Management of Dangote Cement Plc has said yesterday that the price of its product per bag from the factory was between N2,450 in Obajana and Gboko, and N2,510 in Ibese, inclusive of VAT. The clarification came against the backdrop recent insinuations that the company sells cement in Nigeria at significantly …
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Two Arrested In Rivers With Substandard Ponmo From Madagascar
The Rivers State Government has intercepted a truckload of suspected substandard animal hide, popularly called ponmo, in Onne, Eleme Local Government Area of the state, even as two persons accompanying the truck were arrested. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Fred Kpakol, who confirmed the incident while speaking to journalists on …
Read More »DPR: 32 Refinery Licences Now Invalid Between 2018 And 2021
Thirty-two refinery project licences issued to private investors in the country have become invalid in the past three years, according to the Department of Petroleum Resources. The DPR said on Monday that the number of valid refinery project licences stood at 23 as of March 2021, down from 44 in …
Read More »Sugar: Dangote Can Do More, BUA Has Not Done Enough – Chika Mbonu
Chika Mbonu, an analyst on Arise TV’s business report, this morning took a quick drive into the current national conversation on local sugar production. The analyst took viewers through the key details of the plan while assessing the performance of all three stakeholders. His conclusion is the passion and drives …
Read More »Twitter Chooses Ghana As Its Headquarters For Africa Operations
The co-founder and CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey in a tweet announced the company’s presence on the continent. He said: Twitter is now present on the continent. Thank you Ghana and Nana Akufo-Addo. In his response, Nana Akufo-Addo revealed that he held a virtual meeting with Jack on April 7, …
Read More »How Health and Safety of Employees is central to Henkel’s success
Safety in the workplace has been a recurring challenge in the life of so many business organisations, particularly those in the manufacturing sector, but Expand Global Industries Limited (EGIL), a subsidiary of Henkel in Nigeria believes that leveraging on the health and safety of its workers is central to the …
Read More »Ubon Udoh Appointed MD Of The Abdul Samad Rabiu Initiative’s Africa Fund
The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa (ASR Africa) initiative has announced the appointment of consummate International Development and M&E expert, Ubon Udoh as its pioneer Managing Director/Chief Executive effective immediately. The ASR Africa Initiative, which is the brainchild of industrialist and Philanthropist, Abdul Samad Rabiu was recently set up with an …
Read More »List Of Top Markets In Kano And The Distinct Items Being Sold
Kano markets are known to be always busy and rowdy, Notwithstanding, there are some of them that are extremely busy, with or without special festivals or celebrations, and they are actually really big and popular markets. Most times people have thought of coming to Kano to buy goods at cheaper …
Read More »Nigeria’s External Debt Grows By 411% In 8 Years — Actionaid
A study commissioned by ActionAid Nigeria has revealed that the country’s external debt stock increased by 410.9 per cent between 2012 and 2020, with the highest year-on-year growth recorded in 2017 at 65.82 per cent, followed by 35.16 per cent growth in 2013 and 33.63 per cent in 2018. Presenting …
Read More »Air Peace Receives Brand New Airplane From Brazil (video)
As sighted byNewsextra24 on Airpeace Instagram’a page. BRAND NEW! • Recently, we received our second brand new 124-seat E195-E2 aircraft of the 13 we ordered. With a unique configuration, the E195 offers a superior travel experience and is an ultra-modern Embraer invention. We have purchase rights for 17 of this …
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