Biggest Showcase of Nollywood in Europe Coming Up at FOCUS 2017 in London

FOCUS On Nollywood, the Biggest Showcase for Nigerian Movies in the UK

The first annual Focus On Nollywood (FON) coming up at the FOCUS 2017, from December 5-6, in London, will be the first biggest showcase of Nigerian movies in Europe.
The event will highlight the best Nigerian directors, producers and actors and celebrate the first Nigerian Hollywood star, Orlando Martins and others who are the founding fathers of the Nigerian film industry.

This is the first time that Nigeria is taking part in the annual FOCUS for International Production in the UK. FOCUS On Nollywood will advertise and market Nigerian TV/Film productions, launch the first Nigerian movie merchandise into the global movie merchandising industry that made more than US$251.7 billion in 2015.
The Transformers franchise made US$2.6 billion from the box office and made an astonishing US$7 billion from merchandising sales! That is why the Chinese Film Industry is now targeting merchandising as a new revenue stream to maximize the explosive growth of China's box office, currently the envy of the global film industry. Nollywood merchandising sales will be worth more than US$1 billion from the souvenirs, film tourism promos of the tourist attractions of film locations in Nollywood like Tunde Kelani's ARUGBA based on the annual Osun Osogbo festival on the location of the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

About FOCUS 2017

FOCUS is the only European audiovisual event to offer content aimed at all the creative screen industries and it is the only UK event to bring in film commissions, locations providers and production service companies from over 50 countries.
http://www.tlgfocus.com/programme/

UK Minister for the Armed Forces, Mark Lancaster with Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai and Brigadier-General Ibrahim Attahiru.

UK Reiterates Support To the Fight Against Boko Haram 

LONDON, 06 October 2017 / PRN Africa / --

UK Minister for the Armed Forces Mark Lancaster visited Nigeria this week, marking the strong Defence relationship between the two nations.

During the visit, Minister for the Armed Forces saw first-hand the support the UK is providing to the Nigerian Armed Forces leading the fight against Boko Haram in North East Nigeria.

As well as meeting those delivering expert training to the Nigerian Armed Forces through the resident British Military Advisory and Training Team (BMATT), the Minister met with UK personnel in the Liaison and Support Team (LST) based in the North East of the country. The LST provides non-lethal operational advice and guidance to the Nigerian Armed Forces as they tackle the terror threat of Boko Haram.

Minister for the Armed Forces, Mark Lancaster, said:

"The UK stands united with Nigeria in the international fight against terror. With our world class military expertise, we are helping the Nigerian military develop the skills necessary to tackle the threat of Boko Haram.

"From expert operational guidance and medical mentoring in the North East, to counter explosive device training across the country, the UK is leading the way in its commitment to supporting a safe and stable Nigeria."

October 11: United Nations' International Day of the Girl Child

Majority of the millions of underprivileged girls out of school in Nigeria are Muslims in the northern states.

Majority of the Nigerian girls in school are Christians in the southern states.

Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai speaks with Nigeria's acting president Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja during her visit to the country in July 2017. Photo: AFP/SUNDAY AGHAEZE.

#GenderEquality #GirlsRights #GirlPower #GirlsEducation # InternationalDayoftheGirl #InternationalDayoftheGirl2017 #DayoftheGirl #DayoftheGirl2017 ...

Since 2012, 11 October has been marked as the International Day of the Girl. The day aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face, while promoting girls' empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights.

EmPOWER Girls: Before, during and after crises
The world’s 1.1 billion girls are a source of power, energy, and creativity – and the millions of girls in emergencies are no exception. This year’s International Day of the Girl (IDG) on October 11 marks the beginning of a year-long effort to spur global attention and action to the challenges and opportunities girls face before, during, and after crises.

http://www.un.org/en/events/girlchild/

RedCloud Partners with KongaPay, Nigeria's Payment System to Give 190 Million Nigerian Consumers Access To Distributed Banking Services

RedCloud Partners with KongaPay, Nigeria's Payment System to Give 190 Million Nigerian Consumers Access to Distributed Banking Services 
RedCloud's Technology powers an entirely new financial services infrastructure across West Africa targeting millions of consumers, merchants and banks

LONDON, September 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ RedCloud Technologies, the world's first open banking platform, today announced a partnership with Nigeria's KongaPay; the payment system which aims to facilitate the initiation and completion of transactions in a seamless manner to accelerate distributed banking through a new payment ecosystem that allows unbanked customers to pay online.

Through the Banking as a Platform model, a first for Nigeria, KongaPay will use RedCloud technology to enable the banks to offer innovative digital financial services via its rapidly growing merchant network, with merchants benefiting from increased footfall and resulting bottom-line revenues.

Almost 9 Out of 10 Children in West Africa Experience Violent Discipline

Protection for Millions of Children: ECOWAS Member States Take a Huge Step forward 
Almost 9 Out of 10 Children in West Africa Experience Violent Discipline

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, October 6, 2017/APO/ -- In a decision that will have positive implications for millions of children in West Africa, all member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) today agreed to a range of concrete measures to protect children from violence, abuse and exploitation.

At the ECOWAS First Ladies’ Forum in Niamey, from 2 to 5 October 2017, Ministers responsible for the care and protection of children across the 15 Member States adopted on 4 October the ECOWAS Strategic Framework for Strengthening National Child Protection Systems to Prevent and Respond to Violence, Abuse and Exploitation against Children in West Africa.

