May 2025 – Page 19 – Rise Africa

Dangote Splashes N11bn Worth Of Cash, Gifts, Vehicles On Distributors

29.05.2025

For their continued loyalty and patronage, Dangote Cement Plc has rewarded its distributors and customers with various choice gift items and cash worth N11 billion. At the 2025 edition of its Customers Awards & Gala Nite held in Lagos, a premium celebration dedicated to recognising and rewarding its highest-performing distributors, with the theme ‘Let’s Acceler8’,...

NUPRC Receives Engineering Audit Of Oil, Gas Measurement Systems

29.05.2025

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has received the Engineering Audit of Upstream Measurement Equipment and Facilities in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry end–of–project report from PE Energy. The audit was aimed at safeguarding Nigeria’s commonwealth and enforcing accountability in the oil and gas sector, which has been a top priority. A statement...

Investor Confidence Spikes As FG’s N300bn Islamic Bond Attracts Record N2.2trn

29.05.2025

Nigeria’s debt market has witnessed an unprecedented show of investor confidence as the Federal Government’s Series VI Sovereign Sukuk offering attracted a staggering N2.205 trillion in subscriptions—an oversubscription rate of 735 per cent, according to report by Debt Management Office (DMO). Originally targeting N300 billion, the seven-year Ijarah Sukuk was floated to finance critical road...

Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf: A Man With Vision, Mission In Kano State

29.05.2025

When he assumed office on May 29, 2023, Abba Kabir Yusuf, a Kano Prince, accomplished technocrat and political leader knew he had an enormous task ahead of him. He inherited a state that was bleeding following eight years of mixed fortunes by his predecessor, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, now the National Chairman of the All Progressives...

Renewed Hope Agenda Laying Foundation For Sustainable Future- Tinubu

29.05.2025

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in his nationwide address to mark his second year in office said his reforms of the past two years in office are laying a sustainable foundation for a more prosperous future for Nigerians. Tinubu, who was elected as President on May 29, 2023, stated that his Renewed Hope Agenda was working...

Akpabio Appoints Sen Konbowei As Chairman, SSDC Committee

29.05.2025

In a significant development aimed at accelerating regional growth, Senate President Godswill Akpabio has appointed Senator Benson Friday Konbowei, representing Bayelsa Central, as Chairman of the Standing Committee on the South-South Development Commission. The appointment was officially announced on the Senate floor earlier this week. Senator Asuquo Ekpeyong was also named Vice Chairman of the...

UEFA Conference League: Chelsea Beat Real Betis To Make History

29.05.2025

Chelsea rediscovered their cutting edge to make history in Poland and finish Enzo Maresca’s maiden campaign at the helm with a flourish after fighting back to thrash Real Betis 4-1 in the Europa Conference League final. The Blues headed to Wracow knowing that victory would make them the only team in history to win all...

ADP’s Sani Calls Tinubu’s Economic Reforms Bold But Disconnected From Nigerians’ Realities

29.05.2025

As President Bola Tinubu marks the midpoint of his tenure, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Yabagi Sani, has weighed in on the administration’s economic direction, describing the reforms as “bold and fundamental,” but ultimately misaligned with the realities facing everyday Nigerians. Speaking on a current affairs programme on Eagle 102.5...

Govt Hails Silicon Valley’s Role in Attracting Investors

29.05.2025

The Federal Government has expressed delight over the attraction of foreign investors by the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Valley Nigeria Economic Development, Chief Temitope Labinjo-Ajayi. A statement by the company quoted the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, as stating this after he met with a delegation led by the Chairman, Allen Le...

Emefiele Appeals Forfeiture Of 753-Unit Housing State

29.05.2025

Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has approached the Court of Appeal Abuja seeking to overturn a judgment granting the government full control of a substantial estate in Abuja comprising 753 housing units. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) last week obtained a court order to seize the estate, situated in the...