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Aliko Dangote

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

Latest statement source 30 Aug 2026Archived 26 Oct 202612 sources

It is time to make strategic investments in interventions to eliminate malnutrition in Nigeria.
21 Jan 2016Reported1Joint press conference with the Gates Foundation, Abuja

Announcing a $100m nutrition commitment

The micro-grants programme is a major component of the economic empowerment pillar of the foundation.
Reported2Micro-grant launch, Batagarawa LGA, Katsina State

Distributing N10,000 grants to 34,000 women

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  1. SecondaryDangote and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation jointly invest $100 million to combat malnutrition in NigeriaScaling Up Nutrition Movement · 21 Jan 2016
  2. Secondary34,000 women benefit from Dangote's N10 billion lifeline in KatsinaThe Guardian (Nigeria)

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26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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