The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) resumed trading in 2021 on a bullish trend with the All-Share Index surpassing the 41,000 mark, as investors continued to position ahead of full year results and dividiend declaration. Specifically, the All-Share Index inched higher by 876.67 points or 2.18 per cent to close at 41,147.39 from 40,270.72 achieved on Read More…
Rowan Atkinson has said he will not appear as Mr Bean again because he doesn’t like playing the comic character. The 65-year-old actor will continue to voice the hit role as a cartoon – with a new animated movie in the pipeline – but confessed he found playing Mr Bean in person very stressful. Atkinson Read More…
Judging by the insane popularity of true crime series and teen murder shows, it’s pretty clear that we’re all kind of obsessed with death (especially the mysterious kind). So why not explore what comes after it? Netflix’s upcoming docuseries, Surviving Death, explores just that: The fundamental questions that humans have always held about the meaning Read More…
Poor performances were evident all over the pitch as the Reds surrendered their cushion at the top of the English top flight If 2019 and 2020 were Liverpool’s, then 2021 has started with a warning. Improvement is needed, and fast, if the Reds are to be celebrating again come May. Here they are at the Read More…
The Nigerian international will be out of action for a couple of weeks following the injury he suffered against the Breisgau Brazilians Hoffenheim have confirmed Kevin Akpoguma will spend time on the sidelines after suffering a muscle injury against Freiburg. The 25-year-old only featured for 17 minutes in their 3-1 victory over the Breisgau Brazilians Read More…
…records over 20 deaths in one week Lagos has recorded yet its highest single day incidence of COVID-19 infections of 654. According to the latest report from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on the same day, there were 1204 new confirmed cases across Nigeria while seven deaths were recorded. Warning earlier about the Read More…
The Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development has disclosed that it has removed over 200 shanties located on a property at 1, Kuku Street, Opebi, Ikeja, in a bid to protect the masterplan of the State and restore orderliness to the axis. The Honourable Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Read More…
The Managing Director, Lagos Ferry Services (LAGFERRY), Mr Abdoulbaq Balogun, said the service ferried over 200, 000 passengers within 150 days of operations in 2020. Balogun, who made the disclosure in a New Year message to commuters on Sunday, in Lagos, while mapping out LAGFERRY’s operational strategies for 2021, added that the service would have Read More…
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) sees plenty of downside risks for oil markets in the first half of 2021, Mohammad Barkindo, its Secretary-General said on Sunday. Barkindo’s remark is coming a day before meeting allies, led by Russia, to discuss output levels for February. “Amid the hopeful signs, the outlook for the Read More…
Mrs Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, has formally assumed office as the 4th Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer and first female to occupy the position at Fidelity Bank Plc, effective on Jan. 1. The bank in a statement disclosed that Onyeali-Ikpe took over from Mr Nnamdi Okonkwo, whose contract tenure ended on Dec. 31, 2020, in line Read More…