| The foreign music videos were better than our locally | | | | videos of their songs. They also featured white |
| produced ones. Despite hits such as: Nico Mbanga | | | | skinned ladies dancing in the videos. Most top rated |
| (Sweet Mother), Osita Osadebe (Osondi Owendi), | | | | artistes patronise directors who have carved niches |
| Oliver de Coque (Boni boni identity), Mandy Brown | | | | for themselves in the art of making quality videos. |
| (Taxi driver), Onyeka Owenu (One Love), Lorine | | | | Tops on the list are DJ Tee, Clarence Peters (CEO of |
| Okotie (His love is that medicine), Charly boy (Before | | | | Capital Hill) and Bobby Hai. |
| Before) Chris Okotie (ABC), Evy Edna Ogoli( Happy | | | | The rise of Cally Ikpe's "Nigerian Music Video Awards" |
| Birthday), Felyx and Mozes( Free), Felix | | | | (NMVA) and Sound City Music Video Awards (SMVA) |
| Liberty(Ifeoma), Stella Monye (Nigeria go survive), as | | | | aimed at rewarding artistes with top notch videos |
| seen in one of my articles "The blossoming Of The | | | | have also contributed to the rise of good quality |
| Nigerian Music Industry", artistes failed to make the | | | | productions. Besides, artistes who have good videos |
| desired impact in the International scene, based | | | | have easy access to enjoy airplay on MTV Base, |
| amongst other things on the colossal deficient video | | | | Channel O and other International music channels, |
| quality account. | | | | opening wider, the doors which tend to give them |
| The 90's era was not dramatically better than the | | | | access to fame and fortune. |
| 80's, probably the mid 90's when the genre of music | | | | Good, creative videos are catchy and draw attention |
| towed the path of rap / hip hop and the use of our | | | | to the artistes and of course, the director. Quality |
| local parlance in songs began to make the music | | | | music videos that have made waves in Nigeria and |
| industry more entertaining as opposed to the 80's. | | | | even beyond include but not limited to: P- Square (Do |
| The Remedies (Edris Abdulkareem, Eddie Montana, | | | | me, Roll it, Ifunnaya), Dare Art Alade (Not the girl, |
| Tony tetwila) keyed into it and became the rave of | | | | More), Tu face Idibia (If love is a crime), Kel (Too |
| the moment at that time. Plantation Boyz (Tu face | | | | fine), Keffi (kokoroko), Naeto C (Kini big deal), Bouqui |
| Idibia, Faze, Black Face) were incredible and soared to | | | | (Take you away), Infinity (Olori oko), Asa (Fire on |
| greater heights before the group split. The launching | | | | the mountain), TY Bello (Green land, Ekundayo), Gino |
| of Tu face Idibia's solo career with his hit track | | | | (No be God), Djinee (Lade), DJ Jimmy Jatt (Too |
| "African Queen" catapulted him to the top. Most | | | | much ft Sasha, Blaise, kemistry, Bouqui), Alabai (Voice |
| Nigerians liked his first video, but unfortunately he had | | | | of God), Mo hit all stars (Pere), Omawunmi (In the |
| to re-shoot another in compliance with the direction | | | | music), Nikki Laoye (Never felt this way), Steel |
| of a popular foreign music TV channel. Style Plus's | | | | (South African girl). |
| "Olu Fumi" also had a nice video in comparison with | | | | Nigerian music videos have certainly helped artistes to |
| many that stormed our TV sets. Paul Play's hit song | | | | clinch international deals / awards and are getting |
| "Angel of my life" also had a cool video. | | | | better daily. The duo of P-Square clinched the |
| Perhaps, the turning point for the making of good | | | | KORAH awards held in 2010 at Burkina Faso for the |
| quality videos stems from the stable of P- Square | | | | "Artiste of the year" category. The twins went home |
| with the video for their hit song "Do me" which was | | | | with the jack pot prize of $ 1 million!. |
| shot in South Africa. The video certainly hit the | | | | Access to latest Hi-tech cameras / technology, wild |
| International standard mark with various music inclined | | | | creativity, high level of professionalism on the part of |
| TV shows in Nigeria, constantly showing it. Artistes | | | | the directors, will make Nigerian videos the talk of |
| challenged by the solid production began to travel | | | | the town in foreign countries. |
| South Africa, USA, and parts of Europe to shoot | | | | |