Shareholders of one of Africa’s largest manufacturing companies, BUA Cement Plc, have approved dividends of N88.047billion for its financial year ended December 31, 2021 at N2:60k per ordinary share of 50k each. This approval was given during the company’s 6th Annual General Meeting held in Abuja, and comes on the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on Friday arraign a former Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, and three others on charges of stealing and criminal breach of trust to the tune of N109.4 billion. Idris will be arraigned with Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Kudu Usman, and...
His Excellency, Governor Hope Uzodimma has dissolved the 27-man Interim Management Committee Chairmen of Imo State. The Governor disclosed this after a closed door meeting with them at the Sam Mbakwe Executive Chambers, Government House, Owerri. At the meeting, Governor Uzodimma thanked them for the services they rendered in their different...
The presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has countered accusations by critics who claimed his campaign team hired thugs to pose as Christian clergy at Wednesday’s unveiling of the party’s vice presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima. The APC had unveiled former Borno State Governor, Senator Shettima as...
A total of three bills were passed on Wednesday by lawmakers during plenary in the Senate chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja. The proposed pieces of legislation are the Nigeria Start-up Bill, the Electricity Bill, and the National Social Security Commission (Establishment) Bill. While the session was ongoing, the Chairman...
Bauchi State Governor, His Excellency, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed tonight held a bilateral discussions and engagement with the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Cui Jianchun at the Council Chambers, Government House, Bauchi. Describing the visit of the envoy to Bauchi as auspicious and rewarding, Governor Bala welcomed the bilateral assistance...
accuses PDP of falsehood, propaganda Osun Government has described as untrue, the claim by the Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke, and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that government officials are diverting or looting government assets and property. Government further accused the PDP of peddling lies and propaganda just to...
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has said that in selecting Senator Kashim Shettima, he committed himself to a pragmatic approach to leadership, one which the nation is in dire need of at this moment in history. According to the former Lagos State governor, picking...
Asia El-Rufai, wife of Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has demanded for the position of Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, for women in the administration of Bola Tinubu. The governor’s wife said this at the celebration of Bola Tinubu by the All Progressives Congress, APC, Professional Women Council...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has adopted 140 as the minimum cut-off mark for degree awarding institutions for the 2022 admission process. The minimum cut-off marks for polytechnics is 100 while colleges of education is 100. This was made known at the ongoing Policy Meeting on Admissions presided by...