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Yusuf Alli Inspects route for 10k Festac half marathon

June 16, 2021

Vice Chairman of Lagos State athletics association, Yusuf Alli, has declared that the 10km Festac half marathon, would be used as a benchmark, to select athletes for the Lagos City Marathon. He made the remark over the weekend in Festac, after an inspection tour of the routes earmarked for the 10km half marathon. The technical […]

Nigerian Islamist militants free UN aid worker

Femi Akintola

June 15, 2021

Islamist militants in Nigeria have freed 10 people kidnapped five months ago, local media reports.One includes an aid worker from the UN refugee agency.They are believed to have been held by the Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap) – a Boko Haram offshoot which has previously killed hostages after failed negations.A UNHCR spokesman told the […]

Twitter boss ‘liable’ for #EndSars losses – minister

Femi Akintola

June 15, 2021

Nigeria’s government holds Twitter and its CEO Jack Dorsey indirectly liable for the losses the country suffered during the EndSars protest, the country’s information minister has told a call-in programme. Mr Dorsey and the social media firm have not yet responded to the allegations. Tens of thousands of Nigerians took to the streets last October […]

Nigeria identifies 100 who may have been exposed to coronavirus patient

Femi Akintola

March 2, 2020

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian authorities have been in touch with around 100 people who may have been exposed to an Italian man who is the country’s first coronavirus patient, the Lagos state health commissioner said on Sunday.The man arrived in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, on Feb. 24 from Milan on a Turkish Airlines flight that [...]

Global downturn looms as countries struggle to contain coronavirus outbreak

Femi Akintola

March 2, 2020

GENEVA/BEIJING, March 2 (Reuters) - The coronavirus spread further on Friday, with cases reported for the first time in at least six countries across four continents, battering markets and leading the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise its impact risk alert to “very high.”Hopes that the epidemic that started in China late last year would [...]

Nollywood: FilmOne begins production from $1m China-South Africa fund

Femi Akintola

February 24, 2020

Nigerian production and distribution company, FilmOne has begun production to cash in on the one million dollars film fund it launched with China’s Huahua Media and South Africa’s Empire Entertainment.News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in 2019, FilmOne announced that it would be partnering with Nigeria’s Corporate World Entertainment and Huahua on the first [...]

CBN clarifies position on operation of domiciliary accounts

Femi Akintola

February 24, 2020

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has not prohibited the acceptance of foreign currency cash deposits by Deposit Money Banks (DMBs).The CBN Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Issac Okorafor made the clarification while speaking to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday.A domiciliary account is a type of current account that allows you to fund it [...]

Nigerian film, ‘The Delivery Boy’ screens at Pan African Film Festival

Femi Akintola

February 24, 2020

Award-winning film, ‘The Delivery Boy’ has screened at the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF).News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that PAFF, held from Feb. 12 to Feb. 23, is the U.S.’ largest gathering of black filmmakers, audiences and other stakeholders from around the world.The film’s director, Adekunle ‘Nodash’ Adejuiyigbe represented Nigeria at the festival where [...]

U23 AFCON Zambia 1 Nigeria 3 : Okonkwo, Nwakali, Awoniyi Strike As Dream Team

Femi Akintola

November 12, 2019

Nigeria recorded a thrilling 3-1 victory over Zambia in their second match of this year's U-23 African Cup Of Nations tournament at the All Salam Stadium on Tuesday evening.Coach Imama Amapakabo made changes to the team that lost to Ivory Coast last time out, with Azubuike Okechukwu, Valentine Ozonwafor, Sincere Seth and Bitok Stephen all [...]

NSE market indices rose by 0.54%

Femi Akintola

November 12, 2019

Nigerian equities market resumed trading for the week on Tuesday with a growth of 0.54 per cent after Monday public holiday declared by the Federal Government to mark 2019 Eid-el Malud celebration.Specifically, the market capitalisation inched N69 billion or 0.54 per cent to close at N12.878 trillion against N12.809 trillion recorded on Friday.Similarly, the All-Share Index [...]