Tag: Dangote
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Dangote begins pre-testing of $2b fertiliser plant
Ahead of inauguration, the Dangote Fertiliser Limited has begun to pre-test its $2 billion granulated urea fertiliser plant in the Dangote Free Zone in Lagos. With a capacity of 3 million tonnes per annum, the plant has been classified as the biggest project in the entire fertiliser industry history in the world. Siapem of Italy…
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Maritime Can Strengthen Nigeria’s Economy – Dangote
…Now is Time for Investors to Key in – Women Affairs Minister The President of Dangote Group of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has identified the maritime industry as a key element in the efforts to restimulate the Nigerian economy. Dangote said this in Lagos while commenting on the country’s economic potentials and the vast…
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Dangote renews interest in Arsenal takeover
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has once again renewed his interest in buying Arsenal Football Club, for which he has set a target must-buy date in 2021. In an interview with Bloomberg, broadcast on the most recent edition The David Rubinstein Show, Dangote – who has an estimated net worth of $14.1bn – reiterates his…
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I lost N25b to Apapa gridlock – Dangote
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote said he lost N25 billion($68.6million) to the Apapa ports-Oshodi gridlock from 2017 to the 2019 financial year. He spoke on Saturday evening as he and works and housing minister, Babatunde Fashola took a tour of the most vital highway in Nigeria, now being rebuilt by the Dangote Group at a…
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I am not Dangote, I don’t make N5 million a day – Ifu Ennada
Big Brother Naija 2018 star, Ifu Ennada, has said she does not make N5 million a day, adding that she is not Dangote. The reality TV star, in a post on Tuesday on Instagram, vowed that she would curtail her lending rate in 2020. “I don’t make 5million a day abeg, I no be Dangote.…
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Dangote gets world’s largest crude distillation equipment
The world’s largest crude distillation column equipment designed for crude oil processing for Dangote Refinery was delivered in Lagos on Sunday. The crude distillation column is the largest in distilling capacity, which is 650,000 barrels per stream day. This is currently the world’s largest single train refining column, the company said. The equipment weighs 2,250…
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Photo: Buhari meets, applauds Bill Gates, Dangote for service to humanity in Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday applauded the contributions of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Aliko Dangote Foundation to humanitarian and developmental activities in Nigeria. Meeting with the duo at the sidelines of the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York, the President said they have touched humanity in many positive ways, and congratulated…
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UN appoints Dangote, Adesina, 25 other global leaders to combat malnutrition
The United Nations has appointed Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Group, and Akinwunmi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank, as part of 27 global leaders to combat malnutrition across the world. The appointment was made by António Guterres, the secertary-general of the United Nations, as part of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement committed…
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Nigeria loses 300,000 tonnes of sugar to smugglers annually – Dangote
Nigeria is currently losing at least 300,000 tonnes of sugar to smuggling annually, the Chairman, Dangote Group, Alh. Aliko Dangote, has said. He made this known during the Dangote Sugar Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lagos on Tuesday. He said that the smuggling activities in the sugar industry had hindered the employment of at least…
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Gov. Ganduje, Sanusi reconcile as Dangote, Fayemi broker peace
The crisis between Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi ll has finally been resolved following a reconciliatory meeting between the two in Abuja. This is contained in a statement by Mr Abba Anwar, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Ganduje and made available to the News Agency…