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Dangote, Pope, Trump, others named in Time 100 Most Influential People for 2026

Peter AnayoApril 16, 2026

by Peter AnayoApril 16, 202601368

Africa’s leading industrialist, Aliko Dangote, has been named in the 2026 TIME100 list of the world’s most influential people. The list, released by TIME Magazine on April 15, featured global leaders across politics, business, technology and culture. Those listed include U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Israeli Prime......

Energy

Dangote, NNPC Seal Strategic Gas Agreements

EditorFebruary 1, 2026February 1, 2026

by EditorFebruary 1, 2026February 1, 202601489

Towards meeting the energy demands of their ongoing expansion projects, three subsidiaries of Dangote Industries Limited, Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote Fertiliser Plant and Dangote Cement Plc have scaled up their Gas Sales and Purchase Agreements (GSPA) with subsidiaries of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd): Nigerian Gas......

Opinion

Dangote, Monopoly Power, and Political Economy of Failure

EditorDecember 20, 2025

by EditorDecember 20, 202501486

BY BLAISE UDUNZE Nigeria’s refining crisis is one of the country’s most enduring economic contradictions. Africa’s largest crude oil producer, strategically located on the Atlantic coast and home to over 200 million people, has for decades depended on imported refined petroleum products. This illogicality has drained foreign exchange, weakened the......

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Strike continues as NUPENG, Dangote, FG talks deadlock

EditorSeptember 9, 2025September 9, 2025

by EditorSeptember 9, 2025September 9, 202501134

.Nigerians back Dangote Refinery on CNG trucks SYLVESTER AKOR, Abuja with agency reports Talks between the Federal Government, organised labour, and representatives of the Dangote Group over the strike declared by the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG ended in deadlock on Monday night in Abuja.......

Business & Economy

Dangote, Afreximbank , others sign $1.35bn refinery refinancing deal

Peter AnayoAugust 6, 2025

by Peter AnayoAugust 6, 202501823

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the signing of a US$1.35 billion financing facility in favour of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL). The facility is part of a larger, approximately US$4 billion syndicated financing arrangement for Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Africa’s largest industrial conglomerate. Afreximbank acted as the Mandated Lead Arranger......

Agriculture

Dangote, Niger govt sign agreement to boost rice production

Peter AnayoJuly 25, 2025

by Peter AnayoJuly 25, 202502537

.As minister lauds Dangote Cement’s Ibese Plant donation of farming inputs to host community To boost rice production in the country, Dangote Rice Limited, a subsidiary of Dangote Industries Limited, yesterday in Lagos signed a purchase and sale agreement with Niger State Government-owned Niger Foods Security Systems and Logistics......

Sanwo-Olu at 60: Makinde, Aiyedatiwa, Dangote, others grace occasion

Peter AnayoJune 26, 2025June 26, 2025

by Peter AnayoJune 26, 2025June 26, 20250924

IBRAHIM QUADRI Governors of Oyo, Seyi Makinde, Ondo, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Osun, Ademola Adeleke and Ekiti, Biodun Oyebanji States and hundreds of other eminent Nigerians, facilitated with the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Also present were the richest man in......

Dangote, Zenith Bank, Governors, Alawuba, Agbanari, Soneye, others bag Champion Newspapers’ Annual Awards tomorrow

Peter AnayoJune 6, 2025

by Peter AnayoJune 6, 20250892

CHINWE ODITA, News Editor The Annual Champion Newspapers’ Awards is scheduled to hold tomorrow, Saturday, June 7 at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, as Awardees, their families, friends and invited guests are thrilled and full of expectation ahead of this year’s edition The climax of......

Uncategorized

Govt’s support for Dangote Refinery will encourage further investments in downstream-MAN

EditorNovember 14, 2024November 14, 2024

by EditorNovember 14, 2024November 14, 20240706

Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has solicited the support of both Nigerians and the government for Dangote Refinery, to enable it to perform optimally. The support, they canvassed will also serve as an impetus for other investors to invest in the downstream sector of the petroleum industry in the......