Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote commits $800 million to double his Itori cement plant
Aliko Dangote has signed an $800 million agreement with China's Sinoma to double capacity at his Itori cement plant in Ogun State to 12 million tonnes.
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Nigerian billionaire Rasheed Sarumi's Presco commits $200 million to Ondo oil palm project
Presco will invest an initial $200 million in Ondo State to build oil palm plantations, a processing mill and a refinery, its chief executive said.
Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu is building 120 homes for junior soldiers
Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu is privately funding 120 homes for junior Nigerian Army personnel, a ₦2 billion project now 85 percent complete.
Burkinabè billionaire Idrissa Nassa pushes Coris Bank into Central African Republic
Coris Bank International, founded by Burkinabè businessman Idrissa Nassa, plans to open in the Central African Republic as it pushes into Central Africa.
Nigerian pipeline security mogul Tompolo accused of abduction as contract tops $200 million
Youths from Warri have accused Government Ekpemupolo of abduction on video, as his pipeline security firm's federal contract passes $200 million since 2022.
Nigerian tech entrepreneur Olugbenga Agboola's Flutterwave is acquiring an East African bank
Flutterwave is acquiring an undisclosed bank in East Africa as Olugbenga Agboola builds a banking arm around the company's payments business.
Aliko Dangote's sugar business swings from loss to $30 million H1 profit
Dangote Sugar Refinery posted a ₦41.51 billion half-year profit against a ₦24.27 billion loss a year earlier, as gross margin doubled to 24%.
Nigerian lottery magnate Kessington Adebutu's Wema and Vitafoam stakes exceed $300 million
Kessington Adebutu's Wema Bank stake is worth $291.27 million and his Vitafoam holding $21.08 million, built entirely on lottery money.
Nigerian tycoon Samuel Bolarinde's Vitafoam stake hits $25.3 million after 747% share surge
Samuel Bolarinde's 12.03% stake in Vitafoam Nigeria is worth ₦35.16 billion, or $25.3 million, after a 747% share price surge since 2025.
Billionaire Femi Otedola's First HoldCo to pay out 60% of profit as dividends
First HoldCo will pay out at least 60% of profit as dividends, a policy worth roughly ₦83 billion to chairman Femi Otedola on half-year earnings.
Nigerian billionaire Mike Adenuga's Conoil lifts half-year profit 472% as margins widen
Conoil lifted half-year profit 472% to ₦5.15 billion, yet paid ₦8.29 billion in finance costs, more than the company earned before tax.
Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu's BUA Foods lifts half-year profit 12% to $210 million
BUA Foods lifted half-year profit 12.4% to ₦292.27 billion as gross margins widened sharply, taking Abdul Samad Rabiu's stake to $11.26 billion.
Nigerian billionaire Victor Odili to pocket $19.9 million MTN interim dividend
Victor Odili's 5.08% stake in MTN Nigeria will earn ₦27.69 billion from the ₦26 interim dividend, on a holding now worth about $657 million.
Billionaires Tony Elumelu, Samuel Dossou-Aworet and Austin Avuru to pocket $30 million Seplat dividend
Seplat's 12-cent dividend delivers $14.4 million to Tony Elumelu's Heirs, $9.7 million to Petrolin and $6 million to Austin Avuru. GHOST
Billionaire Femi Otedola spends $160 million again on First HoldCo shares, lifting stake to $1.07 billion
Femi Otedola has spent another $160 million, on 1.78 billion additional First HoldCo shares, lifting his stake to $1.08 billion.
Congolese billionaire Paul Obambi wins tin permit as Congo's extractive output declines
Paul Obambi has won a cassiterite prospecting licence over 253 square kilometres in Kouilou, diversifying beyond the iron ore project he runs at Mayoko.