Nigerian billionaire Abdulsamad Rabiu’s BUA Group to build 40tph feed mill in Kano
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Nigerian billionaire Muhammadu Indimi donates $1.3 million to University of Maiduguri
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Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola’s First HoldCo joins Microsoft to expand innovation in Africa
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Malagasy tycoon Hassanein Hiridjee’s AXIAN joins Mastercard to boost Africa payments
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Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, to triple fertilizer output in Nigeria
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Kenya turns to China for $1.5 billion after Nigerian businessman Tony Elumelu’s $1 billion pledge
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