Tag: Dangote
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Dangote hails Buhari’s Executive Order 007, says private sector will fix deplorable roads
Africa’s richest man and Chairrman of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for signing Executive Order 007 on Friday noting that the new order will make businesses run smoothly and more profitably. According to him, the new order, tagged Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme, will reduce the…
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Refinery: FG Will Source Forex from Dangote – CBN Gov
The Federal Government will soon start sourcing foreign exchange (forex) from Dangote Group, as soon as the latter’s refinery, petrochemicals and fertilizer projects come on stream. This potential reversal of roles was disclosed by the Central Bank Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, after he spent over four hours touring the ongoing Dangote Refinery, Petrochemicals, Fertilizer projects…
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Ekiti killer truck not ours – Dangote
Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has denied the ownership of the truck that caused the accident at Iworoko Ekiti. Fifteen people allegedly died in the accident on Saturday night. In a statement on Sunday, the management of Dangote Industries Limited frowned at what it called the misleading and unverified report carried by an online medium that…
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2019: Presidency clears air on Dangote’s membership of APC Campaign Council
The Presidency says Alhaji Aliko Dangote, who is not a card-carrying member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), cannot, and is not member of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) as erroneously announced on Friday. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, made the clarification in a statement on…
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2019: Shehu Sani warns Dangote against accepting Buhari, APC’s presidential campaign offer
…tells Keystone, 9mobile to publish names of shareholders The Peoples Redemption Party member representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani on Friday warned the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, who has just been appointed as an adviser to the Buhari’s reelection campaign council, to handle his new responsibilities with…
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[Photos] Jonathan, Oshiomhole, Dangote, Governors others attend Anenih’s funeral
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, Peoples Democratic Party’s vice presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and the national chairman of the All Peoples Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, on Saturday attended the funeral service of popular politician, Tony Anenih. Also at the funeral mass celebrated by the Arch-Bishop of Benin Diocese of the Catholic Church, Augustine Akubueze, were Governor Ifeanyi…
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I’ll buy another club if Kroenke refuses to sell Arsenal – Dangote
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, had said he will consider buying a football club other than London-based Arsenal if controlling shareholder Stan Kroenke refuses to sell. Dangote has long said he wants to buy the Premier League team, of which he’s a fan, but only after he’s completed one of the world’s biggest oil refineries…
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Dangote emerges sixth most charitable person in the world
The philanthropist gesture of the President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, was recognised and highlighted by Richtopia, a United Kingdom-based digital periodical that covers business, economic and financial news on Wednesday, as the richest man in Africa was named the sixth most charitable man in the world. Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and J.K…
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Manufacturing is key to economic growth, development- Dangote
Executive Director of the Dangote Group, Hajiya Halima Aliko-Dangote has urged millennials in Nigeria and across Africa to diversify from service-oriented enterprises to manufacturing and agriculture in a bid to fast-track the development of the continent and better life for its nationals. Halima Dangote said that the economic realities around the world have shown that…
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Dangote set to boost local tomato production in Nigeria
…Signs 500 million Naira Investment Agreement with Katsina State to revive Songhai Project The Group President/CE, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, on Thursday, July 5, 2018, signed an agreement with Katsina State Governor for reviving and upgrading the moribund Songhai project in Dutsinma town, under a 10-year lease agreement. The initiative which will see an initial…