The Growing Media Industry In Nnewi And The Anaedonline Example.

The Growing Media Industry In Nnewi And The Anaedonline Example.

Called the billionaires’ city, Nnewi, one of the viable commercial towns in Anambra State due to it’s business of (Motor/Motorcycle Spare Parts) activities is fast developing and opening windows of more business opportunities especially for the creative sector of the economy.

Aside from the industries and markets, other businesses which can be a source of employment to a lot of people are slowly breaking new ground in Nnewi.

One of the businesses that are seriously gaining ground in Nnewi is the media industry. With the growing Nnewi population and the developmental status of the town, the need for residents and those in the diaspora to know the happenings within the town has become a major demand.

READ ALSO: WHY NNEWI BUSINESSES MUST TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ANAEDOONLINE PLATFORM

From newspaper to radio and online media, various media outfits are now exploiting the opportunities in the industrial and commercial town of Nnewi.

Currently, Nnewi has about six (6) community newspapers for the reading public. These newspapers provide information that will inform and impact them on a daily basis, whether on local businesses, events, charities, political development in town and other news that affect the Nnewi populace.

Whether it is Vintage Newspaper, Donac pilot, Christian Outlook, Nnewi Rains, and Notch Newspaper, these newspapers are gradually being found at various news stands within Nnewi as people are beginning to be concerned about the happenings in the town.

READ ALSO: OKADA BAN IN SOME SELECT CITIES IN ANAMBRA STATE AND THE FUTURE OF NNEWI ECONOMY

Owned by Nigeria’s Business Mogul, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, Authority 91.9fm is the only radio broadcasting station in Nnewi. Through some of their programmes designed on topical issues, the station engages experts/resource persons as guests who are able to explain and make clear issues in their areas of expertise. Though the local content programmes of the radio are still very poor, the barely two years old radio station is making an impact.

Late last year, the highly respected media chieftain and an intellectual powerhouse in the Nigerian media industry, Mr. Cornel Osigwe, in a bid to redefine the media industry in Nnewi, opened the biggest Nnewi media platform called Anaedoonline, the media outfit has Anaedoonline.com for blogging it’s news and other feature stories, Anaedo TV. for visuals and Switch Online which is in charge of digital media marketing, Corporate Communications and Public Relations, With Fresh Minds Being the Umbrella Company.

Under the directorship of Ogemdi Udegbunam, Anaedoonline.com contains 60% of daily Nnewi news updates, viewpoints, feature articles, and essays. Their news is published on their website, Anaedoonline.com and social media handle of Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, and Instagram.

READ ALSO: REASONS WHY AN NNEWI GIRL WOULD DATE A MAN FROM ANOTHER TOWN BUT MAY…

With one of the biggest content developers in the South-east, Chukwunonso Nzekwe, the Anaedo TV. is showcasing the very best of what we have in Nnewi, it is generating and creating contents whether on start-ups, investments, entrepreneurship, innovations in Nnewi that will inform, educate and entertain viewers.

Barely one (1) year of existence, Anaedoonline is today the biggest blog in Anambra State and the fastest growing blog in the South East.

Through their investigative journalism, Anaedoonline mission to change the landscape of journalism in Nnewi is coming into fruition. Just late month, Anaedoonline signed a mouthwatering deal with Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS) to partner in producing contents that are geared towards showcasing the rich cultural heritage of Ndi-Anaedo.

Despite low patronage and support from the Nnewi people as regards media organizations, the management of Anaedoonline investing heavily on improving their services and developing more local contents about Nnewi.

The Growing Media Industry In Nnewi is giving the young population of Nnewi and its environs an opportunity for income generation and employment.

It is expected that in the next few years, media organization will not only bring Nnewi to lime light but will also become a new source of economic wealth for many.

Ebubechukwuzuloke Brown.
Nnewi, Anambra State.

See Reasons Why This Bishop Insists That Obiano’s Successor Must Be An Anglican