Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has partnered with the Niger State Government to accelerate industrialisation, unlock investment opportunities and create sustainable wealth in the state.

In a statement issued by the Group Chief Branding and Communication Officer of the company, Anthony Chiejina, the firm said it was deepening economic opportunities in Niger State through several strategic investments and partnerships.

According to the statement, Dangote Rice Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state government for the supply of paddy rice over the next 10 years.

The company said the agreement guarantees an offtake of one million metric tonnes of paddy rice to be supplied by Niger Foods to boost food sufficiency in the country.

The statement quoted the Regional Director and Senior Adviser to the President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Mrs Fatima Wali-Abdurrahman, as saying that construction work on the company’s rice mill in the state was progressing steadily.

She said the 32 metric tonnes per hour Dangote Rice Mill, situated on a 30-hectare site in Wushishi, remained on course for completion.

According to her, the project would strengthen food security initiatives in the state, enhance local rice production, create jobs and contribute to agricultural development in Nigeria.

Wali-Abdurrahman also disclosed that several Strategic Business Units of the company were participating in the 22nd Niger Trade Fair.

She said Dangote Group is the major sponsor of the trade fair scheduled to open officially on Thursday, May 14, 2026, with the theme, “Public Private Partnership as the Panacea for Nigeria’s Economic Growth and Stability”.

The participating business units include Dangote Cement Plc, Dangote Salt (NASCON), Dangote Sugar Refinery and Dangote Fertiliser Limited.

She added that a special desk had been created at the fair to attend to enquiries on Dangote Refinery, the company’s Vision 2030 and other business operations.

Speaking with journalists in Minna, the Director-General of the Niger Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NCCIMA), Adamu Salihu, said the fair was expected to attract about 300 exhibitors, including investors, policymakers and business leaders from across the country.

Salihu described Dangote Group as a major driver of industrialisation in Nigeria and Africa.

“Dangote is not only industrialising Nigeria but indeed the whole of Africa. Niger Chamber of Commerce will use the Trade Fair to showcase and promote Dangote’s achievements to Nigerlites, Nigeria and Africa,” he said.

He added that the company’s consistent participation in the annual Niger Trade Fair had remained one of the motivating factors behind the organisation of the event.

Salihu urged indigenous companies to invest in Nigeria’s vast economic potential, stressing that local investments create lasting value through job creation, capacity development and sustainable national prosperity.

Also speaking, the Chairman of Niger Foods, Sammy Adigun, said the state would develop 25,000 hectares of commercial rice farms under the partnership.

He added that the 10-year partnership was expected to create about 50,000 direct jobs.