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- 12 Jun 2025
Aliko Dangote Signs out @ Dangote Sugar Refinery as Chairman
In a major leadership transition, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc (DSR) has announced the retirement of Aliko Dangote, its founder and chairman, from the Board, effective June 16, 2025. Aliko Dangote The…
- 28 Jul 2026
Dangote Plans to Donate One-Third of Wealth to Charity as Legacy
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, plans to dedicate one-third of his wealth to charity as part of his succession plan, Halima Dangote, his daughter, has revealed. Aliko Dangote Halima, a trustee…
- 20 May 2026
Otedola Plans $100m Investment in Dangote Refinery ahead of Proposed IPO
Femi Otedola, chairman, First HoldCo, has revealed that he will invest $100 million in Dangote refinery. Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola This is coming ahead of news that the Dangote refinery is…
- 14 Jul 2024
NNPC Cuts Investment In Dangote Refinery From 20 Percent to 7.2 Percent
Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has reduced its investment in the Dangote Refinery from 20 per cent to 7.2 per cent, according to Aliko Dangote, chief executive officer, Dangote…
- 24 Oct 2016
Dangote Fires 36 Expatriates, 12 Nigerians as Recession Bites Harder
Dangote Group, belonging to Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has reportedly sacked 48 members of staff, made up of 36 expatriate and 12 Nigerian workers. The affected staff served in Dangote…
- 25 Sept 2019
Dangote Claims Bill Gates Opened His Eyes to Nigeria’s Healthcare Issues
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, chairman, Dangote Group, said that he had no idea the level of neglect in Nigeria’s health sector until he had a conversation with Bill Gates. Dangote said on Wednesday…
- 10 Nov 2021
Aliko Dangote’s Net Worth Rises to $19.2Bn from $17.8Bn in August
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has significantly moved up in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index as his fortune increased to $19.2 billion from $17.8 billion in August 2021. Aliko Dangote Dangote,…
- 5 Nov 2023
Dangote, BUA, Billionaires Fight in Public over Allegations Financial Impropriety
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man has Abdul Samad Rabiu, another billionaire of attempting to instigate a probe into alleged money laundering at companies run by Dangote. Abdul Samad Rabiu, BUA…
- 16 Jul 2014
How Aliko Dangote Made $1.7Bn in 3 Months
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, business magnate who owns the Dangote Group reportedly made some $1.7 billion in the first three months of this year, according to research carried out on Bloomberg…
- 4 Sept 2014
Court Freezes Dangote’s Accounts in 20 Banks
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered 20 Commercial banks in Nigeria to dishonour all withdrawal cheques from Mr. Sani Dangote, younger brother to Alhaji Aliko Dangote, and his companies, Dansa…
- 4 Mar 2014
Dangote Makes History, Becomes First African to Enter Top 25 Richest List
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Nigerian business magnate and owner of the Dangote Group can’t just stop making money. His reported wealth now is $25 billion from $16.1 billion in 2013 and enough to help him…
- 10 Aug 2021
Dangote is Only Nigerian Billionaire on Our List- Bloomberg
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has significantly moved up in the World billionaires’ list as his fortunes increased to $17.8 billion as against last year’s $14.8 billion. Aliko Dangote There is…
- 3 May 2020
Dangote Foundation Engages 54gene Laboratory to Conduct 1,000 COVID-19 Test per day in Kano
The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), a philanthropic endeavour of Aliko Dangote, has contracted 54Gene, a molecular diagnostics company specialized in research, and diagnostics, to immediately set up…
- 22 May 2023
Dangote has Paid Back 70 Per Cent of Loans to Finance Refinery – Emefiele
Dangote Group has paid back 70 percent of the loans it took from Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to construct an the 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) Dangote Refinery commissioned yesterday in Lagos,…
- 30 Oct 2013
Dangote More Powerful Than President Jonathan in Forbes Ranking
Aliko Dangote, founder, Dangote group and the richest man in Africa has been named by Forbes magazine as the 64th most powerful person in the world. The 56-year old Kano born multibillionaire is the…
- 17 Feb 2016
Lagos Inaugurates Selection Committee for Dangote Grant
Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, in collaboration with Dangote Foundation, has inaugurated the Local Government Dangote Foundation Micro Grants’ Beneficiary selection…
- 9 Oct 2014
Dangote Falls 3 Places Down in Forbes Billionaires Table
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man slipped three places down to 26th in the new Forbes Magazine billionaires ranking. He had occupied the 23rd position before the latest ranking. Dangote, the self…
- 5 Mar 2013
Dangote, Adenuga among World’s Richest Men
It is now official; Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Nigeria’s business mogul and Otunba Mike Adenuga, owner of Nigeria’s second national carrier are among the richest men in the world. Dangote and Adenuga are…
- 5 May 2009
Dangote Weighs Options for Alheri’s 3G License
Alheri Engineering, a subsidiary of the Dangote Group promoted by Aliko Dangote, billionaire businessman has laid a stack of cards on the table for its third generation technology (3G) license…
- 4 May 2025
Cabals Still Fighting our Refinery – Dangote
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and president of Dangote Refinery, has insisted that the ‘cabal’ in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector is still fighting against the success of his 650,000 barrels per…
- 25 Jan 2022
Dangote Retains Africa’s Richest Man Status on Forbes
Aliko Dangote, billionaire businessman has retained his status as the richest man in Africa, according to Forbes. Aliko Dangote Forbes, an American business magazine, is renowned for tracking the…
- 12 Jul 2017
Dangote Shrugs Off Trouble with FG, Invests $4.6Bn
Dangote Group, controlled by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, plans to invest $3.8 billion in sugar and rice and $800 million in dairy production in the next three years as the company seeks to…
- 6 Mar 2019
Dangote, Adenuga Lead Black Billionaires List
Aliko Dangote, business mogul and Mike Adenuga, oil and telecoms mogul are the richest black people in the world, according to by Forbes, the influential American business magazine. Dangote…
- 26 Jul 2024
Dangote Refinery Forced to Resell U.S, Nigerian Crude Cargoes over Glitches - Report
Dangote oil refinery, indigenous oil refinery owned by Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, is reselling cargoes of U.S. and Nigerian crude, four trade sources familiar with the matter said on…
- 7 Sept 2013
Dangote’s Fortunes Hit $21Bn
Dangote Group promoted by Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Nigerian self-made business magnate is now worth $21 billion, up from $4 million a couple of years ago when it was incorporated and the…
- 15 May 2018
Dangote Urges Nigerians to Register for National IDs
Aliko Dangote, president, Dangote group, has called on Nigerians to get enrolled in the ongoing registration for National Identity Cards being carried out by the National Identity Management…
- 25 Aug 2015
Dangote Loses N140Bn Overnight in Plunging Stocks
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, on Monday, reportedly lost N141 billion following intense pressure of global markets as a result of ripples from the Chinese economic crisis. Dangote joins a long…
- 22 Sept 2016
Nigeria Needs $15Bn to Beat Recession- Dangote
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has said that Nigeria needs $15 billion from asset sales and borrowing to revive a slumping economy and boost foreign reserves. Dangote who spoke during a…
- 1 Sept 2017
Dangote Rejects PDP’s Invitation to Run for Presidency in 2019
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has distanced himself from reports saying he will run for the Presidency on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), in 2019. Dangote made the denial…
- 18 Jun 2015
Dangote Ready to Buy Arsenal at ‘Whatever Price’
Aliko Dangote, Nigerian billionaire has insisted that soon he will have ‘enough time and enough resources’ to buy Arsenal football club, whatever the price. Dangote, 58, is Africa’s richest man…