{"id":6727,"date":"2025-03-18T09:54:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T09:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=6727"},"modified":"2025-04-26T11:33:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T11:33:53","slug":"dangote-returns-to-ogun-revives-investments-in-cement-and-port-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=6727","title":{"rendered":"Dangote Returns to Ogun, Revives Investments in Cement and Port Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire businessman and President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has attributed his company\u2019s return to Ogun State to Governor Dapo Abiodun\u2019s investor-friendly policies and vision. During a visit to the governor in Abeokuta, Dangote highlighted Ogun\u2019s status as Nigeria\u2019s manufacturing hub and praised the state\u2019s support for private-sector investments.<\/p>\n<p>He announced the reconstruction of the Itori cement plant, which was previously demolished, and the addition of two new production lines with a 6 million metric tons annual capacity. Combined with the existing 12 million metric tons cement plant at Ibeshe, Ogun State is set to become the largest cement producer in Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Dangote also revealed plans to revive the Olokola Free Trade Zone (OKFTZ) with the construction of Nigeria\u2019s largest port, aiming to boost trade and logistics. He reaffirmed Dangote Group\u2019s commitment to supporting Nigeria\u2019s self-sufficiency in cement, fertilizer, and petroleum products.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Abiodun welcomed Dangote\u2019s renewed investment, acknowledging the economic impact and employment opportunities it brings. He commended Dangote Group\u2019s Corporate Social Responsibility efforts, including ongoing road construction projects, and pledged continued collaboration for Ogun\u2019s industrial and economic growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire businessman and President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has attributed his company\u2019s return to Ogun State to Governor Dapo Abiodun\u2019s investor-friendly policies and vision. During a visit to the governor in Abeokuta, Dangote highlighted Ogun\u2019s status as Nigeria\u2019s manufacturing hub and praised the state\u2019s support for private-sector investments. He announced the reconstruction of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.5 (Yoast SEO v25.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dangote Returns to Ogun, Revives Investments in Cement and Port Development - City Watch<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=6727\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dangote Returns to Ogun, Revives Investments in Cement and Port Development City Watch\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dangote Returns to Ogun, Revives Investments in Cement and Port Development City Watch News %\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=6727\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"City Watch\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100083282987806\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-18T09:54:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-26T11:33:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FB_IMG_1742291435254.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=6727#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=6727\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/abba855e75bb16b4d97f51adbdc6cb2a\"},\"headline\":\"Dangote Returns to Ogun, Revives Investments in Cement and Port Development\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-18T09:54:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-26T11:33:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=6727\"},\"wordCount\":202,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=6727#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FB_IMG_1742291435254.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=6727#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=6727\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=6727\",\"name\":\"Dangote Returns to Ogun, Revives Investments in Cement and Port Development - 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