Di President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, don show concern about how Nigeria still dey depend on imported fish.

Dangote reveal say di country dey spend near $1 billion every year to bring fish from abroad, even though Nigeria get plenty water resources for sea and inland.

E say di high cost of fish importation show say Nigeria no dey use di blue economy well well, and e mean say we need to invest more for fisheries and aquaculture to boost local production, improve food security, and save our foreign exchange.

Dangote talk dis one for di keynote address wey dem deliver on his behalf by di Managing Director of Dangote Ports Operations, Mr. Akin Omole, during di Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy’s Second Quarter 2026 Citizens/Stakeholders’ Engagement wey hold for Lagos.

While e dey speak for di event, e explain say poor infrastructure, limited access to long-term loans, and policy wey dey change anytime dey hold di sector back, even though Nigeria get long coastline and plenty aquatic resources.

E call for stronger partnership between government and private sector, and e insist say government alone no fit finance di transformation of di marine and blue economy.

Dangote mention fisheries and aquaculture, port infrastructure and logistics, maritime manufacturing and shipbuilding, marine technology, renewable energy, and coastal tourism as di main areas wey need investment.

E urge investors to use di opportunities wey dey for di sector, as e note say to develop competitive maritime industries go reduce our dependence on importation, create jobs, and make di economy diversify faster.

“Di real sign of success no be di policies wey we write, but di industries wey we build; no be di strategies wey we publish, but di jobs wey we create; no be di investments wey we announce, but di prosperity wey we go bring to millions of Nigerians,” e talk.