Some of benefiting women at one of the commissioned Mills in Esit Eket. By Ekaette Okon-Joseph The Akwa Ibom State Government has commissioned five new women-focused agro-processing mills in Esit Eket Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. This brings the total number of functional facilities to 65 benefiting more than 73,000 women across the…
By Tina Ezin Lafarge Africa Plc has announced plans to expand its Sagamu Cement Plant in Ogun State and Ashaka Cement Plant in Gombe State, as part of efforts to strengthen local cement production, boost capacity and improve operational sustainability across its facilities. The company disclosed that the new production lines will deploy modern dry-process…
By Babajide Okeowo LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – The Nigerian currency, the naira, extended its recovery against the American dollar at the official window on Thursday. At the official window, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) foreign exchange data showed that the naira closed at N1,396.99/$1 on Wednesday, compared to N1,400.47/$1 it traded on Wednesday. This represents a…
By Babajide Okeowo LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – Investors in the Nigerian equities market gained N233 billion at the close of trading on Thursday. This followed the surge in the share prices of stocks such as RT Briscoe, SCOA and DeapCap, among others, on the trading floor. The benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) increased to 165,527.31 points from the…
By ImaObong Akpantuen In line with his commitment to grassroots development and women’s rights economic empowerment, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pst. Umo Eno, PhD, has commissioned the Nigeria for Women Project (NFWP) Livelihood Collectives Processing Mills at Oku Abak in Abak Local Government Area. This was part of programmes to flag off a Women Sensitization…
