Dangote Gets 50,000 Hectares of Land in Niger State

Niger State governor, Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu, on Thursday expressed the State’s readiness to give the Dangote Group, headed by Aliko Dangote, 50,000 hectares of land to use for agricultural purposes to boost the State’s economy.

PHOTO: Babangida Aliyu with the USAID country Director at WEF in Abuja by Niger State Government

He told Channels Tv at the on-going World Economic Forum on Africa, holding in Abuja, that Niger has the largest land mass in Nigeria and was prepared for investors to come in.

He also disclosed that the State was willing to give land to other investors interested in housing projects and agriculture. “If it is for housing, in fact under 48 hours, you can get your certificate if you apply… for agriculture, at least within two weeks.”