Nollywood's multi-award-winning actor, Kunle Afolayan has revealed that he's one of the beneficiaries of the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) Creative Industry Financing Initiative (CIFI), a loan scheme for entrepreneurs and investors in the country's information technology, and creative subsectors.
Afolayan, in a recently-held interview, said it was difficult to...
Shareholders of Dangote Cement Plc yesterday commended the Management of the company for an impressive performance despite the economic challenges in the year under review.
Unanimously, the shareholders approved N20 per share for the year ended December 31, 2021 as against the N16 paid in the preceding year. This represents...
The matter came to a head-on Thursday the 30th of June 2020 when a scheduled board meeting of the IRDC, Chevron refused to approve all the projects presented after a pain-taking analysis and selection of bids. This angered the communities’ representatives in IRDC and hence have resorted to self-help by...
In what appeared to be a similar situation with Air Peace, Nigerian private airline, Bristow Helicopters has sacked no less than 100 pilots. This, according to the helicopter operator, was due to the raging COVID-19 pandemic.
Sadly, the pilots were not the only ones rendered jobless, the company also sacked...
Leading Cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement Plc, on Wednesday launched the Dangote Articulated Truck Driving School in a move aimed at inculcating safe driving culture in its drivers so as to stem the tide of road crashes.
The opening of the school in partnership with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC),...
Africa’s foremost conglomerate the Dangote Group won the coveted ‘ Overall Most Responsible Business’ Award, just as three of its subsidiaries clinched awards at the 16th edition of the Sustainability, Entrepreneurship and Responsibility Awards (SERAS) held at the Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos.
At the well-attended event, which drew stakeholders across...
Dollar to naira, on Thursday, November 18, 2021, opened at N413.19 at the Investors & Exporters FX window ( I&E FX Window), where the currencies officially trade.
According to the data at the FMDQ Security Exchange where forex is traded officially, dollar to naira exchange rate stood at N413.19/$1 today.
How much is dollar to naira at the...
Music sensation, Ebere Matt Mbadi, otherwise known as Jaajo, has revealed that his music is focused on promoting Africa, as he explained that the continent is rich in heritage and culture.
Speaking with journalists from his New York residence, the music star fondly called the Prince of Njaba, explained that...