Dangote gives Lagos N50m to stimulate economy

The Dangote Group has donated N50 million to the 2013 Lagos Count Down, a project of the state government, meant to stimulate the economic activities during this year end and help showcase the natural richness of the state.

A statement from the Group said that the decision of the company to support the state was in line with its a vowed commitment to contribute significantly to efforts at creating avenue for economic boom and enhancement of the welfare of the people.

It stated that the Lagos Count Down would generate economic activities within the period and lift the peoples’ spirit while at the same time exposing the tourism potential of the state as the event takes place at the Lagos beach. Countdown, which is packaged by the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA), marks the crossover from a year to the next in spectacular grand style.

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