EDUCATION

Zamfara votes N3.6bn for schools renovation

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

The Zamfara Government on Monday awarded contracts for the renovation and reconstruction of primary schools in the state at a cost of N3.6 billion. Gov. Abdul’aziz Yari who presented letters to 351 indigenous contractors in Gusau, said the project would be executed through the State Universal

BUSINESS

CBN, SEC, others endorse demutualization of Nigerian Stock Exchange

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

The Central Bank of Nigeria, Ministry of Finance and other financial institutions have endorsed plans by the National Assembly to demutualized the Nigerian Stock Exchange. The bill, entitled: “Demutualization of the Nigerian Stock Exchange( 2017),” is to enable the conversion and re-registration of the Exchange from a company limited by guarantee to a public company […]

NEWS

Arewa youth to announce withdrawal of Igbo quit notice this week

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

The Arewa Youths Coalition is set to withdraw the October 1 quit notice handed Igbo in the North to leave. The youths were waving the olive branch after a meeting with Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state in Abuja on Sunday July 30. The Nation reports that Arewa Youth Coalition spokesman Abdulaziz Suleiman said that […]

TOP STORIES

Boko Haram attack on NNPC, UNIMAID staff: Intelligence agencies probe phone call of convoy members

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

The recent deadly Boko Haram attack on a convoy prospecting for oil in Nigeria’s part of the Lake Chad Basin, which left in its trail loss of lives, property and abductions, has necessitated a joint security intelligence service in examining calls and messages within the Yesu District in Magumeri axis of Borno State, PRNigeria is […]

FEATURES

The dirty oil deals that nailed Diezani, Omokore and Aluko

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

TheCable has obtained copies of the controversial strategic alliance agreement (SAA) between the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) Ltd and Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts (AEDC) Ltd that allegedly ripped off Nigeria by billions of dollars between 2011 and 2015. The SAAs are often derided by industry experts as the biggest organised scam in the history of

BUSINESS

Half year: Dangote Cement records 12.6% sales volume increase across Africa

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

Dangote Cement, Africa’s largest cement producer, has announced its unaudited results for the six months ended June 30, 2017, posting a 12.6 per cent increase in sales volume across Africa. In the financials released on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, the increase in sales volume showed a growing capture of pan-African market as […]