and First HoldCo Executives Engage Dangote at Lagos Refinery — Otedola

President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, on Wednesday hosted the Chairman of First HoldCo Plc, Femi Otedola, alongside senior executives of the group at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals in Lagos. According to a post issued on its verified X handle on Wednesday, the company said the visit to the refinery complex highlighted growing collaboration between key players in Africa’s industrial and financial sectors. The post read, “More than a visit, the engagement reflects the growing alignment between Africa’s industrial and financial leadership around a shared belief that the continent’s future must be built on production, infrastructure, energy security, and long-term investment in African capacity.” It added that the engagement reflected a shared commitment by African business leaders to promote industrialisation, production capacity and regional self-sufficiency. • Dispatch rider dies in Lagos road crash • Dispatch rider feared dead in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crash • Operators split as tank farms back local refining It described the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals project as one of the largest industrial investments on the continent and a major symbol of Africa’s growing industrial potential. “As one of the largest industrial projects on the continent, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals stands as a symbol of what is possible when ambition is matched with execution at scale,” the statement said. The company added that the refinery continues to attract strategic interest from institutions and business leaders committed to strengthening industrial growth and reshaping Africa’s economic future. “It continues to attract strategic interest from institutions and business leaders committed to strengthening regional self-sufficiency, driving industrial growth and reshaping Africa’s economic future from within,” the statement added.