Six ‘brother Nigerians’ including Dangote, Rabi’u get Niger Republic’s highest national honours

Six Nigerians, described as brothers’ by Nigerien President on Wednesday, received Niger Republic’s highest civilian awards, Order of Merit of Niger and Great Master of National Awards, for their roles in promoting better relations between the two countries. Of the ‘six brothers’, none is a southerner where Nigeria’s oil wealth with which the country serves its relationship with its northern neighbours is located. The awardees include two Businessmen, President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote; and President of BUA Group, Abdulsamad Rabi’u; Governors Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State and Bello Matawalle…

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RevolutionPlus CEO Bamidele Onalaja, listed in Forbes Africa’s top business people

Respected property magnate and Chief Executive Officer of RevolutionPlus Group, Bamidele Onalaja has been listed as been listed by Forbes Africa as one of the 48 business leaders and policymakers in government and corporate Nigeria that will shape the Nigerian economy in the year 2022 and beyond.Onalaja who is also the President of Rotary Club of Maryland was listed alongside prominent Nigerians that included President Mohammadu Buhari, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Africa’s richest person, Aliko Dangote and others cutting across banking, finance, real estate as well as oil and gas.The…

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Amajiris’ Export To Southern Nigeria: Dangote replies Ohanaeze

Aliko Dangote, Nigerian businessman and philanthropist and Africa’s richest man has refuted claims assertions that his company’s trucks were being used to transport Almajiris from the Northern part of Nigeria to the South. His reaction was contained in a letter dated May 27 and addressed to the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, John Nnia Nwodo. The letter entitled, ‘Allegation of illegal haulage against Dangote Industries Ltd’, was signed by Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief Communications Officer. Nwodo and other Southern and Middle Belt leaders recently expressed concern about the influx of Almajiris to the Southern States. Dangote…

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