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By Casmir Igbokwe Last Friday, the weather in Lagos was very hot and harsh. Also hot and furious was Mrs. Oluwatoyin Olajide, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Air Peace, Nigeria’s leading airline. As she walked in and sat down to address the press in her office in Ikeja GRA, her red lips appeared much redder. Dr. Allen Onyema, the ...

To enhance its environmental sustainability initiatives in line with global best practices, Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), has embarked on a restoration project of planting 10,000 mangrove trees across coastal states in Nigeria. The project, in partnership with Eco-Restoration Foundation, kick-started at Akodo-Ise, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, was aimed at minimising the global effects of climate change, by promoting restoration, conservation and protection ...

…becomes the largest operator of CNG trucks in Nigeria In a demonstration of its support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s CNG Initiative, which aims to provide cheaper and cleaner fuelling alternatives for all Nigerians, Dangote Cement Plc has made significant investments exceeding $280 million in compressed natural gas (CNG) technology and infrastructure. President Tinubu, whose commitment to CNG deployment and ...

…five more Africans made latest Billionaires Index President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, remains the richest man in Africa, and now the 65th richest man in the World, despite the volatility of the Nigerian currency against the dollar. Bloomberg, in its latest top 500 Billionaires Index released on Thursday, revealed that Dangote with a wealth of $28 billion had his ...

…Grenada PM says Dangote Refinery will save Africa from being a Dumping Ground The Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, has described the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals as a significant investment in industrialisation and manufacturing needed by developing countries for their industrial growth. He noted that it is through this type of investment that Africa and the developing countries ...

…saves Africa’s $17bn Petrol Products Imports Nigeria must enhance its crude oil production capacity and effectively manage its crude supply to ensure adequate feedstock for domestic refineries, in order to transit from a net importer to a net exporter of petroleum products. Chairman of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals Company Limited, Aliko Dangote, made this assertion during his keynote address at ...

…expresses commitment to promoting education in Nigeria As part of its social investment programme aimed at promoting educational development in its host communities, Dangote Granite Mines Limited has awarded multi-million naira scholarships to secondary school and tertiary institution students from Ijebu-Igbo in Ijebu-North local government area of Ogun State over the weekend. The company stated that the scholarship initiative underscores ...

NASCON Allied Industries Plc, a subsidiary of Dangote Industries Limited, as part of its social investment initiatives, during the week commissioned and handed over a borehole to one of its host communities, Alayabiagba  Community Ajegunle, in Ajeromi Ifelodun LGA, Lagos during the week in a move to help solve the issue of water problem in the community.