Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has opened a new branch in the Lagos Free Trade Zone (LFTZ), Ibeju-Lekki axis of Lagos State. The new branch will serve the banking and pension needs of the financial institution’s current and prospective clients along the LFTZ corridor and environs. Demola Sogunle, Chief Executive…
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility programmes, Dangote Oil Refining Company has awarded scholarships to 137 tertiary institutions and secondary school students from its host communities in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos State. The company said the scholarship had become an annual event meant to contribute to the educational development of the people and position them…
The National President of Nigeria Society of Chemical Engineers (NSCh) has revealed that Dangote Oil Refining Company will be the highest employer of chemical engineers in the country when the refinery comes on stream. The Society’s National President, Engr. Saidu A. Muhammed, disclosed this during the NSCh’s visit/tour of the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical project…
Dangote’s $2 billion Petrochemical Plant located in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, is designed to produce 77 different high-performance grades of polypropylene in the country. With a turnover of $1.2 billion, the 900,000 metric tonnes per annum capacity Dangote Petrochemical plant, situated alongside the Dangote Refinery, has been strategically positioned to cater to the demands of…
Ahead of the completion of the Dangote Oil Refinery, the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) has expressed an intention to engage the management of the company on commercial terms regarding the lifting of its refined petroleum products. On 17th of February 2021, the MOMAN CEOs had a virtual meeting with Alhaji Aliko Dangote,…
In order to improve electricity supply around Ibeju-Lekki area in Lagos and Agbara Industrial area in Ogun State, the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) and Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (Eko Disco), have signed a bilateral agreement for the sale of up to 300MW of power from NDPHC’s power plants to customers in these…
The ongoing land dispute in Magbon Alade town in Ibeju Lekki Local Government area has been on for some years. However, in recent time, the situation has worsen with attacks, bloodletting and even deaths taking center stage. The cold seaside town which used to be known for its peace and serenity has now turned a…
The recently concluded distribution of Permanent Voters Card, PVC, by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in 11 local government areas of Lagos State was not without some hitches. Due to several flaws recorded during the exercise, which made it impossible for some eligible and registered voters to collect their cards, the Lagos State government…
A local council chairman in Lagos State, Semiu Kemi Surakat, has married a reporter with Lagos State Television as his new wife, Aproko247 has learnt. Forty-eight-year-old Surakat, Chairman of Ibeji-Lekki local government area of Lagos State, picked Kemi Fahm as his sixth wife few days ago. The woman, in her 40s, is one of the…