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Despite the turbulent economic environment characterised by naira devaluation and foreign exchange (FX) losses, five companies defied the odds to record a combined profit of N539.48 billion in their 2024 operations.
21 Dec
The Chairman of BUA Group, Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, has urged Nigerians to exercise patience with President Bola Tinubu despite the current harsh economic situation. Rabiu acknowledged that some of the reforms introduced by Tinubu's administration have been tough and painful but stressed their necessity for achieving long-term economic stability in Nigeria. “It’s true that some…
17 Dec
The Niger State government has promised to allocate 200 hectares of land each to Dangote and BUA Groups to establish factories at its proposed free trade zone to fast-track development and provide employment opportunities to the people.
25 Sep
BUA Foods has announced it will boost its production capacity by 400,000MT after signing an agreement with FAVA (Italy), one of the world's leading pasta equipment manufacturing companies. The company announced this in a statement on the NGX, signed by its Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications, Adewunmi Desalu. According to the statement, the expansion…
27 Jul 2024
Grows Cement Market Share To 30% The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) has flagged off the construction of N280m publishing house at Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State. The project tagged “Abdul Samad Rabiu Integrated Publishing House, Babcock University,” is part of the philanthropic gesture of the BUA Group founder under the Tertiary Education…
8 May 2024
Following the arbitrary increase in the price of cement by producers of the commodity in the country, the House of Representatives joint committee investigating the increase has ordered the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake
14 Mar 2024
The House of Representatives has ordered the immediate probe of the authorities of Dangote Cement manufacturing company and others over alleged arbitrary increase in the price of cement in the country.
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The Niger State government has ordered the immediate closure of two public secondary schools in Minna, the state capital. The Commissioner for Niger State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Dr. Hadiza Asabe Mohammed, who announced the closure in Minna on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, noted that the decision was due to persistent fights involving…
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The Adamawa State Government has received accolades for its substantial investment in healthcare, particularly in reproductive and adolescent health services. Dr. Nuzhat Rafique, Chief of Field Office for UNICEF Bauchi, commended the government’s commitment during a panel discussion led by adolescent girls from all parts of the state in Yola, urging state authorities to sustain…
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Kyiv on Thursday accused Russian forces of executing five more captured Ukrainian servicemen, the latest apparent war-crime allegation brought against the Kremlin's army. Ukrainian officials have accused Moscow's troops of killing dozens of captured Ukrainian servicemen since the Kremlin launched its invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. Ukrainian rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on social…
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The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, will be joined by Bishop Francis Wale Oke, Bishop Taiwo Adelakun, Pastor Femi Emmanuel, and others for the Light-Up Crusade holding in Ibadan on Friday. The crusade, organised by an interdenominational evangelistic coalition in Oyo State, is meant to bring more…
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has condemned the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project and the N21 billion official residence for Vice President Kashim Shettima, describing them as wasteful, corrupt, and misplaced priorities. Obasanjo made these remarks in his new book, ‘Nigeria: Past and Future’, where he analyzed the leadership styles of past and present government…
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The House of Representatives is currently considering the report on the four tax bills transmitted to the National Assembly in October 2024 by President Bola Tinubu. Chairman of the Committee on Finance, James Abiodun Faleke, presented the report during Thursday's plenary, presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. As of the time of filing this report,…
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Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that former President Muhammadu Buhari is aware that he has left the All Progressives Congress (APC), a party of which he was a founding member. The former Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister announced on his social media page that he has joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP).…
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The Delta State Police Spokesperson, Bright Edafe, has defended officers who conduct 'stop and search' operations on passengers along expressways. Edafe made this statement on his X (formerly Twitter) account, stating that sometimes during such stop-and-search operations, guns and other weapons are discovered hidden in pieces of luggage. A lady had shared her experience while…
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Nigerian-born June Ashimola appeared in a UK court to disprove claims of her death and reveal she’s alive, ending a long-running probate wrangle. According to Mirror, a UK-based news publication, Ashimola had been declared dead in 2019, without leaving a will. Her £350,000 estate was granted to Ruth Samuel on behalf of a man named…
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Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has vowed that the long years of neglect of the state's oil-producing area of Ukwa have ended for good and that significant changes have been set into motion in the area. Otti announced this while flagging off the reconstruction of the 11.1-kilometre Obehie-Umudobia-Owaza road in Ukwa West Local Government…