{"id":179177,"date":"2025-09-16T22:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T21:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ajaokuta-steel-company-cannot-work-dangote"},"modified":"2025-09-16T23:14:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T22:14:34","slug":"ajaokuta-steel-company-cannot-work-dangote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/ajaokuta-steel-company-cannot-work-dangote","title":{"rendered":"Ajaokuta Steel Company cannot work \u2013 Dangote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Refinery, Aliko Dangote, has declared that Ajaokuta Steel Company cannot work.<\/p>\n<p>Dangote expressed scepticism about the viability of the Ajaokuta Steel Company, noting that it is not possible to build a nation without a functioning steel industry.<\/p>\n<p>In a video shared on social media, he emphasised the need for progress and adaptation to change in order to avoid becoming outdated.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cThere is no nation that you can build without a steel industry and honestly within us here, Ajaokuta Steel Company will not work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can keep deceiving ourselves and keep being passionate about it, but it\u2019s not possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like you now, if you remember those vehicles we used to produce for Volkswagen, Igala. If you bring Igala now, will you compare it with the current Kia? No.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThings have changed, I was waiting for my driver in Italy and we didn\u2019t see him on Tuesday and my assistant called an Uber going to a restaurant. The guy was nice to us and gave us mint but I said no thank you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said this vehicle is nice and he said no it\u2019s Tesla electric and our electricity is very expensive here. I said what does it cost you? He said about \u20ac20 to fully charge to run 500km.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThings have changed and all of us have to keep changing or you will become archaic, it\u2019s like you going to the grave yards to try being a d ad person or you go hospital to bring somebody from his dying bed to run 100 meters, it\u2019s impossible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love Nigerians because it\u2019s only Nigerians who would rush to the airport without having a confirmed booking and he would make much noise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Refinery, Aliko Dangote, has declared that Ajaokuta Steel Company cannot work. Dangote expressed scepticism about the viability of the Ajaokuta Steel Company, noting that it is not possible to build a nation without a functioning steel industry. 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