The National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Alhaji Abubakar Yakubu, says the launch of the Actors Guild Community On-boarding platform on Bebuzee will unlock new financial opportunities for Nigerian actors.
Yakubu spoke after being unveiled as the latest brand ambassador for Bebuzee, the US-based AI-powered super app that recently launched in Nigeria.
He joins seven other Nollywood stars — Patience Ozokwo, Ebele Okaro, Zubby Michael, Destiny Etiko, Segun Arinze, Sani Danja and Jide Kosoko — who were signed as ambassadors during the app’s launch in Lagos.
The ambassadorial deals come ahead of the October 31 unveiling of the dedicated AGN community on Bebuzee.
According to the company, every AGN member who joins the community will enjoy VIP status, while those who bring their content, fans and creative businesses onto the app will be paid instantly for whatever they post. Bebuzee said it is targeting over one million members from the initiative.
An insider disclosed that the AGN president facilitated the partnership to improve the earnings and welfare of actors.
Speaking on the endorsement, Yakubu described it as a personal achievement to be part of a revolution that will add value to practitioners’ pockets.
“I feel so elated and happy about that personally,” he said.
He noted that as president of a key association in the filmmaking ecosystem, it is time for members to benefit more directly from the industry.
According to him, apart from mainstream artiste fees, practitioners need other means of survival.
“Apart from YouTube and other social media platforms, this will also add to their earnings for their creative work.
“The more they earn, the better it gets for them. They’ll be proud of their industry, they’ll be proud of their guild, and Bebuzee coming at a time when I’m the president. I feel equally happy that, yes, members are going to benefit from it,” Yakubu stated.
On the community launch, he said the Guild is working to onboard a sizeable number of members before the end of the month.
“We’ll launch a community where members are, and whatever they share brings in money. So, we want to
