Dangote Group’s Expansion to Create Thousands of Jobs Across Africa
By Patience Ikpeme
The Dangote Group has indicated that its expanding industrial footprint across Nigeria and the African continent is poised to trigger a massive wave of employment opportunities.
At the company’s Special Day during the recently concluded Nasarawa Trade Fair in Lafia, the Regional Director and Special Adviser to the President of Dangote Group, Fatima Wali-Abdurrahman, explained that the conglomerate is creating new roles as it scales up operations across its various strategic business units.
As the nation’s second-largest employer after the Federal Government, the group expects to generate thousands of direct and indirect jobs through its interests in petroleum, fertilizer, cement, agriculture, sugar, and salt.
Mrs. Wali-Abdurrahman, represented by the company’s National Assembly Lead, Hon. Shuaibu Abdullahi, pointed to the significant impact of the group’s Vision 2030.
“The Vision is a commitment to transform Nigeria and Africa from a consumption-based economy into a production-based powerhouse,” she stated.
The group’s President, Aliko Dangote, previously noted that the planned expansion of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to 1.4 million barrels per day could require up to 95,000 skilled workers during the peak of its construction phase. This trajectory extends to the sugar sector, where the Nasarawa Sugar Company Limited (NSCL) in Tunga stands as a focal point for the group’s regional investment.
“Nasarawa State occupies a strategic position in our long-term investment plans. It is home to Dangote’s Nasarawa Sugar Company Limited in Tunga, which, when completed, will be one of the biggest sugar investments on the African continent,” the Regional Director added.
On behalf of the Nasarawa State Government, the Director of Industry and Investment, Mrs. Catherine Bako, said the administration of Governor Abdullahi Sule has focused on providing a stable environment for private investors. She maintained that the state has made the ease of doing business a cardinal objective to attract industrial giants.
Furthering this sentiment, the Director of Trade, Dr. Ahmed Agbo, invited the Dangote Group to explore the state’s vast mineral resources and industrial raw materials. He suggested that a partnership between the state and the conglomerate would unlock the potential of these natural assets.
Supporting the drive for industrial scale, the Chairman of the Nigerian Association of Small-Scale Industrialists (NASSI), Nidan Sambo Manasseh, described the state as a fertile ground for the group’s ambitions.
“The Dangote Vision 2030 is about expansion, scale, and self-sufficiency. In Nasarawa, we are offering something practical to support that vision—a ready environment where large industry can plug into existing raw materials and an emerging SMEs base. This is where vision meets opportunity,” Manasseh said.
