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Lafarge Afric Boosts Operations With 155 Trucks

Lafarge Africa  Boost Operations With 155 Trucks By Adigun Omodele & Akinola Ajibade  Lafarge Africa, a leading innovative and sustainable building solutions company, has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting customer growth  and Operational Excellence by allocating 155 trucks to its drivers. The aim is to encourage its logistics capabilities in the industry. This initiative underscores Lafarge Africa’s dedication to empowering customers and fostering long-term partnerships built on mutual growth and success. Speaking at the event, Lafarge's Commercial Director, Mr Babatunde Onimowo described the initiative as transformative for the company and its customers. Onimowo who was represented by the Firm's Head of Sales Babatunde Odufote said the  scheme is transformative for the organisation and its customers.  “Today marks a transformative moment in Lafarge Africa's unwavering commitment to its  customers' success. These trucks are more than just vehicles...
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'How to save downstream sub-sector from collapse

By Akinola Ajibade



Nigeria  should try and  rebuild and revitalise its four refineries, provide intervention through provision of foreign exchange to fuel importers, streamlining taxes in order to avoid multiple taxation by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), establish Energy Bank through an act of the National Assembly among other taking other measures, in order to save the downstream sub-sector of the industry from collapse.

The Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers’ Association of Nigeria (NOGASA) President, Me Benneth Korie,  gave the measures in a communique at the organisation’s 2nd annual National Executive Council (NEC) and Stakeholders meeting in Abuja.

The communique read:”NEC/Delegate and stakeholders resolves as follows: That the association should pay a courtesy visit to the president of Federal Republic of Nigeria to outline some of the issues below and the way forward. Association urge the national assembly to revie the policy of taxation (i.e. VAT) as & affects petroleum product supply and distribution chain

“The association urge the national assembly relevant sectors to enact a bill for establishment of energy bank for easy transaction in petroleum products and other and gas sector. That federal government of Nigeria should fix the four(4) refineries in Nigeria in a view to reduce the dependency on importation of refine product, to ease the high cost of petroleum product Nigeria

“That the association through its business arm should be given all necessary assistance by CBN to import AGO and other products into the country at competitive price. The association appeal to FIRS to ensure that suppliers are given a tax relief to avert multiple taxation and refund where necessary. The association appeal FIRS to use their discretion to apply relief on petroleum product.

“That the association urge MNDPR to use NOGASA as the umbellera body oll and gas association in Nigeria. Thereby using the association to collaborate in licensing petroleum product in Nigeria .Government should encourage establishment of modular and private refineries.

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