Aliko Dangote hails refinery IPO as ‘historic day’ for Africans

Africa’s richest man hailed Monday’s share sale of his Nigerian oil refinery as an opportunity to create value for millions of people across Africa.

Aliko Dangote was speaking at the Nigeria Stock Exchange in Lagos as the initial public offering of the company went live:

“Today is a historic day not only for the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Dangote Group, but also for Nigeria’s capital market and, by and large, Africa and…