{"id":1878,"date":"2025-10-20T18:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T18:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/top50brandsnigeria.com\/?page_id=1878"},"modified":"2026-01-03T23:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T23:07:34","slug":"dangote-industries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/top50brandsnigeria.com\/2025\/2025-0\/dangote-industries\/","title":{"rendered":"Dangote Industries"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1878\" class=\"elementor elementor-1878\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-232aa15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"232aa15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f27deae exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"f27deae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8706d00 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8706d00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dangote Industries<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7ad1dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"a7ad1dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e7a3f0 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"4e7a3f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-881ef6c exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"881ef6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/top50brandsnigeria.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-dangote.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1929\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/top50brandsnigeria.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-dangote.png 868w, https:\/\/top50brandsnigeria.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-dangote-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/top50brandsnigeria.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-dangote-768x376.png 768w, https:\/\/top50brandsnigeria.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-dangote-600x294.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a6291f exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"3a6291f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad2f53 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ad2f53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: 0; width: 100%; max-width: 800px; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #333; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #f2f2f2;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; width: 30%; vertical-align: top; border: none;\"><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; border: none; text-align: left;\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #f2f2f2;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; width: 30%; vertical-align: top; border: none;\"><strong>BSM Rating<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; border: none; text-align: left;\"><strong>86.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #f2f2f2;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; width: 30%; vertical-align: top; border: none;\"><strong>YoY<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; border: none; text-align: left;\"><strong>&#8211;<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #f2f2f2;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; width: 30%; vertical-align: top; border: none;\"><strong>Year of Establishment<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; border: none; text-align: left;\">1978 (as trading enterprise), formally incorporated as Dangote Group in 1981<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #f2f2f2;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; vertical-align: top; border: none;\"><strong>Website<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; border: none; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #007bff; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dangote.com\/\">www.dangote.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #f2f2f2;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; vertical-align: top; border: none;\"><strong>Headquarters<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; border: none; text-align: left;\">Union Marble House, 1 Alfred Rewane Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #f2f2f2;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; vertical-align: top; border: none;\"><strong>MD \/ CEO<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; border: none; text-align: left;\">Aliko Dangote \u2013 President &amp; CEO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #f2f2f2;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; vertical-align: top; border: none;\"><strong>Operations Presence<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; border: none; text-align: left;\">17 African countries via subsidiaries<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #f2f2f2;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; vertical-align: top; border: none;\"><strong>Areas of Interest<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; border: none; text-align: left;\">Cement manufacturing, sugar, salt, condiments, packaging, port operations, fertiliser, oil &amp; gas, petrochemicals, real estate, and logistics.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #f2f2f2;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; vertical-align: top; border: none;\"><strong>Annual Turnover<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; border: none; text-align: left;\">Over US$4 billion (reported in 2016)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #f2f2f2;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; vertical-align: top; border: none;\"><strong>Number of Staff<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; border: none; text-align: left;\">Approximately 30,000 employees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #f2f2f2;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; vertical-align: top; border: none;\"><strong>Contact Address<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; border: none; text-align: left;\">Union Marble House, Ikoyi, Lagos;\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong> +234 1 448 0815\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: #007bff; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"mailto:communications@dangote.com\">communications@dangote.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: none;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; vertical-align: top; border: none;\"><strong>Best Known As<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 15px; border: none; text-align: left;\">Africa\u2019s most valuable and diversified industrial conglomerate; a leader in manufacturing and infrastructure.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9babb88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"9babb88\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1640c5a exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"1640c5a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7dbb65 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7dbb65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dangote Industries, a large diversified conglomerate has consistently maintained its position as the most valuable brand in Nigeria, a status that is reaffirmed annually in the top brand evaluations and through its immense contributions to the Nigerian economy. This leadership is not only through its dominance in critical industries such as cement, sugar, salt, and more recently oil refining, but also through its role in industrialization, job creation, and regional trade.<\/p><p>Founded by Africa\u2019s richest man, Aliko Dangote, the Group has grown from a small trading firm in 1977 to the largest conglomerate in West Africa, with operations spanning over 17 countries. Its flagship company, Dangote Cement Plc, remains the continent\u2019s largest cement producer, with a production capacity of over 51 million tonnes per annum across Africa. Dangote Cement is also one of the most capitalized companies on the Nigerian Exchange, contributing significantly to national GDP and government revenues.<\/p><p>In 2023, the Group made history with the commissioning of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Africa\u2019s largest single-train refinery with a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day. This monumental project, valued at $19 billion, is already transforming Nigeria from a net importer to exporter of refined petroleum products, saving the country billions in foreign exchange and creating thousands of direct and indirect jobs.<\/p><p>Beyond refining and cement, Dangote Group remains a powerhouse in other industries. Dangote Sugar Refinery is the leading sugar supplier in Nigeria, with ambitions to achieve self-sufficiency through large-scale backward integration projects such as sugarcane plantations in Nasarawa and Adamawa states. Similarly, NASCON Allied Industries, the Group\u2019s salt and seasoning subsidiary, dominates its sector with household brands trusted by millions of Nigerian families.<\/p><p>Equally important are the Group\u2019s contributions to social development. Through the Aliko Dangote Foundation, Africa\u2019s largest private philanthropic organization with an endowment of over $1.25 billion, the Group supports initiatives in health, education, poverty eradication, and disaster relief. The Foundation has partnered with both local and international organizations, including the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, to tackle pressing issues such as malnutrition, polio eradication, and maternal health in Nigeria and across Africa.<\/p><p>The Dangote Group remains not just Nigeria\u2019s most valuable brand, but also a symbol of African enterprise, resilience, and transformation on the global stage.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f61ef86 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"f61ef86\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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