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What impact does social media have on Nigeria’s digital creative economy?

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Salamatu Abdulrahman, Mohammed Alhaji, Muhammad Balarabe, Oluwadarasimi Emehinola, Zeenat Kabir and Doluwamu Solana

  • January 21, 2025
  • 7:37 am
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SECTOR

Creative Economy

PROJECT TYPE

Qualitative and quantitative methods

DOI

https://doi.org/10.62372/BENC5382

Location

Nigeria

BEHAVIORAL THEME

Messenger effect
OVERVIEW

At the start of 2023, there were 122.5 million internet users in Nigeria with internet penetration at 55.4%. More than 31.6 million Nigerians use social media, equivalent to 14.3% of the total population. 

Social media, as part of the digital creative economy, has provided employment opportunities to a lot of Nigerians and served as a platform to showcase to the world the cultural richness of Nigeria. We had a feel good, celebratory campaign that conveyed the catalytic power of social media to empower Nigerians. The campaign was intended to make Nigerians feel proud about their culture, their hustle, and how they have created a truly unique and dynamic social media ecosystem that empowers millions. Also, the campaign was to inspire the target audience to appreciate the value of the digital creative economy. It targeted a wide range of audiences, from the average Nigerian to digital entrepreneurs and even policymakers.

THEMATIC AREAS

Our study aimed to assess the impact of this campaign on inspiring individuals to protect the opportunities that social media presents. The assessment entailed conducting pre- and post-campaign evaluation of the knowledge, attitudes, perceptions, and practices of social media users in Nigeria.

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