Dangote

By Aisar Fagge

The Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) alongside China Sinoma International Engineering (CSIE) have signed an agreement to build a six million tons per annum cement plant in Itori of Ogun state.

Alh. Aliko Dangote, the Chairman of Dangote Cement Plc, made this disclosure during the signing ceremony.

Dangote stated that he signed the agreement alongside the Group Executive Director, Strategy, Capital Projects & Portfolio Development, DIL, Devakumar Edwin.

While China Sinoma Engineering, on the other hand, was represented by its Group President, Yin Zhisong, and the company’s chairman, Liu Renyue.

Dangote said that the new integrated cement plant at completion would strengthen the local production capacity of Dangote Cement and bring its local capacity to 41.25 million tons per annum and total African capacity to 57.6 million tons per annum.

He further stated that the Nigeria’s capacity to export cement would also be increased, the development that would enable more diversification and foreign exchange inflows for the economy.

He also noted that the project would further develop the domestic economy through creation of thousands of indirect and direct jobs and drive economic development in the Itori axis.

By Aisar Fagge

There has been a remour in circulation that President Muhammadu Buhari will commission the Dangote Refinery during his visit to Lagos state.

However, the Management of Dangote Industries Limited debunked the widespread romour, noting that the information was entirely misleading.

The Chief of the Group, Anthony Chiejina, made this disclosure in a statement he signed and issued to journalists.

The statement reads; “Our attention has been drawn to some misleading reports regarding the commissioning of our Dangote Refinery during the present working visit of President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR to Lagos State.

“We want to state categorically that our 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) Refinery project was never part of the President’s programme on projects to be commissioned.

“For the record, the projects slated for commissioning in Lagos State by President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR include: Lekki Deep Sea Port; 32-Metric Tonnes Lagos Rice Mill, Imota; 18.75km Eleko to Epe T Junction Express road; John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History, Onikan, Blue Line Rail (Phase 1) commissioning (Marina to Mile 2); Groundbreaking for the Blue Line Rail Phase 2 (Mile 2 to Okokomaiko), and MRS Lubricant, a private project in Apapa.

“However, our Refinery will be commissioned before President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR formally leaves office in May, 2023, and the public will be duly informed and invited to the epic event,” the statement concluded.

By Uzair Adam Imam

The Federal government intervened in the struggle for ownership of the Dangote cement factory in Obajana, Kogi State, on Monday.

The Federal Government intervened following the shutdown of the factory by the Kogi State government over the issue of ownership and allegation of tax evasion.

A reliable source in the Presidency confirmed the meeting at the Office of Chief of Staff to the President in the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

It was learned that the meeting had in attendance the President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, Governors Yahaya Bello (Kogi) and Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa).

It said that the management of Dangote Group has concluded a plan to drag the state government to the court over its legality.

It was alleged that the vigilante members in the state stormed the factory and many of the company’s staff were wounded in the process.