{
  "id": 7477589,
  "title": "Dangote’s fortune hits $51bn after refinery IPO raises N1.5tn on NGX",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/dangotes-fortune-hits-51bn-after-refinery-ipo-raises-n1-5tn-on-ngx",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-15T04:49:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/15/dangotes-fortune-hits-51bn-after-refinery-ipo-raises-n1-5tn-on-ngx/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dangote Group's chairman, Aliko Dangote, has seen his fortune rise to $51 billion following the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Refinery, according to Forbes data. With this revaluation, Dangote becomes the 36th richest person in the world. The IPO of Dangote Refinery, which raised N1.5 trillion in its first six hours on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), aims to raise N2.15 trillion overall to support the company's expansion plans. The IPO involves 4.1 billion ordinary shares, each valued at $0.000013, with an offer price of N525 per share, targeting 10 million Nigerian investors.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Refinery IPO: Dangote woos Nigerians, investors flood NGX",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/refinery-ipo-dangote-woos-nigerians-investors-flood-ngx",
        "published": "2026-09-15T00:02:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}