Nigeria : Dangote to end sugar import, unveils $700m expansion plan
Dangote Sugar Refinery will invest over $700 million to expand local sugar production in Nigeria, aiming to cut import dependence. The plan includes land development, new equipment, infrastructure and workforce training. The company will also launch retail sugar packs from 100g to 1kg. Revenue rose to N626.24bn in the first nine months of 2025.
In a significant move towards reducing Nigeria’s reliance on imported sugar, Dangote Group has unveiled plans to invest over $700 million sugar expansion plan to boosting local production.
Dangote Sugar Refinery, one of the group’s subsidiaries, is planning to invest the money in land development, equipment, infrastructure, training and community engagement, with the aim to build a supply chain that can produce enough raw sugar locally to meet domestic demand and support future manufacturing expansion.
The Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Sugar Refinery, Ravindra Singhvi, spoke at the 2025 Lagos International Trade Fair, asserting that the rollout is tied to the push to deepen its backward-integration strategy.
He disclosed that the sugar packs will come in 100g, 250g, 500g and 1kg sizes, broadening access to households and small businesses.
In her remarks, the conglomerate’s Group Executive Director of Commercial Operations, Fatima Aliko-Dangote, stressed that the company’s wider goal remains the same – strengthen Nigeria’s industrial base and keep more of the value Funmi Sanni, Dangote Cement’s Sales and Marketing Director chain within the country.
Aliko-Dangote who was represented by Funmi Sanni, Dangote Cement’s Sales and Marketing Director, affirmed that the industrial expansion offers the strongest path to job creation and can help support smaller businesses that rely on local manufacturing.
She linked the sugar initiative to the group’s ongoing work in refining, fertilizers and petrochemicals.
Dangote Sugar Refinery remains the country’s largest sugar producer, with a capacity of 1.44 million metric tonnes.
In the first nine months of its 2025 fiscal year, the company’s revenue rose to N626.24 billion, up from N484.42 billion a year earlier.
Losses narrowed sharply as well, falling from N184.4 billion in the same period of 2024 to N10.59 billion.
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Source : National Star
