Meet victorious Head coach of DTigress, Rena Wakama!
Meet the 31-year-old Head coach of DTigress, Rena Wakama! Rena was born in North Carolina to parents who are from Rivers state, Nigeria. She led the Nigerian team to win the women’s Afrobasket championship by defeating Senegal 84-74 in the…
Job loss looms as GSK begins windup in Nigeria
GSK UK Group has informed GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria PLC of its strategic intent to cease commercialization of its prescription medicines and vaccines in Nigeria. The Company made this announcement via an official statement signed by Company Secretary, Frederick Ichekwai which…
NLC, TUC ground Abuja, Lagos, others over harsh economic policies
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday commenced nationwide protests against petrol subsidy removal. Joe Ajaero, President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), disclosed this on at Unity Fountain, Abuja, where workers gathered to hit the streets. He said…
How We Lost Dr. Vwaere To Nigeria’s Anyhowness
When Dr. Vwaere was being inducted as a Nigerian doctor after her six-year sojourn at Babcock University last year, she had high hopes and expectations. She had hopes for a flourishing medical career. Expectations to use her newly learned medical…
E-commerce is expensive business, but Konga planned for it – Ekeh
Chairman of Zinox Group, Dr. Leo Stan Ekeh, has said that though e-commerce is a big money business, Konga, Nigeria’s most innovative e-commerce giant, set out with clear plans to last the distance. He spoke with journalists on the sidelines…
Surinamese with 9.9kg cocaine in condoms gets 13 years in jail
… As NDLEA secures conviction of 1,445 drug traffickers in six months A 34-year-old South American man from Suriname, Dadda Lorenzo Harvy Albert, who was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Port Harcourt…
Shelter Afrique seeks strong national data bureaus in Africa
Pan African housing development financier Shelter Afrique has advised African governments to strengthen their national statistics bureaus in terms of providing adequate funding to enable them capture important data for various sectors, including the housing sector. Shelter Afrique’s Managing Director…
Lafarge Africa reports standalone EPS growth of 3.2% y/y
Lafarge Africa Plc (LAFARGE) released its Q2-23 unaudited financials over the weekend, reporting a standalone EPS growth of 3.2% y/y to NGN1.27 in Q2-23 (Q2-22: NGN1.23), bringing the H1-23 EPS to NGN2.20 (H1-22: NGN2.23). The muted growth in EPS was…
Dangote Cement reports modest standalone EPS growth of 0.7% y/y
Dangote Cement Plc (DANGCEM) released its Q2-23 unaudited financials on Friday (28 July), reporting a modest standalone EPS growth of 0.7% y/y to NGN3.95 (Q2-22: NGN3.92), bringing the H1-23 EPS to NGN10.39 (H1-22: NGN10.10). The EPS growth was inhibited by…
BUA Cement reports standalone EPS of NGN1.09 in Q2-23
BUA Cement Plc (BUACEMENT) released its Q2-23 unaudited financials on Friday (28 July), reporting a standalone EPS of NGN1.09 in Q2-23 (Q2-22: NGN0.83), bringing the H1-23 EPS to NGN1.88 (H1-22: NGN1.81). The growth in EPS is attributable to the higher…
