# The Dangote Group

> Dangote Group grew from a Lagos trading business Aliko Dangote started in 1977 into Dangote Industries Limited, incorporated in 1981, now a diversified conglomerate spanning cement, sugar, salt and petroleum refining. Its flagship Dangote Refinery, a 650,000 barrels-per-day plant in Lagos's Lekki Free Trade Zone, began supplying petrol in September 2024; Forbes listed Aliko Dangote as Africa's richest person with a $31.2 billion net worth as of 26 July 2026.

**Category:** Economy & Business · **Updated:** 2026-07-26 19:36:35 · **Canonical:** https://nigeriastuff.org/a/dangote-group

## Key facts
- **Trading began:** 1977, importing cement and commodities in Lagos
- **Dangote Industries Limited incorporated:** 1981
- **Founder:** Aliko Dangote (born 10 April 1957, Kano)
- **Core segments:** Cement, sugar, salt, flour, fertiliser, petroleum refining
- **Dangote Cement pan-African capacity:** 55.0 million tonnes/year (FY2025)
- **Dangote Cement NSE listing:** 2010, following merger with Benue Cement Company
- **Dangote Refinery:** 650,000 bpd, Lekki Free Trade Zone, Lagos; petrol production began 3 September 2024
- **Aliko Dangote net worth:** $31.2 billion, ranked Africa's richest person / #72 globally (Forbes, 26 July 2026)

## Sources
- Our History — Dangote Cement Plc (https://dangotecement.com/our-history/)
- About Us — NASCON Allied Industries Plc (Dangote Salt) (https://salt.dangote.com/about-us/)
- Disclosure on Proposed Merger of Dangote Sugar Refinery, NASCON and Dangote Rice Limited — Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) document library (https://doclib.ngxgroup.com/Financial_NewsDocs/Dangote_Sugar_-_Disclosure_on_Proposed_Merger_of_DSR_NASCON_and_DRL.pdf)
- About Us — Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc (https://sugar.dangote.com/about-us/)
- New Dawn: Dangote Refinery to roll out first shipment of petrol to local market today — Nairametrics (https://nairametrics.com/2024/09/03/new-dawn-dangote-refinery-to-roll-out-first-shipment-of-petrol-to-local-market-today/)
- Aliko Dangote profile — Forbes (https://www.forbes.com/profile/aliko-dangote/)
- Aliko Dangote | Biography, Businessman, Group, Foundation, & Facts — Encyclopaedia Britannica (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aliko-Dangote)

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