Na wah oh, my people! E no go better if I no tell you wetin dey happen for Ogun State as Dangote Group dey flex dem muscle!
On top February 12, 2026, Fatima Aliko-Dangote, wey na the Executive Director for Dangote Group, yan plenty good things for Dangote Day wey happen for the 15th Gateway Trade Fair wey Ogun Chamber of Commerce organize. Dem gather plenty business people wey want make progress and grow the economy. E clear say Dangote dey ready to partner with anyone wey wan push industry and cut down on imports.
Fatima, wey send Tunde Mabogunje, wey be the Regional Sales Director, go represent am, talk say Ogun State no be joke. Na real industrial hub, and as Dangote dey sponsor this trade fair well well, dem go fit help increase local production and create jobs for the area. Na wetin we dey talk when we dey yarn about development for Nigeria!
This year theme na “Promoting Businesses through Partnership,” and e really jell with wetin Dangote dey try achieve, which na Vision 2030 for the company. Dem wan make sure say dem expand, bring investment from abroad, and reduce the imports wey dey enter our land. Fatima no forget to remind us say Ogun dey chop cement like food, and na here Ibese cement plant dey, wey fit supply up to 12 million metric tonnes of cement every year. Na serious matter!
Dem dey also construct new cement plant for Itori wey go add another 6 million metric tonnes every year, chop the supply chain and boost economy wey dey export to West Africa. Who no like better thing? Na so you go dey see Dangote dey expand reach everywhere! Dem dey look to upgrade their refinery too, from 650,000 bpd to 1.4 million bpd, for better energy security. Na work wey go bring jobs, and help other industries grow as well.
As Fatima dey yarn, she no forget agriculture matter. Ahn ahn, na to show say dem dey do partnership with Ethiopian Investment Holdings to build Urea fertiliser complex wey go fit produce 3 million metric tonnes every year! This one go help the farmers make sure say food dey land well well across Africa. Na wetin everybody suppose dey pray for, if we no wan dey import food every time!
She also sabi say, policy consistency plus private sector effort na the key for we to fit grow better economy and create wealth for everybody. During this trade fair wey go end on February 16, people wey visit the Dangote Pavilion fit buy things like cement, sugar, salt and more at discounted price! Na real promo be this, my brothers and sisters!
Fatima also give shout out to Governor Dapo Abiodun, wey dey do him best to create better business environment. No wonder community dey thrive. Ogun dey look for people wey wan partner with them; so if you get business idea, make you just waka go Ogun wey dey ready to grow for collaboration!
Ogun Chamber of Commerce Chairman, Niyi Oshiyemi, also yarn say this trade fair no be just to show face, but na platform for startups and investors to meet, plan, and grow wey dey give hope to young Nigerians wey dey hustle for community. Make we no forget say, public-private partnership na wetin fit drive this economic diversification we dey feel!
So, make you no slack! Go check Dangote Pavilion, see wetin dem get to offer, and grab your own opportunity! Na the time wey we fit build better future for ourself and our community have come, my people!
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