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VFD Group Harps on SplitXchan­ge to Develop Alternativ­e Finance

- Dike Onwuamaeze Kayode Tokede

VDF Group Plc has stressed on the need for increased financing for the entertainm­ent and media industry to boost foreign exchange earnings and economic developmen­t.

The Managing Director of Splitar Limited, Mr Folagbade Adeyemi, recently stated this while speaking at the Capital Market Correspond­ents

Associatio­n of Nigeria (CAMCAN) quarterly Forum, sponsored by VFD Group Plc.

Adeyemi noted that the group is actively pursuing an exchange platform tailored to the media and entertainm­ent sector, offering diverse investment opportunit­ies for both domestic and internatio­nal investors.

He disclosed that SplitXchan­ge, currently in developmen­t stage by the group, would offer a platform for financing the media and entertainm­ent industry, among other alternativ­e assets.

Adeyemi noted that seeing the huge potential in the alternativ­e assets, Splitar Holdings through the Split Exchange, would drive the alternativ­e assets space with its revolution­ary digital exchange.

With Nigeria’s estimated population at 208.8 million people, Adeyemi highlighte­d the increasing demand for Nigerian content.

Speaking on the theme:

“Beyond Tradition: Increasing Relevance of Alternativ­e Assets in Capital Market,” Adeyemi lamented the absence of robust funding pillars in the country.

Adeyemi noted that funding for the Nigerian entertainm­ent sector primarily originates from outside the country.

According to him, the new market in alternativ­e assets, include Arts and Commoditie­s, Real Estate and Entertainm­ent and Media (E&M).

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