Dangote Cement Records N817.Billion Revenue, N112billion Profit In Three Months

Dangote Cement has recorded a revenue of N817.4billion while the profit after tax inched up by 2.9 per cent to N112.7billion. Earnings per share closed the quarter at N6.68 representing an increase of 3.7 percent. The cement manufacturers’ unaudited results for the three months that ended on March 30, 2024, the Nigerian operations volume rose significantly and positively affected the rise in the Group’s overall volume to 7.0Mt. The revenue from the Nigerian operations increased by 61.6% to N452.9B in Q1 2024, while EBITDA rose by 41.8% to N224.9B, excluding…

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Senator Ayogu Eze Was A Compassionate Father – Family

By Tony Adibe The late former lawmaker, Senator Ayogu Eze has been described as a compassionate husband, devoted father and selfless sibling to all family members. This was made known in a statement signed and issued on behalf of the family by his son, Kenechukwu Ayogu Eze. Part of the statement read: “Distinguished Senator Ayogu Eze who represented Enugu North Senatorial District in the  6th & 7th National Assembly has passed on. “Senator Eze died in the early hours of today, April 24, 2024, in an Abuja hospital after a…

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Malaria: Enugu Government To Receive Two Million Insecticide Treated Nets From World Bank

By NewsBits The Enugu State Government says it will 2 million treated insecticide nets through the Immunization Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services (IMPACT) project. The Enugu State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Emmanuel Obi, disclosed this during an event to commemorate the 2024 World Malaria Day with the theme “Accelerating the Fight Against Malaria for a more Equitable World,” held on Thursday at the ministry. According to reports, the objective of the World Bank IMPACT project for Nigeria is to reduce under-five mortality rate in programme…

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A Good Exemple Of Both Power And Celebrity Couple

Snoop Dogg and Shante been together nearly 40 yearsrs and married 27 years, which is very rare as celebrities! Snoop whose real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., met Shante in the 1980s in high school and attended prom together in 1989. They got married in 1997. Still going strong, they have three kids: Corde, 29, Cordell, 26, and Cori 24. When ask what makes his marriage work Snoop said, “We were both willing to sacrifice for each other. She knew what my dreams and goals was, and at the…

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Nigerian Who Relocated To UK In 2022 Beats Wife To Death

The couple when the going was good before the devil took over A United Kingdom-based Nigerian man, Olubunmi Abodunde, has beaten his wife, Taiwo, to death with their son’s skateboard, Daily Mail reports. The couple, who had three children, arrived in the UK from Nigeria in 2022, and always clashed over alleged affairs and arguments about bills. According to the news platform, 48-year-old Abodunde had been repeatedly investigated by Suffolk Police about domestic violence, and was due to go on trial for murder but changed his plea to guilty on…

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Governor Peter Mbah Inaugurates ENSIEC Chairman, Members

By NewsBitsEnugu State governor, Dr Peter Mbah says his administration will not waver in its determination to strengthen the local government system for efficient and quality service delivery. He made the assertion in his office on Thursday during the official inauguration of the newly appointed members of the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission, ENSIEC. Our government house correspondent Fred Nnaji reports that the exercise followed the recent screening of the chairman and other members of the ENSIEC by the State House of Assembly on Monday April 15,2024. Prof Christian Chimdubem…

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Gunmen Attack Monarch’s Palace, Kill 3, Abduct Others

Armed bandits on Wednesday attacked the palace of the Emir of Zurmi, Alhaji Bello Muhammad Bunu, killing three people and abducting some residents of the town. The bandits, who stormed the town around 10pm, according to locals, also attacked the residence of the former Military Administrator of Nasarawa State, Colonel Bala Muhammad Mande (rtd). While Col. Mande, a former minister of environment under Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration was not in the house, Emir Bunu was in the palace when the bandits launched the attack, Daily Trust learnt. During the attack,…

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Kogi: Real Reason White Lion Fears The Zoo

By Ike Abonyi “Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.” — George Bernard Shaw The lion is unquestionably the king of the jungle. With his divine dominion from creation, when a man takes over the tropical forest, the entire wildlife there is subject to his command and control. If at that point the lion still behaves uncontrollably, the human being brings his superiority to bear and he quarantines the beast to the cage in a zoo for proper control. At…

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“It Was Take-Off Time But A Loud Knock On The Door Saved Us From Disaster” – Ibom Air Passenger

By NewsBits A former Director-General, the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Dr. Joe Abah, has narrated how a ground engineer saved travelers on an Ibom Airlines flight from a “potential disaster”. Narrating the experience on his X handle on Thursday, Abah said he boarded a 7:00 am flight from Lagos to Abuja on Thursday morning and the flight was ready to take off when the unusual happened. The popular public commentator explained that he was on the flight heading to Abuja with the co-founder and Director of BudgIT, Oluseun Onigbinde…

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Court Adjourns Trial Of Emefiele By Two More Months

The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the trial of Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to June 24. Emefiele is standing trial before Justice Hamza Muazu, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on an amended 20-count charge bordering on a criminal breach of trust, forgery, abuse of office, conspiracy to obtain money by false pretence, and obtaining money by false pretences. He is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on behalf of the Nigerian government. The embattled Emefiele was, among others,…

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