Dangote: I Live In A Rented Apartment In Abuja

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has revealed that the house he resides in when he is in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, is not his own property but a rented apartment.

During a media briefing at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, on Sunday, Dangote emphasized his commitment to industrializing Nigeria, explaining that this focus is the reason he does not own homes outside the country.

Dangote shared that he once owned a house in London, which he sold in 1996. “The reason I don’t have a house in London or America is solely because I wanted to focus on industrialization in Nigeria,” he said. “I figured that if I had those houses, there would be one reason or another for me to visit those places, thereby causing distraction for me.”

Highlighting his dedication to the Nigerian dream, Dangote mentioned that aside from his residence in Lagos, he owns a house in his home state, Kano, and rents a property in Abuja.

In her remarks, Fatima Dangote, the Group Executive Director of Commercial Operations, praised her father for his relentless pursuit of the Nigerian dream. “I have not seen anyone as hardworking as my father; sometimes I wonder how he never gives up,” she said. “I wish we had a few more men like my father in Nigeria. The country would be a better place.”