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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

By Ncebakazi Manzi The rise of Afrobeats over the past decade or so has been nothing short of remarkable. From the streets of Nigeria and Ghana, it has become a global phenomenon, with some of the world’s biggest artists collaborating with Afrobeats icons and emerging artists alike. In a sign of how rapid the ascent of Afrobeats has been, Spotify recently held events in Nigeria celebrating 13 billion streams of the genre. The growth of Afrobeats is unlikely to slow down anytime soon either, especially as streaming continues to grow across Africa. According to research firm Statista, the continent’s streaming

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From the battle of power and dominance in Slum King to the thrilling heists and betrayals in Chronicles and the heartwarming tales of friendship and ambition in Moments, the new series on Africa Magic Showcase has everyone in a chokehold with their compelling stories. To make this entertainment extravaganza even more exciting, MultiChoice in celebration of Africa Magic’s 20th anniversary is providing GOtv Supa subscribers unrestricted access to GOtv Supa+ throughout November. Here are some of the shows to watch out for. Slum King: Edafe, who has spent 15 years in prison and is now facing a death sentence following

By Adedapo Adesanya The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) said it generated N5.5 trillion as tax revenue in the half-year period of 2023. The agency confirmed this in a statement on Thursday, saying it was the highest tax revenue collection it had ever recorded in any first six months of a fiscal year. The statement noted that Mr Muhammad Nami, the Executive Chairman of the FIRS, disclosed this amount while presenting the 2023-2024 tax revenue outlook to the National Economic Council (NEC) at its meeting on Thursday, July 20, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The presentation, which contained FIRS’ 2023

By Adedapo Adesanya Virtus Energy Solutions Limited, a decentralised energy consortium, has secured a five-year credit facility worth N446 million from Sterling Bank Plc. The financial support aligns with the Federal Government’s Energizing Economies Initiative which is supported by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The company is implementing the Decentralized Energy Programme using high capacity stand-alone solar technology and Sterling Bank provided the fund to Virtus for the deployment of distributed energy solutions across selected economic clusters like the market places, shopping centres, and industrial facilities in Nigeria. Reacting to the fund secured by Virtus, the Managing Director of

Heritage Bank Plc has reiterated its continued support for causes that promote women empowerment as this will impact positively on the nation’s socio-economic development. Managing Director, Heritage Bank, Mr Ifie Sekibo, stated this at the Raising Girls Summit ’19, which held in Lagos last Friday as part of activities to commemorate the International day of the Girl-Child. Mr Sekibo, who was represented at the event by the Regional Executive, Lagos & South-West, Heritage Bank, Dike Dimiri, disclosed that the lender sponsored the Raising Girls Summit ‘19 because as he put it, “At Heritage Bank, we are committed to anything that

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Prices of crude oil in the global market depreciated on Tuesday as the sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States entered second day. Prices of the commodity tracked by Business Post showed that they were pointing south as the people of America head to the polls today for the midterm election. During the exercise, 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate and all the 435 seats in the House of Representatives would be contested for by both the Republican party and the Democratic party. As at the time of filing this report on Tuesday morning,

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A brand new telenovela that will take viewers into the alluring yet treacherous world of music, The Price of Fame, is set for premiere on Monday, October 16, 2017, at 8 pm exclusively on Telemundo (DStv channel 118). The musical drama series follows the story of two brothers who, at the peak of their success in the music industry, found themselves torn apart by envy, revenge and ambition. The Price of Fame introduces a host of new faces to the channel, with Daniel Elbittar starring as the hugely popular musician Julio Cesar Solar and Alberto Guerra taking

**Urges Investors to Set up Refinery in A/Ibom By Dipo Olowookere Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Maikanti Kacalla Baru, has engaged investors on the need to establish a refinery in Akwa Ibom State. Speaking at a two-day PENGASSAN Triennial Retreat/Synergy workshop held in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State, Mr Baru said the state was well-positioned geographically to have a refinery. According to him, “Investors have been coming to us and I have seen one that is quite promising. It is in this light that I encouraged these investors to come and see the state government

By Dipo Olowookere Promasidor Nigeria Limited has released the entry guidelines for the 2017 Cowbellpedia Senior Secondary Mathematics Television Quiz Show as the call for entry continues to generate excitement amongst students and their teachers nationwide. Speaking at a press briefing to flag off the competition in Lagos last week, Mr Festus Tettey, Head of Marketing, Promasidor Nigeria Limited explained to journalists that the Cowbellpedia Secondary School Mathematics TV Quiz Show is open to students in JSS 3 and SSS2 from 10 – 18 years of age attending full time Secondary Education in both Public and Private Schools in Nigeria.

By Adedapo Adesanya Nigeria continued to lag in its crude oil production despite increasing its output by 77,000 barrels per day in October, but it wasn’t enough to return the country to the top of the table as Africa’s largest producer. The country is now in the fourth position behind the trio of Angola, Algeria, and Libya due to its continued inability to meet the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil quota. In the month under review, Algeria drilled 1.060 million barrels per day, Angola produced 1.051 million barrels per day, Libya’s output was 1.163 million barrels per day,