when the Grammy Awards announced five inaugural nominees for the Best African Music Performance category, only South Africa and Nigeria were represented. The news sparked a debate about the continuing trend of contemporary music from both countries Amapiano and Afrobeats dominating the continent of 54 countries. This was especially so in Kenya. The East African…
Over 70 million bank customers are at risk of losing access to their accounts when the Central Bank of Nigeria’s directive on restricting accounts without Bank Verification Numbers and National Identification Numbers goes into effect. The CBN had on December 1, 2023, in a circular directed that a ‘Post no Debit’ restriction be placed on…
The Director of Aquatic Food Biosciences at WorldFish, Dr Rodrigue Nouaga, has advised the government to ensure more sustainable local fish farming, which he said would contribute to food security and economic development. Nouaga, according to a statement on Friday, also stressed the need for collaboration between the Nigerian government and a global aquaculture organisation…
The Board of Directors of Lafarge Africa has proposed a dividend of N1.90 per unit of its shares for the year ended December 2023 amounting to N30.60bn. This was lower than the N32.22bn dividend it paid in the previous year. In a corporate notice filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Thursday, the proposed dividend…
Instead of training in the waves off his Senegal homeland, Chérif Fall was wistfully preferring to be in Puerto Rico, where the last surfing qualifying competition for the Paris Olympics ends on Saturday. Senegal had nobody there to try and claim the last 14 spots for men and women. “I started out as a surfer…
By Erasmus Ikhide the Nigeria Police Force further defamed its already battered and corrupt image by levitating its objectionable and abhorrently debased preoccupation to a grand act with the commando like brutalization and detention of Barrister Julius Abure the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) with a detachment of over 30 police officers in…
Zimbabwean President Edson Mnangagwa was due to address the conference in the morning, but “had to suspend his trip to allow for investigations which are already underway,” presidential spokesman George Charamba said. Authorities couldn’t confirm local media reports that the president’s plane made a U-turn while traveling to the conference. Charamba said that airport authorities…
…Portuguese tactician resignsThe team lost to Cote d’Ivoire in the final of this year’s edition of African Nations (AFCON) hosted by Cote D’Ivoire.His contract with the team expired in February and he was supposed to continue with the team after meeting his semi-final target. Although there were reports that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) was…
President Bola Tinubu has celebrated the General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye.A statement yesterday in Abuja by the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Chief Ajuri Ngelale, described Adeboye as having a remarkable impact on the lives of Nigerians.“The President congratulates Pastor Adeboye on hitting another milestone…
