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Here are 10 movies and TV shows that could soon make a comeback on the small screen:<br>
  
The Federal Government has said it would leverage the expansive network of the Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) to reduce the unbanked adult population in the country to 10 per cent by 2016.
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Minister of Communication Technology, Dr Omobola Johnson, who stated this in a presentation in Lagos, said the move was in line with the government鈥檚 bid to accelerate financial inclusion in Nigeria through creation of agent cash point for mobile money scheme.
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Mobile money scheme, introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) with about 18 mobile money operators already issued licences in the last three years, allows individuals to send monetary values through their mobile devices.
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"Rush Hour" had surprising success on the big screen when it premiered in 1998. The first movie grossed more than $244 million worldwide and spawned two sequels.<br>
  
According to the minister, though the country currently has 35 million adult Nigerians (about 46 per cent) financially excluded, the network of postal outlets operated by NIPOST constitutes the most widespread retail network in the country to boost financial inclusion.
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CBS gave a &nbsp;to Warner Bros. TV for "Cougar Town" creator Bill Lawrence to &nbsp;into an hour-long action comedy series. Lawrence plans to stick with the original "Rush Hour" premise, which brought a straight-laced Hong Kong detective (played by Jackie Chan) to Los Angeles to work a joint case with a cocky LAPD detective (played by Chris Tucker).<br>
  
Johnson stated that the postal financial services to be delivered in partnership with banks, telecoms companies and other Information Technology companies.
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She said: 鈥淲e are working to ensure that we leverage NIPOST to drive financial inclusion in the country. Already, the government shall select transaction advisor by the fourth quarter of 2014 and select partners in the scheme by second quarter of 2015.
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鈥淭he partnership is anticipated to be available to deliver services by the second quarter of 2016. On the anticipated effect of this scheme, it is envisaged that after being in operation for one year, this service should be able to reduce number of unbanked Nigerians by 10 per cent (3.5 million).鈥?
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Actor-comedian Tony Cavalero &nbsp;Dewey Finn, the role originated by Jack Black, in Nickelodeon's "School of Rock" TV series. Cavalero will teach a new group of prep school students how to rock 'n' roll as he tries to live out his own rock star dreams.<br>
The minister said that mobile money is currently mostly used to buy airtime, it, however, has the potential to serve as a platform for drawing more people into formal financial services.
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According to her, 鈥淢ore people in Nigeria have a mobile phone than have a bank account. Today, 75 per cent of adults living in urban areas and 39 per cent of them living in rural areas have access to a pre-paid mobile phone.
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"I am honored to be part of the rad legacy that is 'School of Rock,'" Cavalero said. "Jack Black is one of my biggest comedy influences and I am ready to shred."<br>
  
