Dangote Industries Ltd. has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that Nigeria achieves self-sufficiency in cement, agriculture, mining, and petroleum production.
Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday at the 36th Enugu International Trade Fair, Dr. Abayomi Shittu, Regional Sales Director (Southeast) for Dangote Cement, emphasized the company’s far-reaching investments across various sectors.
“Dangote Industries Ltd. is into cement, sugar, salt, poly products, real estate, agriculture, logistics, telecommunications, steel, oil, and gas, among other businesses. Three of its subsidiaries, Dangote Cement Plc., Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc., and Dangote Salt, trading under the name of NASCON Allied Industries Plc., are listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
“Our continuous efforts to innovate, create value, and invest in Nigeria are borne out of our firm belief in the vast economic potential of Nigeria. Dangote Sugar Refinery, through its out-grower scheme, has provided jobs for thousands of farmers in its host communities.
“The coming of Dangote Fertiliser has, to a great extent, helped to change the face of agriculture in Nigeria, while the Dangote Petroleum Refinery will drive the development of ancillary industries.
“We recruit graduates of engineering and other technology-based courses and train them in many aspects of industrial operations,’’ Shittu said.
He noted that trade fairs organised by the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA) were unique because Enugu State had the largest concentration of industries in the Southeast and South-South geopolitical zones.
He described ECCIMA’s trade fairs as valuable platforms for businesses to connect with customers in the Southeast and the adjoining zones.
NAN
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