Archive - Communiqué

Communiqué 99: Five years in one

Notes on balancing rapid growth and powering through the tough times.

Dec 9, 2025 • David I. Adeleke

Communiqué is 50k subscribers strong + Our favourite stories of 2025

What 50,000 subscribers means for Communiqué, plus a look back at our favourite essays of 2025

Dec 5, 2025 • Favour Damilola Olaiya

Communiqué 98: Hilda Baci and the making of a Guinness World Record

What began as an idea to celebrate World Jollof Day became a high-stakes race against time, mounting pressure, impossible logistics, and more than 8,700…

Dec 2, 2025 • David I. Adeleke

We are taking Communiqué IRL global in 2026

The next phase of our community movement is here.

Dec 1, 2025 • David I. Adeleke

November 2025

Two new streamers crash the Nollywood party

ENFITV and FaithStream join Nigeria’s fast-growing and increasingly localised streaming market.

Nov 28, 2025 • Favour Damilola Olaiya and Oritsejolomi Otomewo

Offscript with Claude Grunitzky

The entrepreneur and investor shares how a childhood encounter with hip hop became the spark for a lifelong mission.

Nov 26, 2025 • Favour Damilola Olaiya

Communiqué 97: Redrick wants to be the creative industry’s chief publicist

With more than $200 million in earned media value for past clients, Redrick PR is positioning itself as the communications backbone of Africa’s creative…

Nov 25, 2025 • Oritsejolomi Otomewo

South Africa’s 24-hour film visas + Morocco’s mission to power up its gaming industry

South Africa fast-tracks visas to court global filmmakers; Morocco doubles down on gaming as its next creative export.

Nov 21, 2025 • Favour Damilola Olaiya

Njoki Muhoho's journey elevating East African TV

The former director of Multichoice Talent Factory East Africa on her journey from consultancy to filmmaking.

Nov 19, 2025 • Oritsejolomi Otomewo

Communiqué 96: The Taxman is coming for Nigeria’s creator economy

New tax reforms in Nigeria are the latest in a wave of attempts across Africa to bring creators into the tax bracket.

Nov 18, 2025 • Oritsejolomi Otomewo

Cruise’s big studio move + Nigeria’s IP reforms

Cruise opens a new studio to scale creator-led content; Nigeria’s IP policy promises stronger protections for the country’s creative economy.

Nov 14, 2025 • Oritsejolomi Otomewo and Favour Damilola Olaiya

How Mayowa Idowu became Nigeria’s culture custodian

Culture Custodian’s co-founder and Editor In Chief on building Nigeria's leading youth culture publication

Nov 12, 2025 • Oritsejolomi Otomewo

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