The 2019 edition of the African Freestyle Football Championship organised by Feet ‘n’ Tricks under the authority of World Freestyle Football Association commenced on a colourful note on Saturday in Lagos. John Benjamin emerged winner of the Lagos Regional Championship following a keenly-contested final with Larry Etuduvwun with Taiwo Oni finishing third. Over 60 participants…
Day: June 28, 2019
Publiseer’s Founders Become Halcyon Incubator Fellows in Washington DC
Founders of Nigerian digital content distribution platform, Publiseer, have been announced today as part of the newest cohort of Halcyon Incubator Fellows in Washington, D.C. Chidi Nwaogu and his twin brother, Chika Nwaogu, joins the Cohort 11 Halcyon Incubator Fellows, being one of the eight of the most exciting and promising social enterprises from around…
Amaechi Raises Alarm on Plot to Smear Him
The Media Office of the immediate past Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has alleged that some persons are planning to poison the minds of the general public against him. In a statement issued yesterday, the Media Office said it has “uncovered a well-oiled plot to orchestrate a heavily funded smear campaign of calumny and…
Playfre Launches Music Distribution Arm SongRoute
In a bid to further help African artists monetize their creative contents, African music streaming service Playfre launches its music distribution service SongRoute. This comes after the launch of myPlayfre, a platform intended to help African artists to sell their music online without the need for a music aggregator. SongRoute is intended to help African…
FrieslandCampina WAMCO Records Impressive N149.2bn Turnover
FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC, makers of high quality milk brands, Peak and Three Crowns, has recorded a turnover of N149.2 billion signifying a 6% increase over 2017 with N140.1 billion; while Profit Before Income Tax increased by 3% from N15.9 billion reported in the previous year to N16.3 billion. The result was announced at the…
Jumia Food Adds SoFresh to its Platform to Promote Healthy Living
Jumia Food Nigeria has added So Fresh, Nigeria’s leading fresh food chain, to its ever-growing catalogue of restaurants on its platform. This is in a bid to promote healthy living among Nigerians. The announcement was made on 26th June at a joint press conference held by the two companies at So Fresh Ogudu branch located at 40b, Ogudu…