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Cement Dealers Frustrated Price Reduction Efforts – BUA Chairman
The Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, has said his company’s intention to slash the price of cement from N4,500 to N3,500 per bag last year was frustrated by the actions of cement dealers. Speaking Thursday at the firm’s 8th annual general meeting held in Abuja, the BUA chairman said the company had sold over a million tons of cement to...
NIPR President Advocates Multi Stakeholders Approach to Tackle Fake News
The President and Chairman of Governing Council of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has called for a synergy among critical stakeholders to curb spread of fake news in the society. Speaking on Thursday at the UN House Abuja during the premiere of "When Wolves Cry", a pan-African movie project that is aimed to address the challenge fake news...
Nigeria, Australia To Deepen Collaboration In Mining Sector
The Australian High Commissioner, Leilani Bin-Juda, visits the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr. Dele Alake for a deepen collaboration in mining sector. During the visit, the High Commissioner extended a formal invitation to Dr. Alake to attend the prestigious African Down Under (ADU) conference, scheduled to take place in Perth, Australia, from the 4th to the 6th of September 2024. The High...
Doyin Okupe Counters Afenifere’s Criticism Of Tinubu’s Govt
Dr Doyin Okupe, a former Presidential Spokesperson confirms that the nation’s economy is recovering with obvious observable turnaround. Okupe, a former Director-General of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, made this remark in an interview with NAN on Thursday in Lagos. He was reacting to the criticism of President Bola Tinubu by Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, over the socio-economic challenges...
FG, Boeing Collaborate To Boost Nigeria’s Aviation Sector
The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with Boeing to solve challenge of aircraft shortage. This was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister, Tunde Moshood, on Thursday. Moshood noted that the agreement includes provisions of comprehensive training in airline operations and business models aimed at improving...
Tinubu Extends Condolence To Iya Abubakar
President Tinubu extends Condolence to the former Minister of Defence, Professor Iya Abubakar, over the passing of his wife. Hajiya Abubakar, who was also the mother-in-law of the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, passed away in Abuja, at 78 years. In a statement on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu extolled the deceased...
NLC President Honors Police Invitation
The President of the Nigeria Labor Congress, Joe Ajaero, has honored the summon by the police over allegations of treason and terrorism financing. Ahead of today’s visit to the police headquarters in Abuja, the NLC Central Working Committee, on Wednesday, issued a circular, mobilising the union members and affiliate associations for a march on the police head offices across the...
Akwa Ibom Commissioner Of Police, Waheed Ayilara Is Dead
The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara is dead, ABN TV reports. Ayilara, it was gathered, died in the early of Thursday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja. Sources close to the family told The Nation he underwent a prostate cancer surgery on Wednesday before he died hours later. ”We are very sad to inform you that...
Nigerian Nurses Stranded Abroad Over Certificate Verification
Hundreds of Nigerian nurses stranded, faces deportation risk as NMCN continues closure of its portal for verification of nurses’ certificates. It was gathered that while many nurses are currently stranded in different countries abroad, others are on the verge of being deported. Nursing boards in the US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the UK are said to have stopped accepting nursing...
Gov. Otti Flags Off Reconstruction Of Ohafia-Arochukwu Highway, Pledges To Break Jinx Of Neglect (Photos)
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has flagged off the reconstruction of the 41.4km Ohafia-Arochukwu Road, a critical artery connecting several communities and towns in the region. The project, expected to be completed in 18 months, aims to restore the road to its former glory, boosting economic activities, agriculture, commerce, tourism, education, and industrial manufacturing. Governor Otti emphasized the importance of trust...
