#PanamaPapers: Dangote, Dantata linked to ’13 shell companies’

Africa’s richest man has been linked to Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the center of the massive Panama Papers leak. Panama-based law firm, Mossack Fonseca helped prominent global figures stash away billions of dollars in secret offshore accounts. According to the leaked papers, Dangote and his half brother, Sayyu Dantata as well as some... Read More

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December 12, 2015

Buhari, Dangote, El-Rufai conferred with Honorary Doctorate by Kaduna State University (PHOTOS)

President Muhammadu Buhari has been conferred with an Honorary Doctorate degree of Letters by the Kaduna State University. Buhari got the honorary doctorate on Saturday, during the second Convocation ceremony of the University in Kaduna. Other awardees are Governor of Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai and Alhaji Aliko Dangote. Public figures in attendance at the convocation ceremony are:... Read More

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November 18, 2015

These are the Nigerians who made Forbes’ 50 richest Africans list

Forbes has released a list of the top 50 moneybags in the continent. Trust Nigerians to be well represented on the list. Here are the Nigerians that made the top 50 list. Holding down the number one spot is Aliko Dangote. He is worth $16.7 billion and is into cement, sugar and flour business. Sitting comfortably on... Read More

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November 16, 2015

Dangote, 3 others resign from Dangote Flour Mills

Aliko Dangote, the richest man in Africa, has resigned from Dangote Flour Mills. Dangote’s resignation came after Tiger Brands, majority owner of Dangote Four Mills cut funding support to the Nigerian division. This decision prompted the resignation of four of their directors on Monday, November 16. Tiger Brands stated that it was exploring other alternatives... Read More

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September 5, 2015

Dangote staff urge Buhari to probe Dangote

Many people appear to be in support of President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war and they also want the impact felt by the private sector. Transport staff of the Dangote Cement Company, Obajana, are pissed with the management of the company over poor remuneration, and have threatened not to resume work until their demands are met. The workers, who... Read More

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September 4, 2015

Dangote reduces cement price, but will it affect your house rent?

No, it won’t. Simply because landlords, especially those in Lagos state, really don’t care if they spend much lesser on bags of cements, used in the construction of their houses. Basically, they will still charge normal rates as house rent. Well, in most cases. Hence, Dangote Cement’s announcement of the reduction in the price of its... Read More

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September 1, 2015

Osinbajo and others turn up as Adesina becomes new AfDB boss in Ivory Coast (PHOTOS)

Former agriculture minister Akinwunmi Adesina’s investiture as the 8th president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) was held today in Abidjan. VP Yemi Osinbajo was there. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Aliko Dangote and Kayode Fayemi were some of the other Nigerian figures at the occasion.

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August 4, 2015

Osinbajo commissions Dangote’s cement plant in Zambia

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo commissioned a 1.5Mt Dangote Cement plant and 30MW coal-fired power plant in Ndola, Zambia owned by the business mogul, Aliko Dangote. He was joined by Zambian President, Edgar Chagwa Lungu on Tuesday. See the pictures below;

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June 22, 2015

The comment section reacts to… Dangote’s interest in Arsenal

Apparently, it is not just Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti who has got beef with billionaire Dangote for his interest in Arsenal. They spoke their mind on ‘Meet the second most powerful black man in the world after Obama’, recently published on Daily Mail: “He’s a 57-year-old Nigerian who has amassed a fortune by becoming... Read More

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June 11, 2015

Dangote and Ambode in talks to provide 24/7 power supply in Lagos (PHOTOS)

Plans have been concluded to construct a gas pipeline to address power supply challenges in Lagos state. President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the office of the Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday. “We are going to do a gas pipeline from Bonny (River state) to... Read More

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May 10, 2015

Dangote should mimic this Chinese billionaire

by Anike Jacobs Africa’s richest man (according to Forbes), Dangote, who is worth $15.7 billion, recently got everyone takingwhen he disclosed his interest in purchasing football club, Arsenal,valued at $1.49bn. In an interview he did with Bloomberg while traveling in a private jet from Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to Lagos on May 1, Dangote said he’ll love to buy... Read More

