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Ahmed’s Fall, the Dangote Challenge and a Rentier System

Daily Dispatch December 18, 2025

By Azu Ishiekwene It’s rare to find a multibillionaire who hasn’t had nasty battles. Yet, as battles go, the fight between Aliko Dangote, the founder of the Dangote Refinery, and the CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, is among the

NEWS

𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗢𝗼𝗻𝗶’𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 — Dangote

Daily Dispatch December 12, 2025

Businessman and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has credited the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, with making the construction of his multi-billion-dollar refinery possible by intervening to remove 19 shrines from the project site. Speaking in a video shared by The Cable via X on Friday, the billionaire industrialist revealed that construction workers […]

LEAD STORY 1

Hackers breach mobile phones of Dangote, Otedola

Daily Dispatch November 18, 2025

Hackers have reportedly infiltrated the mobile phones of Africa’s leading businessmen, Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola, raising security concerns around targeted attacks on high-profile figures. According to TheCable, the devices of Dangote, President and CEO of the Dangote Group, and Otedola, Chairman of First HoldCo Plc, were compromised within the past week. Sources

BUSINESS

Dangote steps down as Chairman, Dangote Sugar Refinery

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2025

After nearly 20 years at the helm, Aliko Dangote is stepping down as Chairman of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, officially concluding a transformative chapter in the company’s history. The announcement, made in a statement on Wednesday by Company Secretary Temitope Hassan, confirms that Dangote’s retirement will take effect on June 16, 2025. Dangote, who took […]