We can re-write Nigeria in Arabic — what matters is governance

Bigotry. We are big on it. To inflame passions and to smoke out the most reticent of Nigerians, flagellate the tempers of religion and ethnicity. Yes, then you will see the beast behind the mask. The mute compels speech and even the Nigerian PhD holder brawls when matters circle around his religion and ethnicity. Critical […]

Who Listens To The North?

Journalist and former Minister of Youth Development and Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, wrote a thought-provoking piece last week entitled, “Who speaks for the North?” The article reinforces the need for an important conversation, especially as we reflect on our past, engage with the present and contemplate the future. Who speaks for the North? In a region […]

Dangote Et Tu

Dangote became the richest man in Africa by being smart, enterprising, and influencing Any Party In Power. He met money at home as one of those sons of Dantata, one of the richest men in Nigeria. Dangote turned millions into billions by being well educated and exposed to the intricacies of politics and the business […]

Nigerian Billionaires Incentivizes Super Eagles Players by offering Cash Reward

Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has pledged a financial support of $50,000 to the Super Eagles for each goal scored in their semi-final game against Algeria. Another billionaire, Femi Otedola also promised to support the team with the sum of $25,000 for every goal scored. That means the players will share $75,000 for each goal […]

Africa’s Richest Man Aliko Dangote Pledges $100 Million To Fight Malnutrition In Nigeria

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has pledged to invest $100 million over 5 years to tackle malnutrition in Nigeria’s worst affected regions. The Managing Director and CEO of the Dangote Foundation, Zouera Youssoufou, disclosed this at the just concluded Global Nutrition Summit held in Milan, Italy. The event, which was attended by leading global corporations, […]

Nigeria’s Private Jet Owners Spend N30bn On Maintenance Annually

As the number of private jet owners in Nigeria continues to decrease due to economic recession, the remaining 50 per cent who still own the luxury items now spend about N30 billion on maintenance annually, newsmen checks have revealed. It was gathered that the remaining 100 owners of private jets in the country spend between $500,000 […]

FG needs $15bn from asset sales, borrowing –Dangote

The country needs $15bn from asset sales and borrowing to revive the slumping economy and boost foreign reserves, according to Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote. Dangote said in a Bloomberg TV interview at the US-Africa Business Forum in New York on Wednesday, “Through sales of assets, through loans from the Bank of China or wherever, […]

AGAIN ‘Africa’s richest man’ outlines plan to buy Arsenal

Aliko Dangote, dubbed ‘Africa’s richest man’, has outlined his plans to buy Arsenal in the near future. Dangote, an Arsenal fan, revealed his intention to purchase the Gunners as early as last year. The Nigerian has an estimated wealth of £8.3billion, and says that he plays to buy the club within four years. He told […]

Dangote plans to generate 12,000MW of electricity by 2018

President of Dangote Industries, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has stated that his company would be able to generate about 12,000 megawatts of electricity for the country in the next two years. He also said that his business estate would start selling foreign exchange to the Central Bank of Nigeria by 2020. Dangote spoke in Lagos on […]

Dangote quits board of flour-producing subsidiary

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote and three other directors resigned from the board of Dangote Flour Mills on Monday as majority owner Tiger Brands cut funding support to its struggling Nigerian division. South Africa’s Tiger Brands said it was “currently exploring various alternatives with regard to its investment in Dangote Flour Mills, which also announced […]