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Half year: Dangote Cement records 12.6% Sales volume increase across Africa

Dangote Cement, Africa’s largest cement producer, has announced its unaudited results for the six months ended 30th June 2017, posting a 12.6 percent...

Sagay’s gobbledygook By Sufuyan Ojeifo

I read the news report credited to the Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, Professor Itse Sagay (SAN), wherein he called for stiff...

“We Need More Tony Elumelus to Take Our Children Off The Streets, Says Sultan of Sokoto

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sultan Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III,  over the weekend commended the Tony Elumelu Foundation and its Founder, Tony O. Elumelu...

755 U.S Diplomats Must Leave Russia, Says Putin

[dropcap]R[/dropcap]ussian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that 755 US diplomats must leave his country, after Moscow announced it would expel American staff in...

Acting President Osinbajo, Nigeria Association of Chambers of Commerce

Acting President meeting with Nigeria Association of Chambers of Commerce led by the National President, Iyalode Alaba Lawson at the State House in...

Army alerts Nigerians to recruitment fraudsters

Agency Report The Depot Nigerian Army on Friday alerted Nigerians of the activities of fraudsters claiming to be recruiting candidates on its behalf....

Instant Banking: Fidelity Bank Pioneers Self-Service Feedback System For *770#

…Takes customer service a notch higher Fidelity Bank Plc has again demonstrated its desire to continuously improve on customer service with the introduction...

Sagay Seeks Maximum Punishment for SANs Frustrating Corruption Cases

Chairman Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption Professor Itse Sagay SAN has advocated “stiff punishment for counsel, particularly Senior Advocates, who have turned obstruction...

Ekiti 2018: A Healthy Heart And A Weak Foundation- By Hon Bimbo Daramola

My aspiration is not driven by unbridled quest for material possessions, wealth, fame, rather a heart that sincerely beats for a better state...

FG Prepares Information Officers To Tackle Fake News

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the Ministry has strengthened the capacity of its Information Officers to tackle the...

U.S Launches Data Management System Pilot Project At Kuje Prison

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he U.S. Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) on Wednesday launched the Prison Data Management System Pilot Project at Kuje Prison....

Buhari Has Plenty of Reasons To Smile

By Victoria Ayuwei Attention has been focused on President Muhammadu Buhari’s health in recent times with some questioning his fitness to rule, but meanwhile...

Easing Will Pull Real Interest Rate Into Negative Territory- Emefiele

…Retains Monetary Policy, Other Policy Parameters. By Gift Olivia Samuel, Per Second News The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN),Mr Godwin Emefiele...

Lunch in London, Anxiety in Nigeria by Reuben Abati

“What’s gwan inna wa cwantry?” “What language is that?” “English of course.” “Sounds like Creole to me. Why don’t you just talk straight?”...

Police To Set Up Anti-Piracy Unit in All States, FCT, Following Minister’s Request

The Nigeria Police is to set up anti-piracy unit in all the 36 states of the Federation as well as the Federal Capital...

Deadly Suicide Bomb Blast Hits IDP Camp Leaving Scores Dead

[dropcap]N[/dropcap]o fewer than five people were killed in suicide bomb attacks at a camp for those displaced by the Boko Haram conflict in...