At the 8th Annual General Meeting of BUA Cement Plc on Thursday, Chairman Abdulsamad Rabiu disclosed how cement dealers thwarted the company’s efforts to reduce cement prices to ₦3,500 per bag last year. Rabiu lamented that profiteering by the dealers, along with economic challenges, undermined the initiative. Rabiu explained that BUA Cement had aimed to…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially launched its campaign for the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, with Governor Godwin Obaseki and other party leaders urging the people of Edo to support their candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, to continue the reforms implemented over the last eight years. Governor Obaseki, accompanied…
Russian bombardments on Friday claimed the lives of two women and left eight others injured in Ukraine’s northeastern city of Sumy, officials reported, as authorities urged residents near the Russian border to evacuate immediately. Sumy, which lies just across the border from Russia’s Kursk region, has become a flashpoint since Kyiv launched a surprise offensive…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has announced its intent to engage reputable and credible Operations and Maintenance (O&M) companies for the operation and maintenance of the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) and the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC). This was revealed in a statement released on Friday via…
The Bankers’ Committee has announced the completion of the extensive renovation and upgrading of the National Theatre in Lagos. The landmark project, which began in July 2021 after being handed over by the Federal Government, aimed to unlock the creative sector’s potential and provide world-class facilities for the Nigerian youth. The renovation covered several key…
Kepa Arrizabalaga has become the first of several out-of-favor Chelsea players to depart the club in the final 48 hours of the transfer window, joining Bournemouth on a season-long loan. The Spanish international, who remains the world’s most expensive goalkeeper following his £71 million ($94 million) transfer from Athletic Bilbao to Chelsea in 2018, has…
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Afam Osigwe, has been officially inaugurated as the 32nd President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Osigwe, who takes over from his predecessor, SAN Yakubu Maikyau, will lead the association for the next two years alongside other newly sworn-in national officers. During his inaugural address at the swearing-in ceremony in…
U.S. President Joe Biden is set to engage in talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the “coming weeks,” according to White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, who conveyed the message during a rare meeting with Xi in Beijing on Thursday. Sullivan, who is the first U.S. national security advisor to visit China since…
By Ayomide Otitoju More than 100 fashion, beauty, and lifestyle businesses from across Nigeria have signed up to showcase their products at the inaugural ‘Oja Oge’ pop-up marketplace, organized by Ecobank. The two-day event, set to take place at the Ecobank Pan African Centre complex on Victoria Island, Lagos, from August 31 to September 1,…
