Nigeria: Dangote launches $1.6bn refinery IPO in Africa’s biggest share sale
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote on Monday, September 14, 2026, launched an initial public offering (IPO) for his oil refinery, in what is expected to become […]
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Dangote Refinery Expands Exports to Africa Amid Iran War Supply Disruptions
Aliko Dangote has announced that his refinery is ramping up exports of petroleum products and urea to African countries affected by supply disruptions linked to […]
Dangote Accuses Regulators of Undermining Local Refining, Calls for Probe into Fuel Imports
Nigeria’s richest businessman, Aliko Dangote, has accused petroleum regulators of facilitating cheap fuel imports that, he says, threaten local refineries, jobs and the country’s long-term […]
Six Killed in Devastating Accident Near Abuja Involving Dangote Cement Trailer
At least six people were killed and several vehicles destroyed in a tragic accident near Abuja, Nigeria, on Wednesday March 19 evening. According to Police […]
Nigerian Parliament Probes Fuel Quality Dispute Amid Dangote Refinery Controversy
Nigerian lawmakers have initiated an investigation into the alleged importation of contaminated fuel, aiming to resolve tensions between Aliko Dangote’s oil refinery and industry regulators. […]
Nigeria: Dangote Plans Trading Arm for Lagos Mega Refinery
Africa’s wealthiest individual, Aliko Dangote, is considering establishing an oil trading division, potentially based in London, to oversee the supply of crude oil and products […]
Nigeria-France: Minister Franck Riester visits to consolidate trade relations
Franck Riester, France’s Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Investment Attractiveness, was in Nigeria from Monday 12 to Wednesday 14 April to prepare for the […]
Nigeria-France: A 200,000 barrel-per-day refinery project contract signed between the two nations
The French company Axens and the Nigerian conglomerate BUA signed a partnership contract on Tuesday 1st September in Paris to carry out the first stage […]
Dangote inks $650m loan for oil refinery project in Nigeria
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, founder and chair of the continent’s largest cement producing company, has signed a $650 million loan facility with the African […]
Unidentified gunmen kill Dangote employees, manager in Ethiopia
Three employees of a cement factory owned by Nigerian business mogul Aliko Dangote have been killed by gunmen in Ethiopia’s restive Oromia region. An Indian […]