鈥淎lso, 18 mobile money operators have been registered in Nigeria since commencement of operations. There are approximately 1 million subscribers to mobile money services; about 67,000 registered agents while over 11 million transactions of over $600 million have been conducted.鈥?
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Nickelodeon ordered 13 episodes for the first season that will premiere early next year. The 2004 film's director Richard Linklater and producer Scott Rudin will serve as executive producers on the TV show.<br>
Whilst uptake of mobile money has been initially slow, Johnson said that improving infrastructure, fine-tuning of legislation and increasing confidence in product by consumers will result in significant acceleration,鈥漵he added.<p>Related Articles:</p><ul><li><a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com>Louis vuitton Pas cher</a></li><li><a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com>Sac Louis vuitton Pas cher</a></li><li><a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com>Louis vuitton</a></li></ul>
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CBS's "Lost in Space" and NBC's "Star Trek" had nearly identical track records for their original series. Both took advantage of the space race excitement during the 1960s and both had their shows pulled after three seasons due to poor ratings and ballooning budgets.<br>
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The similarities pretty much stop there.<br>
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The "Star Trek" franchise recovered nearly 20 years later and has produced four spin off TV series as well as 12 major motion pictures, with one more in development.<br>
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"Lost in Space" also got its own movie in 1998 but never saw success like the Starfleet crew. The sci-fi series might get a second shot on TV and send the Robinson family back into space.<br>
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Legendary TV has put a "Lost in Space" reboot into development with "Dracula Untold" writers Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless signed on to adapt the script, according .<br>
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Unlike "Say Anything," the director and star of "Uncle Buck" are no longer living to express their opposition to a television reboot of their 1989 film. The families of director John Hughes and actor John Candy have instead spoken out against ABC and Universal TV's development plans for a series that already had an unsuccessful TV run on CBS in 1990.<br>
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"The families feel a strong attachment to the original film which symbolized the great and unique collaboration between Hughes and Candy. Recalling that the director was displeased with the first Uncle Buck TV show effort which failed on CBS in 1990, it is well expected that he would not be supportive of this current attempt," the Hughes and Candy families .<br>
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If the show goes forward, the new series would follow the movie plot line, which centers on a man-child (originally played by Candy) who learns to become an adult by taking care of his brother's children in an unconventional way.<br>
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Big<br>
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Tom Hanks received a 1989 Oscar nomination for his role in "Big." His character Josh, a 12-year-old boy from New Jersey, wishes to become "big" at a carnival machine and overnight becomes a full-grown man.<br>
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"Enlisted" executive producers Kevin Biegel and Mike Royce have sold Fox a half-hour comedy based loosely on the 1988 film. Royce and Biegel will use the message of the film to show "what it means to be an adult and what it means to be a kid, and how in today's world those two things are more confused than ever," according .<br>
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Full House<br>
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"Full House" remains one of the most popular shows on TV even though it went off the air in 1995. Its primetime repeats on Nickelodeon pull in 1.5 million viewers a night, and Jimmy Fallon has staged several small cast reunions on "The Tonight Show" including a one-night-only performance by "Jesse and The Rippers."<br>
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John Stamos, who played Uncle Jesse, has &nbsp;and is in the early development stages with the original series creator Jeff Franklin, executive producer Bob Boyett and Warner Bros. TV. Stamos has recruited former cast mates Candace Cameron Bure (D.J.), Jodie Sweetin (Stephanie) and Andrea Barber (Kimmy Gibbler). Dave Coulier (Joey) and Bob Saget (Danny) also will have some involvement on the project.<br>
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Akiva Goldsman and Jeff Pinkner, the men behind Fox's sci-fi series "Fringe," will &nbsp;"Ghost" for Paramount TV. The movie starred Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg, who won an Oscar for her role as the psychic Oda Mae Brown.<br>
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"We are thrilled to collaborate with Akiva and Jeff, two deeply creative and accomplished talents, on the television adaptation of this classic supernatural drama," Paramount TV president Amy Powell announced last November.<br>
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The Greatest American Hero<br> <br>
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Chris Miller and Phil Lord successfully rebooted the cop drama "21 Jump Street" for the big screen. They will try to do the same with another Stephen J. Cannell series from the '80s, "The Greatest American Hero," but on a smaller scale.<br>
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Fox has &nbsp;based on the same concept about a teacher who obtains an alien suit that gives him superpowers. Cannell's daughter Tawnia McKiernan will co-produce with Miller and Lord.<br>
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Minority Report<br>
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Fox will try to reboot another Tom Cruise thriller after NBC's unsuccessful remake of "The Firm" in 2012. The network has &nbsp;a remake of the 2002 Steven Spielberg film, which will start 10 years after the movie, which was set in 2054.<br>
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"Godzilla" screenwriter Max Borenstein will adapt the script and serve as an executive producer for the show from Spielberg's Amblin Television, Paramount TV and 20th&nbsp;Century Fox TV.<br><p>Related Articles:</p><ul><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul>

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@@@ Here are 10 movies and TV shows that could soon make a comeback on the small screen:

Rush Hour


"Rush Hour" had surprising success on the big screen when it premiered in 1998. The first movie grossed more than $244 million worldwide and spawned two sequels.

CBS gave a  to Warner Bros. TV for "Cougar Town" creator Bill Lawrence to  into an hour-long action comedy series. Lawrence plans to stick with the original "Rush Hour" premise, which brought a straight-laced Hong Kong detective (played by Jackie Chan) to Los Angeles to work a joint case with a cocky LAPD detective (played by Chris Tucker).

School of Rock


Actor-comedian Tony Cavalero  Dewey Finn, the role originated by Jack Black, in Nickelodeon's "School of Rock" TV series. Cavalero will teach a new group of prep school students how to rock 'n' roll as he tries to live out his own rock star dreams.

