Vandals have stripped the Lagos-Ibadan Longbridge of nearly all its solar streetlights, leaving only about 20 standing and raising fears of renewed night attacks on motorists.
Aliko Dangote says his group will invest more than $10 billion in electricity across Africa within four years, possibly cancelling its steel ambitions to fund it.
Nigerian petrol prices remain above N1,200 per litre despite crude oil crashing to $73 per barrel on Wednesday, its lowest point since the US-Iran conflict began.
Aliko Dangote rejected NNPC's bid to lift its 7.25 percent refinery stake, saying his $20 billion Lekki plant plans a public listing for ordinary Nigerians.
Aliko Dangote's group has dismissed as false claims of a rift between him and Tony Elumelu, plus reports that personal borrowing financed the refinery.
Aliko Dangote has pledged 95,000 skilled jobs as his Lagos refinery scales from 650,000 to 1.4 million barrels per day, set to overtake India's Jamnagar.
Forbes has valued Aliko Dangote at $30.3 billion for the first time as his now operational Lagos refinery closes the gap with Bloomberg's wealth tracker.
The Federal Government has asked fuel marketers to give Nigerian airlines a 30-day credit window as Aliko Dangote's refinery rakes in record jet fuel margins.
Aliko Dangote has offered to build a refinery in Tanzania matching his 650,000-barrel-per-day Lagos plant, with Kenya and Uganda already in talks on the project.
Vandals have stripped the Lagos-Ibadan Longbridge of nearly all its solar streetlights, leaving only about 20 standing and raising fears of renewed night attacks on motorists.
Aliko Dangote says his group will invest more than $10 billion in electricity across Africa within four years, possibly cancelling its steel ambitions to fund it.
Nigerian states are racing to cut transport fares through CNG before Oct. 1, but long queues and conversion costs of up to N1 million are slowing operators.
Nigeria's hydrological agency warns that more than 8,000 communities and 4,500 schools across 15 states face flooding between Sept. 19 and 25 as rivers rise.