The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has presented the first sample of Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as petrol. Dangote made the presentation on Tuesday during a broadcast at his refinery located in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State. The refinery, with a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, has been engaged in a…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, attending the 2024 Summit of the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation alongside President Bola Ahmed Tinubu., NGF Chairman Governor AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq and Hon. Minister of Finance Wale Edun, in Beijing.
▪︎Nonye Ayeni, NEPC’s ED/CE The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has affirmed that its “Operation Double Your Exports” initiative, positively influenced the sector’s performance as it recorded $2.7 billionnon-oil exports in the first half of 2024. This represented a 6.26 per cent increase from the $2.5 billion recorded during the same period in 2023. This…
▪︎Thomas Etuh Thomas Etuh’s Tak Agro and Theophilus Danjuma’s TY Holdings, have acquired Notore Chemical Industries Plc in Onne, Rivers State, for $150 million. “We put $150 million into an escrow account. Being a publicly quoted company, we were made to go through a bid process and won the bid,” Etuh told BusinessDay.“I am excited…
The Iron Rod and Steel Distributors Employers of Nigeria (IRSDEUN) is demanding the outcome of the reports on suspected iron rod producers from the Standard Organization of Nigeria and Tax laws from the Federal Inland Revenue Service, as mandated by the House of Representatives Committee on Steel Development. Industrial Times, learned that in a letter…
” I invite all interested investors and partners to join us in leveraging these opportunities to build a prosperous future for Lagos and Nigeria.” Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Governor of Lagos State, said today, during the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry International Business Conference, Expo 2024, tagged ‘Invest Nigeria.’ Sanwo-Olu told investors at the Conference…
• President of China, Xi Jinping A report by China Briefing, a regional Asian publication has revealed that China is home to over 2,000 industry clusters. The report said that China contributed about 30 per cent of the global manufacturing value in 2023, making it the world’s manufacturing powerhouse. The report said that the manufacturing industry…
▪︎L-R: Segun Ajayi-Kadir, DG MAN; Francis Meshioye, MAN President; the Managing Director, GB Foods Limited, Vincent Egbe, and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade & Investment (MCCTI), Dr. Olugbemi Aina. The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has tasked manufacturers to embrace new technology and innovation as tools that can significantly enhance productivity, optimise…
Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, and President Bola Tinubu.
Zhongshan, the Chinese firm that secured a court order to confiscate three Nigerian presidential jets has released one of the aircraft. This is to allow President Bola Tinubu travel to a scheduled meeting with President Macron of France early next week. The company, however, did not say when the two remaining aircraft being detained would…
