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Mount Zion Star Able Martins Vows to Quit Christian Film Productions

Popular gospel actor, Abel Martins has announced his decision not to appear in any Christian movie productions again. Martins stated this while narrating his ugly experience over his collaboration with famous filmmaker, Mike Bamiloye. Speaking in a now controversial interview with Dele Adeyanju on “The Journey”, the movie star noted that he was betrayed by colleagues in the same industry. He further explained that his frequent collaborations with Bamiloye generated jealousy that led to a vicious plot by his colleagues […]

10/25/2024 2

Business

Tinubu asks livestock investors to slash Nigeria’s annual dairy imports

Stakeholders in the livestock value chain converged on Thursday to brianstorm on ways of harnessing its potentials. The President, Bola Tinubu who recently created the Livestock Ministry out of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is championing reforms in the sector, a reason that justified his hosting of the stakeholders forum at the Presidential Villa. The President pledged to overhaul the often neglected livestock sector in a bid to cut an annual import bill of $1.5billion and stimulate […]

10/25/2024 2

News

UK PM responds to call for slavery reparation

Uk Prime Minister, Keir Starmer has said the UK cannot change their history when asked about paying reparations to countries impacted by the transatlantic slave trade. His comments comes after Commonwealth heads of government wanted to start a meaningful conversation about an issue that could mean the UK paying billions of pounds for its historical role in the trade. Keir, who is currently in Samoa for a meeting of Commonwealth countries, said the trade was "abhorrent" and that it was […]

10/25/2024 2

News

Pharmacy Council emphasises importance of supply chain

The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, PCN, and the African Centre for Supply Chain (ACSC) have noted that Nigeria is lagging behind and seems to pay little or no attention in the areas of supply chain and logistics. PCN Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Ibrahim Ahmed, made the call in Abuja on Thursday alongside the experts from ACSC at the public presentation of the Nigerian Logistics and Supply Chain 2023 report. The report covered the challenges within the space, ranging from […]

10/25/2024 3

News

DisCos may bear transformer repair costs says NERC

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said that power distribution companies may begin to bear the cost of equipment used to repair faulty transformers and other transmission infrastructure replacements. It said if the measure is implemented, it will ensure Discos are more prudent and careful with the management of electricity infrastructure. This came as the Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Power Generation Companies, Joy Ogaji, said that Nigeria recorded 162 cases of grid collapse from 2013 to date. […]

10/25/2024 2

News

CBN debunks rumored naira circulation deadline

The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced that there is no deadline on the circulation of old N200, N500 and N1000 bank notes. The spokesperson of CBN, Sidi Hakama disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. This comes amid speculations that the old Naira notes will cease to be legal tender from December 31, 2024. However, the apex bank clarified that the claim is false, stressing that all bank notes remain legal tender.

10/25/2024 2

News

Three dead in Rivers helicopter crash

Three persons have been confirmed dead after a helicopter ditched into the waters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Reports show that the accident occurred on Thursday, along the waterways in Port Harcourt. The helicopter was en route from Port Harcourt Military Base (DNPM) to the Nuimantan oil rig. A total of eight persons were on board, according to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Odutayo Oluseyi. The authorities stated that the aircraft ditched into the waters […]

10/25/2024 1

News

⁠NELFUND disburses N10b to successive applicants

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) Akintunde Sawyerr, on Wednesday, revealed that the fund has disbursed over N10bn to successful applicants since the commencement of the scheme in August 2024. This is just as he dismissed the fears in some quarters that the student loan scheme may be discriminatory against some applicants. He stated this during a maiden meeting of NELFUND with the House of Representatives Committee on Student Loans, Scholarships, and […]

10/24/2024 2

News

FCCPC blames grain hoarders and smugglers for persistent hike in food price

The Federal Government, through the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has revealed that grain hoarders and smugglers are responsible for the persistent hike in food prices in Nigeria. The Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, Tunji Bello, made this known at a town hall meeting with industry leaders, micro, small and medium enterprises, market heads, farmers, transporters, and service providers on Wednesday, in Kano. Bello stated that the FCCPC investigators had discovered that some grain merchants were stockpiling newly harvested […]

10/24/2024 3