Photo: Aliko Dangote at the Africa We Build Summit 2026 – on Thursday in Nairobi, Kenya. Africa’s leading industrialist and President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said that the refinery in Lagos can be replicated in East Africa if given the right supports. He made the pledge at the infrastructure summit – the…
• Wale Edun, Minister of Finance The Federal Government in its revised import prohibition list, dated April 1, 2026, banned seventeen traded products for the protection of domestic industries and managing foreign exchange. The items categorised by the Federal Ministry of Finance carries significant implications for importers, clearing agents, and the general public, as it…
Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc profitability was weighed down by a foreign exchange loss of N46.7 billion and additional finance costs totaling N128.6 billion in financial year ended 2025. Dangote Sugar Chairman, Arnold Ekpe, told shareholders during the Company’s 20th Annual General Meeting held yesterday in Lagos. Arnold Ekpe said that the Group posted a turnover…
Olam Agri has opened a $50 million state-of-the-art soybean crushing plant and feed milling facility in Ilorin, Kwara State. Olam Agri also officially launched Mama’s Pride Soya Oil, a well-refined, heart-healthy cooking oil designed to meet the evolving nutritional needs of Nigerian households Anil Nair, country head and managing director, Olam Agri in Nigeria, said…
A court in Paris , yesterday, found Lafarge, now part of Holcim, guilty of charges that its Syrian subsidiary financed terrorism and breached EU sanctions to keep a cement plant operating in northern Syria during the country’s civil war. Global Cement.com reported that the case was the first time a company has been tried for…
” 87 local manufacturers are currently benefiting from the federal government’s Pharmaceuticals industry incentives, while additional projects, including the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients and diagnostic manufacturing, are underway.” This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Adekunle Salako, during the commissioning of an ultra-modern manufacturing facility by SAM Pharmaceuticals Limited at…
Ultimum Limited, the manufacturers of Razzl brand of carbonated soft drinks has commissioned its state-of-the-art beverage manufacturing plant in Aba, Abia State. Razzle beverages include Razzl Pamplemousse (a unique and special grapefruit flavour), Razzl Cola, Razzl Orange, and Razzl Lemon. Otti described the investment as a clear signal of economic revival and growing investor confidence…
British beverage maker Twinings Ovaltine is pumping a fresh £24 million into its Lagos manufacturing facility in an efforts to strengthen the bilateral trade between Nigeria and the United Kingdom. This is disclosed in a statement a statement issued by the UK’s Department of Business and Trade. It said that the investment will create over…
Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, Nigerian Breweries Plc and Genesis Power and Energy Solutions Ltd are pulling their resources together to build Africa’s largest state-of-the-art recycled PET (rPET) production facilities in Nigeria. Located in Lagos, the site represents an investment to develop a facility capable of producing up to 45,000 tons of food grade rPET resin…
The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, says that electricity generation for Nigerians is his next investment. Dangote stated this in a recent interview with New York Times. Dangote, whose conglomerate spans cement, sugar, salt, fertiliser, and petrochemicals, said, ” We have to industrialise Africa.” He emphasised that his next focus areas include the steel…
