Dangote Cement has reported a 62.2 per cent revenue growth, reaching N3,580.6 billion in 2024. The company’s Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortisation (EBITDA) also grew by 56.0 per cent to N1,388.2 billion, with a 38.6 per cent margin. Arvind Pathak, Chief Executive Officer and Group Managing Director of Dangote Cement, disclosed this in…
The Nigerian Army has pledged to maintain security operations in Taraba State after two of its personnel were killed in an ambush during a peacekeeping mission. A senior military source confirmed that troops of the 6 Brigade came under fire from unidentified assailants in Karim-Lamido on 20 August. The attack claimed the lives of two…
A woman has asked a court in Ilorin to end her marriage, claiming her husband has failed to meet his responsibilities as a spouse. Sherifat Bamidele made the request before the Area Court in Centre-Igboro on Wednesday, saying she could no longer tolerate the behaviour of her husband, Suleiman Popoola. The couple were married in…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Monday inaugurated a 50-member Policy and Manifesto Committee, tasked with developing people-centred policies to address Nigeria’s socio-economic challenges. Senator David Mark, the party’s National Chairman, charged the committee to focus on delivering policies with visible impact, warning against ambiguity and political rhetoric. “ADC must be known not for noise,…
The Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump has once again set false expectations regarding the vote count for the U.S. election, insisting on a result on election night. “We want the answer tonight,’’ the 78-year-old said at his final rally in Grand Rapids in the highly contested swing state of Michigan. Trump had already stirred…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says the Hilltop residence of former Military President, Retired Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, has remained a Mecca of sort to Nigerians because of his leadership qualities. Jonathan stated this on Sunday in Minna when he led other well-wishers on a visit to Babangida on the occasion of his 84th birthday. He described…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, congratulated Prof. Babafemi Badejo as he celebrated his 70th birthday. The President congratulated the professor in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the statement was read by Prof. Adelaja Odukoya at a Symposium in honour of…
Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Dr Usra Harahap, says deepening bilateral relations between the two countries to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is critical to engendering their future economic growth. Harahap gave this insight in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. According to the ambassador, it is…
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has called for the urgent implementation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) to foster regional integration and enhance intra-African connectivity. Keyamo made the call on Monday while delivering the keynote address at the 18th Plenary and Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the…
European governments need to show strong political commitment to eliminate Mpox, while standing in solidarity with Africa, a top official of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday. Briefing journalists in Geneva, Dr Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, insisted Mpox is which “not the ‘new COVID’” and that the risk from…
