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Dangote $2.5 billion fertilizer plant to commence operation first week of April

Omokolade Ajayi by Omokolade Ajayi
March 22, 2021
in Manufacturing, Spotlight
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Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has disclosed that one of his closely held assets, the $2.5 billion granulated fertilizer plant located in Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ), will commence operation in Nigeria in the first week of April.

The billionaire whose current wealth is valued at $16.6 billion, revealed this on Saturday during a tour of the Petrochemicals and refinery complex facilities by the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his team.

The granulated urea fertilizer plant which is expected to commence operations next week has been pushed back severally for reasons such as access to forex, the ailing economy and more recently the COVID-19 pandemic.

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READ: World’s largest fertilizer firm to commission multi-billion plant in Nigeria

In a bid to scale up production further plans have been made to expand the plant’s 3 million metric tonnes per annum capacity to produce multiple grades of fertilizers to meet soil, crop and climate-specific requirement for the African continent.

In case you missed it: In line with a report by the company, Nairametrics reported last month that the $2.5 billion granulated fertilizer plant would commence operation in the first quarter of 2021.

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What you should know

  • The Urea Fertilizer plant was built to tap into Nigeria’s demand for fertilizer, a critical component of achieving food sufficiency for Africa’s most populous country.
  • The Fertilizer plant is expected to manufacture 3 million metric tonnes of urea per annum, with a view to reducing the nation’s fertilizer imports, and generating $400m annual foreign exchange from export to Africa countries.

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Omokolade Ajayi

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Omokolade Ajayi is a graduate of Economics, and a certificate holder of the CFA Institute’s Investment Foundation Program. He is a business analyst, and equity market researcher, with wealth of experience as a retail investor.

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  1. Margaret says:
    March 22, 2021 at 11:55 pm

    Dear Sir, we are registered With The Ministry of Gender and Children Social Development as Integrity United Women Group where we help the young teenage girls who are homeless and need food stuff and sanitary towels. Kindly help. Thank You in advance

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  2. Tunji Arojojoye says:
    March 23, 2021 at 1:53 am

    Which ones benefit Nigerians most, Dangote’s businesses or the God businesse. By God industries I mean the Adeboyes, TB Joshuas, Oyedepos, the RCCG, Deeper life, Apostle Suleyman, Oyakilome, etc,etc. Whether you like it or not, Dangote’s businesses employ people and pay wages which employees take home to their families. By contrast the God businesses take money from the poor and give to already rich pastors who own the God industries. Isn’t there a quotation from the bible which says from those who have not, shall be taken and given to the rich.

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  3. Ifeanyi says:
    March 23, 2021 at 9:30 am

    Hello Ajayi,

    Please I will need a discussion with you as regards this article kindly reach out to me Thank you

    Reply

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