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Suspected explosion rocks House of Assembly as Kogi State battles Dangote Group for Obajana Cement ownership

October 10, 2022October 10, 2022 Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

An early morning fire suspected from an explosion rocked the Kogi State House of Assembly complex located at Crusher Area, Lokoja even as the battle for ownership of Obajana Cement Company rages. Kogi State government on Wednesday invaded and shut down the company bought in 2002 by Dangote Industries owned by World’s richest black person, Aliko Dangote. The ownership tussle had led to accusations and counter-accusations from both sides to the crisis with the Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly claiming that the reported buy-over of the facility…

Dangote’s world’s largest atmospheric tower leaves China for Nigeria

July 30, 2019July 30, 2019 Jide Ige

China’s leading energy and chemical company, Sinopec, on Monday, said that it had built the world’s largest atmospheric tower for Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery. On its verified Twitter handle, the company shared photos of the tower and revealed that it (tower) had already left its port in China and was travelling to Nigeria. It tweeted, “On July 29, the world’s largest atmospheric tower built by Sinopec slowly left a wharf in Ningbo. Following the Maritime #SilkRoad, it will travel to #Nigeria and be installed at the world’s biggest single-train facility – Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery.”