The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market indices on Friday advanced further by 0.58 per cent following gains made by some blue chip companies. Specifically, the NSE All-Share Index rose by 243.25 points or 0.58 per cent to close at 42,412.66 from 42,169.41 posted on Thursday. Similarly, the market capitalisation inched higher by N127 billion or Read More…
Year: 2021
Wizkid joins Zane Lowe on Apple Music to chat about the success of #MadeInLagos
Wizkid joins Zane Lowe on Apple Music to chat about the success of his latest album Made in Lagos, the resilience of music and growing as an artist, collaboration, parenting, lessons learned during quarantine, making music moving forward, and more. Wizkid Tells Apple Music About The Resilience of Music… …like you said, music is life, Read More…
Justin Timberlake Teases A New Album Is On The Way!
Justin Timberlake made an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Friday night (January 29) and confirmed some big news regarding upcoming music. When Jimmy asked the 39-year-old musician and actor about the future of his music and if it was “appropriate to say that a new Justin Timberlake album” in the works, Read More…
Semi Ajayi: Why I decided against joining Ajax
The centre-back has revealed the Dutch club were interested in his signing after impressing on trials and explained why he snubbed the chance West Bromwich Albion defender Semi Ajayi has explained his quest for first-team football made him reject an opportunity to join Ajax. The 27-year-old centre-back started his career at Charlton Athletic academy and Read More…
MFM FC say they are ready for Kwara United on NPFL Match Day 7
Tony Bolus, Head Coach of MFM Football Club of Lagos, has urged the club’s fans to be positive about the team as they host Kwara United FC on Sunday. MFM FC host the Afonja Warriors in a Match Day 7 fixture of the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) at the Agege Stadium. “We have Read More…
FRSC arrests 3,187 traffic offenders in Lagos
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Command, said it arrested no fewer than 3,187 traffic offenders during its “30 days operation zero tolerance” in the state. The Lagos Sector Commander, Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday. He said the offenders were Read More…
In the midst of a pandemic, Nigeria battles to end a painful blinding disease
For eight years Nigerian housewife Mallama Baraka suffered in silence as the eye disease trachoma, which can blind but is entirely preventable, slowly took its toll. It started with a watery discharge and a burning, itchy sensation in her eyes. Her eyelids swelled and her eyelashes turned inside them, causing her extreme pain each time Read More…
CBN repositions Nigerian Commodity Exchange
Emefiele commits N50 Billion to revamping the exchange The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it is committing N50 billion to reposition the Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX), CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has said. Emefiele, who disclosed this, on Thursday, at an inaugural meeting of the Steering Committee for the repositioning of the NCX, added Read More…
NSE market capitalisation crosses N22trn mark
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market capitalisation on Thursday crossed above N22 trillion mark as a result of price appreciation posted by some blue chips. Accordingly, the market capitalisation inched higher by N125 billion or 0.57 per cent to close at N22.059 trillion against the N21.934 trillion posted on Wednesday. The All-Share Index crossed 42,000 Read More…
[VIDEO] Scorpion Kings and Tresor release vibrant dance-rooted video for “Funu”
Ahead of their April album release titled Rumble in the Jungle, a 14-track anthemic amapiano experience, Scorpion Kings (DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small) alongside Afro-pop pioneer TRESOR, have just released a vibrant music video for their chart-topping single, “Funu”. Directed by Kyle White and available to stream exclusively on Apple Music from today, “Funu” Read More…