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Dangote cement completes first set of share buy-back

Dangote Cement has completed the first tranche of its share buy back programme. The share buy back programme was announced early July.  In a corporate notice filed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Thursday, Dangote Cement said the first tranche commenced on Monday and was completed on Tuesday via the open market on NGX. The total number of shares repurchased was 121,404,714 representing 0.71…
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Aviation

NAF arrests underground cable saboteur at Lagos airport

Guards of the Nigeria Air Force who were on duty at the HQ NADC gate, caught a cable thief along the airport road by the NADC perimeter fence at about 1:35am on Friday. Three thieves were sighted digging the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria’s underground armoured…
Aviation

United Airlines grows revenue to $14.2bn

United Airlines grew its operating revenue by 17.1 per cent to $14.2bn in the second quarter of 2023, compared to the same period in 2022. In a statement announcing the financial results, the company reported quarterly earnings per share of $3.24 and pre-tax margin of 9.8…
Travel & Tourism

UK increases visa fees for Nigerians, others

Nigerians, and other foreign nationals coming into the United Kingdom will have to pay more for visa applications. Also, the Immigration Health Surcharge paid by immigrants applying for visas will “increase significantly”, the United Kingdom has said. The British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, made the announcement on the increase in visa application fees on Thursday. The prime minister…
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Brands & PeopleEducation

Indomie to honour the heroic children

Dufil Prima Foods Limited, makers of Indomie instant noodles, has called the call for entries for its flagship CSR initiative, Indomie Heroes Awards. A statement by the brand said the initiative, which kicked off in 2008, sought to identify and recognise the exceptional…
Education

NAPPS celebrates best UTME student in Ogun State

The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, Mowe Unit, Ogun State on Wednesday celebrated the top scorer in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Kamisiochukwu Umeh of Deeper Life High School, Mowe. Umeh scored 360 in the 2023 UTME. Unit coordinator of the NAPPS Mowe unit, Folorunsho Famiro, explained that the monthly meeting of July was unique because it gave them…
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Education

Dispute over Mmesoma’s UTME score is shameful and embarrassing – NUT

The Nigeria Union of Teachers has described Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s allegation that the University and Tertiary Matriculation Examination result presented by Mmesoma Ejikeme is fake as disgraceful and embarrassing. The NUT National President, Mr Titus Amba, in an interview with The PUNCH on Wednesday, said for Mmesoma and other candidates to have access to upgrade and…
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