{
  "id": 8043998,
  "title": "Don’t sell your house to buy Dangote shares, Emir Sanusi tells investors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/dont-sell-your-house-to-buy-dangote-shares-emir-sanusi-tells-investors",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-17T15:10:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/dont-sell-your-house-to-buy-dangote-shares-emir-sanusi-tells-investors/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has cautioned prospective investors against using their children's school fees or selling their homes to invest in shares, particularly in the Dangote Refinery Initial Public Offering (IPO). Speaking at the investor roadshow in Kano, Sanusi urged residents and other prospective investors to invest only money they could afford to set aside for some time, suggesting amounts like N10,000, N20,000, or N30,000. He emphasized the importance of a long-term approach, urging investors to set aside funds and leave them untouched for growth over time, rather than expecting quick profits. Sanusi also highlighted that the location of the refinery does not matter, as it is the shareholders who own the company and reap its profits.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "Sanusi backs Dangote’s move to widen Kano residents’ stake in industrial investment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/sanusi-backs-dangotes-move-to-widen-kano-residents-stake-in",
        "published": "2026-09-17T15:00:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Don’t sell your house to buy Dangote shares, Emir Sanusi tells investors",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/dont-sell-your-house-to-buy-dangote-shares-emir-sanusi-tells-investors-8048254",
        "published": "2026-09-17T15:40:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}