Dangote commits over $700m to sugar expansion as Nigeria pushes for self-sufficiency Story by Martha Gwary The Dangote Group has announced plans to invest more than $700 million in an extensive sugar expansion programme intended to significantly scale up domestic production and reduce Nigeria’s longstanding reliance on imported sugar. Dangote Sugar Refinery, a major subsidiary of the conglomerate, will channel the investment into land development, modern processing equipment, infrastructure upgrades, workforce training and community engagement. The initiative aims to build a fully integrated local supply chain capable of producing sufficient raw sugar...