"I am honored to be part of the rad legacy that is 'School of Rock,'" Cavalero said. "Jack Black is one of my biggest comedy influences and I am ready to shred."

Nickelodeon ordered 13 episodes for the first season that will premiere early next year. The 2004 film's director Richard Linklater and producer Scott Rudin will serve as executive producers on the TV show.

Lost In Space


CBS's "Lost in Space" and NBC's "Star Trek" had nearly identical track records for their original series. Both took advantage of the space race excitement during the 1960s and both had their shows pulled after three seasons due to poor ratings and ballooning budgets.

The similarities pretty much stop there.

The "Star Trek" franchise recovered nearly 20 years later and has produced four spin off TV series as well as 12 major motion pictures, with one more in development.

"Lost in Space" also got its own movie in 1998 but never saw success like the Starfleet crew. The sci-fi series might get a second shot on TV and send the Robinson family back into space.

Legendary TV has put a "Lost in Space" reboot into development with "Dracula Untold" writers Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless signed on to adapt the script, according .

Uncle Buck


Unlike "Say Anything," the director and star of "Uncle Buck" are no longer living to express their opposition to a television reboot of their 1989 film. The families of director John Hughes and actor John Candy have instead spoken out against ABC and Universal TV's development plans for a series that already had an unsuccessful TV run on CBS in 1990.

"The families feel a strong attachment to the original film which symbolized the great and unique collaboration between Hughes and Candy. Recalling that the director was displeased with the first Uncle Buck TV show effort which failed on CBS in 1990, it is well expected that he would not be supportive of this current attempt," the Hughes and Candy families .

If the show goes forward, the new series would follow the movie plot line, which centers on a man-child (originally played by Candy) who learns to become an adult by taking care of his brother's children in an unconventional way.

Big


Tom Hanks received a 1989 Oscar nomination for his role in "Big." His character Josh, a 12-year-old boy from New Jersey, wishes to become "big" at a carnival machine and overnight becomes a full-grown man.

"Enlisted" executive producers Kevin Biegel and Mike Royce have sold Fox a half-hour comedy based loosely on the 1988 film. Royce and Biegel will use the message of the film to show "what it means to be an adult and what it means to be a kid, and how in today's world those two things are more confused than ever," according .

Full House


"Full House" remains one of the most popular shows on TV even though it went off the air in 1995. Its primetime repeats on Nickelodeon pull in 1.5 million viewers a night, and Jimmy Fallon has staged several small cast reunions on "The Tonight Show" including a one-night-only performance by "Jesse and The Rippers."

John Stamos, who played Uncle Jesse, has  and is in the early development stages with the original series creator Jeff Franklin, executive producer Bob Boyett and Warner Bros. TV. Stamos has recruited former cast mates Candace Cameron Bure (D.J.), Jodie Sweetin (Stephanie) and Andrea Barber (Kimmy Gibbler). Dave Coulier (Joey) and Bob Saget (Danny) also will have some involvement on the project.

Ghost


Akiva Goldsman and Jeff Pinkner, the men behind Fox's sci-fi series "Fringe," will  "Ghost" for Paramount TV. The movie starred Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg, who won an Oscar for her role as the psychic Oda Mae Brown.

"We are thrilled to collaborate with Akiva and Jeff, two deeply creative and accomplished talents, on the television adaptation of this classic supernatural drama," Paramount TV president Amy Powell announced last November.

The Greatest American Hero


Chris Miller and Phil Lord successfully rebooted the cop drama "21 Jump Street" for the big screen. They will try to do the same with another Stephen J. Cannell series from the '80s, "The Greatest American Hero," but on a smaller scale.

Fox has  based on the same concept about a teacher who obtains an alien suit that gives him superpowers. Cannell's daughter Tawnia McKiernan will co-produce with Miller and Lord.

Minority Report


Fox will try to reboot another Tom Cruise thriller after NBC's unsuccessful remake of "The Firm" in 2012. The network has  a remake of the 2002 Steven Spielberg film, which will start 10 years after the movie, which was set in 2054.

"Godzilla" screenwriter Max Borenstein will adapt the script and serve as an executive producer for the show from Spielberg's Amblin Television, Paramount TV and 20th Century Fox TV.

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