Genevieve’s ‘Lion Heart’ cinema screening trail by controversies

Genevieve’s ‘Lion Heart’ cinema screening trail by controversies

Cinema screening of ‘Lion Heart,’ the directorial debut of veteran actress, Genevieve Nnaji has been halted due to alleged industry controversies. Although the movie was purchased by Netflix in July, Nnaji’s team announced last Friday that its cinema screening would...
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2018: Bookings for four/five star hotels rise by 50%, says Jumia Hotel

2018: Bookings for four/five star hotels rise by 50%, says Jumia Hotel

Jumia’s hotel & flight marketplace bookings for four and five-star hotels tremendously increased during the just-concluded Black Friday which ran between Nov. 2 and Nov. 30, 2018. The Managing Director of Jumia Hotel & Flight Marketplace, Mrs Omolara...
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Glaucoma a health challenge to professionals – Optometrists

Glaucoma a health challenge to professionals – Optometrists

Dr Angela Ewunonu, an optometrist, on Thursday said glaucoma had remained a major challenged to health professionals and called for proper management of the disease. Fielding questions with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, Ewunonu said that early tr...
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2019 UTME: JAMB stops use of cyber cafes for registration of candidates

2019 UTME: JAMB stops use of cyber cafes for registration of candidates

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it will no longer use cyber cafes for registration of candidates, beginning from the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, said this on Thur...
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Scholarship: Nigerian students in Russia send SOS to FG

Scholarship: Nigerian students in Russia send SOS to FG

Scholarship Nigerians studying in Russia under the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) say that they are finding it increasingly difficult to continue with their scholarship in that country. Under the BEA scholarship, the Russian Government takes care of the s...
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Yuletide: NCC Considers Fresh Sanction on Operators as Consumers Mount Complaints

Yuletide: NCC Considers Fresh Sanction on Operators as Consumers Mount Complaints

There are signs that operators in the telecommunication sector may usher in 2019 with yet another big sanction from the industry regulator. Deputy Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau (CAB) of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), confirmed this as he warned ...
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600m people worldwide will start 2019 living in extreme poverty – UNECA

The United Nations Commission for Africa (UNECA, says 600 million people globally will start 2019 living in extreme poverty and only 20 million will come out of this situation by the end of the year. This is contained in UNECA’s latest...
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Nigeria declares Dec 25, 26, Jan 1 public holidays

Nigeria declares Dec 25, 26, Jan 1 public holidays

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday 25th,  Wednesday  26th  December 2018 and Tuesday Jan. 1, 2019, as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year celebrations respectively. Minister of Interior, Lt. General (Retd.) Abdulrahman Dam...
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2018: Jumia Nigeria Records Growth on Food, Travel Portfolios

2018: Jumia Nigeria Records Growth on Food, Travel Portfolios

Jumia Nigeria on Wednesday said it achieved Return on Investment (RoI) for 2018 business calendar year and the online marketplace said it is ready to double its investment going into year 2019. It attributed the growth on its Jumia Food...
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MTN Joins Fight against Drug Addiction in Nigeria

MTN Joins Fight against Drug Addiction in Nigeria

Launches ASAP L-R: Dennis Okoro, Director, MTN Foundation; Prince Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi, Chairman, MTN Foundation and Samuel Adesola, National Chairman, Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria at the launch of the MTN Foundation Multi-Stakeholder Anti...
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