The Managing Director of the Nigeria Film Corporation, NFC, Jos, Dr Chidia Madukwe, has said that the movie industry is turning Nigeria from the wrong narrative of being the ‘poverty capital’ of the world into becoming the ‘creativity capital’ of the world.

A Magistrate Court sitting in the Ikeja Magisterial District has ordered that Nasiru Umaru,  a 44-year-old man accused of defiling a minor be remanded at the KiriKiri maximum prison. The minor reportedly got into the exploitative and hazardous work condition while helping out her mother who sells wares at the Mile 12 market by hawking goods within the […]

GETTING Nigerians to register for anything is usually an uphill task for all involved. Whether it is registration of voters, getting vaccinated against COVID-19, population census, or registering Subscriber Identity Module, SIM, Cards, the experience is the same. The citizens often have to be threatened with punitive deadlines before they respond at the last minute. […]

By Nnamdi Ojiego This report x-rays the importance and role of a national carrier and how privately-owned airlines like Air Peace are filling the gap in the absence of government owned. Read on. Following several failed attempts by the successive federal government of Nigeria to float or revive the now moribund national carrier, experts and […]

Super Eagles striker,  Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis  was in sizzling and inspired form yesterday,  scoring once and assisting twice as Watford thrashed Everton 5-2 at Gpodispn Park.   Emmanuel Dennis practically dismantled and destroyed England number one goalkeeper, Jordan Pickford, as the introduction of the Nigerian striker in the 64th minute reignited Watford attacking push as […]

Richway Microfinance Bank has won the ‘2021 Best SME -Support Bank of the Year award at the International Standards Excellence Awards 2021 held in Abuja. This is in recognition of the Bank’s significant contribution to the development of the SME sector in Nigeria. RICHWAY MFB beat a host of other banks at the International Standards […]

By Peter Duru – Makurdi The year 2020 Benue state best graduating WAEC Student, 17 year old Miss Joy Amuh who for lack of money could not seek admission into a tertiary institution has been offered a N500,000 scholarship by the Benue Investment and Property Company Limited, BIPC, in conjunction with the Eunice Spring of […]

Regular disinfecting and general domestic hygiene practices are some of the most important factors in preventing most communicable infections and cross contaminations, which is the key message the Hypo brand has been passionately advocating for,to the advantage of all Nigerians. To further promote this drive and ensure the message circulates to everyone, Hypo through its […]

Enugu State Government says it does not collect multiple taxes and levies  from private school owners and other organisations in the state. The government made the clarification while reacting to the allegation that its ministries and agencies collected multiple taxes and levies from private primary and secondary schools in the state. Some of the officials, […]

By Boluwaji Obahopo – Lokoja In their quest to actualize the dream of a youthful President at the  2023 general election, five states in the country have endorsed the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello as the youth’s candidates for the country’s presidency. The National Youth Council of Nigeria(NYCN) Kogi State Chapter, recently embarked on the […]

Pope Francis has thanked Argentina football star Lionel Messi for sending him a Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) club jersey. “Lionel Messi, dear brother, thank you for the jersey and the dedication,” the pontiff said in a video published on Friday by Argentina’s Telam news agency. “Thank you for staying grounded. Stay like this. God bless you, […]

Prime music partners, a media publishing and distribution agency has teamed up with Nigerian music star Chinedu Okoli better known by his stage name Flavour for an African live music concert in United States. The star-studded event, according to the organisers, will be held at Sound of Brazil, 204 Varick street, New York City on […]

The Office of the President, West Africa Youth Council, Conseil Des JeunesD’Afrique De L’iquest, Cape Verdehave appointed the CEO of DubaiAfrika,Amb. (Dr.) Tolu Adesanmi, as confirmed under the board of the West African (ECOWAS) Youth Council as the West Africa (ECOWAS) Youth Ambassador. The appointment is connected with the identified laudable antecedents of dedication, hard […]

The romance between Saga and Nini made big headlines during the just concluded Big Brother Naija reality TV show Season 6 tagged “Shine Ya Eye’. Saga appeared to be hopelessly in love with Nini while Nini seemed to be toying with his emotions. Now after the show, the reality is beginning to materialise as Nini […]

MFS Africa, the largest pan-African digital payments hub, announced today that it had signed an agreement to acquire Baxi, one of Nigeria’s leading super-agent networks. The deal, which is subject to approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria, will be the second highest fintech acquisition in Nigeria to date. Nigeria is home to one of […]