The state government maintained that Obajana Cement Company was solely founded in 1992 and owned by the state, which held 100 percent of its shareholding in trust for its people...
that DIL’s efforts at making Kogi State’s demand appear unreasonable had only justified the state’s protest against what it described as “callous and deliberate asset grabbing.”
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Group Protests In Abuja As Africa’s Richest Man, Dangote Battles Kogi Government Over Ownership Of Obajana Cement Factory | Sahara ReportersA group called Mass Action Against Corruption, on Tuesday, staged a protest in Abuja over the dispute between the Kogi State Government (KGSG) and the Dangote Group over the ownership of Dangote Cement Plc. The Presidency had intervened to restore order over the struggle for ownership of the Dangote Cement factory in Obajana, Kogi State, between the state government and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote. The standoff has resulted in the closure of the factory by vigilantes acting on the orders of the Kogi State government, over an alleged breach of tax.
Read more »
Obajana Crisis: How Thugs, Hunters, Vigilantes Loyal To Governor Bello Attacked Dangote Group Staff, Injured 28 With Machetes, Gunshots– Sources | Sahara ReportersAt least 28 employees of Dangote Group sustained gunshot and machete injuries when thugs, hunters and vigilantes sent by the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, attacked the company’s plant in the Obajana area of the state, sources reported. Crisis over the ownership of the Obajana cement plant in the state has continued to deepen between the Kogi State Government and Dangote Group as the two parties continued to lay claims to the facility.
Read more »
Obajana Factory Crisis: Presidency Wades In As Billionaire Dangote, Governor Yahaya Meet In Aso Rock | Sahara ReportersThe presidency has waded into the tussle between the Dangote Group and the Kogi State government over the ownership of the cement factory in Obajana, Kogi State. Daily Trust reports that the President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, Governors Yahaya Bello (Kogi) and Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa) attended a meeting at the Office of Chief of Staff to the President in Presidential Villa in Abuja to find a common ground in resolving the crisis.
Read more »
Recruitment: 3,100 shortlisted teachers in Kogi begin oral interviewsThe Kogi State Government on Wednesday started oral interviews for 3,100 successful candidates in the aptitude test conducted for the recruitment of secondary school teachers in the state.
Read more »
Kogi to Dangote: Provide proof of Obajana ownership rather than chasing shadows | TheCableThe Kogi government says the Dangote Group should provide proof of ownership in the ongoing Obajana Cement ownership tussle. The state government made this known on Monday in a statement
Read more »
Nigeria Customs Service seizes 57 vehicles in Kogi, NigerThe command also said that it collected about N50.8 million as internally-generated revenue (IGR) in September.
Read more »