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Dangote Refinery to break, set new record of 57,000 Personnel in a single company

The President/Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote has disclosed plans to increase the human capacity at the Dangote Refinery Project site from 40,000 to 57,000 personnel in the coming months. According to him, the project currently employs 29,000 Nigerians…

Dangote, only Nigerian on Bloomberg’s top Billionaires’ list

…As fortune jumps to $17.8bn Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has significantly moved up in the World billionaires’ list as his fortune increased to $17.8 billion as against last year’s $14.8 billion to emerge as the only Nigerian in the…

Dangote plans bill to make PSO give 1% of all profits to fund health

Chairman, Aliko Dangote Foundation and Africa’s biggest philanthropist, Aliko Dangote, has urged all Private Sector Operators’ (PSO) to commit one per cent of their profits to fund the health sector challenges in Nigeria, to enable the country tackle crisis like…

Dangote seeks high Healthcare Funding, as Africa gets Polio-free Certification

Chairman, Aliko Dangote Foundation and Africa’s foremost philanthropist, Aliko Dangote has urged governments across Africa, the Federal Government of Nigeria, and State governments to increase their budget allocations to the healthcare sector, to help ensure improved basic healthcare for the…

CSR: Dangote Refinery partner NDE to train Ibjeu-Lekki Youths on Skills

The Dangote Refinery Group in collaboration with the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has began a six-month skills’ acquisition programme for the second batch of 200 youths in Ibeju-Lekki Community in Lagos State. The training, which was flagged-off by Dangote…

Bag of Goodies Promo: Previous winners excited over coming Season 2

…Commend Dangote for transforming their lives Previous winners of star prizes in the Bag of Goodies National Consumer Promo Season 1, done by Dangote Cement Plc in 2019 have expressed huge excitement over the approaching Season 2 version, which is…

CACovid builds, donates 150-bed isolation centre, medical equipment to Lagos

The Private Sector led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has donated a 150-bed fully equipped  isolation facility with medical equipment worth millions of naira to the Lagos State Government, to provide support in the fight against the virus within the state….

NNPC leads wealthy Nigerians, corporate citizens to gross COVID-19 donations

President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted the public-spiritedness of wealthy Nigerians and organizations for standing up to be counted in the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic. The President commends members of the Nigerian Private Sector Coalition Against Covid-19, made of people…

Dangote dissociates border closure to drop in his Cement’s 2019 earnings shock

…But closure forced Dangote cement export to fell 41% in 2019 Contrary to trending news report that one of the key reasons why Dangote Cement experienced drop in profitability for the year 2019 was border closure, President of the Dangote…

Fidelity Bank’s MD flags off ‘Give them Wings’ scheme for Nigerian youths

Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr Nnamdi Okonkwo, weekend in Lagos flagged off a strategic scheme tagged ‘Give them Wings’, saying the initiative is designed to empower Nigerian youth. Giving emphasis on the initiative Saturday at Fidelity Bank appreciation…