Sanwo-Olu, Danjuma, Tinubu, others grace launch of The Tiwa Savage Music Foundation

Internationally acclaimed artist and Afrobeats pioneer, Tiwa Savage, has officially launched the Tiwa Savage Music Foundation (TSMF) at an intimate black-tie ceremony held on Monday, March 9, 2026, at The Delborough Hotel Lagos, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The evening brought together the crème de la crème of the music industry professionals, creatives and cultural figures to mark the beginning of the Foundation’s work.

The event welcomed distinguished guests including Babajide Sanwolu,, Lagos State Governor, Senator Daisy Danjuma, Layal Tinubu, Don Jazzy, Reni Folawiyo, Karl Toriola (CEO MTN Nigeria), Cecil Hammond, Bose Ogulu, Vannessa Amadi-Ogbonna, CEO Zenith Bank, Dr. Adaora Umeoji, Shade Okoya, Toke Benson, Mo Abudu and many other notable guests.

The Foundation is built on the belief that Africa’s music industry needs more than great artists.

Producers, sound engineers, songwriters, entertainment lawyers, publishers, and executives are the infrastructure behind the music and structured access to training for these careers across Africa remains limited. TSMF was created to change that.

Speaking, Tiwa Savage said, “Talent is universal but access is not. For too long, African creatives have been perceived as late to global systems. Education changes that. Access changes that. Ownership changes that..”

As part of its flagship programming, TSMF has partnered with Berklee College of Music to bring the Berklee in Nigeria: Tiwa Savage Intensive Music Program to Lagos from 23–26

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April 2026. The four-day intensive program will train 100 selected participants across live performance, songwriting, music production, and the business of music.

The program is tuition-free for all accepted participants. Applications are open through 20th of March 2026.

The Foundation is dedicated to empowering emerging talent through music, education and creative opportunity by providing access to world class music training, mentorship and resources across the African continent, particularly aimed at underrepresented or underserved communities.

Rooted in the belief that music is a powerful tool for self-expression, confidence, and social change, the TSMF aims to nurture the next generation of creatives while fostering pathways

to sustainable careers within the music and creative industries.

Through strategic partnerships, community-driven programs and targeted initiatives, the Foundation is committed to creating lasting impact and expanding access to opportunities across Africa and beyond.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.