Tag: Dangote
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Dangote to launch 25,000 hectares of rice outgrower sheme in Sokoto
The Dangote Group has announced that its subsidiary, Dangote Rice is set to launch a multi-million naira 25,000 hectares of rice outgrower scheme in Sokoto with a prospect of hundreds of thousands of employment opportunities for the rural communities inhabitants. President of the Group, Aliko Dangote disclosed at the weekend that the Company will on…
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Recession: Dangote explores investment opportunities in Zambia
In what seems like searching for greener pastures, the President of the Dangote Group and Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has expressed the desire of his group to further consolidate on his existing investments in Zambia and other African countries by exploring opportunities in the energy and agriculture sectors. Dangote spoke at the weekend…
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Dangote tomatoes factory set to resume production February
The Dangote Tomatoes Processing Factory in Kadawa, Kura Local Government Area of Kano State is set to resume production in February. The company, which began production in Feb. 2016, had to suspend operation due to lack of enough raw materials. The Managing Director of the company, Alh. Abdulkadir Kaita, disclosed this in an interview…
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Dangote, Trump, Putin, others make list of Forbes world’s most powerful persons
Africa’s richest person and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has been named along other world leaders in Forbes recent list of world’s most powerful persons. Other world leaders who made the new Forbes list are Russian President, Vladimir Putin; American President-elect of the United States of America, Donald Trump; and German Chancellor, Angela Merkel.…
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Buhari, Dangote, Shekau, others make list of 500 most powerful Muslims
The Muslim500, an annual report of the world’s 500 most influential Muslims has named President Muhammadu and several other Nigerian Muslim faithfuls in its 2017 edition. However, only three Nigerians, beginning from the president made the top 50 influential muslim leaders in the world. President Buhari who was pegged at number 20 last year,…
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Police arrest 3 suspected killers of Dangote’s employee
The police said on Tuesday that it had arrested three suspected kidnappers, who allegedly killed one and abducted five expatriates staff of Dangote group of companies. In a statement issued in Abuja by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Don Awunah, the police said the suspects were arrested by the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response…
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Kidnapped manager of Dangote Industries murdered, dumped in gutter
There was tension at the Dangote Industries Limited on Monday (today) as a Human Resources Manager of the company, Istifanus Bello Gurama, who was reportedly kidnapped three weeks ago, was murdered. Reliable sources say Gurama’s body was found in the gutter, adding that one of the kidnappers must have alerted a member of the public…