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  "id": 7520653,
  "title": "Dangote refinery IPO puts Nigeria’s industrial ambitions to the test",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/dangote-refinery-ipo-puts-nigerias-industrial-ambitions-to-the-test",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-15T09:35:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
    "slug": "businessday-nigeria",
    "url": "https://businessday.ng/pro/article/dangote-refinery-ipo-puts-nigerias-industrial-ambitions-to-the-test/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dangote Group is selling 4.1 billion shares in its oil refinery, Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE, to raise 2.15 trillion naira ($1.6 billion). The shares are priced at 525 naira each, with a minimum subscription of 10 shares valued at 5,250 naira. According to Adom Online, the refinery was built over 10 years at a cost of $20 billion and has a capacity of 700,000 barrels per day.\n\nThe Initial Public Offering (IPO) is open to retail investors and closes on October 13, 2026. United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has been named as an authorised financial institution through which eligible investors can subscribe to acquire shares. UBA encourages interested investors to take advantage of its approved channels to participate in the offer.\n\nAlhaji Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, says the IPO presents an opportunity for all Nigerians to benefit from strong returns and sustainable wealth creation. The Peninsula Qatar Business reports that the refinery began operations in 2024 and aims to double its capacity to 1.4 million barrels a day by 2028, which would make it the world's largest refinery.",
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    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-15T04:49:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nairametrics",
        "title": "UBA opens subscription channel for Dangote Refinery IPO, invites investors to participate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/uba-opens-subscription-channel-for-dangote-refinery-ipo-invites",
        "published": "2026-09-15T09:35:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "Dangote plans 30% more share sales after investors rush for IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/dangote-plans-30-more-share-sales-after-investors-rush-for-ipo",
        "published": "2026-09-15T10:47:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "UBA opens subscription channel for Dangote Refinery IPO, invited investors to participate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/uba-opens-subscription-channel-for-dangote-refinery-ipo-invited",
        "published": "2026-09-15T11:57:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}