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MEDIATRACNET The newly rehabilitated National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos is to host the Nigeria, United Nations World Tourism Organisation conference, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced. The first phase of the rehabilitation of the arts theatre undertaken jointly by the CBN in conjunction with the Bankers Committee has…

MEDIATRACNET The African Independent Television (AIT) and its affiliate radio station, Raypower FM, and 50 other broadcast stations across the country, risk losing their operational licenses if they fail to pay up their debts valued at N2.6billion, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has said. The broadcasting industry regulator said the…

MEDIATRACNET PICTURE L-R: Non-Executive Director, Alex Okoh; Non-Executive Director, Owen Omogiafo; Chairman, Emmanuel Nnorom; Managing Director/CEO, Dupe Olusola; Non-Executive Director, Alexander Adeyemi; Independent Non-Executive Director, Bolanle Onagoruwa, and Non-Executive Director, Peter Elumelu, in Abuja on Monday. Transcorp Hotels Plc recorded a 143 percent growth in its gross profit in 2021,…

By Sam Akpe Yes, it ends here. What an experience! Writers are extraordinary beings. Poets are more exceptional. In the melodious words of Percy Bysshe Shelley, “a poet is a nightingale, who sits in darkness and sings to cheer its own solitude with sweet sounds.” Poets talk and write with…

By Sam Akpe Looking back, this was supposed to be a mere interaction. My initial mission was to simply chat up the poet, and be informed about who I was reading. But before we could go far, an instinct prompted me to make sense of her responses —a revealingly friendly…

By Sam Akpe She was honest in her response. I believed her. “Honestly, I cannot, with all sense of truth, claim that I set out on a mission to write poems. I write poems because it gives me the freedom to express myself. It could be about anything, it could…

By Sam Akpe She didn’t display the stone-faced, unsmiling look of a typical poet. If she were a novelist —writing about some romantic issues, or just another author, no one would question her credentials. But a poet? She looks too simple, harmless, and so ordinary to belong to that tiny…

By Bassey Udo The process to review the country’s existing revenue allocation formula will begin on Monday with a two-day public hearing, the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) announced on Sunday. The Commission said the first of the series of nationwide public hearings and consultations would be held…

MEDIATRACNET Nigeria’s hospitality industry appears to have recovered substantially from the devastation of COVID-19 pandemic, as Transcorp Hotels Plc on Friday posted over 84 percent increase in its revenue yield reported in its un-audited financial statements for the half-year period ended June 30, 2021. The results published on the Nigerian…

MEDIATRACNET   Transcorp Hotels has unveiled a new digital platform it says would connect people to unique accommodation, great food, and memorable experiences. Transcorp Hotels described “Aura”  as its new business expansion initiative launched as “part of its asset-light model, leveraging technology to deliver true hospitality for all to experience.” Aura, the hotel…