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Knowledge sharing is central to Sustainability plan in Dangote -Gungune  Director of the Dangote Cement Plc, Obajana Plant, Mr. JV Gungune has said that sharing requisite skills and knowledge as well as gender sensitivity are at the heart of the sustainability plan of the Pan- African conglomerate.   Mr. Gungune who was speaking Thursday to mark this year’s Global Sustainability Week at the Dangote Cement Plant Obajana said sustainability is only possible when key knowledge is shared and when all the genders are incorporated in the entire production process.   He described the Dangote Cement Plc as gender sensitive, and a place to work for both the present and the future generations.   According to the plant Director, the company has contributed enormously to its physical and social environment in line with global sustainability agenda.   The company also used the opportunity to present awards to some of the Sustainability Champions who have ...

  By Ayobami Omole, Lokoja   As the people affected by the devastating flood in Kogi state continue to face major crisis, help came the way of the people of Onumaye and  Ikumo communities in Kogi LGA of Kogi state and People With Disability (PWD) when a Non-Governmental Organization, Lift Up Care Foundation, (LUCAF), distributed items worth over N5 million to the victims. Speaking during the distribution at one of the instructed IDP camps at Okumi where the people of Onumaye are now taking refuge, the Executive Director of LUCAF, Mrs. Lami Ahmed, said the organization discovered that some camps have not received any assistance since the advent of the deadly flood. The ED who was represented by the program manager of LUCAF, Mohammed Sumaila Onudoga, noted that the organization decided to visit the hard-to-reach communities directly, saying that these group of persons are often forgotten in terms of their needs. He particularly noted that the people have no access to clean ...

  By Ayobami Omole, Lokoja The Kogi State First Lady, Rashida Bello has reiterated her commitment to reduce the plights the flood victims face. She gave assurance when she visited Ibaji flood victims in their camps in Idah Local Government area of the state. Rashida Bello  said though the flood is a natural disaster that cannot be stopped but the effect can be reduced.  She said "We all know that flood is a natural thing which no one can stop, is not easy but we as a government will continue to provide for the victims till when their homes will be ok for them to go back because there is no place like home. As a government, we will make sure, you are comfortable and well taken care of here in the camp."  In response, some of the victims commended the state governor and the First Lady for their supports. They said the  consumables and none consumables with cash will go a long way to reduce the hardship they go through. They appealed to the Federal and State Govern...

Kogi state First Lady, Rashida Bello has visited over ten IDPs camps within the state capital Lokoja and other places disturbed by the massive floods that have submerged hundreds of houses and farmland across the state. Rashida Bello provided foodstuffs, blankets, rappers, torchlights, beverages and cash to cushion the suffering the people are going through. Beneficiaries described her as a mother who cares for their wellbeing. They commended the state Governor Yahaya Bello for his earlier intervention to provide temporary places for them to stay until their flooded homes dry off. Hajia Rashida Bello has distributed goods and cash worth millions of naira to the victims. She promised to stand by them at all times. "It is the responsibility of any government to make life beautiful for the people and my husband, the Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello will do everything possible to cushion the suffering they are going through.   We are going through this together. We ...

  October 24, 2022 Nigeria is blessed with abundant natural and human resources. Many Nigerians both at home and in Diaspora have excelled in all aspects of human endeavours such as innovations, science and technology, engineering, health, inventions, oil and gas, academics, among others. Such is a story of a young budding writer who decided to throw himself a personal challenge. He planned to write at least 1,000 poems before the end of 2005. Yes, you got that right – 1,000 poems! In simple maths, he needed to write at least 3 poems a day to reach this target. To make the challenge more difficult, each poem was to consist of seven (7) stanzas, and each stanza was to have four (4) lines, with a fixed pattern of rhyme.  So, he needed to produce at least three poems every single day for 365 days; each poem made up of twenty-eight (28) lines with the ABAB rhyming scheme (his personal favourite). There was no motivation from any source. No financial reward, no social groups to tap...

By Ayobami Omole, Lokoja   The Lions Club International, District 404A2 Nigeria, has donated food items to flood victims in Lokoja and Kotonkarfe Local Government Areas of Kogi. Speaking to newsmen at one of the IDP camps in Adankolo, Lokoja, Lion Jide Bello, the Club's District Governor, Abuja, said, ''the Lion club is a charity organization that is always there to help where there is need''. Bello said they were in Kogi to distribute food items and clothing materials to the displaced indigenes of the state. His words ''We heard about the flood disaster that submerged their homes and we made our enquiry to get the statistics of their numbers in various IDP camps in Lokoja and Kotonkarfe. ''We are able to identify four camps, which are Kotonkarfe, Serki-Noma, Adankolo and Gadumo. ''So, we have brought food and other relief items to share and sympathize with them, and to say 'where there is need there is always a lion'....

By Ayobami Omole, Lokoja Dangote Industries, DIL, has won Awards after clinching first position as 'Large Farmlands' owner, and leading 'Agro Processors' and 'Inputs Suppliers' in the Country.  The recognition was at the instance of the National Agricshow which held in Keffi, Nasarawa State between 10th and 14th October Earlier, the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, ACCI, offered the Company 'Best Private Partner', and 'Sponsor of the Year' certificates at the close of the  Abuja International Trade fair on  9th  October The awards followed Kano State House of Assembly's approval of the re-naming of Kano University of Science and Technology to Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology.    Recently Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), emerged the Most Valuable Brand in Nigeria for a record 5th Year in a row, ascertained by the 2022 corporate brand evaluation conducted by the leading brand and marketing research firm, Top 50 Brand N...