Gov Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has urged Dangote Industries Limited to consider investing in more sectors of the state economy. Sule, in a statement on Sunday, said the state was home to solid mineral resources and the strategic partnership between both parties would speed up Nigeria’s industrialisation process. The governor, represented by Nasarawa State’s…
Africa’s richest man and industrialist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has pledged a whopping N15 billion to Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology (ADUSTECH), Wudil, Kano State, for various capital development projects. The billionaire businessman, who also serves as the Chancellor of the institution, made the announcement on Saturday during the university’s 5th combined convocation ceremony….
The Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology Wudil has announced plans to confer honourary Doctorate Degrees on some notable Nigerians in recognition of their selfless services to the nation. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that the recipients include: Alhaji Dahiru Mangal, Chief Author Eze, Dr Adeniyi Raji (SAN), Alhaji Ado Mohammad…
The Dangote Refinery has announced another reduction in the gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from N865 to N835 per litre. Anthony Echiejina, the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer of Dangote, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Echiejina said that the price slash came after the…
A faculty member of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology(ADUSTECH),Wudil, Dr Mubarak Mahmoud, has invented a new method of measuring the height of a tree. The invention uses a photographic approach leveraging Mathematical principles. The Head of Information and Public Relations Unit of the University, Abdullahi Abdullahi, said this in a statement on Wednesday…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery says it has began exporting refined petroleum products to many African, European, American and Asian markets. The Deputy Regional Director, South East, Dangote Cement, Mr Ayirioritse Okerentie, made the disclosure at the ongoing 36th Enugu International Trade Fair on Dangote Special Day. The regional director listed the products to include aviation fuel…
Dangote Industries Ltd. says it would ensure that Nigeria becomes self-sufficient in cement, agriculture, mining and petroleum production. The Regional Sales Director, Southeast, Dangote Cement, Dr Abayomi Shittu stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Sunday at the ongoing 36th Enugu International Trade Fair. “Dangote Industries Ltd….
Some Ibadan residents have expressed anxiety over an anticipated increase in prices of items following Dangote Refinery’s move to stop the transaction of petroleum products in Naira come March 31. The respondents shared their minds in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Tuesday. A graphic designer, Mr Oluyemi Ojeyemi,…
Dangote Cement Plc has achieved a “B” score in climate change and water security disclosures released by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). This is contained in a statement by the Managing Director and Chief Executive, Dangote Cement, Mr Arvind Pathak, on Monday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that CDP is the…
The Aliko Dangote Foundation on Tuesday donated 25,000 bags of rice to the less privileged in Bauchi State as palliative to help ease their Ramadan fasting. Speaking during the distribution, Mr Ahmed Hashim, a representative of the Dangote Foundation, said that the foundation would also distribute the 10 kilograms bags of rice to some privileged…
