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Dangote donate N200m to fight Coronavirus in Nigeria

The Aliko Dangote Foundation has earmarked N124million that will support facilities to help prevent, assess and respond to health events at Point of Entry to ensure National Health Security

The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) yesterday pledged a whooping sum of N200million to support current effort of the Nigerian government towards curbing the spread of Corona Virus or Covid-19 in the country. ADF’s intervention is considered the largest single donation by a corporate organization in the country to contain the…

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Aliko Dangote $20m transformative donation to The African Center focused on Accelerating Change in Global Narratives about Africa in Policy, Business and Culture

Sharing in Dangote’s vision, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, also announced a new $5 million grant at the Future Africa Forum

Peeved with the negative perception of Africa by the outside world, Chairman, Aliko Dangote Foundation (Dangote.com), Aliko Dangote, on Monday, September 23, 2019 made a philanthropic donation of $20 million to The Africa Center in New York, United States of America towards reversing the trend. Africa Center is a leading…

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    • L-R: General Manager/Head Sustainability, Dangote Cement Plc, Eunice Sampson; Group Chief Sustainability and Governance, Dangote Industries Limited, Dr. Ndidi Nnoli; Group Chief Human Resources Officer, Dangote Cement Plc, Musa Rabiu; and Senior Adviser, Stakeholder Relations, DIL, Fatima Wali-Abdurrahman, celebrating the 'Best in Supply Chain Management' award won by Dangote Cement at the 12th Edition of the Sustainability Enterprise and Responsibility Awards (SERAS), which took place at the Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos recently
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Corporate Social Responsibility: Dangote gets Top 5 Recognition in ‘Most Responsible Business In Africa’ Category

Dangote Group was also named by SERAS one of the Top 5 "Most Responsible Business in Africa/Overall Winner"

In recognition of its 2017 Sustainability Report and significant progress in Sustainability Best Practices and Reporting in 2018, Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) (www.Dangote.com) received two awards at the 12th edition of the annual Sustainability Enterprise and Responsibility Awards (SERAS), which took place in Lagos Nigeria. Two DIL subsidiaries received the…

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    • (L-R) Donor of the School, Aliko Dangote; Vice-chancellor of BUK, Prof Mohammadu Yahuza Bello; Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Abubakar Badaru; and Kano State Deputy Governor, Prof. Hafeez Abubakar at the commissioning ceremony
    • (L-R) Donor of the building, Aliko Dangote; Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Abubakar Badaru
    • (L-R) Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Abubakar Badaru; Kano State Deputy Governor, Prof. Hafeez Abubakar and the donor of the building, Aliko Dangote at the commissioning ceremony
    • (L-R) Donor of the School Aliko Dangote,; Vice-chancellor of BUK, Prof Mohammadu Yahuza Bello, holding the award plague; Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Abubakar Badaru; Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and Kano State Deputy Governor, Prof. Hafeez Abubakar at the commissioning ceremony
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Dangote Donates N1.2 Billion to First Business School in the North to Bayero University, Kano

Christened Dangote Business School, the business mogul disclosed that talks are on to affiliate the school with the popular Harvard Business School, in the United States of America

The business educational development of Northern Nigeria took a new turn at the weekend when the renowned businessman, Aliko DANGOTE donated a N1.2 billion ultra-modern business school edifice to the Bayero University, Kano, (BUK), first of such in the northern part of the country. Christened Dangote Business School, the business…

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    • L-R: His Royal Majesty, Oba Gbadebo Oni, Olu of Imasayi; Dangote Cement Ibese Plant Director, Louis Raj; Human and Asset & Admin Manager, Dangote Cement Ibese Plant, Fola Ali; General Manager, HR and Admin, Dangote Cement Ibese Plant, Abdulmalik Shehu; AGM, Human Assets Management & Admin, Dangote Cement Ibese, Abu Sufyan; and One of the scholarship beneficiary, Badru Abidemi Opeyemi, 300 Level student of Tai Solarin University of Education at the presentation of scholarship award to the host communities of Dangote Cement, Ibese Plant, Ogun State, Friday, February 23, 2018
    • L-R: Human Assets Management & Admin, Dangote Cement Ibese, Abu Sufyan; Chairman Ewekoro North L.C.D.A, Hon. Kehinde Adepegba; His Royal Highness, Oba Kusoro Kayode, Olu Aga of Aga; and One of the scholarship beneficiary, Ayelotan Aminat, 300 Level student of University of Lagos at the presentation of scholarship award to the host communities of Dangote Cement, Ibese Plant, Ogun State, Friday, February 23, 2018
    • L-R: His Royal Highness, Oba Kusoro Kayode, Olu Aga of Aga; His Royal Majesty, Oba Gbadebo Oni, Olu of Imasayi; Dangote Cement Ibese Plant Director, Louis Raj; Human and Asset & Admin Manager, Dangote Cement Ibese Plant, Fola Ali; and One of the scholarship beneficiary, Omotayo Fareedah, student of Dalos College, Ota, Ogun State, at the presentation of scholarship award to the host communities of Dangote Cement, Ibese Plant, Ogun State, Friday, February 23, 2018
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Dangote Cement Gives Multi-Million Naira Scholarship to 115 in Host Communities

The management decided to increase the number of beneficiaries to 115 from the previous 80 so that more children of the area could benefit

In a major boost to its Corporate Social Responsibility profile, Dangote Cement Plc (www.DangoteCement.com), Ibese Plant has announced a multi-million Naira educational scholarship award for 115 students from its 15 host communities for the 2017/2018 academic session. The Company said the scholarship has become an annual event meant to contribute…

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Entrepreneurship: Dangote Donates N1.2 Billion Structure for Business School in Bayero University

The Business Schools being undertaken by the Aliko Dangote Foundation, according to the President of Dangote Group is part of the efforts to build entrepreneurship in the sub-consciousness of Nigerians through education at the highest level

In his avowed commitment to encouraging entrepreneurship in the country as a way out of the economic doldrums, Nigeria’s business magnate, Aliko Dangote, is donating another N1.2 billion structure for running of business school in Bayero University, Kano (BUK). The building which will be handed over to the university management…

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    • L-R, Associate of Aliko Dangote, Alh.Danladi Sani Hanga, Representative of Emir of Kano, District Head of Kumbotso, Alh. Ahmed Ado Bayero, Managing Director, Dangote Foundation, Mrs Zouera Youssoufou, Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje,Kano State Commissioner for Commerce Industry, Cooperative& Tourisim, Ahmed Rabiu, at the Dangote Foundation Presentation of Five Hundred Million Naira (#500,000,000,00) Cheque Donation to Kano State Market Fire Disaster Victims in Government House Kano, Kano State
    • L-R,, Representative of Emir of Kano, District Head of Kumbotso, Alh. Ahmed Ado Bayero, Managing Director, Dangote Foundation, Mrs Zouera Youssoufou, Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, at the Dangote Foundation Presentation of Five Hundred Million Naira (#500,000,000,00) Cheque Donation to Kano State Market Fire Disaster Victims in Government House Kano, Kano State
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Market Fire: Dangote Donates N.5billion to Distraught Kano Traders

Aliko’s donation which came through the Aliko Dangote Foundation, was in response to the appeal by the Kano state government for contributions from public spirited individuals and corporate organizations to help the fire victims come back to business

Succor came the way of the over a thousand hitherto dejected traders affected by the Kano Market fire disasters few months ago as the renowned business mogul, Aliko Dangote made good his promise and donated a whooping sum of N500m to rehabilitate them. Aliko’s donation which came through the Aliko…