The warning was contained in the group’s first-half 2026 Economic Report, which identified tight external financing conditions as a major risk to the continent’s economic outlook despite continued resilience in economic activity.
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, and Djibouti’s President, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, have expressed support for Dangote Group’s $660m Damarjog-Dewele Oil Terminal and Pipeline Project, saying it could strengthen energy security and trade links between the two countries.
Dangote made the comments during an interview with The School of Hard Knocks, where he described wealth rankings as a distraction and pointed specifically to the value of his refinery.
February 17, (THEWILL) — Dangote Group has signed a $400 million machinery supply agreement with XCMG Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. as it intensifies efforts to fast-track the expansion of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals.
The deal will provide...
…only Nigerian named among world’s most powerful communications leaders
January 18, (THEWILL) — The group chief branding and communications officer, Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, has been named to the prestigious 2025 Influence 100, reaffirming his standing as one of the...
December 16, (THEWILL) — Dangote Group has appointed renowned economist and former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Director, Dr Hassan Mahmud, as its Group Chief Economist, bolstering the conglomerate’s economic advisory capacity amid heightened global and domestic market...
October 23, (THEWILL) — The Dangote Group has refuted claims circulating on social media linking one of its trucks to a road accident that occurred in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State.
In a statement issued on...
September 29, (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its affiliate unions to begin full mobilisation for a nationwide strike in protest against alleged anti-labour practices by the Dangote Group.
In a statement issued on Monday, NLC accused...
September 16, (THEWILL) — The chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has refuted allegations by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) that his Petroleum Refinery is treating its workers harshly and limiting job opportunities.
Speaking with...
September 08, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government will hold a scheduled meeting with the management of Dangote Group and the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, today in a bid to avert the union’s planned...
Faruku Musa Haruna and other farmers in Kumfada used to pool their money to buy plastic sheets, trapping enough water to irrigate small patches of land. They wanted to keep farming after the rains, but their ambitions depended on how much water they could save.