In a deliberate attempt to support local economy and wealth creation, Aliko Dangote has promised to construct a 500 megawatt power plant for Kano, Jigawa, Kaduna and Katsina States. The Chairman and CEO of Dangote Group of Companies made the pledge through his representative, Engineer Mansur Ahmed, the executive director stakeholders management, at the 36th Kano Trade Fair held in Kano. In his address, Engr. Ahmed noted that without power industries and commerce will cripple and businesses seriously decline as has been the situation in Kano State.

He further revealed that they were currently discussing with the Kano State government on the megawatt power supply and final agreement will be signed soon. Engr. Ahmed made it known that Dangote has built over a hundred borehole across the state and the theatre health facility at Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital which was posponed due to discrepancies and would soon take off in the next few weeks.

Dangote group has done quite a lot of intervention across the federation,he added, sighting the example of Ebola case were the group spent over a billion naira to control it's spread and another billion naira support to Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, especially in the north east. Engr. Ahmed also disclosed that the nutrition program of Dangote Group is aimed at ensuring that Nigerian children grow up vibrant and intelligent.
Source:http://slicereports.com/blog/2015/11/29/dangote-to-construct-500-megawatt-power-plant-in-kano-jigawa-and-others/

Okay, more greeze to his elbow

This guy has what it takes to build his own country with states and cities if he desires. Dön't be suprised when he builds his at one-third the price our govt us for their own invincible power stations.

One another note, this is what is needed to secure the support of Northerners for an arrangement that allow states to consume power according what they contribute. For some time now Lagos has been trying to generate power and pump back to its local market but have met stiff resistance at the federal level where less forward thinking states and region technically have the final say. With four states benefitting from Dangote's gesture it will weaken their resistance of the arrangement described above.

Alhaji Dangote is one of nigerian business man i respect most. he has done alot for our dear country nigeria and if others would emulate him,our country nigeria would be a better place for all of us.

This Dangote is an ethnic bigot why not south, west or east? We are the 1s buying the cement, sugar, and flour.

ayemerbarth:
This Dangote is an ethnic bigot why not south, west or east? We are the 1s buying the cement, sugar, and flour.

i disagree with you, do you know the population of these states and the number of cements, sugars and flours they consume? He has to start from his vicinity first. isn't he building refinery in lagos? maybe he has South,West or East in mind, who knows?.

It is not free.

Me, i will invest in railways in future, and other transport infrastruscture.

It is Nigerians who will develop Nigeria not this directionless government. Then the masses will pay for the investment as they utilize the infrastructure..