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SEPLAT Confirms Dividend Currency Exchange Rates for 2015

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-First dual listed Nigerian oil and gas upstream firm, Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc on Tuesday  said it has confirmed the dividend currency exchange rate for its 2015 final dividend payout to investors of the company. The currency exchange rate is applicable to shareholders seeking […]

LafargeHolcim Opens 3.6 Million Tonnes Annual high-Efficiency Cement Plant in Brazil

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE) – World’s cement, aggregates and concrete firm, LafargeHolcim on Tuesday said it’s strengthening its cement production network in Latin America with the opening of a new state-of-the-art line at its cement plant in Barroso, Brazil. According to LafargeHolcim, the construction of the new line […]

PwC Report Says Current Approaches to Offgrid Electricity Need to be Changed to Achieve Universal Access to Electricity

24/5/2016/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PwC report says new renewable off-grid technologies, in combination with innovative business models and mobile payment systems hold the key to rural electrification. New approaches to beyond the grid electrification need to be adapted to achieve the UN 2030 target of electricity for all. Policymakers need to get […]