Dangote to Create 210,000 Jobs in Agriculture
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- Published: Wednesday, 11 May 2016 09:25
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Dangote Group of Companies on Tuesday said the organisation would create 210,000 jobs for the unemployed Nigerians in agriculture between now and 2018 in agricultural sector. The Chairman of the Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, said this in Katsina in a goodwill message at the opening of Katsina Economic and Investment Summit. "We will create 210,000 jobs between now and 2018 with 80 per cent coming from the agricultural sector. "So, we should pay attention to the agricultural sector for investment opportunities, particularly when the crude oil is now becoming unreliable," he said.
President Mohammadu Buhari would on Saturday host the French President, Francois Hollande and president Pual Biya of Cameroon to a Regional Security Summit in Abuja. Others also scheduled to arrive Abuja on Friday for the summit included the Presidents of Cameroon, Niger Republic, Chad and Benin Republic. Similarly, representatives of the United States, Britain, Equatorial Guinea, the European Union, ECOWAS, the Economic Community of Central African States and the Gulf of Guinea Commission are expected at the summit.
