President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, directed the authorities in all federal institutions of higher learning to avoid arbitrary increase in sundry fees payable and where possible defer further increase so that parents and students don’t face too much difficulty. While the National Association of Nigerian Students welcomes the directive, the Academic Staff Union of Universities,…
Soni Irabor, the award winning media guru, veteran broadcaster, first class advertiser and his wife, Betty Irabor recently celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. Soni Irabor, who grew up in Benin, had his youth in a fairly large family. Few years ago, he said about his youth: “I went to school in Benin and I enjoyed…
Famous for the Kabiyesi role in The Village Headmaster, Nigeria’s longest running television soap opera shown on NTA from 1968 to 1988 that stars Justus Esiri and Femi Robinson. Dejumo Lewis is a famous Nigerian film, actor, filmmaker, and as well as director. He has been in the industry for more than two decades now….
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in a bold move strategises how to create a content hub, first of its kind, to boost the Africast ’23, coming up this year. The commission calls it the first Nigerian Television and Film content hub. The commission made this known in a press conference last week. The content HUB,…
The National Open University of Nigeria says inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service are among its best-performing students. This was as the institution advocated more opportunities and flexible academic programmes for prison inmates and officials of NCOS. The Coordinator of the NCoS-NOUN Special Study Centre, Controller of Corrections, Francis Enobore, said these, according to a…
Men without walls are men without guard; they are vulnerable to attack from the enemy and can easily be overcome. God creates man with free will, this makes man a man. Man therefore has the ability to choose what he wants and what he doesn’t want. To avoid what he doesn’t want, man naturally develops…
The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has announced plans to hold its first-ever international film festival in Miami, US. Emeka Rollas, the AGN national president, spoke at a media briefing on Tuesday in Lagos. Rollas said the film festival will hold from November 9 to 11. He said the festival is aimed to create a…
Financial experts have raised concerns over the N790 billion saving from June’s distributable revenue of N1.9 trillion amid the economic hardship facing the majority of Nigerians. The development comes amid the increased 22.79 per cent inflation rate, a hike in fuel price, as well as unstable forex market with Naira depreciating against the Dollar, which…
Women are naturally sensitive to what they wear. Every cloth you put on matters as that defines who you are and how other people see you. At least, it is a general saying that you are address, the way you dress. Some women are okay with t-shirt and jeans, and that makes them complete. As…
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has expressed his support for popular Afrobeat artist, Davido, amid controversy over a video clip featuring men dressed as praying mallams dancing in front of a mosque. The video, which was promoting a song ahead of its official release, sparked criticism from some members of the Muslim community who deemed it…
