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Veteran Nollywood actress, Joke Sylva, has said Africa Magic heralded a paradigm shift in the entertainment industry when it launched in Nigeria in 2003. The actress in an interview with The Guardian Newspaper, said the platform raised the bar through huge investment in equipment and technology for movie production, which spurred the development and growth of talents in the industry. According to her, the popular series, Tinsel, upped the ante for storytelling and production standards in Nollywood. “There was a comment I sent to Mr Odugbemi recently where I said Tinsel was almost envisioning the future of Nollywood because when

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Members of the Theatre Arts and Motion Picture Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) have been commended by the Oyo State Government for their immense contribution to advancing the cultural values of the state. The Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr Wasiu Olatubosun, while receiving the group in his office last Friday, assured that the state government would take their welfare into consideration. Mr Olatubosun said the government was ready to support the theatre arts industry because of the vital role it plays in promoting tourism and the culture of the society. He urged the practitioners to key

Save yourself the hassle of creating a watchlist because we’ve got you covered with a weekend of compelling stories lined up just for you on Africa Magic Showcase on GOtv Supa +.Join in as we Embark on a journey of intense redemption in Slum King, explore unbreakable bonds in Flawsome, and delve into thrilling heists in Chronicles, and much more. Your weekend is about to get a lot more exciting with these shows; Slum King: Delve deep into the life of Edafe, also known as Maje Esu Umukoro. A young man haunted by the scars of his past and yearning

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A veteran Nigerian actor, Mr John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, has lost one of his legs to amputation, his family has confirmed. Doctors treating the movie star cut off the leg to quicken his recovery after undergoing seven successful surgeries. His family recently appealed for support from Nigerians over the deteriorating health of the superstar. Several persons heeded the call, enabling him to get the required medical care from doctors. In an update on Monday, his family thanked Nigerians for standing by him, disclosing that one of his legs had been amputated by the doctors.

By Adedapo Adesanya The federal government has said that the country is on the path to achieving its energy transition plan. The country requires $410 billion with $10 billion per annum to address the nation’s energy constraint and policy flexibility as well as achieve Nigeria’s transition plan by 2060. Speaking at the 7th Meeting of the National Council on Hydrocarbons, themed Roadmap and Strategic Option Towards Achieving Energy Transition in Nigeria, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, said Nigeria was committed to achieving carbon neutrality, ending energy poverty by lifting 100 million people out of poverty

Barely two years Heritage Bank and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) disbursed a loan for building a N2 billion processing facility for Triton fish/chicken in Oyo state, the firm has commenced export of all kinds of frozen foods to some parts of Europe and African countries. The loan that was given under the Commercial Agricultural Credit Scheme (CACS) in 2017 has fast-tracked the production of Triton’s fish/chicken in Oyo and sold as BIG SAMS in Poland, Romania, Egypt, Liberia and Ivory Coast to mention few. The move by Heritage Bank was part of efforts to support the real sector,

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced an indefinite suspension of the implementation of the interchange fee. The central bank announced the suspension of the policy on Thursday night via a circular it posted on its website. In the circular signed by the Director of Banking & Payments System Department at the CBN, Mr Dipo Fatokun, the bank informed “all stakeholders that the implementation of the interchange regime has been suspended, until further notice.” The policy was meant to be effected by merchant acquirers, card issuers, card schemes, mobile money operators, PTSPs and PTSA. On November 1,

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A new research has warned that eating undercooked chicken could trigger Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) commonly called paralysis. According to the study carried out by a Michigan State University research team, there is a common bacterium found in improperly cooked chicken causes GBS. The latest research now published in the Journal of Autoimmunity, demonstrates how this food-borne bacterium, known as Campylobacter jejuni, triggers GBS. “What our work has told us is that it takes a certain genetic makeup combined with a certain Campylobacter strain to cause this disease,” said Linda Mansfield, lead author and MSU College of Veterinary

By Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi One of the most exciting teachings I received during my formative years was the lessons on prophecy. It was during my catechism class as a Catholic Christian, and prophecy as a topic posed a huge but thrilling challenge to me. On that day, at that time and in that place, the Catechist (teacher) told the class that ‘prophecy is the certain foretelling of a future event by a person supernaturally informed of it and supernaturally moved to announce it. This, he added, comes in two ways; prophesy of foreknowledge and prophesy of denunciation’. While the prophecy

By Adedapo Adesanya The Naira depreciated against the US Dollar in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window of the foreign exchange market on Tuesday, May 23, hitting a fresh low, a few days before the new administration takes over the rein of power from President Muhammadu Buhari. According to data obtained by Business Post from FMDQ Securities Exchange, where data of the official exchange rate is tracked, the Naira lost 92 Kobo or 0.20 per cent during the session to close at N464.42/$1, in contrast to the preceding day’s value of N463.50/$1. It was observed that during the trading day,

Dipo Olowookere The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited further grew by 0.11 per cent on Thursday as investors cherry-picked some stocks with sound fundamentals with the hope of selling in the coming days for profit. This action increased the NGX market capitalisation by N29 billion during the session to N26.909 trillion from N26.880 trillion as the All-Share Index (ASI) improved by 53.29 points to settle at 49,889.80 points in contrast to the previous day’s 49,836.51 points. Business Post observed that shares like BUA Cement, Oando, Access Holdings, Fidelity Bank and 10 others attracted the interest of investors, while the likes Zenith

By Adedapo Adesanya The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange returned to the negative territory on Thursday after it went down by 0.71 per cent. The loss was influenced by the duo of FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc and Afriland Properties Plc as the gains printed by the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Group Plc could not help the situation. The share price of Friesland went down by N3.93 to close at N130.93 per unit compared to N127 per unit, while the value of Afriland Properties reduced by 5 kobo or 3.9 per cent to N1.25 per share from N1.30 per share it ended