
Nigeria Becomes First Country To Ban Foreign Models in Advertisments
Nigeria's advertising regulator has announced a ban on using foreign models and voice-over artists in television commercials made in the country.
Nigeria's advertising regulator has announced a ban on using foreign models and voice-over artists in television commercials made in the country.
Here's an unusual and inspiring 8-minute video by photographer Adam Grumbo of Matters To That One. After he was contacted online by a Nigerian scammer posing as a "hot American girl," Grumbo decided to hire the scammer as a documentary photographer.
This little story started after I’d bought a Ricoh GRD IV and GV-2 viewfinder. Due to some unforeseen financial issues, I realized I had to sell it. I didn’t think this would be a problem since I’d only used it around three or four times. So optimistically, I went about advertising on eBay, Gumtree and Craigslist. The next day I received an email via the Craigslist ad from ‘Pamela Richard’ asking for me to reply “asap”. This is where it all began.