Dangote is a common name in the world, more common in Nigeria because it is also the name of a
business man who hails from the ancient city of Kano state, but most common because it is a name listed on Forbes at first as the richest man in Nigeria, the richest man in Africa, the richest black man alive, and now not only the 25th richest man in the world, but also the first African to cross the $20billion dollar mark.

Many shake heads at the unimaginable financial achievement; others wonder how he came to amass such wealth. Beyond SEC, Forbes and the thousands of analysis on his wealth however, perhaps we can look at what this figures also mean.
 
Dangote is listed to have an excess of $20,000,000,000 (twenty billion dollars) which is equivalent to N3, 000,000,000,000(using a $1 to N150 exchange rate). Let’s look at 7 simple mathematical facts of the billionaire:
 
1. If Dangote spends over 8 million naira daily, he will need over 1,000 years to spend all his money. Yes over One Thousand Years!!!
 
2. If Dangote divided his wealth to all Nigerians, One Hundred and Seventy Million Nigerians would get an approximate of the approved ‘Minimum Wage’ each.
 
3. At the cost of $360,000,000 (National Stadium Abuja), Dangote’s wealth can build 56 stadiums in Nigeria, one for every state, and 20 in reserve.
 
4. If Dangote was to invest in Governor Fashola’s electric railway plan for Lagos, his wealth would ensure the building of 57km rail lines in 17 states in Nigeria, able to move 600 people from one place to another in less than 30minutes.
 
5. If Aliko was to invest in refining oil, he could build four of the $5billion refinery in Niger. This would increase production by an additional 20,000 barrels a day. Or he could build two of the $8billion refinery proposed in April which would jointly produce 800,000 barrels per day.
 
6. Moving around for Aliko is not much of a problem, although this business mogul is driven around in a Toyota Jeep, his current worth can afford over 5,000 Lamborghini Veneno’s, 8,000 Bugatti Veyrons, 10,000 Aston Martin One-77’s, 14,000 Maybach Landaulet’s, and close to 30,000 Ferrari Enzo’s.
 
7. Or if however Dangote chose to move around by air, he would still be able to afford 57 of the Air-Bus A340-300 owned by Russian Billionaire Alisher Usmanov, 86 of the Boeing 747-430 owned by Sultan of Brunei, 91 of the Boeing 747-400 owned by Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, or 167 of the Boeing 767-33A/ER owned by Roman Abramovich.
Now this is all with the assumption that all his wealth belongs to him, and doesn’t increase while we doing all this computations.
Whether one wishes to perceive Aliko’s wealth as unlimited blessing from a merciful God, a deeper and more diabolic form of money ritual, or the outcome of shrewd financial acumen, Dangote has no doubt crossed boundaries of ambition into wishes and dreams.
@sehemba

I like dis maths.thumbs up

Very Well Said!!

Thank you @Abu Mikey & Itoroetti

Moderator isn't this piece worth entering front page?

Gods-Son:
Moderator isn't this piece worth entering front page?

supported, he shud just add tonto dike at the end of the topic

Gods-Son:
Moderator isn't this piece worth entering front page?

Not Tonto Dike and Co.
So therefore, it will take some time.

I comment my reserve. MODS make una push this to FP or OP add how many Tonto Dike Aliko fit afford

Thank God he is a Nigerian and in Nigeria,an exmple for all of us.

Money is not everything in this world,so stop worshipping money.
If money is all there is,Alfred Merckle would not have committed suicide.
He was one of the top 50 richest men in the world in 2008 and committed suicide in January 2009.
Despite his billions of dollars, he became disenchanted with life and ended it via suicide.
All the money in the world without the salvation that Jesus Christ offers,gives no lasting peace.
All the money in the world cannot purchase or redeem a single soul (Matthew 16:26)
The poor believe that when they become rich,all problems come to an end
The rich know that money cannot achieve everything.
The daughter of the late Aristotle Onassis, who inherited his billions, died at age 32,out of despair,despite great riches.With that inheritance,she was one of the top 5 richest women in the world.But she was lonely and unhappy.
Jesus said in Matthew 6:33 'seek you first the kingdom of God and its righteousness and all these things(riches etc)shall be added unto you'
Stop worshiping and running after money!Follow the divine principle and all will be well.The Lord gives riches and adds no sorrow to it(Proverbs 10:22)

Interesting

Yes,u r correct.Money is a wicked master,dont tolerate its love@all.Ehmm! AL Hajj Dangote with all dis estimate in my own opinion need not go to europa,SA N America where they now force dir wealthy men 2 pay doubletaxes again to invest n do biz;'cos na Naija b d best place 2 do biz now.The climate is conducive n many of our untappd resources r crying 4 urgent attentn.Ofcourse we also know dt most of GEJ's policies favors d capitalist modus operandi all d time.There are also some biz u do in naija where u r made 2 go away without paying any levy or tax.

knowledge4: Money is not everything in this world,so stop worshipping money.
If money is all there is,Alfred Merckle would not have committed suicide.
He was one of the top 50 richest men in the world in 2008 and committed suicide in January 2009.
Despite his billions of dollars, he became disenchanted with life and ended it via suicide.
All the money in the world without the salvation that Jesus Christ offers,gives no lasting peace.
All the money in the world cannot purchase or redeem a single soul (Matthew 16:26)
The poor believe that when they become rich,all problems come to an end
The rich know that money cannot achieve everything.
The daughter of the late Aristotle Onassis, who inherited his billions, died at age 32,out of despair,despite great riches.With that inheritance,she was one of the top 5 richest women in the world.But she was lonely and unhappy.
Jesus said in Matthew 6:33 'seek you first the kingdom of God and its righteousness and all these things(riches etc)shall be added unto you'
Stop worshiping and running after money!Follow the divine principle and all will be well.The Lord gives riches and adds no sorrow to it(Proverbs 10:22)