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Reject enticements from drug traffickers, barons, Marwa tells NDLEA officers

The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has charged men and officers of the agency to shun any enticement that conflicts with the ethos of their profession as anti-narcotic…

Eko cultural heritage icon, Adeniji Kazeem salutes Shasore @ 60

Chairman Isale Eko Descendants Union, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem SAN has felicitated with former Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice for Lagos State, Mr. Olasupo Shasore SAN on the occasion of his 60th birthday. In a statement he signed titled, SALUTE…

Guinness Plc Q2- 24 result shows standalone loss per share of N3.57

Guinness Nigeria Plc (GUINNESS) published its unaudited Q2-24 results this afternoon, showing a standalone loss per share of NGN3.57 (vs EPS of NGN0.58 in Q2-23) translating to a loss per share of NGN2.39 in H1-24 (H1-23 EPS: NGN1.84). The negative…

Uzoka-Anite Factory Tour; A New Drive In Nigeria’s Industrial Dream

By Adetunji Isaac Dreams come true. But it does not come without a sweat. Simply put, Dreams would only come true when it materialises into Success – an endpoint of painstaking action, effort, commitment and continued resilience to see such…

Students loan to accommodate artisans—Presidency

President Bola Tinubu has directed the management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to expand its focus area by extending interest-free loans to Nigerian students interested in skill-development programmes. The President issued this directive at the State House on…

Top 10 most valuable firms in Nigeria as of 18th Jan 2024

Dangote Cement– N8.3tn Airtel– N7.5tn MTN– N6tn BUA Cement– N4.6tn BUA Foods– N4.3tn Zenith– N1.4tn Seplat– N1.4tn GTCO– N1.3tn Geregu– N1.2tn UBA– N1.1tn They account for 74% of the total market ~ Source: NGX, Nairalytics

Ibadan Explosion: Minister Awaits Forensic Investigation

Since the unfortunate incident of the Ibadan explosion, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake swung into action immediately to ascertain the real cause(s) of the blast. President Bola Tinubu, it would be recalled, placed a phone call…

Unilever Nigeria closes OMO, LUX, Skin Cleansing Products, Lease Out Factory

UNILEVER Nigeria says it has stopped production and sale of home care and skin cleansing products — 10 months after the company announced plans to exit both markets. The company disclosed this in its unaudited interim financial statements for the…

Nigerian Engineers’ contributions to development enormous—Aiyedatiwa

Ondo State Governor, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa, at the weekend hailed the historic emergence of Engr. Margaret Aina Oguntala as the first female President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE. The Governor made the remark as the Guest Speaker at…

Finding Happiness: A life lesson from Femi Otedola

I want to remember your face so that when I meet you in heaven, I will be able to recognise you and thank you once again. When Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola in a telephone interview, was asked by the radio…