Nigerian Actor Bolanle Ninolowo, Wife End Marriage

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By Adedapo Adesanya  The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is establishing a $1 billion African Film Fund in 2024 to support the continent’s movie industry. This information was disclosed by the Executive Vice President for Intra-African Trade Bank at Afreximbank, Mrs Kanayo Awani, in Cairo, Egypt, during her address at the opening of the 2023 Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) Summit held as part of the third Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023). IATF2023 is Africa’s largest trade and investment fair opened yesterday and will run till November 15, 2023. Mrs Awani said that the fund would oversee film financing, co-finance with large studios,

Today, more and more people want to see their heritage come to life. They want their stories told and their experiences reflected on screen. With a growing appetite for African content, businesses have a great opportunity to invest in local productions – and consequently local people. The desire for local content and the drive to consume content allows broadcasters to improve the skills of local production crews, invest in better equipment and facilities, and highlight local talent on- and off-screen, and also adjacent industries. In Nigeria, for instance, MultiChoice plays a pivotal role in empowering talent and driving economic development.

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By Dipo Olowookere There was a selling pressure on the treasury bills space on Tuesday as investors reacted to the directive to five states by the federal government to return the amount they got recently from the Paris Club refund to them. One of the states was Osun State, which received N17 billion few days to the September 22, 2018 governorship election, which was declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), with a supplementary poll slated for this Thursday. The reversal of the Paris Fund refund, according to analysts at Zedcrest Research, led to a significant decline in

By Ahmed Rahma The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has explained why the federal government is bent on selling some national assets despite oppositions to this. Mrs Ahmed, while speaking on Friday on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, disclosed that the sale of these “moribund” government properties would benefit Nigerians and boost the nation’s economy. She argued that some of these controversial governments assets were currently moribund and provide little or no value to Nigerians in their current state. “There are some government assets that are dead that can be sold to the private sector to

By Dipo Olowookere Mrs Bunmi Lawson has resigned her appointment as the interim Managing Director of Fortis Microfinance Bank Plc. This information was revealed by the interim management committee of Fortis Microfinance Bank Plc yesterday. In a statement its scribe, Mr Victor Emerson, the financial institution disclosed that the resignation took effect from Friday, August 3, 2018. However, the lender did not explain in the statement why Mrs Lawson was quitting the position at the firm. “Following the said resignation, it is expected that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will announce the appointment of a new Interim Managing Director

By Otori Emmanuel Customer satisfaction should be a business aim as it is vital to success for all brands. Customer satisfaction can be improved through user experience, which can have a favourable impact on your company’s return on investment (ROI). A happy customer is a satisfied customer. Customers that are dissatisfied with your service are less likely to return. From research, after a series of poor experiences, 59 per cent of customers will abandon the company, and 18 per cent tend to leave after one poor experience. It is worthy to note that 98 per cent of customers who have

By Dipo Olowookere The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the reopening of its head office in Abuja following the easing of lockdown in the city as well as in Lagos and Ogun States. A statement issued on Monday by the Head of Corporate Communication at SEC, Mrs Efe Ebelo, disclosed that the office will be opened to members of the public between 10am and 1pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. However, she said due to the need to protect its stakeholders and members of staff, the commission issued some guidelines among which is that stakeholders are strongly advised

By Adedapo Adesanya The key performance indicators at the NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange maintained stability on Friday as they remained unchanged at the close of business. Business Post reports that the flat outcome occurred as there was no single price gainer or loser, with prices of stocks on the platform retaining their previous day’s rates. It was observed that investors were reluctant to trade their unlisted shares during the session, though the bourse witnessed a significant increase in activity level, this was caused by the bulk trade at the final session of the market before the Christmas break. Yesterday,

By Modupe Gbadeyanka At a time that international crude oil market is getting more competitive, the Hungarian Government has indicated interest to purchase crude oil and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from Nigeria. The Hungarian Ambassador to Nigeria, Professor Gabor Ternak, who disclosed this during a courtesy call on the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, Tuesday, in Abuja, said the decision to import crude oil and LNG from Nigeria was informed by the need to bridge the current supply gap being experienced in Hungary. “Hungary depends on oil importation to serve its energy

By Dipo Olowookere Bulls resurfaced at the local equity market on Thursday as a result of invitations from nine stocks led by MTN Nigeria during the trading session. Investors reacted positively to news of MTN Nigeria being added to the MSCI Frontier Markets Index as well as the raising of $140.24 million from the sale of some assets by its parent company based in South Africa as part of its divestment plan announced in March 2019. The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), which was like closing bearish again, ended 0.05 percent higher to reduce the year-to-date loss to 12.74 percent. The