Nigeria: $21bn Revenue, 100,000 Jobs Coming From Our Refinery – Aliko Dangote/in /by
[Vanguard] Amid encomiums from eminent personalities, including President Muhammadu Buhari and presidents of five other African countries, founder and President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, yesterday expressed optimism that the newly commissioned 650,000pbd refinery would employ over 100,000 Nigerian youths and generate over $21 billion in revenue.
Sudanese hopeful new truce will end “suffering”/in /by
Sudanese people are hopeful that a one-week humanitarian ceasefire will end the "suffering", hours before the ceasefire was to take effect after a series of previous truce announcements were all violated
South Africa: Man arrested for porn images with president’s face superimosed on them/in /by
The man will appear in court in the capital, Pretoria, on Tuesday on charges of contravening the Cyber Crimes Act, which relates to unlawfully accessing or processing computer data.
West Africa: U.S.$19 Billion Dangote Refinery Will Make West Africa Stronger – President Akufo-Addo/in /by
[GhanaToday] Ghana's President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has called for support for the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Complex to succeed as it would surely make West Africa and Africa better, stronger and prosperous.
Senegal tension: Who are the youths ready to “die” for Ousmane Sonko?/in /by
Whenever Senegal's main opposition leader has faced the judiciary, many of his supporters have taken to the streets. Protests have often turned violent with those of March 2021 getting down in history as some of the deadliest. The young protestors consider Ousmane Sonko the "savior of the masses".
Nigeria: As Nigeria Inaugurates Significant Oil Refinery, African Parliamentarians Discuss Climate Change Concerns/in /by
[Premium Times] According to the WHO African Region, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250,000 additional deaths per year between 2030 and 2050.
Nigeria: Dangote Already Repaying Loans Taken to Build Refinery – Emefiele/in /by
[Premium Times] "I am pleased to inform everyone today that, following extensive repayments, outstanding debt has dropped appreciably from over US$9 billion to US$2.7 billion," Mr Emefiele said.
Nigeria: 16 Yrs After Bluestar Setback, Dangote Lives His Dream/in /by
[Leadership] Sixteen years after the BlueStar setback, Aliko Dangote's dream of owning a refinery has now come to fruition.
Nigeria: With Dangote Refinery, Nigeria Would Have Excess Refined Petroleum for Export – Buhari/in /by
[This Day] History was made yesterday as President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the first indigenous refinery in Nigeria, the $18.5 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery, in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. Owner of the facility, Africa's richest man and global business icon, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, received tons of applause and massive ovation from the crème de la crème of the business world.
Nigeria: Petrol Prices Jump By 47 Percent, Diesel 28.6 Percent in One Year/in /by
[This Day] Abuja -- The price of petrol, arguably Nigeria's most consumed fuel, increased by a whopping 47.18 per cent on a year-on-year basis between April 2022 and April 2023, new data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has shown.