Author: Nationalmonitor

…unveils New 100g, 25kg Dangote Sugar Packs As part of its strategies to boost market share and deepen customers’ loyalty, the Pan-African Conglomerate, Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) and companies under the Group are set to headline the Lagos International Trade Fair with arrays of products and innovations. The Fair kicks off on Friday, November 7, 2025, at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) Onikan, Lagos. Business units from the group that are exhibiting at the fair include Dangote Sugar; Dangote Petroleum Refinery; Dangote Packaging; NASCON Allied Industries Plc, makers of Dangote Salt, Dangote Sinotruk Company; Dangote Fertiliser; Dangote Cement and Gata…

L–R: Ayomide Awe, Chief Technical Officer, Termii; Oche Omale, Divisional Head, Engineering, Payment Processing & Switching (Interswitch Purepay); Opeyemi Folorunsho, Vice President, Engineering Research and Development, Moniepoint; and Abdul-Hafiz Ibrahim, Divisional Head, Engineering, Commercial Inclusion (Interswitch inclusio), at the recent Coded Meetup organised by the Interswitch Developer Community, held at the Interswitch Innovation Hub, Lagos. Interswitch, one Africa’s leading integrated payments and digital commerce companies, through its Interswitch Developer Community, recently hosted the Coded Meetup at the Interswitch Innovation Hub, Lagos. The vibrant social and learning experience brought together developers, engineers, and tech enthusiasts from across Africa to connect, collaborate, and learn within the continent’s…

Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has continued to deepen its commitment to youth innovation and entrepreneurship with Hackaholics 6.0, its flagship campus ideathon. This year, the Hackaholics train has toured four Nigeria cities from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) and Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, to the University of Ibadan (UI) and Purple Academy, Lagos, bringing together some of the brightest young minds in Sub-Saharan Africa to create transformative solutions to real-world problems. With over 3,000 entries submitted so far, at each location, hundreds of students and young…

L-R: Area Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs (PGPA), Field Operations, Chevron Nigeria Limited, Mr. Rilwanu Momodu; Chairman, Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) National Executive Council, Hon. Justice R. I. B. Adebiyi; Special Adviser on Environment to the Lagos State Governor, Engr. Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu; Head, Brand Management, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mrs. Cynthia Ogbonna; and Chairman, House Committee on Environment, Hon. Olarenwaju Affinni; at the 19th edition of the NCF environmental advocacy program, tagged Walk for Nature in Lagos, recently. In a bold move to promote environmental sustainability and inspire a culture of responsible waste management amongst Nigerians, leading financial institution, Fidelity…

The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Primary Health Care Board (LSPHCB), in collaboration with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and other Implementing Partners is set to commence a statewide Polio Outbreak Response (OBR) campaign following the detection of an orphan circulating Variant Poliovirus Type 2 (cVPV2) in Makoko, Lagos Mainland Local Government Area. The outbreak response is scheduled to commence on Saturday, November 8, 2025, as part of concerted national and state efforts to interrupt poliovirus transmission and protect every child from the risk of paralysis. According to the…

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Adron Group, Aare Adetola Emmanuelking, KOF, has commended the Oyo State Government for its bold reforms in the real estate sector, describing the state as a land of “history, enterprise, and endless possibilities.” Aare Adetola remarked while delivering a goodwill message titled “The Real Estate Called Oyo State” at the 2025 Oyo State Real Estate Conference, held in Ibadan. The event, themed “Real Estate and Economic Development in Oyo State: Strategies for Success,” brought together top real estate developers, government officials, and investors to discuss strategies for improving housing delivery and driving economic…

Preamble The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) commends the Federal Government for its recent approval of a 15% import tariff on petrol and diesel. We recognise this as a strategic step and patriotic policy that aligns with the Nigeria First agenda and MAN’s long-standing advocacy for local content development and patronage of Made-in-Nigeria. It is heartening that this is coming less than one Month after the 53rd AGM of MAN with the theme: Nigeria First: Prioritizing Patronage of Made in Nigeria Products. This strategic policy has reassured domestic manufacturers that the Government is attentive to the imperatives of growing indigenous…

Saldrey Communications Limited, a niche Public Relations and Media agency, is pleased to announce the appointment of Omotayo Okewunmi as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective Monday, November 3, 2025. This strategic appointment marks a significant milestone in the company’s journey toward strengthening its operations, expanding its client impact, and deepening its commitment to innovation-driven communication solutions.Omotayo joins Saldrey Communications following her impactful tenure as the Public Relations Manager of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), where she played a pivotal role in advancing the Association’s public image, stakeholder engagement, and policy communication strategies. During her time at MAN,…

L-R: Mrs. Sessin Usifoh, Nursing Officer, Ogba Primary Health Centre; Mr. Adesoji Onaadepo, Head, Internal Audit, Lasaco Assurance Plc; Ms. Oluseye Smart, Head, Corporate Communications, Lasaco Assurance Plc; Mrs. Mojibola Sonibare, Head, Underwriting, Lasaco Assurance Plc; and Ms. Mayokun Alabi, Senior Nursing Officer, Ogba Primary Health Centre, during the Safe Start Initiative organised by Lasaco Assurance Plc at Ogba Primary Health Centre, Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos. Lasaco Assurance Plc has launched the Safe Start Initiative, a maternal health support programme aimed at promoting safer motherhood and reducing infant health risks in underserved communities.The initiative debuted on Tuesday at the Ogba Primary…

R-L: Group Managing Director, Dangote Cement Plc, Arvind Pathak; CEO, West Africa Cluster, LafargeHolcim Maroc Afrique/Event Moderator, Phillippe Richart, and Managing Director, CBI Ghana Ltd, Frédéric Albrecht, during the 14th Africa CemenTrade Summit at Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel, Accra, Ghana. … targets 29% emissions cut, invests ₦12.4B in Community Development in 2024 Group Managing Director, Dangote Cement Plc, Arvind Pathak (2nd left); Deputy Head of Sustainability, Dangote Cement Plc, Oyekemi Oyelola (2nd right), with other delegates during a networking session at the 14th Africa CemenTrade Summit in the city of Accra, Ghana. As part of its bold moves aimed at reducing…