archiveJune 21, 2018

  Shareholders of Dangote Cement on Wednesday at the company’s 9th Annual General Meeting (AGM), held in Lagos were full of praise for the Board, Management and staff of the company after approving the dividend payout of N10.50 per 50k share, representing 90 per cent of net profit and an...

  *Benefits of FG’s Social Investment Programmes for all Nigerians, VP adds   “The President’s view is that we must not play politics with the health and welfare and prosperity of our people. No politicking. That is why despite the fact that this is not an APC State, all of...

  Oil giant, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited, is liable to a $3.6 billion fine levied on it by the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) over a 2011 crude oil spill offshore on Nigeria’s coastline, a federal court has ruled. Mojisola Olatoregun, the federal judge,...

  A former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential aspirant under the People Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has described former President Goodluck Jonathan as a hero of democracy in Nigeria. He said this during a courtesy call on President Jonathan at his country home in Otuoke, Bayelsa State on...

The Bank of Industry (BoI) has set aside N1 billion to support fashion entrepreneurs in Nigeria. This is contained in a notice posted on the bank’s website and it emphasised that only companies owned/promoted by Nigerians, and specifically, limited liability companies will be considered. According to the bank, interested parties...

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has stated that the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) does not have the political and legal authority to sack any agency of government from the ports even as the chamber urged sacked agencies to respect the Federal Government Executive Order on Ease of...

  Leaders of the Southern and Middle Belt parts of the country under the aegis of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum have condemned the decision of the Federal Government to spend N170 billion taxpayers’ money to build ranches for herdsmen in the country. They, however, said it is...