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Yobe gov lauds Dangote’s N31bn food programme

For committing N31bn to its food programme for the second year in a row, Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has said that the Aliko Dangote Foundation’s Annual Food Intervention Programme has bolstered Nigeria’s food security. The Foundation had committed N15bn and N16bn to its Annual Food Intervention Programme in 2024 and 2025, respectively....
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UPDC Plc grows profit by 278% to N836m

UPDC Plc has reported a 278 per cent growth in profit after tax, rising to N836.91m for the financial year ended December 31, 2024, from N221.51m recorded in the previous year. According to the company’s consolidated and separate financial statements filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited recently, the growth was driven by an increase in...
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Tinubu Extols Kalu’s Unwavering Patriotism, Entrepreneurial Spirit At 65

President Bola Tinubu yesterday congratulated Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on his 65th birthday. In his congratulatory message to the former Abia State governor, Tinubu reflected on their enduring friendship and shared commitment to national progress, rooted in their membership of the “Class of ’99” Governors. The President extolled Kalu’s unwavering patriotism, recalling decades of collaboration...
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Igbo US Groups Push For Kanu’s Release

Two prominent Igbo groups in the United States – the American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID) and Rising Sun & Ambassadors for Self Defence (RSASD) – have visited the Capitol Hill (the seat of the US government) in Washington DC to push for the release of detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu....
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Legend Internet to list two billion shares on NGX

Legend Internet Plc will be listed on the Main Board of the Nigerian Exchange Limited by introduction on April 24, 2024. In a statement made available to our correspondent on Monday, the listing will see the tech company list two billion ordinary shares, marking its official transition to a publicly traded company. A listing by...
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MAN: Value Of Unsold Goods Up 87.5% To N2.14trn In 2024

Amid challenges facing the nation’s manufacturing sector in its bid to navigate macroeconomic instability, inflationary pressures, and policy-driven disruptions, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has disclosed that the value of unsold goods surged by 87.5 per cent to N2.14 trillion in 2024. The Director-General of MAN, Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadir, made this known to New...
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Tinubu Has Broken Jinx Of S’East Marginalisation — Umahi

The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has credited President Bola Tinubu with breaking what he described as the longstanding jinx of political and infrastructural marginalization of the South-East region. Speaking at a civic reception held in his honour by the Okposi Okwu community in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Umahi expressed appreciation to...
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