See the six businesses Dangote had to shut down before building refinery

Dangote’s costly setbacks in textiles, flour, telecoms, aviation and food processing paved the way for his $20bn refinery success and $47.6bn valuation today.

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19 Sept 2026, 12:31 WAT · 3 min read

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See the six businesses Dangote had to shut down before building refinery

Dangote’s costly setbacks in textiles, flour, telecoms, aviation and food processing paved the way for his $20bn refinery success and $47.6bn valuation today.

See the six businesses Dangote had to shut down before building refinery

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