Friday, November 7, 2014

Dangote Named 23rd Richest Man in the World – Forbes Magazine


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Talk of Nigerians topping world charts, then your looking at the President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, who used to be 43rd richest person in the world, but has now moved up to the 23rd position, making him the richest man in Africa, according to Forbes magazine.

Dangote, who deals in cement, sugar, flour and beverages, is now worth $25bn and is also the first black man to be named among the 25 richest people in the world, Forbes reports.
Other Nigerians to make the list are, Mike Adenuga(Globacom) with a wealth of $4.6bn, maintaining the 325th position in the world, while Folorunsho Alakija, with $2.5bn, was 687th in the world, and Abdulsamad Rabiu in the 1,372th position in the world, with $1.2bn.
American billionaire, Bill Gates, reclaimed the title of world’s richest person from telecoms mogul, Carlos Slim Helu, of Mexico after four years.
Wow!!! The power of good investments or what do you say???

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