Exclusive breastfeeding

Nigeria needs to treat its movie industry like same way it treats its oil. This is according to Desmond Elliot, a Nigerian actor and member of the Lagos State House of Assembly. CNBC Africa’s Deborah Movoria caught up with him alongside musician, Dare Art Alade in Lagos.

Africa’s entertainment and media, technology and telecommunications industries are converging as the battle for consumer attention becomes increasingly digitised. This is according to PwC in its 2018 to 2022 African Entertainment and media outlook.

Group M, Global Media & Entertainment outlook for 2017 to 2021 says Nigeria's media and entertainment market will drive growth of advertising over the coming five years and it will be driven by the surging spending on mobile internet access.

Exclusive breastfeeding means that the infant receives only breast milk. No other liquids or solids are given – not even water – with the exception of oral rehydration solution, or drops/syrups of vitamins, minerals or medicines.

Breast feeding is the right of every new-born child, and the government of Nigeria recommends that initiation of breastfeeding should begin immediately after childbirth. So says the First Lady of Nigeria Dr. Aisha Buhari, while speaking at the launch of the Zero water campaign during the 2019 World Breastfeeding Week which held at the International Conference Centre Abuja.

As 2019 draws to a close, join Violet Johnson as she brings you a compilation of the year’s biggest entertainment news.⁣⁣⁣ Subscribe to the YouTube channel of Guardian Nigeria to watch this and more.⁣⁣

A look back at some of the stars and shows that lit up 2019.

The African entertainment scene is getting more global recognition from movies, art and music. Ghana is latching on to its year of return initiative to drive growth for the economy. Ruddy Kwakye, Founder and CEO of The Rave Group joins CNBC Africa to discuss what the future holds for Ghana's entertainment industry.

Speaking on the state of intellectual property in Nigeria's entertainment industry, Chairman of the Copyright Society of Nigeria, Tony Okoroji, says the process of internalising these laws is a work in progress that should be continually encouraged. He discussed this and more with CNBC Africa’s Debbie Movoria on the sidelines of the 7th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards.

Nigerian Comedian Babatunde Adewale, professionally known as Tee A, had a chat with GuardianTV on how the novel coronavirus has affected the entertainment industry.

Effects of phase 4 lockdown on night travelling, entertainment industry

The Nigerian Entertainment Conference recently took place in Lagos, at the Landmark Centre. It was filled with amazing sessions that centred on African content creators and entertainers. GuardianTV’s Sunny Jacob was at the venue of this year’s star-studded NEC and filed this report.