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Dangote explains why free petrol distribution has not lowered pump prices

Promise Eze 19 October 2025 0

Devakumar Edwin, Vice-President of the Dangote Group, has explained why the free petrol distribution initiative by Dangote Petroleum Refinery has not yet reduced fuel prices across the country. On Monday, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited raised the pump price of petrol to

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Dangote group to reabsorb sacked refinery workers after peace meeting

Promise Eze 1 October 2025 0

The Dangote Group has agreed to redeploy workers recently sacked by its subsidiary, Dangote Petroleum Refinery, following a series of reconciliation meetings brokered by the federal government. The ministry of labour and employment announced the resolution in a statement on Wednesday. It followed two days of talks involving Aliko Dangote, founder of the Dangote Group; […]

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Dangote says FG takes bigger share of cement revenue through taxes

Promise Eze 17 September 2025 0

Aliko Dangote, the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said the federal government earns more from his cement company through taxes than shareholders receive as dividends. Speaking during a press briefing at Dangote Refinery, Africa’s richest man explained that the company pays 52 percent of its turnover in various taxes. “For every N1 we […]

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Dangote refinery to begin direct petrol supply to 11 states September 15

Promise Eze 12 September 2025 0

The Dangote Group has announced that its petroleum refinery will commence direct supply of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to 11 states beginning Monday, September 15, 2025. The announcement was made in a press release shared via the Group’s official X account on Thursday. According to the statement, the distribution scheme will be free for all […]

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Dangote Group mourns Phyna’s sister killed by truck in Edo crash

Vincent Afolabi 31 August 2025 0

Dangote Group has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Ruth Otabor, sister of Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Ijeoma Josephina Otabor, popularly known as Phyna. Ruth died on Sunday, weeks after being involved in a road accident with one of the company’s trucks in Auchi, Edo state. In a statement signed by its […]

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Dangote is our partner in economic development-Togolese govt

Ihesiulo Grace 9 December 2022 0

By Joy Obakeye The Togolese Government has described Dangote Group as a great partner in Africa’s industrial and economic development. Prime Minister of Togo, Victoire Tomegah-Dogbe who visited Dangote Cement Pavilion at the ongoing 17th Lomé International Trade Fair said that the cement company is welcome to increase its investment in the country. Tomegah-Dogbe who […]

Business

Dangote bags engineering awards, pledges to boost sector

Ihesiulo Grace 24 August 2021 0

The Dangote Group has bagged three awards in recognition of its outstanding contributions to the development of the engineering profession in the country. The company said this in a statement by Mr Anthony Chiejina, Group Head, Corporate Communications, Dangote Industries Ltd., in Lagos on Tuesday. The statement said the awards were given by the Nigerian […]

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Dangote Group says refinery project on course for completion December

Ihesiulo Grace 9 June 2021 0

The Dangote Group says its 650,000BPD refinery project under construction in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos will be completed by end of December. Mr Edwin Devakumar, the company’s Group Executive Director, Strategy, Capital Projects and Portfolio Development, said this on Wednesday in Abuja. Devakumar while delivering a corporate keynote address at the Nigeria International Petroleum

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Bala-Usman defends Dangote over non-payment of NPA charges

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2021 0

*Says she didn’t breach NPA rules Suspended Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala Usman, has faulted reports that the NPA management under her leadership breached the authority’s rules and exempted the Dangote Group of companies from paying certain statutory charges at the Onne Ports, River State. In a statement on Tuesday, […]

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Why cement price is N2,450-N2,510 per bag in Nigeria, by Dangote Group

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2021 0

By motolani oseni Management of Dangote Cement Plc has clarified that the price of a bag of cement from its factories and plants across Nigeria as of 12th April 2021 is N2,450 in Obajana and Gboko, and N2,510 in Ibese inclusive of VAT. The clarification was made given recent insinuations that the company sells cement […]

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Dangote clarifies ownership of Obu-Okpella mines

