The fad among most young Africans at the moment is a craze for foreign music and with sometimes lyrics that bear no resemblance to their African environment. Femi Stephen Band is changing this narrative especially among the Yoruba speaking young people of Western Africa. Nigeria, Togo and the Republic of Benin who have all experienced…
Ghana is like second home to Nigerians, just like Nigeria is same to Ghanaians. Both countries and its citizens share some common affinities. If you’re planning to travel from Nigeria to Ghana or you haven’t decided which African country to visit, you should try shooting your best shot at Ghana. There are lots of exciting…
Guinness Nigeria Plc, the nation’s leading alcoholic beverage manufacturer and a subsidiary of Diageo Plc, has released its unaudited results for the nine months ended 31 March, 2017. The results detail revenue growth of 29% and a 6% increase in gross profit when compared to the same nine-month period in 2016. While the first half…
Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Red Star Express Plc, Sola Obabori, has been named the Courier Personality of the year at the 9th edition of the ‘Beacon of Information and Communication Technology’ award organized by foremost ICT Weekly news publication, CommunicationWeek. According to organizers, the award is “merit-centric and designed to reward…
In Nigeria at the moment, there’s a word, or more appropriately buzzword that resonates everywhere: It is a word that even children in nursery school may be familiar with given every usual reference to it at the slightest opportunity. Indeed, there is hardly any news item from Nigeria these days that does not make mention…
Banana is extremely healthy and delicious. Some people scarcely eat it while others consume several bunches at least once a week. Whatever your frequency of eating may be, it is time to ramp up your banana eating game. Jumia Travel and Jumia Mobile Week share reasons why you should be eating more bananas. Aids digestion…
***Its African subsidiaries wax stronger, contributing 35% of earnings The Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) has released its unaudited first quarter results, showing significant growth across major income lines. Following a sterling performance in 2016 financial year, UBA Group delivered another impressive 41% percent year-on-year growth in profit-before-tax in the first…
There are two types of people when it comes to efficiency in government services, those who talks and talk before doing things and those who do things then talk to sensitize the people about it, the current Postmaster General of Nigeria (PGN), Hon. Bisi Adegbuyi, falls into the second category, as he has been allowing…
New gift to the movie industry Prisca Umoru has come to shine as one of the up and coming fast rising actresses in the African biggest entertainment industry called Nollywood in 2017. The pretty and petite talented actress is so passionate about the movie industry and her undying love for acting has been her propelling…
***To Compete With Rice Consumption In a major strategic move to grow its market equity in Africa, Dangote Flour has unveiled new improved pasta products called ‘Ecccellente’. The re-vamped Pasta, is expected to reduce the dependency on rice consumption by Nigerians. Speaking at the Grand Customer Launch Event in Kano on Tuesday, Executive Director, Sales…