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Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to driving the industrialisation of Nigeria and the African continent at large.
The company then pledged to persist in its transformative efforts and maintain a leadership role in advancing sustainable economic growth across the region. This position was made known by the Group Executive Director, Commercial Operations, Hajiya Fatima Aliko Dangote during the Dangote Special Day at the on-going 2025 Lagos International Trade Fair holding at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos.
This is just as the leadership of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industries (LCCI) described Dangote Industries Limited as a worthy partner that has been pivotal to the success of the Chamber over the years.
Hajiya Fatima Aliko Dangote who was represented by the Group Sales and Marketing Director, Dangote Cement Plc., Mrs. Funmi Sanni described industrialization as the most viable path to value addition, economic diversification, and large-scale job creation for the nation’s youth.
While re-echoing the company’s plan to expand its Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s capacity from 650,000 barrel per day to 1.4mn per day by 2028, she stated that the theme of the ongoing trade fair, “ Connecting Businesses, Creating Value” was both timely and highly appropriate.
According to her, it encapsulates the Chamber’s strategic vision of bringing together many stakeholders, manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and consumers in the same location. This singular gesture, she stated, created an avenue for Business-to-Business engagements, Business to Consumer engagements, providing valuable feedback on areas of improvement.
Aliko-Dangote said that the group as Africa’s leading indigenous conglomerate, was connected to several businesses across the world and consistently creating values.
She stated that the Dangote Group was being guided by its investment philosophy that only Africans can develop Africa. “This is why we have invested in many African countries. Recently, we had the historic groundbreaking ceremony of the $2.5 Billion, 3 million Metric Tonne Urea Fertiliser Production Complex, in Gode, Ethiopia.
“This new plant is a partnership between the Dangote Group and Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), the strategic investment arm of the Government of Ethiopia. The project at completion will generate thousands of direct and indirect jobs in the country while at the same time boosting agricultural output,” she said.