Ihesiulo Grace 17 June 2020 0

…As FG declares BUA’s mining leases non-existent The Management of Dangote Group, on Monday, denied the claim by the BUA Group to the mining sites in Obu, Okpella, Edo State, refuting the ownership claim, as the latter said it relied on the Federal High Court recent judgment in Benin. Dangote advised the regulatory agencies to […]

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FG commends Dangote’s $30bn domestic revenue generation drive, road constructions

Ihesiulo Grace 16 December 2019 0

The Federal Government on Sunday commended the Dangote Group for its proposed plan to expand its domestic revenue generation drive from four billion dollars to 30 billion dollars annually from 2021 to boost the nation’s economy. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, gave the commendation during an inspection of the […]

Brands and Marketing Business

Which brand flies Africa’s lead flag in 2020?

Ihesiulo Grace 4 December 2019 0

In this outgoing year 2019, two African brands, MTN, the South African telecoms giant and Dangote, the Nigerian multinational industrial conglomerate, are locking horns in the number one position of Africa’s Most Admired Brand, going by the report, Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands ranking, recently released.  In the survey, Brand Africa sought answer to the question

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Dangote Group starts of rice factory in Kebbi

Ihesiulo Grace 11 November 2019 0

Birnin Kebbi – Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi on Sunday commended Dangote Group for setting up a rice mill in the state, saying it would create employment and boost the economy. Bagudu who visited the factory site at Saminaka in Shanga Local Government Area of the state, said the investment would also rack up the […]

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2019 Alaghodaro: Shell, Dangote, Nosark Group, KPMG, lead others to summit’s third edition

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2019 0

As preparations intensify for the third edition of the Alaghodaro Summit, leading firms in Nigeria including Shell Nigeria, the Dangote Group, Nosark Group and KPMG, among others, will lead local and international businesses to this year’s summit. The 2019 Alaghodaro Summit is organised to mark Governor Godwin Obaseki’s third year anniversary and would host the

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Bode George wrong in faulting Glo, Zenith, Dangote adverts on CNN-Ugoagwu

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2019 0

Chief Bode George, former National Deputy Chairman, People’s Democratic Party of Nigeria (PDP), was recently reported in the media to have criticised Nigeria domiciled companies who place adverts on CNN and other international media.  In this interview with the Brand Times anchor, Mike Bamigbola, the chief executive, STB-McCann Lagos, Paul Ugoagwu, who created the famous

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Dangote decries low contribution of manufacturing sector to Nigeria’s economy

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2019 0

President and Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote decried the low contributions of the manufacturing sector to Nigeria’s economy, which currently stands at 9 per cent unlike what is obtainable in Asian countries which is about 30 per cent. He made this observation during the plenary session at the ongoing 25th edition of the […]

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Job creation: Dangote scales up investments in Agriculture

Ihesiulo Grace 2 September 2019 0

Temitope Adebayo Determined to contribute to a significant reduction in the number of unemployed Nigerians, Dangote Group over the weekend announced that it was scaling up its investment in the agricultural sector. Agriculture, according to the group, is the only most visible way of addressing the high unemployment rate in the country. Dangote further assured […]

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Afcon: Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola promise Super Eagles $50,000, $25,000 per goal in semis, final

Ihesiulo Grace 12 July 2019 0

The day after their exquisite and efficient performance against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa, conquerors of seven-time champions and host nation Egypt, that saw them reach the semi-finals of AFCON 2019, the Super Eagles received pledges of more dollar rain from two of Africa’s richest businessmen. On a visit to the team’s Le Meridien […]

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Ramadan: Dangote Foundation feeds thousands of IDPs in Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 22 May 2019

Temitope Adebayo Succour came the way of the Internally Displaced Persons as the Aliko Dangote Foundation recently flagged off its 2019 Ramadan feeding scheme in Borno State. The annual scheme will see the Foundation feeding thousands of Internally Displaced Persons in the Northeast. There are about two million displaced persons in the state, according to […]