Author: Akintayo Adams

Aderombi Adedayo Martin aka Dee One has warned veteran actress Genevieve Nnaji, not to be deceived by peoples praises that she is always looking young. The reality star aired his opinion via his Instagram handle, while reacting to a trending video of Genevieve dancing to Ayra Starr’s new album ‘the year I turned 21’. “Every time Genevieve’s video or picture comes out, people always say she looks so young. That’s a lie. If you want to know whether she is old or young, it’s not by face through pictures or video where they usually wear makeup, it is either by the…

The Government of Yobe State says repentant Boko Haram members are assisting in counterinsurgency operations in the state. This was made known in a press briefing by Retired Brig.-Gen. Dahiru Abdulsalam, the Special Adviser on Security to Gov. Mai Mala Buni as a response to the complaints of the citizens of the state. The citizens had earlier questioned the involvement of repentant insurgents in security operations in Geidam town. “There is no government that will take any decision that is to the detriment of its people. The government is committed to ending insurgency so that we can have peace,” he…

Bill Anders, the famous Apollo 8 astronaut is dead. He is famed for snapping perhaps the most iconic photograph taken in outer space. It was gathered that Anders met his end when a small aircraft he was flying crashed into the sea off Washington state. “His body has been recovered,” his son, Greg, revealed. “The family is devastated. He was a great pilot. He will be missed,” a statement from the family reads. Anders – who was a lunar module pilot on the Apollo 8 mission – took the iconic Earthrise photograph, one of the most memorable and inspirational images…

Senator Daniel Bwala, a former lawmaker has berated Nigerian Governors for saying the ₦60,000 minimum wage is not sustainable. Bwala, in a post via his official X handle on Friday slammed the Govenors and question their motive for saying there would be nothing left for development of their states if they pay ₦60,000 minimum wage. “There is no justification for Nigerian governors saying the 60,000 minimum wage is not sustainable when we are talking about upgrading to a reasonable living wage. Nigerians should better know where their problems lie. “When governors say if they pay 60k there would be no…

The Nigerian government have gotten $925 million from Afreximbank. The financial institution announced the disbursement of $925m under the syndicated $3.3 billion crude oil-backed prepayment facility organized by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. The development coincides with the Naira recording a marginal appreciation to ₦1481.49 against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Thursday. The latest Afreximbank’s accordion disbursement for Project Gazelle Funding Limited brings the total current funded facility size to $3.175 billion. The accordion arrangement by Afreximbank saw the raising of a combined total of $925 million from a consortium of crude oil off-taker lenders…

The Naira depreciated against the Dollar on Friday at the foreign exchange market. According to FMDQ data, the Naira depreciated to ₦1483.99 to Dollar on Friday from ₦1481.49 traded on Thursday. This represents an ₦2.5 depreciation. Similarly, at the parallel market, the Naira depreciated to ₦1,495 against the dollar on Friday from ₦1,485 on Thursday. The developments come despite the foreign exchange transaction turnover increasing to $269.27 million on Friday from $213.31 million on Thursday. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.

The East African country of Uganda experienced a rare nationwide electricity blackout for the best part of Friday, according to the nation’s grid operator. The grid shutdown occured during the testing of a newly-completed, Chinese-built $1.5 billion 600 megawatt hydropower plant on the Nile river in the country’s north, Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) shared via a post on its official X handle. “Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited informs the general public that a national blackout has been registered following a load rejection test at the Karuma hydro power plant,” the post read. However, less than two hours later,…

Nigeria’s Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) is experiencing a downtime, causing delays in electronic transactions across financial institutions. The NIBSS instant payment platform which is currently down is an account-based, real-time electronic funds transfer (EFT) system. It enables financial institutions to provide online real-time funds transfer services to their customers through all available electronic channels. The downtime, now in its third day has frustrated Nigerians who have been left with complaints on the internet and on the streets. Financial technology firms (fintechs) have spent the past two days notifying customers of the disruption in transactions, and apologizing for the inconveniences it might have…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria played out a 1-1 draw with the Bafana Bafana of South Africa on Friday night. The result is their third consecutive 1-1 draw in the World Cup Qualifying Series. A win would have placed them first on the log but the team conceded first to be left chasing the game. Bafana Bafana attacker, Themba Zwane got the goal for South Africa when he stormed the box and fired past Stanley Nwabali. Finidi George’s men were level early in the second half, with Fisayo Dele-Bashiru scoring his first goal for Nigeria. The result leaves the Eagles…

The President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government has increased its offer of a new national minimum wage to ₦62,000. Meanwhile, the organised labour has reduced its demand from ₦494,000 to ₦250,000. The Punch reported that a source who is a member of the negotiating team revealed this in a discussion with newsmen. “After wasting our time, they finally came up with the offer of ₦62,000 which was backed by the private sector. Labour also reduced ours to ₦250,000. This is embarrassing,” the source disclosed. The demand for a better pay by the Workers has faced oppositions from those in government,…