By Ayomide Otitoju Africa’s foremost industrialist, Aliko Dangote, and his conglomerate, Dangote Industries Limited, were honoured with three prestigious awards at the 15th annual Brand Africa 100 Awards held at the historic Africa Hall, headquarters of the African Union. Dangote Industries Limited was named the Most Admired African Brand following a comprehensive consumer-led survey conducted…
The ongoing dispute between Aliko Dangote and Nigerian regulatory authorities regarding the Dangote Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, has intensified. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) recently declared that the refinery is still awaiting government licensing to commence operations. To address the conflict, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, convened…
President of Dangote Industries, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and the Governor of the CBN, Godwin Emefiele have hailed the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, for turning the state into an investment friendly zone. The business magnates made this remark during the commissioning of the 42-kilometer Sagamu Interchange-Abeokuta dual carriageway by the President, Muhammadu Buhari. Dangote…
The latest data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index showed that Aliko Dangote was the only Nigerian on the list of 500 billionaires on Tuesday. The index, which polls the net worth of the richest 500 people in the world and updated by the close of trading at the New York Stock Exchange, showed that as…