…As Dangote Refinery partners MRS to sell PMS at N935 per litre nationwide at its retail outlets By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Foremost entrepreneur and President of the Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the positive impact of the naira for crude swap...
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Chairman, Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said his company has the capacity to meet the country’s local demand. Dangote said this while addressing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu to review the sale of crude in naira to local refiners at...
The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Tuesday, said that the Dangote Refinery was constructed without any government incentives. Dangote made this known during his keynote address at the Crude Oil Refinery Owners Association of Nigeria (CORAN) Summit in Lagos. The Summit has the theme,”Making Nigeria...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – In his continued determination to support government effort in bolstering youth empowerment and fast-tracking economic development in Nigeria, the Dangote Cement Plc is set to deliver a multi-million naira Skills Development Centre in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. The skill centre was conceived by...
Dangote Refinery has finally launched its Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, after over a year of its inception in May 2023. The refinery’s 650,000 barrels per day facility rolled out its first batch of high-quality petrol, promising a new era of fuel efficiency and engine longevity...
Corporate blackmail is fast becoming the fancy of some netizens, corporate bodies, individuals, especially fly-by-night persons who target the rich and their businesses for diverse reasons. It’s not restricted to Nigeria, though. The likes of Aliko Dangote, Leo Stan Ekeh, Mike Adenuga have at one time or another faced...
Reps to investigate Dangote refinery, NMDPRA, NNPC rift The House of Representatives has said that it would investigate the ongoing spat between Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The investigation would also include the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the...
President Brice Oligui Nguema of Gabon has invited the President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote to invest in Cement and Fertiliser production in Gabon. The President urged Dangote to explore potential investment opportunities in the country’s cement and fertilizer sectors, specifically urea...
President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has asserted that products refined at Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals are of superior quality compared to imported equivalents and meet international standards. Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Dangote Group, Mr Anthony Chiejina, quoted Dangote in a statement on Sunday in Lagos....
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has said the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited now owns a 7.2% stake in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, and not a 20% stake as initially announced before the inauguration of the facility at the Lekki Free Trade Zone. Dangote, who made...
The House of Representatives Committee investigating the arbitrary increase in cement prices has stated that Alhaji Aliko Dangote is not above the parliament. The joint Committees on Commerce, Industry, Special Duties, and Solid Minerals had summoned the management of Dangote Cement for questioning over alleged arbitrary increase in...
The President, Dangote Industries Ltd, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has identified solutions to sustaining existing local and foreign investments as well as attracting new investors into the country. Dangote gave the solutions in a keynote speech delivered at the opening of a three-Day Nigeria Manufacturers Summit with the theme,”...
Chairman, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has unveiled the company’s target of producing 700,000 metric tonnes of refined sugar in the next five years. Dangote, who disclosed this at the company’s 18th Annual General Meeting on Tuesday in Lagos, said that this was to satisfy at...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has rejoiced with Africa richest Man and President, Dangote Conglomerate, Alhaji Aliko Dangote on the occasion of his 67th anniversary. Governor Yusuf described Dangote as an illustrious son of Kano, whose philanthropic gesture breed live and livelihood to millions of household in Nigeria...
The President of Dangote Conglomerate, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has pledged to support social policies and human development initiatives of government, targeted to ameliorate the economic burden on the people of Kano State. Dangote made the pledge when he met with Gov. Abba Yusuf at Government House on Friday....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has extended warm felicitation to Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on his receipt of Senegal’s highest national honor, “the National Order of the Lion,” from President Macky Sall. Governor Zulum conveyed his best wishes to Aliko Dangote...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Aliko Dangote on the award of National Order of the Lion by Senegal. President Macky Sall of Senegal would confer the award on the Nigerian industrialist and President of Dangote Group on Friday. Special Adviser to the President on...
American business magazine, Forbes, on Monday said Aliko Dangote has retained the top spot as Africa’s richest with a fortune of $13.9bn. In a publication on Monday, Forbes also ranked the Chairman of Geregu Power, Femi Otedola, as the 20th richest in Africa with a fortune of $1.1bn....
The Dangote Refinery has started production. The largest single-train refinery in the world located in Nigeria’s commercial hub began operations in the early hours of Friday. This followed the delivery of six million barrels of crude supply to the refinery. Although it was supposed to begin operations...
South African billionaire, Johann Rupert has overtaken Nigerian Aliko Dangote to emerge the richest man in Africa, according to a list released by Forbes Magazine. Similarly, Nigerian billionaires Rabiu Abdulsamad and Mike Adenuga have lost their spots in the billionaire rankings released by the financial magazine. In the...