Women take centre stage as NEC 2017 comes alive

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As more Nigerian women keep breaking boundaries and setting new standards in different sectors of the economy, especially in movie-making, media and music, some of them have been chosen as key speakers at this year’s Nigerian Entertainment Conference (NEC) 2017.

The conference, which enters year five, R gathered that more women have signed up for participation, as speakers, panelists, and moderators.

Tiwa Savage, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Funke Akindele, Seyi Shay, Gbemi, Tosyn Bucknor, and Kemi Adetiba, to Nkiru Njoku, Ojoma Ochai, Lamide Akintobi, Mo’ Abudu, Joke Silva, TY Bello, Yetunde Babaeko, and more are on the lists NEC Live has over the years featured some of the most promising, and prominent women, doing amazing work capable of catapulting the creative industry to lofty heights.

This year’s list includes, Nigerian Pop singer Tiwa Savage, 2010 Project Fame winner and hit maker Chidinma Ekile, broadcaster and vlogger Toke Makinwa, widely decorated actor Kemi Lala Akindoju; award-winning actress Adesua Etomi, entertainment business leader Chichi Nwoko, City FM CEO, Doja Allen, and many more, to be announced in the coming weeks.

Nigerian international singer Tiwa Savage will give a keynote speech at NECLive5. The Mavin Records superstar is the first female panelist to become a lead speaker at the annual event.

Tiwa has released two albums in a career spanning 21 years. She’s known for many solo and joint hit songs, including ‘Kele Kele Love’, ‘Eminado’, ‘My Darling’ and ‘Standing Ovation’.

She will join other speakers to discuss this year’s theme, ‘It’s time for Africa’.