Aliko Dangote Biography, Age, Early Life, Family, Businesses, …
Aliko Dangote was born on the 10th of April, 1957 in Kano State, Nigeria into a wealthy Muslim family. His grandfather, Alhaji Alhassan Dantata, who died in 1955 was the richest man in West African as at the time of his death. His parents, Mohammed Dangote and Mariya Sanusi Dantata where also successful in their different businesses.
Meet the wealthy but simple Nigerian merchant …
Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote's great grandfather, Alhassan Dantata was a trader from Northern Nigeria who traded …
BREAKING: Kano Billionaire's 40-Year-Old Granddaughter Is …
6 hours agoBatulu died in Kano at the age of 40 after a prolonged battle with sickle cell. The deceased, a Law graduate, is survived by her mother, Hajiya Ummul Khair Aminu Dantata, who is the first daughter of Alhaji Aminu Dantata and her father, Alhaji Baba Alhassan Ahmad Dantata. Her funeral (Jana'iza prayer) is scheduled take place at Koki …
Who Is Aliko Dangote? – History and Biography …
Aliko Dangote (born 10 April 1957) is a Nigerian billionaire business tycoon from Kano state. He is the founder and CEO of the Dangote Group, best known as the richest person in Africa and also the …
The Dantata/Dangote Story: How To Create A Dynasty Of …
Lessons from the Dantata/Dangote story: 1) Do not get involved in partisan politics, but make sure you are close to the authorities (Chief MKO Abiola would have benefited from this advice). 2) Do not be overly flamboyant or ostentatious (it breeds jealousy, envy and hatred). Again, Chief Abiola would have benefited from this advice.
THE RICH AND THE FAMOUS: Old Money vs New Money
Perhaps one of the oldest money families in Nigeria are the Dantata family, the Folawiyos, the Tejuoshos, the Fajemirokuns, the Sarakis, the Igbinedions, the Ibrus and a few others. Although many ...
How Alhassan Dantata became West Africa's Richest Man …
Alhaji Alhassan Dantata was a Nigerian businessman who was the wealthiest man in West Africa at the time of his death on August 17, 1955. The young Alhassan was brought up in the care of an old slave woman, who was known as "Tata" from which circumstance young Alhassan became known as Alhassan Dantata because of …
List Of Nigerians With Private Jets
List Of Nigerians With Private Jets by bola4dprec ( m ): 6:20pm On Nov 13, 2012. List of Nigerians with Private Jets. Ayo Oritsejafor, Clergyman. David Oyedepo, Founder/Gen. Overseer of Living Faith (Winners). Aliko Dangote, Businessman. Mike Adenuga (jnr), Boss of telecommunication giant, Globacom. Aminu Dantata, Businessman.
Alhassan Dantata's Long, Vibrant And Undying Legacy
This is the story of the enviable legacy of an icon of commerce, a man believed by many to have been the wealthiest man in West Africa. Alhassan Dantata. The Dantatas are an enigmatic clan. Dantata as a name in itself has come to symbolize one of the most enduring legacies of big-time business and all that is bold in enterprise on the …
SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY FOCUS: Emerging Business Leaders …
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Sayyu Dantata Biography, Age, Education, Career, …
Sayyu Dantata is a Mechanical Engineer and the Chief Executive Officer of MRS Holdings Ltd, formerly the MRS Group. He started his career as the Transport Director with the Dangote group, one of Nigeria's leading organizations, and rose through the company. Sayyu Dantata was born in 1969, and he is 54 years old. 1. Sayyu Dantata …
Kano billionaire Aminu Dantata welcomes Sujimoto in his …
Wherever the name Dantata is mentioned, it conjures industrialists, ... Nigeria's No. 1 most affordable luxury housing – Ìlú Titun, and Africa's most exclusive waterfront townhouses GiovanniBySujimoto, some of which have etched an indelible imprint on Nigeria's skylines, a testament to their unrivalled mastery of modern day ...
Aliko Dangote Net Worth | Celebrity Net Worth
Richest Business › Richest Billionaires. Net Worth: $21 Billion. Date of Birth: Apr 10, 1957 (66 years old) Place of Birth: Kano. Gender: Male.
The Dantatas, the Dangotes and a bid to transform Nigeria's …
In the mid-1950s Mohammed Dangote married Mariya Sanusi Dantata and as a result forged a union with one of the oldest and most successful trading families in Nigeria. Started by Alhassan Dantata in the northern city of Kano in the late nineteenth century, Alhassan Dantata and Sons Ltd became famous initially for trading in kolanuts, …
Top 20 Most Richest Men in Nigeria
Alhaji Sayyu Dantata is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MRS Group. He has been a Non-Executive Director of Nigerian Telecommunications. Alhaji Sayyu Dantata has an estimated net worth of over $580 million and currently number 14 on our list of the top 20 most richest men in Nigeria. 13. Pascal Dozie
Dangote's half-brother Sayyu Dantata's oil firm posts $3 …
Dantata, a multimillionaire businessman and half-brother of Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, is the majority stakeholder in MRS Oil Nigeria. Through his investment company, MRS Africa Holdings, Dantata owns 60 percent of the company, or 205,730,806 ordinary shares.
Aliko Dangote
Aliko Dangote, MFR, GCON (born 10 April 1957, Kano, Nigeria) is a business magnate in Nigeria. who owns the Dangote Group, which has interests in commodities. The company operates in Nigeria and several other countries in Africa, including Benin, Cameroon, Togo, Ghana, South Africa and Zambia. As of March 2014, he had an estimated net worth of ...
