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Dangote plans five-year $4.6b investment in agriculture

President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has given an indication of fresh $4.6 billion dollars investment in Nigeria’s agricultural sector. The emerging investment scheme will run for five years. Whereas the key areas of the investment will include sugar,…

Nations working to snatch TB Joshua from Nigeria, says Liberian best farmer

Testimony galores have started emerging for agro investors across the world who keyed into the prophesy of TB Joshua few years ago. Prophet TB Joshua is the founder and leader of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), operators of…

Dangote sees Nigeria, Africa as emerging global food basket

Considering the clear federal government agro policy which has been embraced by every state and private sector investors since the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari administration, leading industrialist and president of Dangote group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has professed that “Africa…

Dangote deal spurs FG to adopt tax reliefs in funding road projects

A new road project financing model is emerging in Nigeria following the recent seal of agreement between the federal government and Dangote group in the reconstruction of Apapa-Oworonshoki Expressway which allows the company to complete the job and enjoy 10…

Why Dangote yielded to FG’s 10-year tax free deal to deliver Apapa-Oshodi on concrete

More details have emerged on why leading African industrialist and President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote agreed with the federal government to reconstruct the Apapa to Oworonshoki Expressway in Lagos using concrete and not asphalt. A top official of…

NPA mobilized contractor handling Apapa Wharf road with N1.8bn in July

In its usual show of commitments to the ease of doing business at the ports and in line with its resolve to partner with the private sector including Dangote group and Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN), the managing director of…

Dangote deepens backward integration in sugar, seals N166b pact with Niger State

Basking on the euphoria of the tremendous success achieved in cement backward integration few years ago, Dangote Group has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Niger State Government to drive similar feat in sugar production. The agreement was in…

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Dangote reveals why he is not investing in ICT, telecoms

After years of being economical with words, President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has opened up on why he has not really mustered interest in investing in either Nigeria’s or even African telecoms market. Explaining issues on the suggestion…

Dangote shares N850m in compensation for refinery land owners

As part of compliance for extant laws, Dangote Group has commenced the disbursement of more than N850m as compensation to land owners affected by its sugar refinery project in Tunga, Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Business Hilights gathered…

Niger State: Dangote to pump $450m in 3-year commercial farming drive

Barely one week after sealing a multibillion naira deal with government of Kano State in building solar power plant to run industries, leading African industrialist and President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Monday revealed new investment plan worth $450m…