Dangote flags of Rice backward integration in Kogi with graduate youths
…Targets 1mmt of rice in 2018 Leading industrialist, Aliko Dangote has energized a value chain that will fast forward Nigeria’s quest for backward integration in rice production. This stemmed from the a new Youth Farming Initiative (YFI) powered by Dangote…
Dangote Foundation, GBCHealth build coalition on health services in Africa
Dangote Foundation and African Business Coalition on Health (GBCHealth) have developed a partnership to build a strong health service system for Africa. Chairman of Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote, had shared plans to build an African Business Coalition on Health (ABCHealth),…
Continental cement merchant, Dangote eyeing South Africa’s cement company
Leading industrialist and emerging continental cement conglomerate investor, Aliko Dangote, has been linked to a fresh move to buy into PPC Group Limited, by way of counteroffers to bid for South Africa’s largest cement company. A credible source in the…
Abiola’s experience, investments, forced Dangote to rejects PDP’s free 2019 ticket
More facts have emerged on why Africa’s richest man and conglomerate industrialist, Aliko Dangote, has shun rumoured moves by the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), to give him free presidential ticket in 2019. Analysts who had been following the experiences of…
N200b Dangote world class Varsity berthing in Abuja soon
Formal expression of interest and documentation of approval processes for the construction of Dangote University in Abuja have begun in earnest, Business Hilights can authoritatively report. Documents bumped upon by our Abuja Bureau Chief on Monday showed that African leading…
Dangote plots $50b group investment in US, EU from 2020 via partnerships
In what may seem saturation of investments in Africa, leading African industrialist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has given an indication suggesting that his group may begin gradual reduction in African stakes for Europe and Americas. In a recent interview, he said…
Dangote invests in solar power plant, seals MoU on 100MW with Kano State
Kano State government is now changing its narrative on issues of electricity for industrial purpose in partnership with leading conglomerate, the Dangote Group. Already, both parties have sealed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the proposed 100 megawatts Dangote-Black Rhino…
Tracking Now: Finish your refinery before 2019-FG begs Dangote
…We’ll deliver the $18bn facility in 2019—Dangote The Federal Government on Monday afternoon, opened up to President of Dangot Industries, saying “it relies heavily on the Dangote refinery to fulfil its promise to Nigerians to end fuel importation by December…
Dangote, Zuma group driving revival of Nigeria’s coal industry for power
More private sector investors are deepening activities in the nation’s moribund coal exploration industry as part of renewed drive to grow power supply for mega industries. It would be recalled that coal is one of the major sources of power…
Nigeria may lose out from US aid over failure to drive coal for energy scheme
Fresh indication emerged weekend from the office of the US Treasury that Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) that Donald Trump is working on rethinking its opposition to the use of fossil fuels, especially coal. If the deal sales through, in Africa,…
