The Electronic Media Content Owners Association of Nigeria (EMCOAN) is hosting one of the biggest event for the electronic media content and film industry scheduled to hold in Lagos State, the Centre of Excellence, from Monday 29th to Wednesday 31st August 2022 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos. The 3 in 1 event is called Nigeria Electronic Media Content Exhibition and Awards (NEMCEA), an initiative of EMCOAN in collaboration with Broadcast Media Africa (BMA) . This is a very important and strategic Media content event which is designed to be done annually.
As part of the sensitization and stakeholders consultation drive, the President of EMCOAN, Mrs. Jibe Ologeh led a powerful delegation of EMCOAN members ( Alayande Stephen T. -the General Secretary, Omolaja Longe -Welfare Secretary, Alhaja Amina Mohammed -Business Committee, Ogbeni Dawodu Olawale -Abuja EMCOAN Coordinator, Mojisola Damisa -Abuja EMCOAN to Abuja to brief stakeholders on the planned event. The team met and discussed with the Honourable Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who applauded the initiative and the would be giving a speech at the opening ceremony. He was ably represented by Mr. Segun Adeyemi ( Special Adviser to the President of Nigeria on Information and Culture).
Also visited were the Director Generals (DGs) of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Alhaji Balarabe Shehu Ilelah and his counterpart at Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Alhaji Yakubu Mohammed where partnership, collaboration and sponsorships were discussed. The team also visited NTA Enterprises, the Business Arm of NTA where presentation were made to Mr. Patrick Iro (the Enterprises Managing Director) and Director of Finance, Mr. Yinusa Isiaka Ibrahim.
The team was also at the office of the Deputy Senate President – Senator Ovie Omo – Agege who is expected to give the keynote address as the Special Guest of Honour at NEMCEA 2022. The team were received on behalf of the Deputy Senate President by his Chief of Staff -Dr. Otive Igbuzor and Special Adviser on Administration -Mrs Estella Nwene.
ABOUT NEMCEA
Nigeria, one of the biggest electronic media content markets in Africa, has no content market to cater for its big and ever-growing electronic media content and film industry, this is the vacuum NEMCEA is here to fill.
In a country with over 150 public and private television channels and more than 350 independent television media content and film production companies, the presence of global and local content streaming platforms like Netflix, Showmax, IrokoTV, dvd excite etc., it is high time we had a very well-organized Electronics media content and film market to serve as a market place for the trading of media content, film and development of co-production partnerships locally and internationally.
According to Mrs. Jibe Ologeh, EMCOAN President, “NEMCEA is expected to have hundreds of delegates attending the market from Africa, Europe, the USA, Latin America, Asia and the 36 states of Nigeria who wish to buy content from Nigeria or distribute their content into Nigeria, Africa and globally” she submitted.
ABOUT EMCOAN
EMCOAN is an association of Television, Radio, Online Content producers/providers in Nigeria. Our members control up to 70% of all the Television and Radio programs in Nigeria and considerable percentage of the online content. We have very large volume of our content on DSTV, other Pay TV platforms and terrestrial TV stations in Nigeria and across Africa.
We are proud to say that our Association has reputable, renown and Industry big weights like Dr. Opa William, Agatha Amata, Chief Emeka Ossai, Isaac and Nneka Moses, Ariyike Oladipo, Jibe Ologeh, Moyinoluwa Olutayo, Steve Onu (Yaw), Theophilus Akatugba amongst many others.
EMCOAN is partnering with Broadcast Media Africa (BMA) as the International Event Partner to create a truly world class event. BMA over the years has organized and still organizing media related events all over the world as a way of strengthening the Broadcasting and Media Industry in Africa.
Chinedu Ugwu
Public Relations Officer
(EMCOAN).
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