Dangote announces $700m education fund for Nigerians

Aliko Dangote, chairman of the Dangote Group, says his foundation will invest $700 million in the education of Nigerians over the next ten years.

Speaking on Sunday at the 2025 Doha Forum in Doha, Qatar, the business magnate committed to supporting over 155,000 Nigerians who will be drawn across secondary schools and universities in the country.

Dangote, during a panel session that featured Bill Dates and Sheikha Al Mayassa, discussed how innovation, philanthropy, and cultural investment are reshaping opportunity across Africa and beyond.

He said the investment is poised to reduce the number of children who are out of school in Nigeria and provide more man-power with the technical capacity to advance the economy of Nigeria.