As the Central Bank continues to initiate various economic policies to reduce the volatility plaguing the exchange rate market, economists have explained why commercial banks in Nigeria appear to be making profits while manufacturers count losses amid the prevailing forex crisis. Against the backdrop of foreign exchange revaluation gains arisingContinue Reading
Brazil agree Thursday’s Women’s Football Tournament Group C opener against Nigeria was a difficult match despite securing a 1-0 win over the African giants, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Gabi Nunes, who scored the decisive goal, and goalkeeper Lorena made the observation while reflecting on the nail-biting encounter at Stade deContinue Reading
Former local government chairmen in Rivers State have threatened to resume office in the councils if the state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, refuses to obey the recent Supreme Court judgment outlawing the use of caretaker committees to run councils’ affairs. The former chairmen loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory,Continue Reading
Video sharing platform, YouTube, is now a veritable way for actors and filmmakers to share their movies with fans. With this avenue, the filmmakers bypass conventional marketers and take their movies straight to the audience, while getting paid by the platform. In this first part of a series, TOFARATI IGEContinue Reading
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged citizens planning nationwide protests to exercise caution while expressing their grievances. The governor also emphasised that the state government is open to dialogue and peaceful resolution of issues, in a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, onContinue Reading
Super Falcons midfielder Deborah Abiodun is basking in the euphoria of having a one-on-one with Brazil legend Marta Vieira da Silva after Nigeria’s 1-0 defeat against Brazil in the 2024 Olympics Women’s Football Tournament Group C opener in Bordeaux on Thursday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Gabriela Nunes Da Silva’s first-halfContinue Reading
Jude Obasi, the former husband of actress, Judy Austin, is on a quest to regain access to his children. During a recent meeting with his lawyer, Emeka Ugwuonye, he was assured he would soon be reunited with his kids. Earlier in the week, Obasi had publicly lamented that he didContinue Reading
The Filmhouse Cinema IMAX Lekki, Lagos, was agog on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, when the superhero film, ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’, was premiered. Attended by guests who were gorgeously dressed, the tone of the event was set right from the gate of the premises. The walls were adorned with different bannersContinue Reading
A budding singer, Ayobami Akinjero, aka Daddy Jiggy, has shared insights on the innovative blend of afro and jazz sounds that define his unique musical style, which he has coined, ‘afro-pop jazz’. In a statement sent to Saturday Beats, he said, “My self-styled genre, afro-pop jazz, is a combination ofContinue Reading
Wale Adenuga Productions, the multiple-award-winning producer of popular TV shows such as, ‘Superstory’, ‘Papa Ajasco and Company’, and ‘Akpan and Oduma’, has announced that a new season of ‘Superstory’, titled, ‘The Curse’, will start airing on August 8, 2024. The star-studded cast of the new season includes Mr Macaroni, SegunContinue Reading