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Ajaokuta steel products
SINTER PRODUCTION PLANT Capacity 2,610,000 tonnes per annum COKE-OVEN AND BY-PRODUCTS PLANT Capacity Coke – 880,000 tonnes/year Tar – 48,000 tonnes/year Ammonium Sulphate (Fertilizer) – 12, 000 tonnes/year Coke Oven gas – 210,240,000m³ Steam – 350,000 tonnes/year BLAST FURNACE: Capacity Liquid Metal – 1,350,000 tonnes /year Pig Casting Machine – 155,000 tonnes/year Blast Furnace Slag …
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Ajaokuta Steel: List of clients
Engineering Workshops has business relationship in the repair of equipment and manufacture of parts with the following industries: • Kaduna Refining and Petro-Chemical Company.• Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company.• Port-Harcourt Refining Company.• Delta Steel Company.• Cement Company of Northern Nigeria Sokoto.• Obajana Cement Company.• First Aluminum Company , Port-Harcourt.• Zhong Yang Industry Nigeria Limited. Kogi…
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600 Year Old Ife Terracotta Returns Home
The National Commission for Museums & Monuments has received a treasured repatriated Ife terracotta head from the Kingdom of Netherlands. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohamed took delivery of the artifact at a brief handing over event in his Office. Netherlands Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Harry Van Dijk, presented the valuable piece…
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Kuduo, ornate cast brass vessels
Originating from the Akan Kingdoms of the Gold Coast, present day Ghana, Kuduo (meaning vessel) are ornate cast brass vessels which were possessed by kings and courtiers in the Kingdoms. Kuduo was used to keep Gold dust, and other items that were of personal significance and value to the possessor of the Kuduo. When the…
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Mossi dolls
The mossi dolls originate from the mossi people of Burkina Faso, in West Africa. The mossi doll is also called ‘biiga’ (which means child), by the mossi people. These mossi dolls are wooden figurines made from one piece of wood standing on a broader base. The dolls portray the characteristics of an adult woman; with…
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Oba heads artifacts
The Oba heads are courtly artifacts that originate from the Edo people of the Benin Kingdom, Nigeria. The title of “oba,” or king, is passed on to the firstborn son of each successive king of Benin at the time of his death. The first obligation of each new king during this transfer of rule is…
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Dogon maternity sculpture
The Dogon is an ethnic group mainly located in Mali, West Africa. This Dogon maternity figure is a fine piece of art carved out of wood. To the Dogon people, it represents symbolically, feminine beauty and fertility. Dogon statues as this are mostly found in shrines and used as objects of petition and prayers, for…
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Guro mask
The Guro /Gouro also called Kweni, people of the Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), in the valley regions of the Bandama River; they speak a language of the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo family of African languages. The Guro masks are handcrafted by the Guro people and represent their spiritual way of life. This Guro mask,…
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Warrior bronze, Benin artifacts
As courtly artefacts, the Benin Bronzes were used to decorate the palace of the Oba (King of the Benin Kingdom). The Benin Bronzes are a collection of bronze statues, sculptures and plaques which were made to glorify the Oba and honour the Iyoba (Queen mother). This warrior figure is one of the many Benin bronze…
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Senufo masks
The Senufo masks were made by the Senufo people located at the Northern part of Cote d’Ivoire. The masks were used in different kinds of masquerades mainly associated with Poro societies. All adult male and post-menopausal women among the Senufo are obliged to join a Poro society, which hold an important position in the political…