{"id":11321,"date":"2020-01-11T19:03:35","date_gmt":"2020-01-11T19:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/ng\/?p=6136"},"modified":"2020-01-11T19:03:35","modified_gmt":"2020-01-11T19:03:35","slug":"breaking-new-ground-worldwide-aliko-dangote-africas-richest-man-ready-to-open-american-office-becomes-4-3-billion-richer-in-2019-found-huge-office-space-in-new-york-to-employ-eligible-candi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/breaking-new-ground-worldwide-aliko-dangote-africas-richest-man-ready-to-open-american-office-becomes-4-3-billion-richer-in-2019-found-huge-office-space-in-new-york-to-employ-eligible-candi\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking New Ground worldwide! ALIKO DANGOTE, Africa&#8217;s Richest Man ready to open American Office&#8230;becomes $4.3 billion richer in 2019   *Found huge office space in New York, to employ eligible candidates soon  *Remains owner of Biggest Cement Factory in sub-Saharan Africa  *Set to complete a $12 billion, 650,000 barrel-a-day refinery currently under construction in Nigeria  * 62-year old Nigerian is 95th Richest person in the world  * Dangote Group of companies account for over  a fifth of the value of the Nigerian stock exchange   BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU\/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aliko-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6137\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aliko-final-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6138\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aliko-final-5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aliko-final-5-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aliko-final-5-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <strong>Breaking New\nGround worldwide!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ALIKO\nDANGOTE, Africa&#8217;s Richest Man ready to open American Office<\/strong><strong>&#8230;becomes\n<\/strong><strong>$4.3\nbillion richer in 2019 <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <strong>*Found huge\noffice space in New York, to employ eligible candidates soon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <strong>*Remains\nowner of Biggest Cement Factory in sub-Saharan Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <strong>*Set to\ncomplete a $12\nbillion, 650,000 barrel-a-day refinery currently under construction\nin Nigeria<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <strong>*\n62-year old Nigerian is 95<\/strong><strong><sup>th<\/sup>\nRichest person in the world<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <strong>*\nDangote Group of companies account for over  a fifth of the value of\nthe Nigerian stock exchange<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">  <strong>BY\nGEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU\/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <strong>HE&#8217;S\nA STORY OF SUCCESS, ACHIEVEMENT AND HUGE INSPIRATION TO AFRICANS\nACROSS THE WORLD. At 62-year old, ALIKO DANGOTE is still Africa&#8217;s\nrichest man alive, having become $4.3billion richer in 2019 business\nperiod. In a bid to make his chains of companies global, Dangote has\nconcluded plans to open a New York office space in United States of\nAmerica. <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Breaking\nnew ground, this  Africa\u2019s richest man plans\nto take office space in New York to help diversify his investments\nand avoid the risk of currency fluctuations on his home continent.\nThe\nowner of the biggest cement company in sub-Saharan Africa will use\nthe base and an existing one in London to become more global after\nthe completion of a $12 billion, 650,000 barrel-a-day refinery\ncurrently under construction in Nigeria. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn\nAfrica, you know we have issues of devaluation, so we want to really\npreserve some of the family\u2019s wealth,\u201d Dangote told Bloomberg\nTV\u2019s David Rubenstein Show. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"African Billionaire Aliko Dangote on The David Rubenstein Show\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_5hYsdVbW2E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\n62-year-old Nigerian businessman became $4.3 billion richer in 2019\nas his fortune continued to grow on the back of investments in\ncement, flour and sugar. With a net worth of about $15 billion, he is\nranked the 95th wealthiest man in the world, according to the\nBloomberg Billionaires Index. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mo in conversation with... Aliko Dangote\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OBnQ21NSpMw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For\nthe records, his conglomerate, Dangote Industries, includes the\nLagos-listed Dangote Cement Plc and four other publicly traded\ncompanies under the Dangote umbrella that account for more than a\nfifth of the value of the Nigerian stock exchange.\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breaking New Ground worldwide! 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