Franklin Ocheneyi

ALLI Franklin Ocheneyi is a media professional and Communicator with over 10 years of experience in the print and digital news media. Ocheneyi is passionate about telling manufacturing and allied - industries stories in Nigeria and the African continent.

After Nigeria, Dangote Enters Ghana with 12,000 tons/day Sugar Refinery

Africa ‘s richest industrialist- Aliko Dangote, is constructing another sugar refinery in Ghana. In a statement, the Dangote Group said that the investment will reduce Ghana’s $162 million annual sugar import bill and boost local industrial growth. The expansion is also part of Dangote’s broader goal to expand integrated agriculture across Africa. The factory is…

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Dangote Offering Fuel Credits Facility to Manufacturers, Other Key Sectors

• Aliko Dangote “Effective 15th of August 2025, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery will begin the distribution of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and diesel to marketers, petrol dealers, manufacturers, telecoms firms, aviation, and other large users across the country, with free logistics to boost distribution network.” The company said in a press statement : ” The…

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BACITI: Nigeria Can Reap Full benefits of Ports Digitization Like Kenya, Morocco and Rotterdam

The Bashir Adeniyi Centre for International Trade and Investment (BACITI) of the Nigerian Institute Of international Affairs (NIIA), called on the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to accelerate full digitalization of the port community system (PCS) across all major ports in the country. BACITI made the call in its just released May Economic Insight, noting that…

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Sterling Bank Opens Nomination for N2bn Private University Scholarships

“It is open to young Nigerians from all 36 states and the FCT, with a merit-based and inclusive admissions process.“ NOMINATIONS are now opened for the Sterling Bank’s ₦2 billion fully-funded private university scholarships for young Nigerians. In a statement, Abubakar Suleiman, Chief Executive of Sterling Bank, said: “While others talk about Nigeria’s potential, we…

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Tinubu : Dangote Is The Wisest Mind in Nigeria’s Economic Landscape

PHOTO (L-R): Femi Otedola; Bill Gates: President Bola Tinubu, and Aliko Dangote, during the tour of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals complex. “I landed here with four wise men. I will say wise men,” Tinubu said. “Jim Ovia of reputable Zenith Bank, who has been acknowledged worldwide. Femi Otedola, my baby brother. Samad Rabiu…

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How Unitellas is Powering Nigeria’s Digital Future Through Edge Cloud Innovation – MD/CEO, Smith Osemeke

Mr Smith Osemeke is the MD/CEO of Unitellas Edge Cloud, one of the top ten cloud services providers in Africa, and currently a member of the National Information Development Technology Agency ( NITDA) Technical Working Group that was selected to review Nigeria’s cloud policy and come up with recommendations that will drive Nigeria’s Sovereign Cloud…

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