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BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – The Management of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has clarified that the truck involved in the recent accident in Enugu State does not belong to the Dangote Group. According to DIL, investigations revealed that the vehicle in question is owned by Visco Investment Global Limited, …
Read More »Ogun Is Nigeria’s Top Investment Destination, Gov Abiodun Tells AfCFTA Panel In Algiers
…Showcases Ogun Investment Opportunities ALGIERS, ALGERIA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has told the international community that Ogun State is actively breaking trade barriers through bold initiatives designed to attract investment and deepen trade. Governor Dapo Abiodun stated this while participating in a high-level panel session titled “Investment …
Read More »Ogun Releases Land For Ijebu Ode Inland Dry Port
ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State government has officially allocated 130 hectares of land along the Epe/Mojoda Expressway in Ijebu Ode to the Federal Government for the development of the proposed Ijebu Ode Port Terminal Project. The land release comes in response to a formal request made by …
Read More »How GTCO Increases GTBank’s Paid-Up Capital To N504 Billion
LAGOS, NIGERIA, AUGUST 29, 2025 – Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (NGX: GTCO; LSE: GTCO), today announced that it has increased its investment in its wholly owned Banking subsidiary, Guaranty Trust Bank Limited (“GTBank”) to ₦504 billion through a rights issue subscription for 6,994,050,290 ordinary shares of fifty kobo each …
Read More »Dangote Group To Build $2.5bn Fertiliser Plant In Ethiopia, Retains 60% Ownership
BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), the strategic investment arm of the Government of Ethiopia, and Dangote Group have announced the signing of a comprehensive shareholders’ agreement to develop, construct, and operate a world-class urea fertilizer production complex in Gode, Ethiopia. Under the partnership structure, …
Read More »Dangote Equips CNG Trucks With Cameras, Begins Recertification Of All Drivers
BY ABU-SATAR HAMED OBAJANA, KOGI STATE, NIGERIA – As part of its commitment to achieving zero tolerance for road accidents, Dangote Cement Plc has commenced the installation of surveillance cameras on all its Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) trucks. In a related move, the Dangote Articulated Trucks Drivers Training School (DATDTS), …
Read More »Over 1,500 Dangote Cement Truck Drivers Undergo Fitness Screening For Safe Driving
BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA -No fewer than 1,500 Dangote Cement truck drivers have undergone intensive screening to determine their mental, psychological, and physical fitness for safe driving. Group Managing Director of Dangote Cement Plc, Arvind Pathak, disclosed this to journalists shortly after his presentation at the 2025 …
Read More »From Big Ideas To Big Wins, Oxygen X Has You Covered
LAGOS, NIGERIA – There’s a moment we all wait for. The shift from almost to finally, from planning to doing, from dreaming to living – that moment when it’s your turn. At Oxygen X Finance Company, that moment has a name: You Are Next. In a country where access to …
Read More »Zenith Bank Celebrates 35th Anniversary, Awards For Pioneer Customers, Long-Serving Staff In Grand Style
BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – Amidst pomp and pageantry layered with a mixture of glitz and glamour, Zenith Bank Plc marked its 35th anniversary with a commemorative Chairman’s Dinner at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Friday, August 15, 2025. In recognition of …
Read More »Dangote Cement Reaffirms Commitment To Road Safety, Trains Over 200 Drivers At Ibese-Yewa Plant
BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The management of Dangote Cement Plc has said that it is irrevocably committed to the training and retraining of its drivers to ensure safe and smooth driving across the length and breadth of Nigeria. Speaking during the 2025 Annual Driver’s Retreat themed …
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