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Dangote Driving Agribusiness In North, Sponsors 2026 National Agric Show

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;6 -->&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;"ECRMuxV6" 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>Dangote Industries Limited has restated its commitment to expanding investments in Northern Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s agricultural sector&comma; in alignment with the government&&num;8217&semi;s agenda to strengthen food security&comma; boost agricultural productivity and create employment opportunities&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"jRJ3KSut" 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>A statement from the Group Chief&comma; Branding and Corporate Communication Officer of the company&comma; Mr&period; Anthony Chiejina&comma; said Dangote Group is deepening its commitment to Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s agricultural transformation through strategic investments in mechanised agriculture&comma; advancing major rice milling projects in northern states&comma; alongside sugar backward-integration investments&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The statement quoted the company’s Regional Director and Senior Adviser to the Group President&comma; Mrs Fatima Wali-Abdurrahman&comma; as saying&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;These initiatives are designed to strengthen domestic food production&comma; stimulate agro-industrial development&comma; create employment and unlock the vast agricultural potential of Northern Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mrs&period; Wali-Abdurrahman said the Group&&num;8217&semi;s fertiliser business represents a major contribution to Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s agricultural development&comma; providing locally manufactured inputs that can help farmers improve productivity&comma; enhance soil fertility and increase crop yields&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"HbxbXgiC" 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>She disclosed that Dangote Industries Limited &lpar;DIL&rpar; is sponsoring the 2026 National Agricultural Show&comma; scheduled to open on Monday&comma; November 16&comma; as part of its continued efforts to support and advance agricultural development in Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;6 -->&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;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;6 -->&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>The Agricultural Show&comma; organised under the auspices of the National Agricultural Foundation of Nigeria&comma; will be formally declared open by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security&comma; Senator Abubakar Kyari&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The statement said the Group&&num;8217&semi;s engagement also places emphasis on inclusive participation&comma; particularly by encouraging greater involvement of women and young people&comma; who remain essential to the future of agriculture and agribusiness in Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It said the Group&&num;8217&semi;s vision is to contribute to a more productive&comma; competitive and self-sufficient agricultural sector&comma; positioning Nigeria to harness its enormous agricultural potential&comma; strengthen food security and become a major player in Africa&&num;8217&semi;s agricultural economy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Meanwhile&comma; speaking to newsmen in Abuja&comma; National Coordinator&comma; National Agricultural Foundation of Nigeria &lpar;NAFN&rpar; Hajiya Aishatu Rufa’I Ibrahim&comma; said this year’s Show is guided by the theme&colon; Building a Resilient Nigerian Agrifood System&colon; Empowering Farmers&comma; Mobilizing Investment and Driving Innovation for Food Security and Shared Prosperity&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mrs&period; Ibrahim said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This year&&num;8217&semi;s Agric Show is unique because it goes beyond the traditional exhibition of agricultural products&period; It provides a strategic platform for connecting farmers&comma; investors&comma; policymakers&comma; technology providers and other stakeholders to develop practical solutions to Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s food security challenges&period;’<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She described NAFN&&num;8217&semi;s relationship with the Dangote Group as instrumental to its success in fostering private-sector partnerships that support Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s drive for agricultural development&comma; industrialisation and food security&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Dangote Group remains an important reference point in Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s investment landscape&comma; and we appreciate its contributions to the country&&num;8217&semi;s economic development&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She added&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The message of the Foundation to Alhaji Aliko Dangote is to urge him to continue to expand his investment footprints in Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s agricultural sector&period; His experience in large-scale industrial investment can help transform agriculture through mechanization&comma; agro-processing&comma; storage&comma; logistics and commodity production&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The country needs more indigenous investors of his calibre to see agriculture not merely as farming but as a major business opportunity capable of generating wealth&comma; creating jobs and securing Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s food future&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;6 -->&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;<&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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