Dangote Flour bounces back to profitability with N2.6bn
Dangote Flour Mills Plc has returned to profitability, posting a Profit Before Tax, PBT, of N2.64 billion in the half year ended June 30, 2016, compared to a loss of N9.55 billion posted at the corresponding period in 2015 after its re-acquisition from Tiger Branded Consumer Goods Plc some months ago. Dangote Flour Mills consist of Dangote Flour, Dangote Pasta, and Dangote Noodles.
Chibok Girls Video: BBOG to march on Aso Villa
The Bring Back Our Girls BBOG advocacy movement has reacted to the second ‘proof-of-life’ video released by the Boko Haram sect on Sunday regarding the travails of the over 200 abducted Chibok girls.
Under Jonathan, Nigeria earned N51trillion from crude oil
The Nigerian state, during the five-year Presidency of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, earned a total of N51 trillion from petroleum resources. The money is part of the N96.212trillion the country earned in 58years of crude oil sales.
Lagos shuts down ‘ponmo’ processing section of Oko-Oba abattoir
The Lagos State Government on Sunday shut down and dislodged the cow skin (popularly known as ponmo) processing section of the Oko-Oba abattoir and Lairage Complex in Agege.
Nigerians are suffering because of Buhari’s nepotism – Fayose
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has said that Nigerians were suffering under the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of President Muhammadu Buhari because “the country is in the hands of wrong managers who do not know what to do and out of nepotism, not ready to be assisted by those who know.”
Army declares journalist , two others wanted over Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army on Sunday declared three persons, including a woman, wanted in connection with the over 200 Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram since 2014.
Tinubu replies Dr. Tunji Abayomi: As a democrat, I have a right to back who I want
It is said that to err is human. By your letter to me, it seems that you seek to remind me that I am human. Of this I am constantly reminded. I know I have made my share of mistakes. But my progressive inclination remains firmly rooted. However, by your pained and inaccurate letter, you have proven that you are human too.
Taraba Govt. spends N288m on sponsorship of 166 pilgrims to Saudi
The Executive Secretary, Taraba Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Umar Leme, has said that the state government released N288.5 million to sponsor about 166 intending pilgrims for the 2016 pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.
Overcrowded prisons: Lawyers urge application of community service judgment
Some lawyers in Lagos on Sunday called for more community service judgments to decongest the prisons and prevent facilities from being overstretched.
Group to challenge abandonment of Ebonyi students studying abroad
The Ebonyi Transparency and Accountability Network (ETAN)– a Non Government Organization– says it will challenge the abandonment of the state’s students studying abroad, in a non-confrontational manner.
Adamawa Govt probes alleged removal of patient’s kidney
The Adamawa State Government has constituted a six-man investigative panel to probe the alleged illegal removal of a patient’s kidney by a physician in a private clinic in Yola, the state capital.
