Business

Dangote Salt rewards drivers for accident-free, target delivery in 2018

Ihesiulo Grace 17 April 2019

Joy Obakeye The management of NASCON Allied Industries Plc has said it would continue to accord its staff due to recognition just as it rewarded its truck drivers for meeting product delivery target and driving accident-free in 2018. Executive Director, Commercial, Hajiya Fatima Aliko Dangote,

Business

NASCON records N4.4bn profits in 2018

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2019

Temitope Adebayo The Management of NASCON Allied Industries (formerly National Salt Company), a member of the Dangote Group, has announced revenue of N25.8 billion and a Profit After Tax (PAT) of N4.4 billion, as at the close financial year ended December 31, 2018. To this end, the shareholders will be paid a dividend payout of […]

Business

There are better days ahead for business community in Nigeria- Dangote

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2019 0

President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said that there are better days ahead for the business community in Nigeria, even as the nation sets for gubernatorial elections on March 9, 2019. Dangote said there is a lot happening in Nigeria, and elections did not deter his companies from investing in the country. “I […]

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Economic volatility: Dangote steps up investments in Agriculture

Ihesiulo Grace 3 December 2018 0

…Thumbs up FG’s economic blueprint Against the background of Nigeria’s economic vulnerability, President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has stated that the current efforts of the Federal Government at diversifying the economy to an agriculture centered one remains the viable solution to creating a healthy economy. Dangote, who was speaking at the weekend in his

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Illegal haulage: Dangote woos Nigerians with reward to arrest erring drivers

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2018 0

…Promises informant N250, 000 In an effort aimed at ridding the organization of unscrupulous drivers, the management of the Dangote Group has solicited the help of members of the public to assist in apprehending persons engaging in illegal haulage activities with the organization’s trucks. The company subsequently announced a mouth-watering monetary reward for any

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Dangote investments account for 10% of Nigeria’s GDP- Report

Ihesiulo Grace 31 October 2018 0

…With investments worth more than $40bn in Nigeria …Targets biggest $10bn philanthropic foundation in Africa As Nigeria remains the biggest economy in Africa, latest report has revealed that more than whopping $40 billion investments by the Dangote Group are responsible for over 10 per cent of the Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The report, published

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Dangote emerges 2018 Nigerian Risk Award winner

Ihesiulo Grace 10 September 2018 0

Dangote Group has emerged winner of the 2018 prestigious Nigerian Risk Award (NRA) which recognises organisations who have made measurable impact within their sector through the effective application of good governance, risk management and internal control systems and strategies. The award was at the weekend conferred on Dangote at the Fourth NRA summit attended by […]

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Manufacturing, key to economic growth, development- Dangote

Ihesiulo Grace 28 August 2018 0

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. According to Halima Dangote, the economic realities around the world have shown

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Poverty reduction: Dangote tasks private sector on women empowerment

Ihesiulo Grace 1 June 2018 0

…lifts 13,000 women in Nasarawa President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has urged private sector operators and Government at all levels to adequately empower women as a means of poverty reduction. Dangote said once our women have been successfully enabled to support their homes and families, poverty will gradually become a thing of the past […]

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Dangote Group to replace 3 FRSC cars crushed by coy trucks

Ihesiulo Grace 18 January 2018 0

The Honorary Adviser to the President/ CEO of the Dangote Group, Mr Joseph Makoju has pledged to replace three of the Federal Road Safety Corps’ (FRSC) vehicles which were involved in road crashes with Dangote trucks. He equally promised, to adopt the standard practice of using three number plates on their trucks instead of two, […]

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Ministry alleges BUA using militia, soldiers to mine Dangote’s sites

Ihesiulo Grace 8 December 2017 0

The management of BUA Group has been using armed militia, soldiers and policemen to mine marble and limestone in mining sites allocated to the Dangote Group, the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development has alleged. In a statement signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Mohammed Abass, and made available to our correspondent, the ministry said […]

Opinion

Dangote, the Congo plant and the imperative of African industrialization

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2017 0

The Dangote Group of Nigeria, one of the pre-eminent industrial conglomerates in Africa, in pursuit of its pan-African development and emancipation strategy, on November 23, 2017 formally launched its newest economic development industrial project, the Dangote Cement plant in Mfila, in Congo-Brazzaville. With this $300 million dollars, 1.5 million metric tonne per annum

Editorial

The value of economic summits

Ihesiulo Grace 7 November 2017 0

When the first Nigerian Economic Summit (NES) was held in Abuja in February 1993, little did the organisers know that economic summit will one day snowball into an idea that is widely accepted across the country. Today, families, corporate bodies, states and the federal government have embraced the idea and they regularly organise their economic […]

Business

Plateau, Dangote partner to revive ailing industries

Ihesiulo Grace 23 August 2017 0

Plateau State Governor Mr. Simon Lalong, on Monday, said his administration was committed to reviving ailing industries in the state with a view to creating jobs and reducing poverty. He said Plateau was desirous to partner Dangote Group towards realising this goal. The governor stated this in Lagos, when he led a team of top […]

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Dangote seeks help to tackle hunger in IDP camps

Ihesiulo Grace 12 July 2017 0

Troubled about the unhealthy conditions of the internally displaced persons in various camps across the country, President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has called on well-meaning Nigeria to rise up to the occasion and assist government in ameliorating the situation in IDPs camps. Dangote noted that this is the time wealthy Nigerians should stand up […]

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Dangote Set to Launch 25,000 Hectares of Rice Outgrower Scheme in Sokoto

Ihesiulo Grace 13 February 2017 0

Dangote Rice, a subsidiary of Dangote Group is set to launch in Sokoto state it’s multi-million naira 25,000 hectares of rice outgrower scheme 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 Wednesday, flag […]

Business

Dangote Group to assist FG out of recession

Ihesiulo Grace 28 November 2016 0

Dangote Group has pledged to support the federal government and Kano State in exploring key sectors of the economy to cushion the effect of the recession among Nigerians. The group said in a statement on Monday in Abuja, that it would explore opportunities opening up in agriculture, mining and infrastructure, through partnership with the levels […]

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Kaduna Trade Fair: Dangote Partners KADCCIMA

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2015 0

The Kaduna State Chamber of Commerce Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KADCCIMA) has described Dangote Group’s sponsorship of the upcoming 36th Kaduna International Trade Fair as yet another huge contribution to the Nigerian economy by a single business entity. The fair is coming as the Dangote conglomerate scaled up its business frontiers which also tallies with […]

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Dangote Boosts Senegal’s Construction Sector, Introduces 42.5 Grade Cement

Ihesiulo Grace 31 March 2015 0

Dangote Group has raised the scale of standards in Senegal’s construction sector, with the introduction of the higher quality 42.5 grade cement into the African country. The company rolled out products from its $300 million Cement Plant in Senegal amidst excitement by the country’s government for creating 5,000 direct employment. The giant stride of Dangote […]