Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu overtakes telecom mogul Mike Adenuga in Forbes ranking
Rabiu is now Africa’s fifth-richest man.
Rabiu is now Africa’s fifth-richest man.
The total value of Rabiu’s shares in publicly traded companies is now more than $8.6 billion.
BUA Group is a leading food, infrastructure, mining and manufacturing conglomerate.
The result suggests that it is on track to deliver yet another record performance at the end of Q2 2022.
Rabiu and his son own 99.8 percent of the newly established food business segment.
The increase in the group’s profit can be attributed to a significant increase in the sales of its products.
The multimillion-dollar surge in the market value of Rabiu’s stake can be linked to the year-to-date gains in BUA Cement shares.
BUA Cement operates with a combined installed capacity of 8 million tonnes per annum.
BUA Cement operates with a combined installed capacity of 8 million tonnes per annum.
Rabiu, the chairman of BUA Group, owns 99.81 percent of the agro-allied company.
BUA Foods is a consolidated food business controlled by Rabiu, who owns 99.8 percent of the business.
BUA Cement’s market capitalization is $5.7 billion, making it the fourth most capitalized company on the Nigerian Exchange.
Rabiu owns 99.8 percent of the newly established food business segment.
The news comes despite a slump in fortified sugar sales and a single-digit increase in its direct production costs.
So far this year, BUA Foods’ stock ranks as the best performing stock on the Nigerian Exchange.
Rabiu’s stake in BUA Foods is now valued at $2.795 billion.