, Researcher’s World will enter Lagos State as part of Phase 2 of the strategy.

The company’s commitment to giving back as a responsible corporate citizen and supporting the host community on humanitarian causes is the corporate philosophy underlying this humanitarian act.

Every August 19, for the past eleven years, the world has remembered, raised awareness, rallied support, and amplified the stories of heroes on the front lines of humanitarian efforts.

Domestic Bourse Starts The Week Negative, NGX ASI Sheds 5bps

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Domestic Bourse Starts The Week Negative, NGX ASI Sheds 5bps

The Nigerian All Share Index closed in red at the end of yesterday’s trading session, declining by 0.05% to close at 49344.67 points.

The performance was due to selloffs in bellwether stocks such as GTCO (-0.25%) and MRSOIL (-0.69%). Consequently, the YTD return decreased to 15.52% as market capitalisation declined by ₦13.99 billion to close at ₦26.61 trillion.

The sectoral performance marginally weakened as three of the five indices under coverage declined. The Banking index, the biggest loser, fell by 0.69% on ETI (-5.56%). The Insurance and Oil & Gas indices followed suit, declining by 0.11% and 0.07% on LASACO (-8.65%) and MRSOIL (-0.69%). Conversely, the Consumer Goods and Industrial indices, the gainers, improved by 0.07% and 0.02% on HONYFLOUR (+8.68%), and WAPCO (+0.21%) respectively.

Investors’ sentiment weakened as the market breadth decreased to 0.47x from 0.93x. This was illustrated by the advance of 9 stocks, led by COURTVILLE (+9.09%) and HONYFLOUR (+8.68%) and the decline of 19 stocks, led by FTNCOCOA (-9.09%) and LASACO (-8.65%). Activity level weakened as the total volume and value declined by 7.18% and 19.97%, as investors exchanged about 122.74mn units of shares worth over ₦1.30bn.

We expect positive sentiment to return in the next trading session as the equities market still presents decent opportunities for investors chasing positive real returns on investments.

 Fixed Income

There was bullish sentiment across the bond yield curve as three of the four bond yields under coverage closed lower while the yield on the FGN-JAN-2026 bond closed flat. The yields on the FGN-APR-2023, FGN-MAR-2024 and FGN-JUL-2030 bonds compressed by 221bps, 1bp and 1bp respectively.

The Treasury bill yields for the 91 and 364-day papers closed flat at 3.93% and 6.80% respectively while the 182-day paper compressed by 1bp to close at 10.49%.

 We expect market activity to be influenced by the liquidity levels in the financial system.

MARKET SNAPSHOT

  • Domestic Bourse Starts the Week Negative, NGX ASI Sheds 5bps
  • Bullish Sentiment across the Bond Yield Curve
  • Negative Performance in Global Stocks
  • Commodities Market Closes in Red
  • Negative Performance in African Stocks

Lagos Talks Celebrates 6th Year Anniversary With Exciting And Impactful 5 Day Event

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Lagos Talks Celebrates 6th Year Anniversary With Exciting And Impactful 5 Day Event

Lagos Talks 91.3 FM, a leading radio station focused on encouraging conversations that matter to the residents of Lagos is set celebrate its 6th year anniversary with exciting activities to run from Monday 22nd August to Friday 26th August, 2022.

Brand Spur Nigeria reports that the week long event will kick off with The Lagos City Activation which involves creating awareness of the station’s anniversary while putting a smile on people’s faces. Representatives from Lagos talks will be situated in strategic locations in Lagos from the island to the mainland. They will be distributing exciting gifts with the Lagos Talks 6th anniversary logo to Lagosians going about their day while giveaways will be happening simultaneously on the radio station.

The second activity is The Takeover. This is an opportunity to showcase the Lagos Talks brand outside of the usual studio setting. This will be a live radio show in a quite unexpected yet exciting location whereby celebrities and influencers will be co hosting these radio shows. Passersby will then  get the opportunity to watch their favourite OAPs present live.

Free Workshop, which is the third activity for the week, will be in collaboration with an organization that is invested in employment and personal development opportunities. This workshop will be aimed at encouraging and giving opportunities for skill acquisition to listeners of the radio station.

The line up of activities will round up with the second edition of the Lagos Town Hall Meeting happening on Thursday 25th August. This is an opportunity for citizens and politicians to speak on issues that are affecting the country. There will be a Q&A session where guests can ask any pressing questions they might have.

This 6th year anniversary celebration of Lagos Talks therefore promises to be impactful, exciting and one to be the ‘talk of the town’

Redress Design Award 2022 Finalists’ Photoshoot Honours Competition’s Legacy With A Warehouse Of Renewed Wear

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HONG KONG SAR – ) is the world’s largest annual sustainable fashion design competition. Each cycle, participants from all over the world are empowered through a months-long educational journey to create fashion with minimal waste. We educate designers about fashion’s negative environmental impacts, whilst inspiring them to use the core sustainable design techniques of zero-waste, upcycling, and reconstruction. Through our university talks, sustainable fashion workshops, the online Redress Academy, and in partnership with more than 150 universities around the world, we provide emerging designers with the theory and techniques to help them understand the new circular economy and capitalise on its global potential for the fashion industry.

About Create Hong Kong (www.createhk.gov.hk)

Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) is a dedicated office set up by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in June 2009 to spearhead the development of creative industries in Hong Kong. From 1 July 2022 onwards, it is under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau. Its strategic foci are nurturing talent and facilitating start-ups, exploring markets, and promoting Hong Kong as Asia’s creative capital and fostering a creative atmosphere in the community. CreateHK has been sponsoring the Redress Design Award (formerly the EcoChic Design Award) since 2011 to promote Hong Kong’s fashion design.

*Disclaimer: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project only, and does not otherwise take part in the project. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these materials/events (or by members of the project team) are those of the project organisers only and do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, Create Hong Kong, the CreateSmart Initiative Secretariat or the CreateSmart Initiative Vetting Committee.

Unlimint launches Banking as a Service API Solution

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The new product, Unlimint Banking and Cards (UBC), is a one-stop banking, card issuing and processing solution

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 23 August 2022 – London-based global fintech Unlimint, has today announced the launch of its Banking as a Service (BaaS) product, Unlimint Banking and Cards (UBC), a one-stop payment accounts and card issuing and processing solution. The new offering allows companies globally to launch and embed digital payment products for their customers based in the EEA, UK, and LATAM, and will launch in Singapore in Q12023.

https://www.unlimint.com/

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