Historic Double Honor For Aliko Dangote..............Acquires 50 hectares of land for the establishment of a rice mill In Minna; Named 11th of the Fortunes 50 world’s Greatest Leaders for 2019
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BY Mike De Cerutti Osagie,
Abuja Nigeria
(SMS +234 7042631895)
It was a weekend of double delightful news for Africa’s
richest business tycoon and philanthropist per excellence when first, the Niger
state government confirmed that it has acquired 50 hectares of land for the
establishment of a rice mill by the Dangote Group.
This is fall out of the establishment of a
multi-million Naira mill form part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
signed by Dangote Group and the state government in 2017
The second good news from global rated Aliko
came when the Africa’s richest man, was officially rated as 11th of the 50
world’s greatest leaders for 2019. The rating carried out by the Fortune
Magazine, an American multinational business magazine, was released recently.
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learnt that the rating is focused
mainly on the businesses run by the men and how they have used it to impact
their society positively. The magazine said the world’s greatest leaders both
men and women were transforming the world and inspiring others to do so in
business, government, philanthropy and the arts.
learnt that the rating is focused
mainly on the businesses run by the men and how they have used it to impact
their society positively. The magazine said the world’s greatest leaders both
men and women were transforming the world and inspiring others to do so in
business, government, philanthropy and the arts.
“These thinkers, speakers, and doers make bold choices and take
big risks- and move others to do the same”, the magazine said. This is the
first time Fortune magazine is recognizing and including Aliko Dangote in the
annual ranking.
Specifically, Dangote having popped up in the magazine’s radar
earned nomination after being adjudged as having used business to acquire
wealth and who is now converting his wealth into impactful philanthropy through
his Aliko Dangote Foundation. The top 10 greatest men and women, according to
Fortune are: Bill and
The ranking of Dangote as
one of the greatest business leaders has attracted comments by eminent persons
around the world who described him as worthy of the nomination going by his
business acumen and philanthropic gestures. Global business giant and founder
of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr. Bill Gate extolled the efforts of
Dangote in making businesses play roles in provision of sound public health
through his various interventions in health care issues especially in the fight
against malnutrition and routine polio.
Gates, who himself was ranked along with Dangote, said
“Aliko
Dangote, through his leadership at the Aliko Dangote Foundation, is a key
partner in the Polio eradication effort, strengthening routine immunisation and
fighting malnutrition in Nigeria and across Africa. Aliko bridges the gap
between private business and public health in a unique way and our shared
belief that Nigeria will thrive when every Nigerian is able to thrive drives
our partnership.”
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