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Dangote Cement Plc is now the largest capitalised listed company, surpassing Airtel Africa Plc and eleven other trillionaire businessesDue to investor interest, Dangote Cement’s market capitalisation increased to N8.16 trillion in November 2024Since President Bola Tinubu’s new administration took office, Dangote Cement and other businesses have experienced growth Henzodaily.ng journalist Zainab Iwayemi has 5-year-experience covering … Read more

The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has called for greater transparency and accountability in the operations of the National Pension Commission (PENCOM). Speaking at the 20th NLC Harmattan School, 2024, themed, “Trade Unions and the Quest for a New Social Contract,” Ajaero called for an inclusive approach to governance and … Read more

Truong My Lan was found guilty of embezzling billions of dollars. Photo: STRINGER / AFPSource: AFP A Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death for a multi-billion-dollar fraud will learn Tuesday whether her life will be spared, as an appeal court reaches its verdict on one of the biggest corruption cases in history. Property developer Truong … Read more

The Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo (FUHSO), has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate Professor Innocent Achanya Otobo Ujah, the institution’s former vice-chancellor, over allegations of conspiracy, criminal misappropriation, forgery, and abuse of office. In a letter dated November 19, 2024, signed by the university’s legal representatives, Anene Chamba Legal … Read more

NNPC has set a new price for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) for marketers looking to buy from its refineryThe new price will lead to filling stations reducing their pump prices accordingly ahead of the festive seasonHowever, NNPC will need to do more, as the new price announced to marketers is still higher than the petrol … Read more

Sokoto State Coordinator of AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infection and Viral Hypertisis Control Programme, SASCP, Dr Wadata Hali, has said no fewer than 15,042 persons are currently on HIV/AIDS treatment in the state. Wadata, who disclosed at an event organised by the Sokoto state Ministry of Health in collaboration with the State Agency For The Control … Read more

Ecobank has agreed to refund $1.5 million to the Sierra Leone government, leading to the dismissal of all corruption charges against the bankThe settlement, acknowledging the wrongdoing of the bank’s former head of retail operations, Abdul Salim Mansaray, includes an initial payment of 43% and the remaining balance over nine monthsMeanwhile, the trial of former … Read more