Price increase painful, but necessary — MultiChoice MD
Price increases are always painful and we are very mindful of this. However, they are sometimes necessary for businesses to provide service to their consumers and also provide necessary returns to stakeholders. They ensure that we can continue to provide quality entertainment to our subscribers even with the rising costs and inflation. It is because of the prevailing economic situation and rising cost of content and our other inputs that we have had to increase the cost of subscriptions and this has affected all the other entities across the continent. If you look at a lot of goods and services you will see that there an increase in a lot of sectors as we are not isolated.
Consumers’ rights to healthy food
All consumers deserve the right not just to food, but to healthy food. Despite this right, the rise in diet related diseases such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease and some cancers represents a major international public health crisis. The number of overweight and obese people continues to rise and, to date, not a single country has been successful in reversing the increase.
Lagos PDP guber aspirant, Gbadamosi, set to Join APC
A businessman and prominent member of the PDP in Lagos, Chief Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi, is set to dump the party, for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Gbadamosi, popularly referred to as BOG ran for the gubernatorial ticket with five others in the primary that produced Mr. Jimi Agbaje.
NPL: Gabros target ‘Akure Gunners’
After their test of intention against Warri Wolves in the Nigeria Premier League opener last weekend, Gabros of Nnewi coach, Willie Udube is optimistic that his team will collect all three points from Sunshine of Akure in today’s encounter at the Akure Township Stadium.
Huawei boosts Ghana’s Surfline network with $40 second LTE phase
Ghana’s wireless broadband and related services provider, Surfline at the weekend received fresh boost from the Chinese telecoms firm, Huawei Technologies for the roll-out the second phase of long term evolution (LTE)/4G in the country.
INEC petitioned over alleged non distribution of PVCs in 24 wards in Lagos
The Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, has been petitioned over alleged deliberate misman-agement of Permanent Voter Cards,PVCs, distribution across five local government areas in Lagos State, resulting in alleged disenfranc-hisement of prospective voters in 24 wards.
Tightening the abdominals
For most people over thirty, their abdominal region gets to be the least toned set of muscles of the body. We work with our hands and walk with our feet, therefore, somehow, those parts are almost always in better shape than the abdominal wall.
FG orders IG to hand over Saraki money laundering case file
Indications emerged, yesterday, that the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and that of the Inspector General of Police might have disagreed on what to do with former Kwara State governor, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on his alleged use of fronts to withdraw the sum of N6 billion from the accounts of a company, Joy Petroleum, domiciled in Intercontinental Bank, now Access.
Microsoft ties with Jobberman to address youth unemployment
In a concerted effort to tackle unemployment and unlock youth potentials in Nigeria and the rest of the African countries, platform and productivity company, Microsoft Nigeria Thuesady in Lagos signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jobberman, one of the Nigerian recruitment websites.
Group urges INEC to deliver credible elections
A pro democracy group, Nigerians United for Democracy, NUD has flayed the rising cases of cult and politically related killings in Rivers state. South south Coordinator of the group, Mr Anyakwe Nsirimovu who spoke in Port Harcourt said his body was really disturbed with the number of killings in Rivers and beyond. It will be recalled that last saturday eleven persons were shot dead by unknown assailants in Port Harcourt.
Council boss laments blackout in Burutu
CHAIRMAN of Burutu Local Government, Delta State, Chief Ebikeme Clark, has appealed to the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) to extend its electricity assistance for host communities to Burutu, the council headquarters.
