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Aliko Dangote

Industrialist who founded and heads the Dangote Group and founded and chairs the Aliko Dangote Foundation.

ReportedLatest source dated 2026-08-30Last reviewed 2026-10-26

What did Aliko Dangote actually say?

2016-01-21, Joint press conference with the Gates Foundation, Abuja

Reported
“It is time to make strategic investments in interventions to eliminate malnutrition in Nigeria.”[1]

Context. Announcing a $100m nutrition commitment Follow the source link for the full statement.

, Micro-grant launch, Batagarawa LGA, Katsina State

Reported
“The micro-grants programme is a major component of the economic empowerment pillar of the foundation.”[2]

Context. Distributing N10,000 grants to 34,000 women Follow the source link for the full statement.

Sources

  1. Dangote and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation jointly invest $100 million to combat malnutrition in NigeriaScaling Up Nutrition Movement, 2016-01-21, secondary source
  2. 34,000 women benefit from Dangote's N10 billion lifeline in KatsinaThe Guardian (Nigeria), secondary source

Change history

  • 2026-10-26 Record published.

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