Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Nollywood Travel Film Festival plans to sweep through major cities in Italy – Ajaere Founder Nollywood Travel Film Festival, Mykel Parish Ajaere said the vibrant and ever-evolving world of Nollywood is set to enchant audiences across Italy as the Nollywood Travel Film Festival gears up to sweep through Milan, Florence, Rome, and Torino. The festival, dedicated to showcasing the best Nigerian cinema, will celebrate the rich storytelling and cultural heritage of Nollywood, Africa’s largest film industry. The festival has partnered with the Festival Del Cinema Africano, d’ Asia e America Latina (Fescaaal), Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), and the African…

EKSG shows concern for Special Needs as it organized training, empowers 74 new support staff In a bid to enhance inclusivity and support for children with special needs, Ekiti State Government has launched a two- day comprehensive fundamental ethics and proficiency training and workshop for 74 support staff that were recently recruited. Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji’s deep concern for children with special abilities has spurred significant investments in the sector, part of which is the training programme organised by the office of the Special Adviser, Special Education and Social Inclusion. Gathered at the School for the Blind in Ikere…

Nigerian professors: Olutayo and Abubakar awarded £1.7 million in grants for research … research on Nigeria’s history and culture Nigerian professors, Olutayo Adesina and Abubakar Sani, were awarded £1.7 million in research grants by the British Academy in the UK to undertake research projects on Nigeria’s historical and cultural domain. Adesina and Sani, along with eight other professors from across the world, were announced as recipients of the British Academy Global Professorships Award, which aims to foster collaboration between leading international researchers and UK-based institutions. Who is Olutayo Adesina? Olutayo Charles Adesina is a Professor of History in the Department…

The agitation for Yoruba Nation hit on the rock as boys display drama at Ibadan Is there any need for Yoruba Nation especially when a Yoruba man is the current President of Nigeria? The news of Yoruba Nation got to a climax last week when some ragtag young boys and girls tried to act some piece of drama in Ibadan under the influence of charms and diabolical means. When I saw the news alert on social media, I thought they were rehearsing Professor Wole Soyinka’s attempted take over of Radio House, Ibadan in a daring move to prove a…

Don’t Bring Wristwatches, Rings, Others To Hall- JAMB Warns Candidates As Exam Holds On Friday The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has issued a stern warning to candidates taking the 2024 Unified Matriculation Examination (UTME) against bringing prohibited items into examination halls. The Board has announced that all necessary arrangements have been made for the successful conduct of the examination. Scheduled to take place from Friday, April 19, 2024, to Monday, April 29, 2024, the UTME will be held across over 700 Computer Based Test (CBT) centres nationwide. JAMB has listed several items that are strictly prohibited in examination…

Profit as Fidelity Bank shareholders to get 60 kobo dividend The directors of Fidelity Bank have proposed a final dividend payout of 60 kobo per share to shareholders for the 2023 financial year. This is a 20 per cent increase from last year’s dividend, which was 50 kobo. This was revealed in its audited annual reports and financial statements for 2023 filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Monday. Part of the report read, “The board of directors of the group, pursuant to the provisions of Section 379 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020, proposes a final…

Technology: Nigeria to regulate AI adoption with new policy The Federal Government is set to develop a policy to govern the adoption of Artificial Intelligence in the country. This is as the country aims to become a hub for pioneering intelligence solutions on the continent. Bosun Tijani, the minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, disclosed this at the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy Workshop on Monday in Abuja. Bosun said the workshop underscored the country’s commitment to leveraging AI for sustainable development while harnessing its potential to fuel innovation, bolster national productivity, and enhance human welfare. According to him, the…

A turn around for Nigerian Naira as it wakes from currrency-slumber to reclaim its position as one of the choicest Different conclusions have been made about the situations surrounding the continuous fall of the naira and the economy. The Nigerian currency has gone from being the worst-performing currency in the world to the best-performing currency. The Nigerian Naira experienced a 12% gain in April after being reported as the worst-performing currency in February. Assuming administrators stay on track with their current policies, the Naira is projected to keep recovering, with the possibility of dropping below N1000/US$. The Nigerian Naira goes…

Business: Cashless transactions surge 88% to N237trn in Q1 Cash transactions in Nigeria rose to N237 trillion in the first quarter of 2024, according to new statistics from the Nigeria Interbank Settlement System. According to data, this was an 88 percent increase from the N126 trillion reported in the first quarter of 2023. BusinessDay analysis of the data revealed that electronic payment channels were used 3.09 billion times in the first three months, a 6.2 percent increase from the 2.91 billion times they were used in the corresponding period of 2023. The NIBSS records cashless transactions from the Nigeria…

Upcoming album: Tems has dropped her trailer for ‘Born in the Wild’ She performed a track off the album in which she samples 90s classic, “Love Me Jeje.” Tems had dropped the trailer for her upcoming album Born in the Wild which will be released in May 2024. On Monday, April 15, 2024, the Afrobeats singer, fresh off her performance at Coachella dropped the one-minute video which features young children playing in the park, indicating that the album could explore her journey from childhood to womanhood. The video is heavily laced with nostalgia and follows young Tems growing up in…