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2022: Dangote Industries Wins FMDQ Largest Corporate Lodgment Award  

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Alhaji Aliko Dangote

 

 

 

 

In a blaze of honour, the Pan-African conglomerate, Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) and its Africa’s leading cement manufacturer subsidiary, Dangote Cement Plc were adjudged the Largest Corporate Bond lodgment on FMDQ in gold category and the 2022 Most Trusted Brand of the Year respectively.

 

On the back of the Largest Corporate Bond lodgment on FMDQ award came another recognition with the Dangote Group named as the Most Outstanding Conglomerate in Environmental Sustainability.

 

The cement giant came tops in the stock market for its unprecedented N116 billion Series 2 Bond issuance back in May this year.

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The FMDQ Gold Awards recognises excellence in Fixed Income, Currencies and Derivatives market. It also recognises demonstrated resilience and agility of the Nigerian financial markets participants and acknowledges the valuable efforts of the stakeholders and their participation in the FMDQ markets and across the financial market. It is also given to the corporate entity for the highest total bonds value admitted on FMDQ Depository.

 

During the annual Most Trusted Brand Award, organised by leading research firm Brand Health Ltd, Dangote Cement was chosen as the most trusted cement brand in a survey of 13,000 consumers.

 

The Chief Executive Officer, Brand Health Ltd, Emman Udowoima commended Dangote Cement for the achievement, describing it as a brand of trust and choice indeed. According to him “four out of ten consumers who took part in the study voted Dangote Cement as the Most Trusted Cement Brand in Nigeria. The popularity and the confidence in the brand is overwhelming as its closest rival scored just 12% while Dangote scored 41%.”

 

Other cement brands with substantial mentions scored between 3% and 8%. Some of the elements of the survey include questions like ‘the brand that you feel most confident in, the brand that offers you what you want, the brand that offers highest quality, the brand that is distinctive, and the brand you would recommend to your friends and relatives.

 

Udowoima stated that about 13,000 respondents participated in the 2022 survey and were interviewed across 12 states in Nigeria including the Federal Capital Territory. The States are: Lagos, Oyo, Enugu, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Plateau, Adamawa, Borno, Kaduna and Kano and the respondents were drawn from both urban and rural communities.

 

The survey, he said, used quantitative method to elicit responses from the consumers, and also focused on such demographics as gender – Male 50%, Female 50%; Social Class: AB 15%, C1 C2 40%, DE 45%; Age: 18-25, 30%, 26-35, 30%, 36-50, 25%, 51+ 15%.

 

He explained that “The Most Trusted Brands (MTB)” Awards was instituted in 2010 to reward brands that keep promises to the consumers. The award is an enabler for brands to do more for consumers, knowing full well that consumers either reward or punish brands according to their experiences.

 

The Dangote Industries Limited also received the award of the Most Outstanding Conglomerate in Environmental Sustainability. The award was given by the Environmental Sustainability Conference, Expo and Awards (ECOSEA) initiated by Brand Communicator, a frontline brands and marketing publication.

 

Joshua Ajayi, the convener of the conference and awards said, “corporate sustainability practices evolved rapidly in the country’s business space, from just being a cosmetic charity activity into organised sustainability needs built into a vision with specific goals.”

 

The award, which took place during the celebration of the organisation’s World Environment Day recently also gathered the best sustainability players to discuss various issues in sustainability during the conference themed Only One Earth: Building a Safer Environment.

 

Dangote Industries, a fully diversified conglomerate with annual group turnover of US$4billion has invested heavily in building a sustainable business which cuts across Cement, Sugar, Salt, Petroleum, Fertiliser and food.

 

Anthony Chiejina, the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer at Dangote Industries thanked the organisers, describing the awards as another milestone in the Dangote Group’s business trajectory. He said it is a testament to the strategic business model being executed by the manufacturing giant, which is aimed at rejuvenating Nigeria’s economy and engendering developmental growth of Africa.

 

He expressed the assurance that the Dangote Group would not relent in its commitment to Africa’s development, adding that, “we will continue to impact lives positively through production of goods that meet the peoples’ need.”

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Breaking:Court Vacates Order Suspending Ganduje As APC National Chairman

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Kano State High Court, Presided over by Justice Usman Mallam Na’Abba that earlier on slammed an order Suspending Dr Umar Abdullahi Ganduje as National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress APC, has reverses Self vacating same order.

One Haladu Gwanjo and Laminu Sani Barguma who claimed to be the Chairman and Secretary respectively of the APC Ganduje Ward in Dawakin Tofa Local Government area of the State, had secured an order Suspending Ganduje As the Chairman of the Party.

However in a twist of events the Presiding Judge of the High Court Justice Usman Na’Abba said while vacating his earlier order, that upon reading a Motion Ex-Parte together with 27 paragraph affidavit in support and a written address dated the 22nd day of April, 2024 sworn to by one Glory Adah a litigation secretary in the 4th respondent solicitors law firm.

“And after hearing, Mr. L. O. Oyewo Esq, with A. Falana Esq and J. Essiet Esq counsel’s of the 4th Respondent/Applicant, an order of interim injunction is hereby granted”.

The Interim Injunction order is for staying of the execution of the order of interim injunction contained in the ruling of the court delivered on the 17th April, 2024 directing parties to maintain status qou ante as at the 15th day of April, 2024 in relation to the suspension of the 4th respondent/applicant from the 1st respondent by the Ganduje Ward Executive Committee pending the hearing and determination of the 4th respondent/applicant Motion on Notice..

