Tag: Aliko Dangote

Tony Elumelu Applauds US Congress for passage of ‘Electrify Africa Act’

February 2, 2016/Heirs Holdings Leading investor and Chairman, Heirs Holdings, UBA Plc and founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony O. Elumelu has applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for the passage of the “Electrify Africa Act,” which took nearly three years trying to get the measure through both chambers […]

Nigeria: 8,000 Engineers to Be Trained for Dangote Refinery

President of the Dangote Group of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, said in Lagos yesterday that over 8,000 Nigerian engineers would be trained at the $9 billion proposed Dangote Refinery. At the formal introduction of Dangote to the communities in the Lekki Free Trade Zone by Governor Babatunde Fashola, the business […]

Africa’s Richest Man Sees Company Joining Top 100 by 2017

Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote said his Dangote Group would join the ranks of the world’s biggest 100 companies within three years as he invests in cement, agriculture and oil refining across the continent. “We are targeted now to be one of the 100, in terms of ranking, global companies […]