Entertainment
Fidelity Bank Set to Light Up Anambra Fashion Expo
Towards developing the capacity of entrepreneurs in the fashion industry and diversifying Nigeria’s foreign exchange earning capacity, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has announced its sponsorship of the Anambra Fashion Expo 2022.
According to a statement on the organiser’s website https://anambrafashionexpo.com/ , the event is scheduled to hold at the International Conference Center, Awka, Anambra State, on Friday, 16 September 2022, and would host over 800 walk-in guests, 35 fashion designers, 100 exhibitors as well as millions of virtual attendees.
The theme for this year’s event is “In Between Time for All Times” and is designed to capture emerging trends and creativities in the industry and how young talents can maximize them.
“Across the country, Fidelity Bank is known as the bank that empowers. Whether through the right financial product or non-financial initiative such as our sponsorship of the Anambra Fashion Expo, we are helping our customers and prospects grow their businesses and contribute to the economy.
We are pleased with the platform the expo provides us in demonstrating this and look forward to welcoming businesses and guests at the event”, commented Divisional Head, Brand and Communications, Fidelity Bank Plc, Dr Meksley Nwagboh.
An important part of the expo is the masterclass to be facilitated by Nduka Udeh, Managing Director/CEO of Export and Sell LLC, where attendees would be guided through the process of developing the necessary competence for selling to the international market and earning foreign exchange.
According to Nwagboh, “As one of the leading banks in the exports space, we felt the need to help attendees at the Anambra Fashion Expo to develop the capacity to compete on the global stage.
That is why we are bringing our partner, Export and Sell LLC to walk participants through the nitty gritty of preparing the correct documentation required to export to the United States of America (USA), how to find buyers, how to list products and sell on Amazon, the various licenses needed amongst other aspects of exporting.”
It would be recalled that Fidelity Bank has championed several initiatives to help local businesses play on the global stage and attract foreign exchange earnings. For instance, its Export Management Programme (EMP), which was launched in 2016 and is hosted in partnership with the Lagos Business School and the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), equips participants with the requisite knowledge for driving non-oil exports.
The bank also launched the CBN RT200 FX Policy Sensitisation series in February 2022 to highlight opportunities for importers looking to pivot to exporting with the aid of the policy.
Fidelity Bank is a full-fledged commercial bank operating in Nigeria with about six million customers who are serviced across its 250 business offices and digital banking channels. The bank was recently recognized as the Best SME Bank Nigeria 2022 by the Global Banking & Finance Awards and in 2021, the bank won the awards of the “Fastest Growing Bank” and “MSME & Entrepreneurship Financing Bank of the Year” at the 2021 BusinessDay Banks and Other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards.
Entertainment
‘You’re lucky I have too much to lose’ — Burna Boy hits critics
Burna Boy, the Afrofusion singer, has addressed his critics, revealing why he no longer takes a hard approach to situations.
In a recent post on his Instastory, the Grammy winner expressed frustration at being criticised for reacting to issues, while his attackers go unchecked.
The 33-year-old singer wondered why people quickly condemn him for speaking out but show no concern when he’s the victim of an attack.
Burna Boy implied that his critics should consider themselves lucky, saying, “I have too much to lose now”.
The hitmaker also warned his critics not to mistake his silence for weakness.
“When they talk nobody cares, but when I react it’s a Nuclear disaster,” he wrote. “Y’all don’t know how lucky you are that I have too much to lose now, Walahi a lot of you would not be here no more. Anyway make I just go buy another thing to relax.
“Bundle by bundle! No sign of weakness!”
Entertainment
‘Everybody Loves Jenifa’ is 2024’s highest-grossing Nollywood film with N511m
‘Everybody Loves Jenifa‘, a new film by Funke Akindele, has broken Nollywood box office records, becoming the quickest film to reach over N500 million.
The Nigerian Box Office took to X to announce the record-breaking achievement.
It revealed that the movie, released across cinemas on December 11, raked in N156 million in its second weekend to take the total to N511 million.
“Looks like another N156M for Everybody Loves Jenifa in its 2nd weekend taking its cumulative to N511M and raking in over 101,000 admissions,” the post reads.
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Also, Film One, the entertainment company, announced that the movie is “2024’s highest-grossing Nollywood title and the fastest to hit ₦500M in just 12 days!”
Celebrating the feat in an Instagram post, Akindele expressed her gratitude to God and her supporters.
“Thank you Lord!! Thank you everyone!!! I couldn’t have done this without your love and support!!!! God bless you all,” she wrote.
‘Everybody Loves Jenifa’ was earlier announced as the highest-grossing opening day film in the industry’s history, after raking in N45.2 million, with 9,409 admissions.
Entertainment
I earn more from car wash business than music, says Jason Derulo
Jason Derulo, the American singer, says he earns more from his car washing business than music.
Derulo, who owns a car wash business called Rocket CarWash, shared in an interview that the venture has become more profitable than his music career.
He said he did not expect the business to be so successful, especially since he has never advertised it.
He added that Rocket CarWash is a unique glass-walled facility where customers can watch the car washing process as if it were a show.
“It’s true that I make more money from my car washing business than my music. It’s pretty crazy. It’s something that I didn’t expect at all. I got into it, I thought that it would be good but I didn’t think that was going to be a life-changing event,” he said.
“You know what’s crazy? I have never even advertised my car washing business. It’s pretty amazing. It’s a super car wash. It’s not like the ones you’re probably used to. It’s all glass so when your car is being washed, everybody can see the action. It’s like a show.”
Derulo is best known for hits like ‘Whatcha Say’, ‘Talk Dirty’, and ‘Savage Love’.
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