The Judge than adjourned to 30th day of April, 2024 for hearing on the case.

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Malam Aminu Kano Left Only 3 Naira As Cash -Sheikh Fagge

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Late Malam Aminu Kano

 

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The late political leader of Northern Nigeria, Malam Aminu Kano, who passed away on April 17th, 1983, left only three Naira in cash when he died 41 years ago.

Renowned Islamic Scholar Sheikh Umar Sani Fagge stated this in a viral video during one of his preaching sessions.

Sheikh Fagge mentioned that at the time of Malam Aminu’s death, despite being a minister in the Gowon administration, he left only three Naira in cash.

Sheikh Fagge said one of the clerics who participated in sharing Malam’s assets told him the interesting story of Malam leaving only 3 Naira in cash.

Malam Aminu Kano was among the pre-independence Nigerian politicians who struggled with the colonial masters to secure Nigeria’s political independence on October 1st, 1960.

He was also the opposition leader in the first Republic with the main opposition party in Northern Nigeria, the Northern Elements Progressive Union, which opposed the ruling Northern People’s Congress in the old Northern region.

In the second Republic, Malam Aminu Kano was the leader of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) and contested the 1979 general elections, which were won by the NPN. However, his party, the PRP, captured the major states of old Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, and Jigawa.

He passed away on April 17th, 1983, which is now 41 years ago.

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New APC Ganduje Ward Leaders Are Impersonators…Faces Legal Actions

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The Ganduje ward executives who counter the second suspension of the APC national chairman

 

 

Mallam Basiru Isah Nuhu, whose names were used as the new Chairman of the APC Ganduje Ward in Dawakin Tofa, resurface alongside other Person’s whose names were impersonated threatening legal actions against the perpetrators who claims to be the new Executive officers.

Speaking after written a Petitions at the Ganduje Ward APC office in Ganduje Dawakin Tofa Local Government area, Sunday, Basiru Isah Nuhu and 10 others, said they would not take the insults on the National Chairman of the Party lightly and they are going to Court to seek redressed.

Basiru and other APC members that said they were impersonated wrote a comprehensive Petitions and submitted them to the State Chapter of the Party, calling for the arrest of those who Impersonates their names.

“Impact to say it all, I’m not even an Executive officer of the Party that I have even converged a meeting in Kano to further suspend the National Chairman of the Party, I’m only a card carrying member and all those you see here none of Us is an Executive officer, so we are taking legal actions to make sure that those causing confusion in our Party are punished”.

Salisu Abdullahi Ganduje who was tagged as the Secretary of the Party by those that suspended the National Chairman, also described what happened as unfortunate which should not allowed to get away.

“Let me make it abundantly clear that I’m not an executive of the APC in Ganduje and I’m never the Secretary of the Party, therefore those who Impersonates me will be traced and taking to Court, I must completely clear my reputation in this saga”, he assured.

The State PRO of the Party, Ahmad Aruwa who received the Petitions written by the aggrieve Party Members who’s names were impersonated, assured that the matter would be taking up to Abuja and those who are behind it will be soon arrested.

“We have alerted the Security on what had happened and we are going to ensure that we arrest those impersonators and they are adequately punished according to the Law of the Land”, Aruwa said.

He said they understand that the very Person who made the new announcement was a card carrying member of the NNPP and he even Contested for Councillor in Ganduje Ward, and soon Security would get at him.

 

The last Press statement by the ward executives who suspended Ganduje the APC national chairman for the second time are as follows .

 

The crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano has taken a fresh twist as a new ward executives emerged from Ganduje ward and issued fresh suspension to the National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.

Recall that the leadership of APC at Ganduje ward of Dawakin Tofa Local Government, Mr Ganduje’s hometown, had suspended the former governor of the state over allegations of corruption.

However, the party, at state level, voided the suspension and vowed to sanction those behind what it described as purported suspension after it also disowned them.

But, a Kano state High Court granted an exparte order to affirm the suspension of the embattled former governor of the state on Wednesday.

However, in a dramatic twist, Mr Ganduje approached a Federal High Court in Kano, which also granted him an exparte order to stop his suspension.

In another twist, a group of APC members, who claimed to be from Ganduje ward of Dawakin Tofa Local Government area and said they were validly elected on July 31, 2021, had issued a fresh suspension to the embattled Mr Ganduje.

Addressing journalists in Kano, on Sunday, secretary of APC at Ganduje ward, Ja’afar Adamu Ganduje who spoke on behalf of 11 other executive members explained that the suspension of Mr Ganduje was necessary for alleged anti-party activities which led to division and failure of the party during the last election.

Mr Adamu, who is Mr Ganduje’s nephew also accused him of igniting conflict of interest that led to two factional leadership within the party in the ward, which according to him, brought the party to disrepute in the eyes of the public.

The secretary alleged that the embattled APC national Chairman had not been paying his statutory party dues.

According to Adamu, ” We are the authentic executives of Ganduje ward and we have pass a vote of no confidence and imposed a new suspension on Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for series of reasons.

“First we have suspended Dr. Ganduje’s membership for creating internal conflict among party members at the ward level. Another major reason why the authentic executives resolved to suspend Ganduje is the issue of anti-party activities he generated during the 2023 elections, which resulted to the party’s failure in the state”.

Adamu emphasized that those two factions claiming to be executive members from the Ganduje ward are fake and impostors, alleging that it was formed by the former governor to cause division and confusion in the party.

Mr Adamu reiterated that the real leadership of the party at Ganduje ward would not hesitate to institute legal action against the two factions earlier addressed the media claiming to be the executive members.

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