Silverbird Group

Silverbird Group
Silverbird Group
FormerlySiverbird Magazine
Company typePrivate
IndustryMass media
Founded1980 (1980)[citation needed]
FounderBen Murray-Bruce
HeadquartersVictoria Island, ,
Nigeria
Areas served
Key people
Ben Murray-Bruce (Chairman)
Roy Murray-Bruce
ServicesReal estate
Entertainment
Websitewww.silverbirdgroup.com

The Silverbird Group is a diversified multi-media company with holdings in Radio, Television, Real Estate, and Cinemas headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. The company was established in 1980 by Ben Murray-Bruce and counts Silverbird Cinemas and the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) and Mr Nigeria pageants amongst its holdings.[1] Its businesses divisions are Silverbird Properties, Silverbird Film Distribution, Silverbird Communications, Silverbird Cinemas, Silverbird Production, and Dream Magic Studios.[2]

In November 2022, the company signed a $145 Million financing deal with the African Export-Import Bank to construct the Ben Murray-Bruce Studios and Film Academy (BMB Studios and Film Academy) in Eko Atlantic City, in what is reported to be West Africa's largest educational and film studio complex.[3][4]

  1. ^ Okwumbu-Imafidon, Ruth (2022-08-06). "Ben Murray-Bruce: The 'Common Sense' man who built one of Nigeria's biggest media conglomerates". Nairametrics. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  2. ^ "Businesses – Silverbird". silverbirdgroup.com. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  3. ^ "Afreximbank signs deal with Silverbird Entertainment for the construction of a world class film and studio complex in Nigeria". African Export-Import Bank. 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  4. ^ "Nigeria: Afreximbank's Oromah signs $145m deal with Silverbird for 'Lagos Beverly Hills'". The Africa Report.com. 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2022-11-12.