Last year and this year… same mission, deeper drive.
In July 2024, we gathered in Lagos with the UK FCDO, the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, Tech4Dev, and the Lagos Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture, all of us breaking down the creative value chain piece by piece.
A consultative mapping session that felt less like a meeting and more like a mirror held up to the industry.
Then in August 2025, we came back again, this time for the national launch of the Nigerian Creative Ecosystem Growth & Innovation Initiative (NCGEII).
The first nationally scoped research project for Nigeria’s creative sector.
A digital tracker.
A country-wide map.
A data-driven blueprint.
And honestly, this is the kind of work the industry has needed for decades.
Not vibes. Not guesswork. Data. Structure. Systems. Vision.
Because talent is not our problem, the ecosystem is.
And every conversation like this proves something we’ve been building at Flick-X Africa for years:
The future of the creative economy will be built by those who treat creativity like infrastructure.
Like an industry.
Like an economy.
So yeah, shoutout to everyone reshaping this space with honesty and evidence.
We move again.
Because this new wave isn’t hype…
It’s validation.
And we’re just getting started.
Back in October,, I had one of those conversations that remind you why the work matters.
I got to speak with a researcher from Loughborough University (UK) on their study about how knowledge networks sustain innovation for tech SMEs in Nigeria,and I had the joy of sharing Flick-X Africa’s story.
Every insight, every story shared, builds the bridge between creativity, innovation, and research, and that bridge is where the future of Africa’s creative ecosystem will stand.
- The second slide is just a bonus for those who won’t mind the recommendation
#FlickXAfrica #CreativeFuture #InnovationAfrica #TechAndCreativity #AfricaRising #ResearchThatMatters
Walking into the room with confidence isn’t always easy, but it’s a skill you can master.
At the Skills for All Cohort 2 Grand Finale, @_daivegeorge will be sharing real-world insights on beating impostor syndrome and owning your space like you truly belong.
Get ready to be inspired and equipped!
#SkillsForAll #Learnstar #ImpostorSyndrome #ConfidenceMatters #CreativeJourney #InspiringMinds #MindsetShift #LeadershipGrowth #PersonalDevelopment #CareerGrowth
Words that shape stories, inspire creativity, and remind us why we write.
From the CREST Creative Writing Program, here are some timeless insights from our facilitators, lessons on storytelling, imagination, and finding your unique voice as a writer. 🖋️📚
👉 Swipe through for wisdom you’ll keep coming back to.
#CreativeWriting #Storytelling #WritersCommunity #CREST
🔥 Big energy loading on your airwaves!
We’ve got David T George — media strategist, filmmaker, creative mentor & founder of Flick X Africa — LIVE on #BusinessConnect with your faves @chiomabbb & @thegiftedgoddesss 🎙️💥
Time? 10:30 AM
You already know it’s about to be a masterclass in creativity and strategy 🙌🏾
🎧 Listen via our website www.superfm.online/lagos or listen on the SUPERFMGLOBAL app (iOS & Android).
Let’s gooo! 🚀🔥
#SuperFMLagos #DavidTGeorge #FlickXAfrica #BusinessConnect #CreativeTalk #RadioMagic #TuneIn
“The Garden That Bled”
There once was a wild fig tree, growing at the edge of a forgotten village. Not planted, not pampered just sprouted from grit, wind, and sheer audacity. It bore no fruit in its early years. The soil was tough. The rain was moody. The sun burned more than it blessed.
Villagers often passed it by, saying, “That one? Stubborn thing. It won’t last through the next harmattan.”
But the fig tree stayed rooted.
One day, an old gardener with hands like cracked leather and eyes like storm clouds came by. He saw the wild tree and smiled not with pity, but with knowing.
He came back the next day—with blades.
And he cut.
He cut deep.
He pruned until the branches screamed and sap poured like blood. It was ugly. Brutal. Undignified. But necessary.
The fig tree hated him.
But seasons turned.
And where pain had opened wounds, strength grew.
Where branches were lost, fruit now hung; rich, bold, unapologetic.
The villagers returned, whispering in awe, “This tree? This is the tree that feeds us now.”
And the tree? It stood taller, but quieter. Because it knew:
Growth isn’t gentle. It’s war. It’s fire. It’s pruning.
And it’s worth it.
So dear friends,
If it hurts, good.
If it’s uncomfortable, good.
If you’re screaming inside from the stretch and the scrape, good.
That’s life pruning you into purpose.
Growth is hard fucking work.
But fruit only comes after the cut.
Keep going.
#theherds
“When the Wild Goes Silent”
When the jungle hushes, not from peace but loss,
And the rivers run like veins without a pulse—
Do you feel it too?
The world tilting,
The breath of Earth growing thin
because her lungs—leaf and fur—
are vanishing.
Once, lions roared like thunder on the plain,
Elephants walked like memory through time.
Now, silence creeps
where there should be symphonies
of wings, of hooves, of howls at dusk.
Every beak that breaks no seed,
every claw that carves no tree,
pulls a thread from the quilt
that keeps us warm—
yes, even you,
in your city shoes,
plugged in, tuned out.
See, it’s all coded together—
The bees hum the harvest,
The whales stir the currents,
The wolves prune the forest.
But we’ve been redrawing the blueprint
with greed instead of wisdom.
Like kids coloring over a masterpiece
with fire.
Extinction isn’t just a loss of a species—
It’s a broken valve in a vast machine.
When the Arctic fox disappears,
so does a story the snow used to tell.
When the coral reefs bleach into ghosts,
the ocean forgets how to breathe.
And the climate—
She’s not angry.
She’s wounded.
Fevered winds, thirsty lands,
storms like tantrums
because something precious
is missing.
So tell me—
Will we only mourn the wild
in documentaries and dusty books?
Or will we fight
to keep Earth’s choir singing,
before the last note
becomes an echo?
We’re not just spectators in this tale.
We’re the scribes.
And the ink’s not dry.
#theherds herds
