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Aliko Dangote's net worth has surged to $35.9 billion, a year-to-date gain of $5.92 billion, as his refinery dominance, cement expansion and Kenya refinery plans accelerate his wealth creation in 2026.
Ibrahim Mahama built West Africa's largest indigenous mining company from nothing, and now he owns the gold mine he once contracted.
Aliko Dangote is exploring a Kenya-based investment vehicle that would let African savers across the continent pool capital directly into Dangote Group companies and collect dividends in US dollars.
Mohamed Farouk's ADES International has secured a $92.7 million offshore drilling contract with Seplat Energy in Nigeria, bringing the company's cumulative Nigerian contract value to over $843 million since entering the market in 2025.
MTN Nigeria's Q1 profit jumped 166% to ₦355.5 billion as service revenue hit a record ₦1.5 trillion, lifting its share price to ₦870.
GTCO's Q1 pretax profit edged up 0.9% to ₦302.9 billion as group chief executive Segun Agbaje pivots earnings toward payments, wealth and ecosystem businesses.
Ibrahim Mahama's Damang Gold Mine has sold its entire first gold output of 110 kilograms, worth roughly $11.8 million, to the Ghana Gold Board for the Bank of Ghana's reserve programme.
Jim Ovia has retired as Zenith Bank chairman after completing the mandatory 12-year tenure under CBN governance guidelines, with Mustafa Bello approved to take over the chairmanship.
Olakunle Williams's Tetracore Energy Group has achieved simultaneous ISO certification across quality, environment and occupational health and safety at multiple Nigerian sites, verified by Bureau Veritas.
Ibrahim Mahama's Engineers and Planners has disbursed $2 million of its $5 million pledge to Ghana's Black Stars World Cup fundraising campaign, the largest single corporate commitment to the drive.
Aliko Dangote's fortune climbed to $34 billion this week, lifted by his industrial empire and bold new refinery ambitions across the African continent.
Sunil Mittal's Airtel Africa is targeting a London IPO for its Airtel Money unit that could raise up to $2 billion and value the business at as much as $10 billion, people familiar with the matter said.
Ibukun Awosika has resigned from the Cadbury Nigeria board after 15 years, closing a defining era at one of Nigeria's top consumer goods firms.
Aliko Dangote will employ 95,000 skilled workers as his Lagos refinery scales to 1.4 million barrels per day, becoming the world's largest.
Madagascar billionaire Hassanein Hiridjee's Axian Group is buying five Letshego banking subsidiaries in Ghana, Tanzania, Nigeria, Rwanda and Uganda, deepening its pan-African banking footprint.
Aliko Dangote is considering listing his refinery on the Ethiopian Securities Exchange as part of a pan-African IPO push that could reshape capital markets across the continent.