Herbert Wigwe’s Access Holdings to acquire Standard Chartered’s Sub-Saharan Africa business
Wigwe owns a 9.09-percent stake in Access Holdings, or 3,230,789,014 ordinary shares in the lender.
West & Central Africa
Over $20 million vanishes from Nigerian tycoon Victor Odili’s MTN Nigeria stake in a month
Victor Odili, regarded as one of Nigeria’s wealthiest businessmen, has a 3.96 percent stake in MTN Nigeria.
Nigerian banker Herbert Wigwe’s Access Holdings gains majority control of Angolan bank, Finibanco
Wigwe holds a 9.09-percent stake in Access Holdings, or 3,230,789,014 ordinary shares.
Congolese Rawji family’s Rawbank reports record-breaking $80 million in profit in 2022
Rawbank was launched in 2002 by the Rawji family, which possesses diverse business interests in the DRC under the Rawji Group.
Nigerian tycoon Dahiru Mangal’s Max Air suspended over safety concerns
Mangal, the owner of Max Air, owns Afdin Group, which owns an LPG Plant, rice mills and fertilizer blending plants.
Shell alleges Nigerian billionaire Benedict Peters’ Aiteo owes $2.6 billion in oil loans
In the face of the recent lawsuit, Peters is scheduled to hold a crucial meeting with officials from the Zimbabwean government.
Dangote’s sugar business to merge with rice- and salt-processing outfits, creating giant food conglomerate
The merger between Dangote Sugar and Nascon, along with Dangote Rice, is among the matters to be deliberated during the upcoming board of directors meeting.
Mike Adenuga’s Conoil stake nears $75 million with $22-million boost
Adenuga, one of Africa’s richest billionaires, owns a majority stake of 74.4 percent in Conoil Plc.
Nigeria’s richest banker Jim Ovia reaps $21.9 million in 26 days from Zenith Bank stake
Ovia’s 16.2-percent stake in Zenith Bank, comprising 5,072,104,311 ordinary shares, accounts for the majority of his fortune.
American-Nigerian mogul Sam Darwish’s IHS dragged to court by French firm Wendel
Under the leadership of Darwish, IHS Holding has also witnessed modest growth. The company’s total assets have reached $6.49 billion.
Tony Elumelu’s UBA stake surges, raking in $8.7 million in three weeks
Elumelu currently holds a 7.17-percent stake in UBA, or 2,450,603,739 ordinary shares.
Femi Otedola in talks with Lagos gov’t for Nigeria’s first-ever PPP power transmission project
Otedola expressed his optimism about the talks, which aim to establish Nigeria’s first-ever PPP power transmission project.
Nigerian billionaire Kola Karim donated $65,000 to Conservative Party
Karim, an energy and construction tycoon, joins a list of conservative party donors that include Mohamed Mansour and Amit Lohia.
Nigerian fertilizer tycoon Thomas Etuh donates hospital to Gombe State
Etuh is the owner of TAK Group which owns operates fertilizer blending plants across the country among other interests.
Dangote nears return as Africa’s richest man as net worth rebounds above $10 billion
At the time of writing, the wealth gap between Dangote and Johann Ruper stands at $1.1 billion.
Berlin-based startup led by Nigerian entrepreneur secures $2.74 million from investors
Propel, a Berlin-based HR tech startup, develops tools that assist tech talent communities in solving their last-mile challenges.