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Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by DrMB(op): 10:28am On Aug 28, 2025
From cement that builds Africa’s cities, to sugar that sweetens her tea, to oil that fuels her industries, Dangote has quietly planted his flag across nearly every sector of the economy. But how many businesses does Africa’s richest man actually run?
DANGOTE BUSINESSES

Automotive
Cement manufacturing
Energy
Fertilizer
Logistics
Infrastructure
Maritime
Mining
Petrochemicals
Polysacks
Real Estate
Refinery
Rice farming
Salt & seasoning
Sugar refining
Tomato farming
Training academy

#StatiSense

Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by Ruke1990: 12:06pm On Aug 28, 2025
If you are a billionaire who didn't steal or use arbitrage, you didn't steal through govt contracts but built your billion naira enterprise from scratch and you had the wisdom to incorporate it and set up an efficient management structure that can outlive you, then starting new business in other areas should not be hard for you. Dangote has learnt a lot from personal experience
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by Deeprooted: 3:13pm On Aug 28, 2025
This is good.

Diversification is key in the quest to becoming a billionaire.
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by DeltaOil: 3:14pm On Aug 28, 2025
The govt helped him build all this.

An Igbo man has the govt harassing him, yet the Lord prospers the igbos.
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by SultanOfPuna:
first of all have a very rich uncle like Dantata
Then have the FG support you

The rest they say is history

Imagine if all of us are given 18 million naira at the age of 18 years to start business .

By the time we reach 30 years
If you are not yet a billionare
Or have nothing to show

Them suppose lock you up for wasting that money.
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by Fiscus105(m):
DrMB:
From cement that builds Africa’s cities, to sugar that sweetens her tea, to oil that fuels her industries, Dangote has quietly planted his flag across nearly every sector of the economy. But how many businesses does Africa’s richest man actually run?
Let see attacking & criticism, yet, they want jobs to be flourishing like America, but they will still be bitter wen one of their own establishing jobs.

Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by Nwaikpe: 3:14pm On Aug 28, 2025
DeltaOil:
The govt helped him build all this.

An Igbo man has the govt harassing him, yet the Lord prospers the igbos.
Go and see a doctor.

The earlier the better.

Don't say we didn't tell you when they are bundling you inside Sienna.
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by Sermwell(m): 3:15pm On Aug 28, 2025
These are cunning people who connived with government to loot us
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by excellencyabia1: 3:15pm On Aug 28, 2025
He has actually succeeded in making an entrepreneurial name for himself. But be as it may, it is not a day joy
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by yewit37486: 3:15pm On Aug 28, 2025
DeltaOil:
The govt helped him build all this.

An Igbo man has the govt harassing him, yet the Lord prospers the igbos.
Please rest!!

Acknowledge his contributions to the country and leave it at that.
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by POPSUN09: 3:16pm On Aug 28, 2025
The power of vision. Start from where you are and be determined to try new things. Trust me, I am sure he had tried other business which had failed. I admire his determination and tenacity.
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by Lanre1st(m): 3:17pm On Aug 28, 2025
DeltaOil:
The govt helped him build all this.

An Igbo man has the govt harassing him, yet the Lord prospers the igbos.
Victim mentality.

Every one discussion they must drag it to tribal war.

You no dey tire
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by olamilokozzo: 3:17pm On Aug 28, 2025
Good thinking and good product the man is really trying and helping Nigeria economy
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by Fiscus105(m): 3:17pm On Aug 28, 2025
DeltaOil:
The govt helped him build all this.

An Igbo man has the govt harassing him, yet the Lord prospers the igbos.
Someone already recommends psychiatrist's doctor, meanwhile, it's Hausa man that Tinubu carried to Brazil this week to help his aircraft empire.
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by Pootle: 3:18pm On Aug 28, 2025
he should be the one championing railway transport in this country but no his busy importing trucks that keeps crushing people limbs
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by hoygift(m): 3:18pm On Aug 28, 2025
All the people who said he was helped by the government are not serious. Was he the only man who got helped by the government? He used the assistance given to him very well and got to be the richest. Not every man who got assisted made it in life. To be rich you must always work hard. Whether papa get money or na government hold lantern for you.
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by frank417: 3:18pm On Aug 28, 2025
Also today, it is still possible for just one digital app to be worth more than his 17 businesses and make you 10x richer than him. When i think about the possibility i am blown away
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by DonUmeh(m): 3:21pm On Aug 28, 2025
Regardless what anyone feels about Dangote, he is simply an entrepreneur who understands the Nigerian market.
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by yorosstores: 3:23pm On Aug 28, 2025
They did not include Estate/Properties and facilities management.

Dangote has massive properties in Ikoyi and all over Nigeria
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by P1PrinceKT(m): 3:23pm On Aug 28, 2025
I can not lie, Dangote is my role model, I'm learning from his hardwork
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by tollyboy5(m): 3:23pm On Aug 28, 2025
SultanOfPuna:
first of all have a very rich uncle like Dantata
Then have the FG support you

The rest they say is history
He's the only one their family now. Na only am get dantata as uncle.

Peter Obi too got Abacha support.
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by fabolouz1(m): 3:24pm On Aug 28, 2025
while he is a shrewd business man , most of his business models thrive on destroying competitors to maintain monopoly.
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by Dagrace01(m): 3:24pm On Aug 28, 2025
DeltaOil:
The govt helped him build all this.

An Igbo man has the govt harassing him, yet the Lord prospers the igbos.
Una don start, your first line was good but that second line na nonsense u talk.
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by YesDaddyTill203: 3:25pm On Aug 28, 2025
DeltaOil:
The govt helped him build all this.

An Igbo man has the govt harassing him, yet the Lord prospers the igbos.
Oh yeah, like Oyenma, who's getting govt help every day while he's wanted by the FBI.
Just imagine if Dangote is currently wanted by the FBI, yet the govt decides to look the other way while promoting his business just like Buhari and Tinubu have been doing for Oyenma.

The biased, lazy Nigerian press and people like you will remind us on a daily basis that he's a wanted man.

But since Allen Oyenma is from your side, then it's perfectly ok. How do you sleep at night with all that hypocrisy in your guts?
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by callthefred: 3:26pm On Aug 28, 2025
DeltaOil:
The govt helped him build all this.

An Igbo man has the govt harassing him, yet the Lord prospers the igbos.
Arthur Eze and Uzor Kalu are Hausa men abi? Nonsense.
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by AbuAeesha: 3:28pm On Aug 28, 2025
DeltaOil:
The govt helped him build all this.

An Igbo man has the govt harassing him, yet the Lord prospers the igbos.
The govt helped him build all this.
did he bribed all the govts in administration??
did he coerced the govt??
where were others when all the govt were building it for him??
grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by mukthar2000(m): 3:28pm On Aug 28, 2025
Polysacks that born all other investment for him was mentioned as number 10 instead of number 1.
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by tuoyoojo(m): 3:29pm On Aug 28, 2025
This man don try

Agreed, he enjoys government patronage, but he has surely proved himself in business
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by YesDaddyTill203: 3:30pm On Aug 28, 2025
callthefred:
Arthur Eze and Uzor Kalu are Hausa men abi? Nonsense.
Hypocrisy is deep in their veins. They make up a story in their heads and run with it.
Re: Dangote 17 Businesses, One Empire: How One Man Built Africa’s Largest Empire by Sibrah: 3:30pm On Aug 28, 2025
DeltaOil:
The govt helped him build all this.

An Igbo man has the govt harassing him, yet the Lord prospers the igbos.
dont be silly. Igbos were given eqyal chance under OBJ to be the Dangote.
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