Tag: Dangote Foundation

Gov. Yusuf lauds Ɗangote for dedicating 25% of wealth to charity

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Gov. Yusuf lauds Ɗangote

…As Foundation sets support for out-of-school children  Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has applauded Aliko Ɗangote for dedicating 25% of his wealth to charity, describing the gesture as a historic boost to human development and a model for philanthropic leadership in Africa. This was contained in a statement issued yesterday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa. The Governor referenced these remarks during an event held at Eko Hotels, Lagos, which attracted top national stakeholders, including the Vice-President, the governors of Kano, Gombe, Nasarawa and Borno, alongside the two…

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Ɗangote pledges $700m education fund

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Dangote pledges

Chairman of the Ɗangote Group, Aliko Ɗangote has said that his foundation would invest $700 million (roughly ₦1.016 tr) in education over the next 10 years. At the 2025 Doha Forum in Doha, Qatar on Sunday, the business magnate committed to supporting over 155,000 Nigerians who will be drawn across secondary schools and universities in the country. Ɗangote, during a panel session that featured Bill Gates and Sheikha Al-Mayassa, discussed how innovation, philanthropy, and cultural investment are reshaping opportunity across Africa and beyond. He said the investment is poised to…

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Kaduna: Ɗangote Foundation distributes rice to 35,000 families 

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Ɗangote Foundation

The Aliko Ɗangote Foundation has distributed 35,000 bags of rice, each weighing 10 kilogrammes, to the 23 local government areas of Kaduna State. The initiative is part of the foundation’s annual National Food Intervention Project, which aims to support over one million disadvantaged Nigerians across the country. Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, commended Aliko Ɗangote and his Foundation for their commitment to fighting hunger and poverty in Nigeria, noting that each local government will get 1,522 bags, adding that the foundation’s interventions have been well-targeted and impactful. “The Aliko…

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?angote budgets N15bn for food intervention across Nigeria

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The Aliko ?angote Foundation, (ADF) has flagged-off the distribution of over 1,000,000, (One million) bags of 10kg rice across all the 774 local governments in Nigeria in Kano and Lagos respectively. President of ?angote Group, Aliko ?angote, who is also the Chairman of ADF, was present at both the flagging-off ceremony in Kano and Lagos. At the flag-off ceremony in Kano, where 120,000 bags of 10kg rice were distributed, ?angote, said he has resolved to do all within his powers to assist the Government in alleviating poverty in Nigeria. Also,…

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Ramadan: ?angote feeds 10,000 daily in Kano

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Distributes 1m bags of rice nationwide  Africas richest man, Alhaji Aliko ?angote is feeding over 10, 000 people daily in his Kano home state during the 2024 Holy month of Ramadan. The business mogul-cum-philanthropist has also distributed over one million bags of rice to the less-privileged people across Nigeria, to cushion the effects of economic hardship. He is extending the kind gesture to Nigerians through the Dangote Foundation. According to a statement signed by Samira Sanusi, an official of the Foundation in Kano, the free-feeding programme was launched for 10,…

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