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Dangote Cement Capacity jumps with New Plants in Nigeria, others

Dangote Cement has concluded plans to expand its production capacity through the construction of a new 6Mt integrated cement plant in Itori, Ogun State. According to the Group Managing Director, of Dangote Cement, Mr. Arvind Pathak, the new plant on…

Porter Novelli unveils ‘borderless’ network model for client needs

The Connected Core brings together the best talent in a team that’s borderless and not restricted by region – providing clients with agility, connectivity and accelerated growth Porter Novelli, one of the biggest PR consultancies in the world, has introduced…

Forbes 2023 Index: Dangote Still Africa’s Richest for 12th Consecutive Year

…Listed among world’s top 200 richest persons   For the 12th year consecutively, Aliko Dangote, President of the pan-African Conglomerate, the Dangote Group has emerged the richest man in Africa, despite economic headwinds that affected the fortunes of half of…

Dangote Granite Mines doles out scholarships for host communities in Ogun

Excitement rented the air at the weekend as Dangote Granite Mines, Ijebu Igbo, a subsidiary of Dangote Group, awarded multi-million Naira scholarships to 60 host communities’ students in various schools in the country as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility…

The true story of Mmesoma Ejikeme Fake JAMB Score, By Soludo Committee

Recall Mr. Governor that with the recent release of scores of candidates who applied for admission by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), and subsequent announcement of Nkechiyere Umeh as the candidate with the highest score of 360, Ejikeme…

NDLEA seizes 4,560kg skunk in Lagos, Adamawa, Osun

…busts skucchies factory in Ogun   No fewer than 4,560 kilograms of skunk have been seized in interdiction operations in Lagos, Adamawa and Osun by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, who also raided a skucchies factory…

Just in: Ministry, Customs synergise to end overtime cargoes crisis at ports

The Federal Ministry of Transportation has started moves to synergize with the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) in the disposal of over-time cargo to pave way for effective and efficient service delivery at the ports. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of…

Enugu dethrones defending champion, OAU to win ASPMDA Unity Cup

It was excitement, action-packed and breathtaking match at the First Bank Playground, Satellite Town Lagos as Enugu Coal City FC beat the defending champion, OAU to win the 2023 ASPMDA Geo-political Unity Cup by 2:1. Enugu took the lead in…

CSR: FG receives 65 Engineering Graduates Trained by CCECC in China

The Federal Government Wednesday received 65 Nigerians students that were in 2018 sent to China to study Railway Engineering and other Transportation related courses by China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) as part of its social corporate responsibility. Speaking at…

Sanwo-Olu hikes Building Plan Approval Permit in Lagos

Building planning permit rates have yet again taken a leap in the construction and real estate sector in Lagos, following a review of prices by the state government last month, raising fears among prospective home builders and property developers of…