Dangote

Edo State sets aside 300,000 ha of land for investment
- Agro Nigeria
- 11 September 2015
The Edo State government has articulated a policy that allows investors to own government lands irrespective of the size for about 200 thousand naira.
Dangote veut produire 950 000 tonnes de riz, soit 45% des importations actuelles du Nigéria
- Agence Ecofin
- 09 February 2015
Aliko Dangote a acquis 150 000 hectares à travers cinq états du Nigeria (Edo, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kwara et le Niger State) afin de produire à terme 950 000 tonnes de riz par an
Niger is number one rice investment destination in Nigeria —Commissioner
- NIgeria Tribune
- 07 October 2014
Niger State Commissioner for Agriculture says Aliko Dangote is coming to Niger State in grand style with a request for 50,000 ha of land in the flood plain bank of River Niger for rice and sugarcane production.
Nigeria: Basin authority to cultivate 10,000 hectares of rice, sugar cane in Kwara, Kogi
- NAN
- 06 October 2014
The Dangote Group had indicated interest in investing in irrigation around Kampe dam, adding that the land was suitable for sugar cane cultivation
Richest African Dangote says Dubai deals may be billions
- Bloomberg
- 01 October 2014
Investment Corp. of Dubai in tie-up with Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote that "could run into billions of dollars" and involves ventures in agriculture.
Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote invests $1 Billion in rice production in Nigeria
- Forbes
- 02 August 2014
Dangote Group has acquired 150,000 hectares of farmland in five Nigerian states -Edo, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kwara and Niger- which will be used for the commercial production of rice paddy.
Sokoto to allocate 33,000 ha of farmland to Dangote – commissioner
- Blueprint
- 26 June 2014
Nigeria's Sokoto state government has approved the allocation of 33,000 hectares of farmland to Dangote Group of companies for the plantation of sugarcane.
Nigeria: Dangote Group pays N1.2 billion as land compensation in Taraba
- Daily Independent
- 19 May 2014
The Taraba Government on Monday said that Dangote Group had paid N1.2 billion to it as compensation for land acquired in Lau Local Government Area of the state.
Dangote Group pledges to invest $2.3bn in Northern Nigeria
- This Day
- 11 May 2014
He said the conglomerate would require about 250,000 hectares of land for sugar cane production and 130,000 hectares for rice farming.
Stop corporate land bazaar in Edo State, ERA/FoEN cautions
- ERA
- 08 April 2014
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria has cautioned the Edo State Government from going ahead with plans to allocate 410,000 ha of forest land belonging to community people to corporations
Nigeria: Edo govt acquires 410,000 hectares for private agricultural investments
- NAN
- 31 Mar 2014
Edo State Government says 60,000 ha acquired for oil palm by instant noodle maker United Food Industries Ltd of Indonesia's Salim Group.
FG plans $75bn oil mill, plantation investment expansion in Edo State, NIgeria
- This Day
- 18 Mar 2014
Governor of Edo State announces allocation of another 20,000 ha of land to SOCFIN's Okomu Oil Palm Plc and 50,000 hectares of land to Dangote Group for rice production.