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Tanzania woos Dangote to invest in sugar, fertilizer
The Tanzanian Government has expressed interest in attracting fresh investments from Dangote Group in fertiliser production, energy and industrial infrastructure as it seeks to accelerate economic development.
The Minister of State in the President’s Office responsible for Planning and Investment, Prof Kitila Mkumbo, disclosed this when a Tanzanian delegation visited the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals in Lagos recently.
In a statement on Sunday, Mkumbo said the visit was aimed at advancing discussions between the Tanzanian Government and the Dangote Group on expanding the company’s investment footprint in the East African country.
The minister said the discussions followed an earlier meeting between Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, and the President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, on possible new investments by the conglomerate.
He said Dangote already had a significant presence in Tanzania, where it operates the country’s largest cement manufacturing plant, with an investment valued at about $800m.
“We have come here to make a follow-up on what they deliberated with our president in terms of further Dangote investments in Tanzania,” Mkumbo said.
According to him, Tanzania was particularly interested in Dangote’s expertise in fertiliser production and refinery operations, which he said could support industrial development and economic growth in the region.
The minister also called for stronger economic integration among African countries, saying the continent needed to move beyond political cooperation towards greater industrialisation.
He said deeper collaboration with the Dangote Group would support economic integration under the African Continental Free Trade Area and strengthen manufacturing capacity across the continent.
“Africa now needs economic liberation, and that can only come through industrialisation,” he said.
Mkumbo described Dangote as a leading African industrialist whose investments were expanding beyond Nigeria and contributing to industrial development across the continent.
He said Tanzania was looking forward to working with the group to promote Pan-African industrialisation and expand regional manufacturing capacity.
The minister also stressed the importance of developing local refining capacity to strengthen Africa’s energy security, particularly amid disruptions in the global oil market.
He pointed to the effects of tensions around the Strait of Hormuz on global fuel prices, saying increased refining capacity from facilities such as the Dangote refinery could help African economies withstand external shocks.
The Enugu State Government has suspended His Royal Majesty, Igwe Eze William Ezugwu, the traditional ruler of Ibagwa Ogbozalla Opi Autonomous Community, in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu state.
The state government accused Igwe Ezugwu of violating provisions of the state’s Traditional Rulers Law.
In a letter of suspension dated September 24, the Enugu State Government cited his alleged failure to constitute his cabinet, failure to establish a Town Union governing body, and persistent conduct deemed inconsistent with the laws governing traditional rulers in the state.
The suspension comes barely three weeks after Igwe William Ezugwu received NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi at his palace in Opi, Nsukka LGA, where he reportedly blessed Obi’s presidential ambition.
The Deputy Commander of Operation Rainbow, CSP (Chief Superintendent of Police) Dennis David Babale, has been killed after gunmen suspected to be Fulani Bandits ambushed personnel of the security outfit along the Bokkos-Barkin Ladi road in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Operation Rainbow is a State-backed community security and intelligence-gathering outfit in Plateau State, Nigeria, originally established in 2010 under former Governor Jonah Jang and recently revamped by Governor Caleb Mutfwang to combat rural violence and beef up grassroots security.
The incident reportedly occurred at about 4:06 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 when the personnel, travelling in a Toyota Hilux vehicle, came under attack by unidentified gunmen.
Troops of Sector 4, Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP), responded to a distress report and moved to the location of the attack.
Sources told reporters that Babale sustained gunshot wounds during the ambush and was evacuated to the General Hospital, Barkin Ladi, for medical attention.
Following the attack, troops, working alongside personnel of other security agencies, launched offensive operations and a manhunt for the assailants within the general area.
Security forces have intensified efforts to track the attackers and prevent further attacks along the route.
Director General/CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and Nigeria’s Permanent Representative at the World Meteorological Organization, Prof. Charles Anosike and other Chief Executive Officers of similar agencies across the world, have concluded a one week high level dialogue on Climate Science Information for Climate Finance and the 53rd Senior Official Field Exchange (SOFE) in Beijing, China.
The event which was hosted by World Meteorological Organization (WMO), took place from September 14 to 18, 2026 and featured discussions on: strengthening the role and leadership development of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in mobilizing climate finance; aligning scientific and technical capabilities with risk-informed, people-centred early warning systems; shifting from technical assistance to sustainable investments by expanding practical cooperation between meteorological frameworks and multilateral financing entities; and support to NMHSs leadership on strengthening strategic thinking and fostering productive partnerships.
Held back-to-back with the High-level dialogue was the 53rd Senior Official Field Exchange to Fujian Province for first-hand exposure to the implementation of Multi-hazard, Alert, Zero-gap and Universal (MAZU) platform – China’s AI-driven meteorological early warning solution in support of the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative and disaster risk reduction practices through technical exchanges, field visits and peer learning.
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