Every day, Nigerians send money to online sellers they have never met, hoping their purchases will arrive as promised. For 18-year-old Jos native Nokshuwan Sekyen Sati, that trust gap became an opportunity to build a solution. A first-year cybersecurity student at MIVA Open University, Nokshuwan is the founder of Swift Marketplace, a platform designed to […]
Long before Lagos became synonymous with Nollywood, there was a quieter, cooler city already doing the work. Jos was Nigeria’s Film Capital before the world knew to call it that — a place where television, film, and talent were being shaped decades before anyone coined the word “Nollywood.” If you grew up here, you already
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On a quiet afternoon in Jos city, over the soft beat of a local rhythm in the background, you begin to sense something unmistakable — a new cultural pulse rising. This isn’t some fleeting trend, but the powerful wave of Plateau State Artists that are transforming narratives. They keep putting Plateau State on the creative
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These days, you can be scrolling through your Tiktok or Instagram reels are then suddenly the algorithm hits you with yet another Ngaspiano video from somewhere unexpected—Brazil, maybe. Probably, South-Africa. Or the UK. Mehn, Plateau Indigenous Music is really putting us on the global map. Plateau State has always had sound. Not noise. Sound. This
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When people talk about Plateau State, the first things that come to mind are the beautiful hills, the cool weather, and the serenity of the environment. However, when you pay close attention to our rural communities, you will find out that something interesting is going on quietly. There is a silent revolution taking place. No
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