archiveJune 2023

Sweden has officially declared sex as a sport and is also set to host its first-ever sex competition. The participants will engage in sex sessions which can go up to six hours daily. A panel of judges will decide the winners of the sex competition while the audience will also...

Nigeria’s retail lender Unity Bank Plc has posted a Profit Before Tax of N1.1 billion for its full-year results that ended Dec 2022, even as its gross earnings rose by 13.1% to N57 billion from N50.2 billion in the corresponding period of 2021. The Bank in its audited full-year financial...

Oyo State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Joshua Adekanye has advised Nigerians to embrace cycling as alternative means of transportation in the midst of fuel subsidy removal in the country. He gave the advice on Saturday in Ibadan at the celebration of the 2023 World Bicycle Day....

‘Last Man Standing’, the biopic on President Bola Tinubu, is scheduled to premiere in Lagos on June 12. In a statement on Saturday, Seun Oloketuyi, the Executive Producer of the Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards, said the development followed after the successful premiere of the movie in Abuja. According to...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Federal Government of not making adequate consultation on petrol subsidy removal. The party’s position is contained in a communique issued on Saturday and signed by Umar Damagum, PDP acting national chairman, after a retreat organised for the party’s federal lawmakers-elect in...

  In a remarkable demonstration of its commitment to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship, the Lagos State Government in partnership with the Dubai World Trade Centre has proudly sponsored 25 exceptional startups to participate at Gitex Africa Morocco. The startups include Pocket Food, Access Tech, Printivo, Startup Lagos, Eko Institute of...

President Bola Tinubu said the Federal Government and the governors need to do what he described as arithmetic and soul searching on minimum wage. Tinubu stated this while addressing a meeting with the members of the Progressive Governors Forum led by Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo state on Friday. The...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has fined FBN Holdings subsidiary, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, N13.5 million for fraudulent dealings and other contraventions in 2022. The penalties which were part of corporate disclosure  in audited annual statement of FBN Holdings’ financial statements, released on The Exchange on Friday,  revealed...

The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir has emerged as the new Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum. The announcement was made by Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri while briefing Journalists after a stakeholders retreat for elected PDP Governors, members-elect of the NASS held in Bauchi...

  The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Saturday enjoined President Bola Tinubu not to govern the country like the immediate past government led by former president, Muhammadu Buhari. The Christian body also warned that Nigeria under Tinubu as president will not make any meaningful progress if it fails to...