In doing so they are committing to concrete measures to protect children from the most damaging forms of abuse, by focusing on five priority areas: sexual, physical and emotional violence against children, including female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C); child marriage; child labour; civil registration and vital statistics; and children on the move.

LION Universe Signs Deal To Distribute the HD and Full HD Naked Eye 3D LION Phone in Nigeria

LION Universe signs deal to Distribute the HD and Full HD Naked Eye 3D LION Phone in Nigeria, the Largest Telecommunications Market in Africa

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- TPT Global Tech (OTCBB:TPTW) announced today that its Smartphone division, LION Universe signed a distribution deal with Midas Touch Logistic Options Ltd. (MTLOL) Nigeria to distribute their Full HD and Full HD Naked Eye 3D (no eye wear) Smart phones in the country of Nigeria, Africa. Femi Adediran is the MD/CEO of Dynamite Foods Limited, an emerging food company that is currently making waves in Nigeria. He is the President, Midas Touch Logistic Options Limited (MTLOL), an investment group for visionary minds and he is a Managing Partner at Tombake Nigeria Limited. This transaction marks LION Universe's second recent African distribution expansion deal into the African market. Recently LION Universe signed a deal to Distribute its Smartphones into the Gambian West African market. TPT Global Tech recently completed the purchase of LION Universe Technologies www.lionuniverse.com assets, a Los Angeles-Based Mobile Technology think tank.  The LION smart phone is the first Full HD Naked Eye 3D technologysmart phone ever launched in the United States. LION Universe mobile 3D technology is Patent pending. With a business model built on innovation and progress starting with the LION phone, the company produces high-quality and easy-to-use cellular phones with wide appeal. The LION phone was designed for consumers looking for portable and affordable cutting edge technology. LION Universe's first generation phones come equipped with full high definition resolution screen for better viewing. The Full HD Naked Eye 3D LION smart phone is perfect for watching movies, playing games, even editing photos or videos.

Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects for Advancing Durable Peace

Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects for Advancing Durable Peace 

WASHINGTON, 02 October 2017 / PRN Africa / -- Good morning. Thank you, President Lindborg, for the kind introduction. I am grateful to you and Ambassador Carson for the invitation to participate in this important symposium on Nigeria. It is great to be back at the U.S. Institute of Peace, where each day you bring together key policy makers to engage in open dialogue on today's most pressing issues.

Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan To Address Rhodes Forum

African Leaders to Headline Rhodes Forum 

Speaking in Abuja ahead of the Forum, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan said:

"The challenges facing the world today - whether financial crises, armed conflicts, increasing terrorist threats and immigration on an unprecedented scale - cannot be tackled by countries or even continents in isolation. They demand profound global thinking and willingness to seek solutions through dialogue, mutual respect and open-mindedness."

BERLIN, October 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

The Rhodes Forum opens this week with a strong African presence headlining a diverse array of high-profile international speakers to discuss and seek practical solutions to major global challenges being faced today.

Presidents Goodluck Jonathan (Nigeria, 2010-15) and Dioncounda Traoré (Mali, 2012-13) will address the opening plenary session on 6 October alongside Oxford University's Professor of Globalisation and Development, Ian Goldin, a former adviser to Nelson Mandela; Dominique de Villepin, Prime Minister of France (2005-07); and Vladimir Yakunin, Co-founder and Chairman of the DOC Research Institute, the independent international think tank that organises the Forum.

Against the Odds with Peace Hyde Oby Ezekwesili

Against the Odds with Peace Hyde Oby Ezekwesili

When 26 boys were brutally murdered by Islamic militants in Borno State, Oby Ezekwesili experienced one of the worst days of her life. With her cries for justice falling on deaf ears, Ezekwesili was forced to move on with a heavy heart. In just a few months, 276 girls were kidnapped by the same group and this time, Ezekwesili vowed to never stop the fight, against every odd until every single girl was returned to their parents. On this first episode of Against the Odds with Peace Hyde Oby Ezekwesili shares her inspirational nerve breaking story

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On this first episode of Against the Odds with Peace Hyde Oby Ezekwesili shares her inspirational nerve-breaking story

LAGOS, Nigeria, July 3, 2017/APO/ --
When 26 boys were brutally murdered by Islamic militants in Borno State, Oby Ezekwesili experienced one of the worst days of her life. With her cries for justice falling on deaf ears, Ezekwesili was forced to move on with a heavy heart.

In just a few months, 276 girls were kidnapped by the same group and this time, Ezekwesili vowed to never stop the fight, against every odd until every single girl was returned to their parents.

On this first episode of Against the Odds with Peace Hyde Oby Ezekwesili shares her inspirational nerve-breaking story.

Watch the Full Episode: http://APO.af/pQjKPX.

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India Wins Enactus World Cup 2017 in London

India Wins Enactus World Cup 2017 in London

LONDON, September 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/
In a close competition, Team India has emerged as the winner of the 2017 Enactus World Cup.

Enactus is an international non-profit dedicated to inspiring students to take entrepreneurial action to improve the lives of others. The Enactus World Cup features the best social innovation projects created by the top university and college teams from 36 countries, qualified from 1,700 campuses and 72,000 student participants around the globe.

Enactus Team India, represented by Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, was named World Champion for Project Raahat, which is significantly reducing sanitation issues in slum communities of urban Delhi, and Udaan, an initiative that empowers women to operate computer centres in rural India to promote skill development and increase awareness of economic opportunities.