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Investors who took positions in Dangote Cement’s stock in 2020 and exited June 31, 2023 harvested 140.26 per cent returns through capital appreciation and 11.11 per cent in H1- 23. This excludes dividend payment which has remained consistently impressive. In response to the economic headwinds which erode working capital, many companies are ploughing back a…

Senator Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday morning emerged as the senate President  with a vote of 63 against his rival  Senator Yari got 46 vote of 10th Senate. Akpabio a former governor of Akwa Ibom defeated his arch rival , Senator Abdulaziz Yari also a former governor of Zamfara state. The election which was free, fair…

  Arrangements have reached an advanced stage for the celebration of this year’s Ilorin Emirate Durbar which is marked every second day of Eid -el -Kabir. The Chairman of the Ilorin Emirate Durbar Committee, Engineer Yahaya Alapansapa, who disclosed this during a courtesy call on the Chief Executive Officer of Peace Standard Pharmaceutical Industries, Ilorin,…

  Senator Jibrin Barau, on Tuesday, emerged as Deputy Senate President of the 10th National Assembly. Senator Dave Umahi nominated Senator Barau as Deputy Senate President and read his citation after which the nominee accepted the nomination. The Clerk of the Red Chamber after asking if there are further nominations, declared Senator Jibrin Barau as…

  A financial expert, Babatunde Salami, has admonished the acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi, to prioritise price stabilisation and management of foreign exchange in the operations of the apex bank. He also urged the CBN boss to harmonise monetary policies with the fiscal policies so as to strengthen…

  A social cultural group, Udama Igala, has thrown its weight behind the candidate of the Accord Party (AC), Admiral Usman Jubrin rtd in the November 11, Kogi Governorship election. The group disclosed their decision in a statement signed by its National President, Mr. Sule Salifu, and made available to Journalists on Tuesday in Lokoja….

  Congratulates new DSP Jibrin Barau_ Felicitates Senators Ede Dafinone, Joel-Onowakpo Thomas As his term as Deputy President of the Senate ended on Tuesday, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege who represented Delta Central in the 9th Assembly has congratulated Senator Godswill Akpabio who emerged the new president of the upper legislative chamber. Omo-Agege who is also the…

  Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Yakubu Mahmood will on Thursday June 15, appear before the Presidential Election Petition Court ( PREPEC) to give evidence in a petition by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar challenging the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President. Mahmood has been…

    A former President of the All Nigerian American Congress, (ANAC), Chief Amina Temitope Ajayi, has commended the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria for suspending their planned strike to protest the manner the Federal Government removed subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise called petrol or fuel. She commended…

  My profound gratitude and honour to the Almighty God, the giver of life and custodian of all that everyone of us shall become. He remains the Alfa and Omega, the owner of the entire universe. With a massive sense of honour, I thank all the stakeholders and leaders of our party (APC) for given…