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April 18, 2015

What is it with Ndigbo and greed? || Etcetera goes hard on Igbo leaders

by Anike Jacobs The Guitarman cum writer, Etcetera has chosen to attack the Igbos in his latest article. According to him, Igbo leaders have been asleep since the death of their late leader, Emeka Ojukwu. He started with praises for the Biafran leader before going to town. Read his post below: “I was told that... Read More

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February 15, 2015

Simon Kolawole: Nigeria is a study in shamelessness

by Simon Kolawole Nigeria is a study in shamelessness. Every election year is like a foretaste of Armageddon. Some years ago — in 2004, I think — I started a series of articles which I titled “Made in Nigeria, Enjoyed Worldwide”. My intention was to celebrate good news coming out of Nigeria. I wrote on... Read More

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December 21, 2014

Konga enters ‘Top 12 most respected companies’ list

by Damilola Jagun Konga.com, Nigeria’s largest online mall, has been announced as the 12th most respected company in Nigeria. The award was presented to the company at the BusinessDay ‘Top 100 Most Respected Companies Award’ ceremony and recognized some of the most influential companies in Nigeria. To arrive at the 100 companies list, Businessday Research... Read More

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December 3, 2014

Another Dangote truck killed someone this week – What’s going on?

by Adedayo Ademuwagun A deadly accident happened on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway on Monday. A truck owned by the Dangote Group, which was coming into Lagos, had a brake failure at the border between Lagos and Ogun and crashed into a billboard, causing a multiple collision involving six vehicles. The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) says... Read More

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October 27, 2014

DJ Xclusive and these Nigerians spend £250 million on homes! Meet the biggest spenders in the ‘London Property Market’ (photos)

by Anike Jacobs Billionaires Folorunsho Alakija, Aliko Dangote, DJ Xclusive (Rotimi Alakija, Mrs Alakija’s nephew) and other businessmen, oil tycoons & politicians Nigerians have been listed as the biggest spenders in the prime London property market – as a matter of fact, Mrs. Alakija allegedly owns 5 apartments at the exclusive One Hyde Park apartments, ... Read More

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October 13, 2014

Dangote cement to sue Zambian Minister for libel

by Azubuike Azikiwe The Zambian subsidiary of Dangote cement has sued Fackson Shamenda, the country’s labour minister for libel and slander. Shamenda had accused a Nigerian executive at the Zambian unit of the company of attempting to bribe him at a hotel in September, during a tour of the plant in Ndola, Lusaka. He had... Read More

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July 25, 2014

Emmanuel Chidiogo: Why you should not go to school (30 Days, 30 Voices)

by Emmanuel Chidiogo ”In this day and age, it’s what you do with your knowledge that stands out; not the certificates you accumulate and hang on your wall.” Did you ever come across those complex things called equations? If you never did, count yourself lucky. We all (mostly science students) encountered some frustrating moments... Read More

June 22, 2014

Time with Soyinka, Dangote, Keem Bello-Osagie, others auctioned at EnoughisEnough’s (EiE) Inaugural Fundraising Dinner

by Oge Okonkwo Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE), a youth-led organization committed to a culture of good governance and public accountability held its first fundraising dinner on Saturday, June 14th at The Duchess @ Zion Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. Hosted by one of Nollywood’s leading ladies, Kate Henshaw and social entrepreneur, Kola Oyeneyin, the event... Read More

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June 6, 2014

Jonathan, Dangote reacts to Emir of Kano’s death

by Isi Esene Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has expressed his sadness over the news of the death of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero who died this morning. The Emir who died at the age of 83 took over rulership of the Emirate in 1963. In his reaction, Dangote said he was saddened by... Read More

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April 24, 2014

Dangote, Okonjo-Iweala make TIME 100 most influential people, see others

by Oge Okonkwo Time magazine has just released its 100 most influential people in the world and surprisingly two remarkable Nigerians made the list, Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote and minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala made the top 100 list for 2014. Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde was the only Nigerian who made the Time’s influential... Read More

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April 14, 2014

Dangote, Genevieve & 4 other individuals driving the Nigerian economy

by Amy Martins All entrepreneurs, no matter what the field of business, need role models they can look up to and strive to emulate, working hard to become as successful as they are. Growing and successful economies need enthusiastic people in all areas of business life, and that is exactly what thriving Nigeria has. Big business makes a... Read More

