Governor of Niger State, Umar Bago Photo: Niger State Govt House
The Niger State Government has called on the Dangote Group and other private sector investors to explore opportunities in crude oil exploration at the Bida Basin in Niger State.
Speaking during a fireside session held on the Dangote Special Day at the recently concluded Niger National Trade Fair in Minna, the Commissioner for Trade, Investment, Industry, and Private Sector Development, Aminu Takuma, said the state is working with private sector operators under its One-Stop-Shop investment model to unlock its crude oil potential.
According to him, in a statement from Dangote Group on Sunday, the state government intends to retain only a minimal stake in the venture through a Joint Venture–Public Private Partnership arrangement.
Takuma commended the Dangote Group for its industrialisation efforts and the construction of what he described as the world’s largest single-train refinery.
