BUSINESS

BUA Cement: A Nigerian Industrial Success Story Built on Investment, Expansion and National Development

Daily Dispatch October 14, 2026

By Olumide Bajulaiye By investing in local production, expanding manufacturing capacity and strengthening Nigeria’s industrial base, BUA Cement is demonstrating the important role indigenous businesses can play in economic development. In a country where the cost of building a house remains a

COLUMNS

Leadership Man of the Year:Why Abdul Samad, Nduka Matter

Daily Dispatch September 14, 2026

By Garba Shehu, OON, FNGE,former presidential spokesman. This year, the Leadership newspaper is conferring its prestigious Man of the Year award on two Nigerian icons in recognition of their leadership journeys:Prince Nduka Obaigbena, one of Nigeria’s most famous and admired media figures is a man who shaped, and continues to shape different eras in Nigerian […]

BUSINESS

Shettima Sparks Debate, Says Lagos Produced Africa’s Two Richest Men

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2026

Vice President Kashim Shettima has stirred fresh debate over Nigeria’s economic landscape, declaring that Lagos, rather than Kano, was instrumental in producing Africa’s two richest businessmen, Aliko Dangote and Abdulsamad Rabiu. Shettima made the remark while highlighting Lagos’ role as Nigeria’s commercial hub and a key driver of economic success. “It was Lagos that

BUSINESS

Rabiu Calls for Africa-Wide Industrial Revolution at CEO Forum

Daily Dispatch May 15, 2026

Founder and Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, has urged African leaders and businesses to embrace coordinated industrialisation and move away from dependence on raw commodity exports in order to secure the continent’s economic future. Rabiu made the call while speaking at the Africa CEO Forum held in Kigali, where he stressed that Africa […]

BUSINESS

Tinubu Hails Nigeria–UAE Industrial Breakthrough as BUA Signs Strategic MoU in Abu Dhabi

Daily Dispatch February 16, 2026

President has welcomed a landmark industrial agreement between Nigeria’s and two United Arab Emirates-based firms, and , describing it as a major breakthrough in Nigeria–UAE economic relations. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed in Abu Dhabi, signals deepening trade and industrial collaboration between Nigeria and the UAE. President Tinubu said the agreement

NEWS

Cost of Cement: Tinubu gives Dangote, BUA, others fresh order

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2024

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed cement companies to go back to the status quo as regards to the price of the commodity. Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, revealed this to newsmen shortly after inspecting BUA cement factory in Sokoto on Thursday. According to him, during a meeting with the manufacturers, the president directed […]