Tinubu Commiserates with Aminu Dantata over Wife's Loss
The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has expressed sadness over the death of Hajiya Rabi Dantata, wife of Kano-based business mogul and elder statesman, Alhaji Aminu Dantata. In a condolence message from his office Sunday morning,Tinubu described the loss of the deceased as a sad news that extended beyond …
The Little-Known $15 Billion Empire Of Africa's Richest Man
Nigeria does provide fertile opportunity for vast wealth. As evidence, look no further than Dangote's No. 67 rank on the World's Billionaires List and his $14.7 billion fortune--mostly from three ...
Africa Has Highest Fertile Land for Agriculture
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dantata Foods and Allied Product Company, Alhaji Tajuddeen Aminu Dantata, said Africa has the most under-exploited potential for agricultural production ...
Late Usman Amaka Dantata: Yet another mourning day
By Jaafar Jaafar, Kano. Sun, 9 Aug 2009 4:06:12 WAT. Usman Dantata, the third male child of the 12 children of late Alhaji Sanusi Dantata was born in Saudi Arabia in 1950. Just like his education, which was cut short at the post primary level by his knack for business, his promising life too was cast a spanner by the unknown assassins.
Billionaire Sayyu Dantata Launches $450m Lubricant Plant In …
Sayyu Dantata, billionaire cousin of Africa's Richest person Aliko Dangote, has launched a $450 million lubricant plant in Lagos through Bestaf Lubricant Limited. ... The lubricant plant has the capacity to produce 1,700 different products and will play a key role in Nigeria's economy by boosting youth employment, generating revenue, and ...
I no longer enjoy life, I'm just waiting for my time
Kano elder statesman and business mogul, Aminu Dantata, says he is no longer enjoying life and is hoping to depart this world faithfully. The 91-year old Mr Dantata also asked for forgiveness from ...
Aliko Dangote launches $20 billion refinery to revive Nigeria…
Worth $20 billion the giant refinery built by the Dangote Group, which is owned by Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote, aims to produce up to 53 million liters of gasoline per day, as well as 4 ...
The Dantata/Dangote Story: How To Create A Dynasty Of Billionaires
Dantata's share of cash from the will was over $12,000 but he was already wealthy by that time. He used the inheritance to revive his transport and lorry business. In the 1960s, he was the largest licensed produce buying agent of groundnut in Nigeria. Alhaji Dantata was also a director of the Nigeria branch of Shell B.P.
Dangote's stepbrother, Sayyu Dantata, gains $2.4 million …
September 21, 2023. Sayyu Dantata. Nigerian businessman Sayyu Dantata, stepbrother of billionaire Aliko Dangote, has added a whopping $2.4 million to his net worth, thanks to his stake in MRS Oil, a fully integrated and efficient downstream player with leading positions in the Nigerian oil industry.
Last Man Standing: Alhaji Aminu Dantata @ 90
This arrangement lasted for ten years before the rail was extended to Port Harcourt, Enugu, Jos and other newly built stations across the country. "Last man standing" is a tribute to Aminu Dantata, as he turns 90, as well as a tribute to his generation who participated in the phenomenal exports of colonial Nigeria and the 1960s.
The 10 Leading Family Businesses In Africa
Country: Nigeria. The Dantata Organization was founded around 1910 by the patriarch of the Dantata family, Alhassan Dantata, who started trading commodities such as kolanut, cocoa, beads and ...
Banana Island in Lagos is a Billionaire's Paradise
In addition to Nigeria's wealthiest people, Banana Island draws a variety of ex-pats from the United States, Britain, Lebanon, India and France. ... Sayyu Dantata, son of Alhassan Dantata, who ...
MRS Commissions Africa's Largest Jetty in Lagos
Foremost downstream oil company, MRS Oil Nigeria Plc, saturday commissioned a berthing terminal – Dantata Jetty, which has a capacity to berth vessels of 80,000–120,000 metric tonnes capacity ...
Face-to-face with Alhaji Aminu Dantata
Sun, 18 Oct 2020 5:00:39 WAT. In his Koki Quarters residence in Kano metropolis, the media-shy business tycoon, Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata, 89, the chairman of Dantata Group of Companies, emerged from an adjoining door linking the compound to the sitting room, where he hosts his guests. Dressed in his trademark white babban riga with ...
10 Leading Farms In Nigeria, Their Owners
He has a stake in the Nigerian agricultural sector, being the owner of Maizube Farms Limited, which is helping to cater for the food needs of many Nigerians today. Maizube Farms Limited is located at Km 26, Minna-Bida Road, Minna, Niger State, where General Abubakar is from.
General overview of the Nigerian construction industry
However, recent events and studies indicated that, there is a sharp decline in the number of skill workforce needed to drive the Nigerian construction industry (Dantata, 2008; Medugu, Majid ...
The History of the Dantata Family and the Groundnut Trade …
Alhaji Aminu Dantata was one of the eighteen children of Alhassan Dantata who survived into adulthood. In the 1960s, most of them lived on Sarari Street, which was founded by their father around 1910 when he moved to Kano from the Gold Coast to take advantage of the emerging groundnut trade in Nigeria.
Richest Nigerians of The '60s, Family And Source of Income
Alhassan Dantata (1877 –1955) A groundnut merchant, Alhassan Dantata was said to be the founder of the Dantata dynasty and the forebear of Africa's richest man, Dangote. Dantata sold groundnuts as far back as 1918, with the United Kingdom-based Royal Niger Company, later known as the United Africa Company. Timothy Odutola …