President Bola Tinubu has described the late Founder of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Otunba Olasubomi Balogun, as an institution in the Nigerian banking sector and a model for generations of bankers. Tinubu stated this on Saturday during the funeral service of Balogun at the Cathedral Church of Our...
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…Dangote and Chukwuma coming second and third respectively By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Mr. Tony Elumelu, Chairman of UBA Plc and Heirs Holdings, has emerged as the most admired business leader in Nigeria in a national survey conducted by a Lagos- based national publication, The Top10 Magazine....
MTN Nigeria Communications (MTNN) Plc has beaten Dangote Cement Plc, and others to emerge as the most profitable company in Nigeria in 2022 after making N553.97 billion. This is based on information gathered from the companies audited results released on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX). According to the NGX, Nigerian...
(The Dangote brand has, for the sixth consecutive year, been adjudged the most admired african brand among top 100 brands on the continent. The company announced the development in a statement signed by Mr Francis Awowole- Browne, corporate communications personnel, Dangote Group, on Sunday in Lagos. According to the...
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) said another flight with a batch of evacuees is expected on Sunday, with conclusion ongoing on necessary clearance for take off. This is contained in a statement by Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols, NiDCOM on Saturday. Balogun said...
By TENEBE ANTHONIA, Lagos – The Group Chief Executive Officer, Dangote Industries Limited, Mr Olakunle Alake has expressed delight upon the completion of the listing of the firm’s N200bn series 1 and 2 Bonds on Nigerian Exchange Limited, commending the depth of capital market. This was said at the...
The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mr Clement Agba has called for the shifting of the planned March 2023 Population and Housing Census to May. Agba, made the call at the High Level Partners’ Engagement on the 2023 population and housing census in Abuja on Monday....
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Dangote Industries Ltd. (DIL) has signed an agreement with China Sinoma International Engineering to build a six million tonnes per annum cement plant in Itori, Ogun State. The development was contained in a statement signed by Mr Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief Branding and Communication Officer, DIL, on Wednesday in...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nigerians from all walk of life had continue to troop into Gudi, the country home of the Governor Abdullahi Sule, to commiserate with the Nasarawa State first family. Earlier, Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, said he was in Gudi to condole with the family of...
The Federal Government says it will be hosting a team of investors from Saudi Arabia in March to explore areas of business and investments benefit between both countries. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said this on Wednesday in Abuja when he briefed newsmen on the...
Hajiya Halima Aliko-Dangote, Executive Director, Commercial Operations, Dangote Group, on Wednesday restated the company’s commitment to creating value for all stakeholders across its subsidiaries via its focused investment decisions. Aliko-Dangote, represented by Mr Rabiu Umar, Chief Commercial Officer, Dangote Group, said this at the 36th Lagos International Trade Fair...
The Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME) says 84 individuals and organisations are to receive its Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) impact awards. A statement issued on Friday by the President and Chairman of the Governing Council of NASME, Dr Abdulrashid Yerima, described the MSMEs impact...
The National Security Council says it ordered the reopening of the Obajana Cement Company for the sake of peace and Nigeria’s economic prosperity. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the cement company was initially closed down following disagreements between the Kogi government and management of the company,...
The Kogi Government has again debunked claims by the Dangote Group that Obajana Cement Factory is owned, 100 per cent, by the Conglomerate, insisting that there was no valid acquisition. The state government, in a statement issued by the information Commissioner, Kingsley Fanwo, in Lokoja on Friday, claimed that...
The Crude Oil Refiners Association of Nigeria (CORAN), the umbrella body of indigenous crude oil refiners, has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) to create crude refinery intervention fund for its members. Its Secretary, Mr Olusegun Ilori, made the appeal in a statement on Wednesday after a visit...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, was agog on Saturday morning when dignitaries from far and near stormed the city to attend the wedding fatiha of the daughter of the 2023 All Progressives Congress (APC) Vice-Presidential Candidate and former Governor of the state, Senator...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Zulum on Saturday, in a grand gathering in Keffi, joined Vice President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo, Chairman, Dangote Group of Companies Alhaji Aliko Dangote, and other leaders across Nigeria to witness the wedding ceremony of Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi...
MTN and DSTV were among 100 companies that bagged outstanding awards at the 2022 edition of the Brand Africa Award ceremony on Wednesday. Brand Africa is a non-profit intergenerational organisation that inspires a brand-led African renaissance to transform the continent’s image, by driving Africa’s competitiveness, connecting Africa, and creating...
Dangote Cement Company says it has completed its N116 billion Series 2 bond issuance which is the largest corporate bond issuance in the Nigerian capital market. The company disclosed this in a statement made available on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) Website on Wednesday in Lagos. According to the...