Tax incentive to Dangote and our failed Federal Govt
Milton Friedman must have had the Federal Government of Nigeria in mind when he penned the above words. Just like Obafemi Awolowo rightly warned against unitary Nigeria in his book 'Thoughts on The Nigerian Constitution' in 1967, the Federal Government of Nigeria is now afflicted with ashes touch. Said Awo: 'Besides, it is not difficult to forecast that the work of government in Nigeria under a unitary constitution is bound to become unduly complex, inextricably tangled,extremely unwieldy and wasteful, and productive of disunity and discontent amongst the people. Unless we have veritable supermen at the helm of affairs,the administrative machinery would eventually disintegrate and break down under the crushing weight of 'bureaucratic centralism'.
Dangote to commit $450m to agric business in Niger
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the President of Dangote Group, on Monday said the company would invest $450 million in agriculture in Niger State over the next three years
Dangote, GrowAfrica, Nigeria Agribusiness Group sign MoU on investment in agriculture value chain
Nigeria Agribusiness Group
FG pleads with Dangote to finish refinery before 2019
The Federal Government has said it relied heavily on Dangote refinery to fulfil its promise to Nigerians to end fuel importation by December 2019.
FG adopts $11bn Dangote refinery under new petroleum policy
The Federal Government has adopted the $11billion Dangote refinery, under its new National Petroleum Policy in order to add value to crude oil, reduce high dependence on imported petroleum products and conserve foreign exchange for other developmental projects.
Dangote plans $4.6bn investment in farming over 3 years
DANGOTE Group is planning to invest a total sum of $4.6 billion in farming in Nigeria – $3.8 billion in sugar and rice and $800 million in dairy production, over the next three years as the company seeks to expand its operations in the country.
Dangote donates N50m to Plateau crisis victims
Jalingo—Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State said, yesterday, that normalcy had returned to the troubled Mambilla Plateau in Sardauna Local Government Area of the state.
Labour hails Dangote on investment drive, employment, youth empowerment
Following his fresh investments in automobile and agriculture, the organized labour in the country has commended Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President and the Chief Executive of Dangote Group, for promoting investments and creating thousands of direct and indirect youth employments across the country and in Africa.
Dangote seeks abolition of restrictive visa procedure in Africa
PRESIDENT of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has called on African governments to review their respective visa procedures and tariff regimes to enable the continent attract the required investment into its key sectors and achieve economic integration.
Dangote cement hands over drivers to Customs for carrying contrabands
THE transport section of Dangote Cement, Ibese Plant, has intercepted one of the company’s trucks loaded with contrabands in Ibadan, arrested the drivers and handed them over to the Nigerian Customs for further investigations and prosecution.
Ikeja bomb blast: Army, Dangote re-construct barracks
Relief yesterday, came the way of families of some troops who were displaced from their barrack during the 2002 bomb blast, following the construction of a portion of the barracks by the 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army and Dangote Foundation.
