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President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has called on developing nations to lay emphasis on technical and vocational education as a tool for accelerated industrial development and growth. Speaking at the Global Education First Initiative Anniversary & Learning for All Round Table held in New York, the United States, Dangote said that developing nations need […]

The Group Managing Director, (GMD)  Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Andrew Yakubu has pledged the Federal Government’s commitment to sustain the reform presently ongoing in the petroleum sector. Top on the reform agenda of the government according to Mr. Yakubu is the determined efforts of the Federal Government to ensure that the three refineries; […]

The Chairman of the House Committee on Petroleum Resources Upstream, Hon. Muraina Ajibola, on Thursday declared that the ongoing fight against crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism has escalated advising that Nigerians must stand up to fight the scourge because of its damaging effect on the nation’s economy. Hon. Muraina who led members of the […]

The Group Managing Director of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Mr. Phillips Oduoza, has been named Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) 30 “CEO of the Year” by African Investor; one of the leading investment and specialist communications firm advising governments and businesses on investments in Africa. Mr. Oduoza received the award at the Africa […]

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) is entering a Mutual Cooperation Agreement with Tertiary Institutions (MCATI), a move it says is in line with its mandate to produce world-class chartered accountants and continually enhance their ethical standards and technical competence. The MCATI will be based on the Institute’s new Professional Examinations syllabus, which […]

The Dangote Foundation has extended its grassroots poverty alleviation scheme to Adamawa and Yobe states with the disbursement of N655 million to 65, 000 vulnerable women and youths in the two states. The disbursement which is aimed at alleviating poverty by empowering the grassroots dwellers financially would ensure 31,500 women and youths across 21 local […]

It was a rain of Naira in Lagos on September 11, 2013, for the distributors of Dangote Cement as the management of the company splashed about N800 million on them as their sales bonus for 2012. The excited distributors from all states of the federation including Abuja, received various sums ranging from N2 million to […]

Dangote Cement Plc has embarked on practical training and demonstration of the process for production of quality blocks for block makers. This is in furtherance of its campaign against incessant building collapse in the country. The Company has also donated tools and other materials to block makers to assist them in the production of quality […]

The capacity for businesses in the agricultural sector in Nigeria to engineer economic growth and sustainable development, generate employment and reduce poverty is the major reason for the UBA Group’s significant increase in lending to the sector. This was made known by the Group Managing Director, UBA Mr. Phillips Oduoza, GMD/CEO at the just concluded […]

Dangote Industries Limited will today sign a loan agreement with a consortium of both local and international banks to the tune of $3.3billion for the purpose of constructing the biggest Petroleum Oil Refinery & Petrochemical/ Fertilizer Plants  in Nigeria. The plants, which will cost a total of $9 billion will generate up to 9,500 direct […]

United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), the Pan-African bank with operations in 19 African countries and New York, London and Paris, announces the launch of Project Alpha – the Group’s next stage focus of strategic transformation. UBA has for [8] years executed a dedicated strategy of local, regional and global expansion, whose implementation has seen […]

Worried by the spate of building collapse across the country, Dangote Cement Plc and the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) have agreed to partner to check this trend. Both organisations said they would launch investigations into the incidence to ascertain the cause. Speaking to journalists at the just concluded 43rd Builders Conference/Annual General Meeting (AGM) […]