Kano, Dangote advance industrial initiatives at commerce honest

The Dangote Group and the Authorities of Kano State are strengthening relationships to foster enterprise actions and social programmes within the state. This comes as members stream into the corporate’s pavilion on the forty sixth version of the Kano Worldwide Commerce Honest, desperate to discover the array of modern merchandise on show.

Kano State Commissioner for Funding and Commerce, Shehu Sagagi, in a press release from Dangote Group on Sunday, informed newsmen on the honest that the state was strengthening present partnerships with the Dangote Group and exploring new choices.

He stated, “The partnership with Dangote Group will strengthen Kano’s industrial and commerce capability. By linking authorities insurance policies with personal sector initiatives, we’re creating alternatives for companies to develop in Kano State.”

He recommended the corporate for its dedication to the financial improvement of Nigeria, and notably for supporting the Kano Commerce Honest. He stated the Kano Authorities, led by Abba Kabiru Yusuf, has created an enabling atmosphere for companies to thrive. Dangote Group is among the main sponsors of the 2025 Kano Worldwide Commerce Honest.

The assertion from the corporate confirmed {that a} key part of its ongoing collaboration with the Kano State Authorities is the event of a world-class rice milling plant within the state. The assertion stated the undertaking is designed to spice up native rice manufacturing, improve worth addition, and supply fashionable processing capabilities that meet each nationwide and worldwide requirements.

Within the space of social programmes, the corporate stated it has a number of areas of collaboration with the state authorities. It stated the Dangote Group, by way of the Aliko Dangote Foundation, continues to display its dedication to the individuals of Kano State by way of a collection of impactful social programmes geared toward enhancing livelihoods, schooling, well being, and vitamin throughout the state.

The assertion stated, “Within the space of meals safety and vitamin, Aliko Dangote Foundation has applied large-scale interventions, distributing 1000’s of rice baggage and household meals packs to susceptible residents of Kano. Throughout the 2024/2025 interval alone, the Aliko Dangote Foundation distributed 120,000 baggage of rice and over 10,000 iftar meals throughout Ramadan. These interventions have supplied crucial aid to households and ensured entry to primary vitamin for probably the most deprived.

“The Aliko Dangote Foundation has additionally addressed little one malnutrition in collaboration with the Kano State Authorities by way of focused vitamin programmes. As a part of this initiative, the Group has supplied Prepared-To-Use Therapeutic Meals to deal with youngsters affected by Extreme Acute Malnutrition, whereas additionally supporting consciousness campaigns to enhance neighborhood well being outcomes.

“Empowerment and poverty-alleviation stay a central focus of the Group’s engagement in Kano. By micro-grant programmes, ladies and susceptible teams have obtained monetary help to determine or broaden small-scale companies.”

President of the Kano Chamber of Commerce, Trade, Mines and Agriculture Hassan Darma, informed newsmen that, “We predict round 100 organisations, and over 1,000 exhibitors from Nigeria and overseas.”

He stated this 12 months’s commerce honest is exclusive because of enhancements, growth, and new buildings on the honest web site. “We have now valued a long-standing relationship with Dangote Group. It’s our main sponsor. On this 12 months’s honest, we need to companion with the Dangote Group on SME improvement, backward integration, and industrial expertise switch,” Darma stated.

In the meantime, Dangote Fertiliser Restricted has clinched the topmost award for Agricultural Enter on the simply concluded seventeenth Nationwide Agricultural Present in Keffi, Nasarawa State. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Nationwide Agricultural Foundation of Nigeria, Kabiru Ibrahim, stated the Dangote Group is a significant contributor to the event of agricultural enter in Nigeria.