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Dangote Refinery deepens local content with 120 contracts valued at over $368m

Emerging 650,000bpd capacity Dangote Refinery, Lekki in Lagos Nigeria, has so far awarded $368m worth of contracts to 120 local contractors in line with the prevailing Nigerian oil industry content development initiative. This was revealed by the Group Executive Director,…

Grassroots wealth creation pushing Dangote Group to rice farming—Edwin

The Group Executive Director and Coordinator of Dangote Rice Project (DRP), Mr. Devakumar Edwin has given fresh insights on why Dangote Group is venturing into large scale rice farming and production. Business Hilights recalls that Dangote Group had in 2014,…

Dangote refinery can only alter situations in W’Africa, Nigeria in particular—OPEC

More revelations have emerged from the new global Outlook on oil and gas activities released by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Africa, hinting that the coming on stream of Dangote Refinery cannot change narrative beyond West Africa…

Concrete, not asphalt best for Nigerian roads—-Dangote

In view of the level of sustainability and near zero maintenance cost on the road leading to Obajana Cement factory, the Group Executive Director, Strategy, Portfolio Development and Capital Projects, Dangote Industries Limited, Mr. Devakumar Edwin, has advised for use…