FG Begins Production of N1.1bn Documentary Series

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 Bliss Okperan One of Nigeria’s leading digital retail banks, Polaris Bank, is collaborating with Eventful Limited for the 2023 edition of Fashion Souk 9.0. According to a statement from the lender, the event is scheduled for the Harbour Point in Lagos on Saturday, December 2 and Sunday, December 3. Business Post reports that Fashion Souk is Nigeria’s premier marketplace where smart Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the industry gather to display and market their variety of goods and services to a large audience. “Over 140 established SMEs in Nigeria’s fashion industry, leather and jewellery/accessories sectors, spanning across manufacturers,

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A foremost pay-tv service provider in Africa, MultiChoice, has raised an alarm that its over $85 million investments in local content through Africa Magic are under threat from piracy. The Africa Magic channel airs movies produced by local filmmakers across the continent. MultiChoice said it pumped that amount of money into domestic content over the last few years to create opportunities for young creators to earn a living from their work and for Africa to tell its authentic stories. It noted that this was done through the production and acquisition of films promoting the African culture, but

Chris Evert’s father was a professional tennis player who encouraged her to play this sport. The unconditional support from her father allowed her to become a junior Number 1 player when she was only 14 years old. Of course, all the sports betting in Nigeria on the website 1xBet includes several tennis options. After a spectacular season in 1971 as an amateur player where she won 46 consecutive matches, at the age of 18, she made her debut on the WTA tour. Although she was very shy, her good looks and calm demeanour made her a favourite with the public.

By Dipo Olowookere Outgoing Governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has explained why he made efforts to allow the commercial capital of Nigeria join the Odu’a Investment Limited. The group is the only regional investment group existing in the country at the moment and it comprises the six states in the southwest region of the country; Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ekiti, Ondo and Osun States. Speaking on Monday, Governor Ambode explained that the desire to see the total economic integration of the south west region propelled his administration to join the group, saying that it would be a win-win situation

By Dipo Olowookere Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Heineken Lokpobiri, has disclosed that the Federal Government has raised the supply of fish to 1.1 million metric tonnes from 800 metric tonnes in 2015 to cover for the deficit of 2.1 million metric tonnes. Mr Lokpobiri explained that the increase in fish production was a result of the government’s policy of backward integration of breeding fish locally and reduction in fish importation. He said the Federal Government was “working hard to close the deficit of demand on fish in Nigeria and also to meet the fish demand

By Dipo Olowookere Owners of Small and Medium-Scaled Enterprises (SMEs) in the export industry have been advised to take advantage of the N550 billion export facilities under the care of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) to grow their businesses. Managing Director of NEXIM Bank, Mr Abba Bello, explained that the amount was set aside to redress the declining export credit to SMEs and reposition the non-oil sector to increase its contribution to the country’s revenue generation and economic development. According to him, the improved export financing for non-oil exporters will enable them to upscale and expand their businesses and improve

By Adedapo Adesanya Social networking service, Facebook, has announced a new set of features to help protect people from abuse on Instagram, its photo-sharing app. The features include the ability for people to limit comments and requests during spikes of increased attention, stronger warnings when people try to post potentially offensive comments, and the rollout of the Hidden Words feature; which allows people to filter abusive direct messages (DM) requests. In a press release, the company from its Johannesburg office noted it has a responsibility to ensure the safety of users on Instagram, this it does by flagging perceived hate

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By Dipo Olowookere A fire incident occurred at the warehouse of Guinness Nigeria Plc located in the Ogba area of Lagos State on Thursday morning. According to reports, the unfortunate incident, which started in the wee hour of the day, affected the building where the company’s plastic crates are stored. It took the intervention of officials of the Lagos State Fire Service to put the fire under control after receiving an emergency call when it started. Though the cause of the fire was not known, the fire-fighters have promised a thorough investigation to know what actually triggered the inferno, while

By Adedapo Adesanya The Independent Petroleum Markers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has charged the federal government to heed to the demands of youths who are protesting the deplorable state of the Eleme section of the East-West road, warning that it could disrupt the oil and gas sector of the country. Since Monday, youths in Rivers State have blocked the Eleme axis of the East-West Road with petrol trucks and other articulated vehicles, demanding the immediate reconstruction of the deplorable sections of the road by the federal government. The youths maintained that an important road like the Eleme section of East-West