Nigerian Tobacco Company (original) (raw)
Nigerian Tobacco Company was a cigarette manufacturing, distribution and marketing company that was owned by the Nigerian government and British American Tobacco. The company operated factories in Ibadan, muchia Zaria in kaduna and Port Harcourt. The company's key products were Benson and Hedges, State Express, Three Rings, Gold Leaf and Sweet menthol.
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| dbo:abstract | Nigerian Tobacco Company was a cigarette manufacturing, distribution and marketing company that was owned by the Nigerian government and British American Tobacco. The company operated factories in Ibadan, muchia Zaria in kaduna and Port Harcourt. The company's key products were Benson and Hedges, State Express, Three Rings, Gold Leaf and Sweet menthol. The firm was founded in 1951 as a partnership between British American Tobacco (BAT) and the Nigerian government to acquire the assets of British American Tobacco in Nigeria. BAT had been trading in Nigeria since 1911 until the operations became the Nigerian Tobacco Company (NTC). In 1966, the firm employed 2,700 Nigerians and dominated the cigarette market with a market 90% share. (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | Nigerian Tobacco Company was a cigarette manufacturing, distribution and marketing company that was owned by the Nigerian government and British American Tobacco. The company operated factories in Ibadan, muchia Zaria in kaduna and Port Harcourt. The company's key products were Benson and Hedges, State Express, Three Rings, Gold Leaf and Sweet menthol. (en) |
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