The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammed Abubakar, on Sunday said the ministry will continue to strategise and collaborate with security agencies to reduce the illegal importation of rice through land borders. A statement issued by Mabel Mbosire,…
By Seun Ibiyemi Workers of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), under the aegis of Nigeria Union of Railway workers and Senior Staff Association, have threatened to embark on strike over welfare and their inability to take over the driving of the…
Shareholders of the FBN Holdings Plc (FBNH) have urged the board and management of the company to prioritise investors’ interest. They said this in separate interviews with the newsmen in Lagos, while reacting to the recent happenings in the company…
MTN Group has announced plans to sell 575 million shares in MTN Nigeria. This is contained in a notice signed by the Company Secretary, Mrs Uto Ukpanah on Thursday in Lagos. The statement said the public offer would be by…
Africa’s largest cement producer, Dangote Cement Plc has announced improvements in performance measurement indices for the nine months ended 30th September 2021. This is as even the Group sales hit 22.2million tonnes. Sales volume in Nigeria remained strong and accounted…
…We will sign bilateral agreements on CoC recognition — Jamoh Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has flagged off the third phase of the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP). During the flag-off ceremony organised by the Nigerian Maritime…
By Seun Ibiyemi Following the seizure of cocaine at the seaport, a Federal High Court in Lagos has granted the application by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for the interim attachment of a vessel MV Chayaneenaree used to…
Dangote Cement Plc has announced that its profit before tax for the nine months ended September 2021 rose to N405.5bn from N271.96bn in the corresponding period of 2020. The manufacturer stated this in a press statement on Friday. It said…
No fewer than 18,524 disengaged workers withdrew N9.45hbn from their Retirement Savings Accounts with the Pension Fund Administrators between January and June this year, the National Pension Commission revealed on Friday in its quarterly report titled, ‘Withdrawal due to temporary…
Ventures Platform Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, on Thursday called for the speedy passage of the Nigeria Startup Bill (NSB) before the National Assembly. The group said this at a rally in Lagos organised to sensitise residents, especially upcoming startups, on…
