Our Mission

The entertainment industry in Nigeria has come a long way; a very long way. Through ups and downs, practitioners have succeeded in building a system that is attracting not just consumers spread across all continents of the world, but also corporate insitutions, governments as well as entertainment practitioners from the other side of town.

Nollywood, in spite of poor distribution, production and financing, is growing rapidly, throwing up huge stars and grabbing global attention. Our music stars are the capons of the African music scene; amassing major awards like they’re going out of fashion, headlining sold-out stadium concerts, and moving alarming units of album sales. The fashion industry is throwing up new stars by the day. And, from Lagos to Milan and New York, our models and designers are making heads turn; making solid statements that’s making the world see that the future of fashion – from fabrics to designs, tailoring and concept, is in the heart of Africa.  From music to Sports,  TV, Radio, Theatre, Comedy, Fashion, Movies and Lifestyle, the developments are encouraging. Especially if you consider the sorry state of the Nigerian nation, and the lack of patronage arts and entertainment still suffer in the hands of government and many corporate institutions.

But there’s still a long way to go. A very very very very very very very very very very long way. If we’re truly serious about showing the world where entertainment should be headed; if we truly want to have a strong stake in the emerging global culture; and if want our talents to be the best that they can be, then all hands must be on deck, to ensure that we capitalise on the opportunities the current boom in entertainment presents us.

The media has a strong role to play in this. Apart from being a mirror through which society sees itself, the media is also a chisel through which one can shape society into desired dimensions. NET will cover the entertainment industry in Nigeria objectively and responsibly, celebrating the best of our stars, and condemning whatever might stand on the way to excellence.

We will combine art reporting with celebrity reporting, hoping to enlighten, educate, inform and entertain our audience without nearing the corridors of the four letter word called ‘bore’.

Yes! we will excite you. We will interest you. We will amaze you; even surprise you. There’ll be times when we will annoy you; or even disappoint you. But one thing we will not do is bore you. And that, is a promise.

Just like the entertainment industry in Nigeria, NET, too, has a long  journey ahead. And while we will ensure we break the biggest entertainment stories first, and provide readers with content no one can match, we will count on the support of our friends in the media, publics, corporate world, government and everywhere else, to succeed now, and on the long run.

If you enjoy what you see here, please give glory to the Man who created the written word; and to those distinguished ladies and gentlemen who have over the years, been committed to preserving the fine art of literature and journalism. They, really, should get all the credit for inventing and preserving whatever it is we’re doing to day. What we are doing, really, is just a re-invention. But then, are we good at it!!!