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Dangote

For 6th Consecutive Year, Dangote beats MTN, Globacom, Others to Emerge Most Valuable Brand in Nigeria

Foremost Nigeria’s conglomerate, Dangote Industries Limited has emerged as Nigeria’s most valuable brand for the sixth consecutive year. This achievement was confirmed by the brand and marketing firm, TOP 50 BRANDS NIGERIA, as part of its comprehensive 2023 Top Brands perception assessment. Winning the award for a record 6th time confirms the foremost African indigenous […]

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Tinubu

Niger Crisis: Tinubu Meets With Touray, Abubakar, Ribadu To Douse Tension On Military Intervention

In futherance to dousing the tension created in the aftermath of the political crisis in Niger Republic, President Bola Tinubu is about now meeting with some critical stakeholders in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In attendance in the meeting holding at the State House, Abuja, with President Tinubu, who is the Chairman […]

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Dangote Ferterlzer

Ibeju Lekki Residents Applaud Dangote Refinery CSR Activities

The Committee of Baales and some residents of Ibeju Lekki, Lagos have showered encomium on the Management of Dangote Refinery, on its social responsibility initiatives. They expressed appreciation to the company for providing vital infrastructure for their communities, repairing all the entrance roads of the 15 host communities by grading, sand filling, and applying stone […]

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Ecowas

ECOWAS Standby Force Deployed For Immediate Restoration of Democracy in Niger; UN Support Awaited

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government Thursday rose from its second Extraordinary Summit on the political impasse in Niger Republic on Thursday, 10th August, 2023, with an order for the immediate deployment of its standby force to restore constitutional order in the country. The regional body also called […]

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Usaid

USAID Wants Nigeria to Prioritise Health Insurance, Family Planning, Nutrition

The United States Agency for International Development and stakeholders in the health sector have listed three key priority areas to work on for improved health care in the country. The Chief of Party, USAID Integrated Health Programme, Marta Levitt yesterday urged the Bola Tinubu-led government to prioritise and invest in health insurance, family planning and […]

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Ncc

Shun Sale, Use of Non-Type Approved Devices-NCC Warns

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has warned traders and other stakeholders about the negative consequences of selling and purchasing phones and telecommunications gadgets that are not type approved by the Commission. The certification of telecom devices used in the telecom sector is one of the mandates of the NCC as enshrined in the Nigerian Communications […]

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Sea Port

Nigeria, Others African Countries May Lose U.S. Market Over Uneven AGOA Utilisation

As the 2025 expiry date of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) nears, United States policymakers are considering if and how it should be extended, over concerns about uneven utilisation or poor reciprocity from African countries. Indeed, exports from Nigeria to the United States have fallen over the last few years, a trend an […]

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Dangote Pet

VCs Commend Dangote’s Impact on Nigeria’s Agricultural Revolution

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has been hailed as a foremost entrepreneur whose laudable interventions in the agricultural sector in Nigeria should be applauded and emulated by others. Many Nigerian University Vice Chancellors, under the auspices of Committee of Vice-Chancellors who were at the Dangote Fertiliser plant on a familiarisation visit over the weekend, […]

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Tinubu

Tinubu Declares State of Emergency on Food Security; Mutes National Commodity Board Over Food Prices

President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency on food security in the country. This comes as the Senate, yesterday, approved the president’s request to amend the 2022 Supplementary Act totalling N819 billion. The red chamber also gave the president the go-ahead to remove N500 billion from the N819 billion to fund a social […]

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Dangote Pet

Bloomberg Rates Dangote Africa’s Richest Man with $15.6bn; Emerges Only Nigerian Among Six Africans in Top 500 Index

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote remains the richest man in Africa, despite the volatility of Nigerian currency against the dollar. Bloomberg in its daily top billionaire lists, released on Tuesday, revealed that Dangote with a wealth of $15.6 billion topped other Africans in the Index. Dangote, who remains the richest man in Africa for […]

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Abiola A

UBA Appoints First Female CEO For Africa Operations

The Board of Directors of the United Bank for Africa Plc, Africa’s Global Bank, today announces the appointment of Mrs. Abiola Bawuah, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UBA Africa. Bawuah will also join the Group Board as an Executive Director, overseeing the Group’s operations across the African continent, outside Nigeria. UBA operates in 19 […]

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Refinery Fake

Dangote Dismisses Refinery Commissioning Plan, Says ‘Its Fake News’

Dangote Industries Limited, Nigeria’s diversified and fully integrated conglomerate, with interests spaning a range of sectors in Nigeria and across Africa, has dismissed the news that it plans to inaugurates its multi-purpose petroleum refinery located in Lagos, on the 24th January, 2023. The management of the conglomerate dismissed the planned inauguration of the refinery, describbing […]

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