Nigeria’s stock market rally is boosting the fortunes of the country’s richest industrialists, with Aliko Dangote and Abdulsamad Rabiu recording the biggest wealth gains among African billionaires so far in 2026.
Data compiled by BusinessDay from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index shows the duo’s combined net worth rose by $4.97 billion between January 1 and February 20, outpacing their continental peers.
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index, launched in 2012, is a daily ranking of the world’s 500 wealthiest individuals, updated at the close of
