BUA Cement makes donations to 9 host communities
BUA Cement Company, Sokoto, on Thursday donated drugs and a borehole worth N25 million to nine host communities. The Managing Director, Alhaji Yusuf Binji, who […]
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Gunmen attack cement truck, allegedly kill two
Gunmen attacked a truck belonging to a popular cement company at Ugbolu village, near Asaba, on Wednesday allegedly killing the driver and his conductor. Eyewitnesses […]
Bello mourns former Dangote cement Company’s MD, Joseph Makoju
By Angela Atabo Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Monday condoled with the family of former Managing Director, Dangote Cement Company Limited, Mr Joseph Makoju, […]
Mason gets 10 strokes of cane for stealing 4 bags of cement
A 30-year-old mason, Shehu Abubakar, who stole four bags of cement was Monday given 10 strokes of the cane as his punishment. Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel, […]
Buhari inaugurates BUA Cement Plant in Sokoto
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Sokoto inaugurated a new 3 million metric tonnes per annum BUA Cement Sokoto Line 4 Factory, expressing delight that […]
Dangote Cement commences Tranche II share buyback
Dangote Cement Plc (DCP) has announced the commencement of the second tranche of its shares buyback programme (Tranche II) approved by its shareholders on May […]
2 men docked for allegedly stealing 200 bags of cement
Two men were docked on Tuesday in an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing 200 bags of cement.The police charged Omoleye Omobamiji, 56, and Kayode Akinrele, […]
Sani Dangote is dead
Alhaji Sani Dangote, a Non-Executive Director of Dangote Cement Plc died on Sunday, an official has said. The Deputy Company Secretary, Mr Edward Imoedemhe, on […]
Street begging, hawking: KDSG directs stricter law enforcement
The Kaduna State Government has directed relevant agencies to ensure stricter enforcement of subsisting laws against almajiris, begging, and street hawking in the state. A […]
Anambra Guber: CLEEN Foundation decries poor welfare package for security personnel
By Rosemary Ogbonnaya The Election Security Support Centre (ESSC) of Center for Law Enforcement Education, CLEEN Foundation, in collaboration with the Police Service Commission,PSC, and […]
Anambra poll: CLO tasks stakeholders on credible, peaceful election
The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has tasked all stakeholders involved in the Anambra gubernatorial poll slated for Nov. 6 on credible and peaceful election. The […]
FG tasks engineers to apply technological advancements, dynamism in construction
The Federal Government (FG) had urged engineers to apply technological advancement and dynamism in the construction industry that required harnessing local products. The Minister of […]
Ekpo tasks FG on effective implementation of Nigeria-China currency swap
An economist, Prof. Akpan Ekpo, has urged the Federal Government to effectively implement the Nigeria-China currency swap as nothing is wrong with it. Ekpo, a […]
One year after #EndSARS — but no lessons learnt, by Fredrick Nwabufo
October 2020 is a watershed in Nigeria’s revolutionary history. It is a time that evokes courage, trepidation, solemnity, and despair. Nigerian consciences across divides mobilised […]
October 20: The #EndSARS Memorial, By Reuben Abati
“Credible intelligence at the disposal of the Command has revealed clandestine plans by some youths, individuals or groups to embark on a protest today in […]
NCPWD seeks State Govts’ compliance on employment of PWDs
By Rosemary Ogbonnaya The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, NCPWD has organised its 2nd town hall meeting of Persons with Disabilities, PWDs, recently in […]
J-Power: Jigawa in reverse gear, By Adamu Muhd Usman
A worker, is a person who performs labour for his living, especially manual labour and a civil servant, is the one who is employed or […]
Buhari congratulates Tanzanian winner of 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Abuja congratulated the winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for Literature, Abdulrazak Gurnah, a Tanzanian and former lecturer […]
NDLEA charges 20-year-old with drug trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday charged one 20-year-old Oluwafemi Abbas with drug trafficking. Abba is charged on one count before a […]
AfCFTA: With $3trn GDP, Africa will be largest free trade area worldwide — Afreximbank
The Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of US$ 3 trillion, Africa will be the biggest free trade area in […]
VAT: Wike, FG and Authority Stealing
By Azu Ishiekwene The guns of Nigeria’s three-year civil war were silenced 51 years ago, but in the battle for a truly federal state, the […]
UNESCO to support C/River National Park for effective protection of biodiversity
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has pledged its readiness to support the Cross River National Park for effective protection and preservation […]
IPOB: Kanu’s lawyer slams N50m suit on DSS
Mr Maxwell Opara, one of the lawyers defending the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a fundamental right enforcement […]
Marwa harps on importance of pre-marital drug test
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), is in support of having pre-marital drug test. According to him, it is […]
Traffic offences: Taskforce, union collaborate to educate commercial bus drivers
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) and National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Lagos chapter, have agreed to jointly educate commercial […]