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Dangote Group, Kaduna Chamber, Drive Local Content Agenda At 2026 Trade Fair With 10,000 Participants

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"4hJQDAhA" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"uFetEQ1S" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The Dangote Industries Limited and the Kaduna Chamber of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture &lpar;KADCCIMA&rpar; are in strategic partnership to promote local manufacturing in the 47th Trade Fair which is expected to be declared open on February 6&comma; 2026 by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Dangote Group is sponsoring the fair with the theme&colon; From Reforms to Results&colon; Economic Transformation through Sustained Local Content Development&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"tcxqB45H" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The fair&comma; according to KADCCIMA&comma; is expected to attract over ten thousand participants&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking to newsmen in Kaduna&comma; President of KADCCIMA&comma; Alhaji Farouk Suleiman said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Our relationship with Dangote Group is one of strategic partnership built on shared values&comma; industrial growth&comma; local content development and economic transformation&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to KADCCIMA&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Dangote Group has consistently demonstrated belief in Northern Nigeria’s economic potential&comma; and KADCCIMA sees the company not just as a sponsor&comma; but as development partner&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He said the 2026 edition of the fair will focus on business matchmaking between Business to Business&lpar;B2B&rpar; and Business to Government&lpar;B2G&rpar;&comma; local manufacturing and value addition&comma; investment facilitation&comma; SMES financing&comma; market access&comma; and strategic partnerships with companies like the Dangote Group&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>KADCCIMA President said this year’s fair is designed as an economic catalyst to increase trade and commerce&comma; as well as attract investors&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Other areas of focus&comma; he said&comma; include&colon; import substitution through local production&comma; promotion of Made-in-Nigeria goods and stronger private sector-led growth&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He described the Dangote Group as a cornerstone partner in Nigeria’s industrial journey&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We invite Dangote Group to continue leading from the front&comma; not only as a sponsor&comma; but as mentor&comma; investor and catalyst for small businesses&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking&comma; Regional Director and Senior Special Adviser to the President of the Dangote Group&comma; Fatima Wali-Abdurrahman&comma; said aside being a sponsor&comma; the conglomerate is a believer in local content development&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She said&colon; &&num;8220&semi;Dangote Group’s commitment to local manufacturing has been demonstrated through its various investments in sugar&comma; cement and petrochemicals&comma; which has contributed to providing jobs and supporting government revenue profile to taxation&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mrs&period; Wali-Abdurrahman said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Dangote Group has remained a leading example of how sustained local content investment can transform economies&period; Through strategic investments in cement production&comma; agriculture&comma; petrochemicals&comma; fertilizer&comma; and petroleum refining&comma; the Group has demonstrated the power of local capacity development&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A statement signed by the Group Chief Corporate Communication Officer of the company&comma; Anthony Chiejina&comma; said as part of its strategies to boost market share and deepen customers’ loyalty&comma; Dangote Industries Limited &lpar;DIL&rpar;&comma; and other companies under the Group are set to headline the Kaduna Trade Fair with an array of products and innovations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The statement noted that Dangote Cement&comma; Dangote Sugar&comma; NASCON Allied Industries &lpar;Dangote Salt&rpar;&comma; Dangote-Sinotruk&comma; Dangote Peugeot Automobile&comma; and Dangote Fertiliser will participate in the fair&comma; with each business unit set to establish helpdesks to respond to inquiries from prospective customers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;NASCON is showcasing its full range of products&comma; including salt packs&comma; seasonings&comma; and stew mix&comma; at the trade fair&period; The salt packs&comma; designed to further strengthen customer appeal&comma; are available in 250g&comma; 500g&comma; and 1kg sizes&period; The packaging is intended to enhance accessibility and affordability for consumers and other end users&period; NASCON will also provide an engaging and rewarding experience for visitors to its stand at the Dangote Pavilion&comma;” the statement said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It added that Dangote Sugar Refinery will present its complete range of products at the fair&comma; with its sales and marketing team available to customers as well as prospective distributors&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Dangote Cement&comma; a regular participant in the fair&comma; will operate a dedicated desk at the Dangote Group Pavilion&period; Customers and users of Dangote cement products are encouraged to visit the help desk throughout the fair for product-related inquiries&comma;” the statement noted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The statement further explained that customers interested in becoming distributors of products from Dangote Group subsidiaries will have the opportunity to receive detailed guidance from company representatives&comma; who will be available to provide information on the requirements and procedures for distributorship&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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