Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has called on Dangote Industries Limited to expand its investments across key sectors of the state economy.

According to a statement, Sule wooed the Dangote Group through the Commissioner for Trade, Industry and Investment, Muhammed Otto, at the ongoing Nasarawa Trade Fair Exhibition.

The governor described Nasarawa as “home to solid mineral resources” and noted that a deeper partnership with the Dangote Group would “speed up Nigeria’s industrialisation project.”

Otto applauded the group’s performance at the Nasarawa Sugar Company Limited, expressing confidence that the success recorded there signals greater prospects for further collaboration.

Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Nigeria Association of Small-Scale Industrialists, Nasarawa State Chapter, Nidan Manasseh, described the fair, sponsored by Dangote, as “very impactful.”

Manasseh urged the group to widen its investment scope, stressing: “The Nasarawa Trade Fair Exhibition is a vital catalyst for the State’s economic transformation. This strategic initiative by NASSI directly aligns with Governor Abdullahi Alhaji Sule’s vision to stimulate investment and unlock significant growth.”

Further, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment, Khadija Nuhu, declared Nasarawa state “strategically open for business” and invited Dangote Group to tap into the opportunities in the state.

Chief Branding and Communication Officer of Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, remarked in a statement that Nasarawa State is central to the Group’s overall investment in Nigeria.

“It is home to Dangote’s Nasarawa Sugar Company Limited. The sugar project, when completed, will be one of the biggest sugar investments on the African continent,” Chiejina noted.

Senior Special Adviser to the President of Dangote Group, Fatima Abdurrahman, added that the Group’s business units, including Dangote Fertiliser Limited, Dangote Peugeot Automobiles Nigeria Limited, Dangote SinoTruck, Dangote Sugar Refinery, Dangote Salt and Dangote Cement Plc were participating in the fair.