If all goes to plan, Aliko Dangote, Nigeria’s most successful businessman and the richest person in Africa, is about to bring online a $20bn oil refinery outside Lagos that could transform the continent’s biggest economy. Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote faces accusations of unfair practices and a struggle to secure crude …
Read More »Give Africans Visa on Arrival to Aid Trade, Dangote urges African Countries
Africa’s richest man,Aliko Dangote has encouraged African countries to be deliberate in liberalising integration and allow for easy entry and exit of Africans. The Dangote Group CEO, who spoke on Sunday at the 30th Afreximbank Annual Meetings held in Accra, Ghana, stated that if the continent was committed to boosting …
Read More »Remove trade barriers to sustain growth, Dangote urges African countries
The President of Dangote Group, Mr Aliko Dangote, has urged African countries to remove all barriers hindering free trade among them to achieve sustainable growth and development across the continent. Dangote gave the advice at a launch of a special publication, The World Ahead 2023, by The Economist, a media …
Read More »Dangote Provides N10bn Support to Nigeria’s Education Sector
The Dangote Group of Companies says its intervention in education development in Nigeria through the philanthropic arm, Aliko Dangote Foundation so far, has hit N10 billion. The figure was contained in a statement issued by Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief Branding and Corporate Communication, Dangote Group, in Lokoja on Wednesday. According …
Read More »Dangote Cement Nets N761.4bn Revenue in 9 Months
Dangote Cement Plc on Saturday posted a revenue of N761.4 billion in nine months ending September 30, 2020, indicating a 12 percent increase over revenues for the corresponding period in 2019, according to a statement by Michel Puchercos, group chief executive officer, Dangote cement. The statement made available to the News …
Read More »171 Millionaires Emerge in Dangote Cement Promo
Dangote Cement Plc says 171 millionaires across the nation have emerged in its ongoing ‘Bag of Goodies Promo season 2’. The company made this known in a statement signed by Mr Anthony Chiejina, Group Head, Corporate Communications, Dangote Industries Limited on Sunday. The promo, which kicked off in July, is …
Read More »Gates, Dangote Hail Achievement As WHO Declared Africa Polio-Free
Philanthropists Bill Gates and Aliko Dangote have hailed the declaration of Nigeria by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as being polio-free. The global health body on Tuesday certified Nigeria and the rest of Africa polio-free. The WHO Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) said the major milestone was achieved four years …
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