January 2, 2014

Jonathan has failed Nigerians – Northern Elders Forum

by Akintomiwa Agbaje A Second Republic member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, has openly declared President Goodluck Jonathan a failure. He said that the president’s 2015 election ambitions should be forgotten and if rigged ‘will’ cause mayhem. According to a Vanguard report: Mohammed in an interview with Vanguard on Tuesday, said President... Read More

December 31, 2013

“Sir, I eat your cement and your noodles is strong” – See the top 10 tweets on Dangote joining Twitter!

by Chi Ibe So Aliko Dangote, chairman of the Dangote Group and Africa’s richest man joined Twitter today – and all hell broke into tweets! Of course, we were on the look-out for the (first) top 10. STOP THE WORLD! Aliko Dangote joins Twitter… guest the first 3 people he followed Because he wrote the... Read More

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December 31, 2013

STOP THE WORLD! Aliko Dangote joins Twitter… guess the first 3 people he followed

by Chi Ibe We are just trying to catch our breaths here. So. So. So. First, Pope Francis joins Twitter. And then Africa’s richest man and Africa’s most enigmatic, most respected, most…. Aliko Dangote decides on the last day of 2013 to join the rest of the mere mortals on the social network. His handle... Read More

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October 18, 2013

Jonathan condoles with Dangote over the loss of his brother

by Oge Okonkwo The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has expressed his sympathy with the Chairman of Dangote group, Aliko Dangote over the loss of his brother, Garba Dangote and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Works, Ayogu Eze over the death of his mother, Paulina Omadaja Eze. Read his full text below: President... Read More

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October 2, 2013

Aliko to the rescue: Dangote to construct N2 billion state-of-the-art hospital in Kano, promises to end medical tourism

by ‘Jola Sotubo Africa’s richest citizen, Aliko Dangote is not one to be left behind where ambitious ventures are concerned. Alhaji Dangote has revealed that he is planning to build a state-of-the-art hospital in Kano State, Nigeria and the cost of the facility is pegged at a whopping N2billion. The Dangote Foundation yesterday reportedly began... Read More

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#PanamaPapers: Dangote, Dantata linked to ’13 shell companies’

Buhari, Dangote, El-Rufai conferred with Honorary Doctorate by Kaduna State University (PHOTOS)

These are the Nigerians who made Forbes’ 50 richest Africans list

Dangote, 3 others resign from Dangote Flour Mills

Dangote staff urge Buhari to probe Dangote

Dangote reduces cement price, but will it affect your house rent?

Osinbajo and others turn up as Adesina becomes new AfDB boss in Ivory Coast (PHOTOS)

Osinbajo commissions Dangote’s cement plant in Zambia

The comment section reacts to… Dangote’s interest in Arsenal

Dangote and Ambode in talks to provide 24/7 power supply in Lagos (PHOTOS)

Dangote should mimic this Chinese billionaire

What is it with Ndigbo and greed? || Etcetera goes hard on Igbo leaders

Simon Kolawole: Nigeria is a study in shamelessness

Konga enters ‘Top 12 most respected companies’ list

Another Dangote truck killed someone this week – What’s going on?

DJ Xclusive and these Nigerians spend £250 million on homes! Meet the biggest spenders in the ‘London Property Market’ (photos)

Dangote cement to sue Zambian Minister for libel

Emmanuel Chidiogo: Why you should not go to school (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Time with Soyinka, Dangote, Keem Bello-Osagie, others auctioned at EnoughisEnough’s (EiE) Inaugural Fundraising Dinner

Jonathan, Dangote reacts to Emir of Kano’s death

Dangote, Okonjo-Iweala make TIME 100 most influential people, see others

Dangote, Genevieve & 4 other individuals driving the Nigerian economy

Okey Ikechukwu: Those who call 1914 a mistake are mixing things up badly

Jonathan has failed Nigerians – Northern Elders Forum

“Sir, I eat your cement and your noodles is strong” – See the top 10 tweets on Dangote joining Twitter!

STOP THE WORLD! Aliko Dangote joins Twitter… guess the first 3 people he followed

#InCaseYouForgot: ‘I was made President by God,’ says Jonathan

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Jonathan condoles with Dangote over the loss of his brother

Aliko to the rescue: Dangote to construct N2 billion state-of-the-art hospital in Kano, promises to end medical tourism

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