Clone2020:
His father was a "Robber Barron" just like Andrew Carnegie, JP Morgan, Vanderbilt and Charles Schwab. Very wealthy men alright, but they made their money through corrupt means and rigged the system. The Rockerfellas are the richest family in world even till this day.

Africa’s richest man got a fistful of dollars in Nigerian currency squeeze

As Nigeria grapples with a foreign exchange crisis, one person stands out in the scramble to obtain hard currency: Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man.

When the government restricted the supply of dollars in June 2015 to prop up the value of the Nigerian naira, firms owned by Dangote landed a healthy share of dollars available at the cheap official rate, a study by Reuters shows.

Reuters examined foreign currency transactions made during an 11-week period in March to May this year. Over that time, Dangote businesses were able to buy at least $161 million in hard currency from the central bank. That was around nine percent of all the hard currency the bank sold over the period. In a single week in March, one dollar in every eight went to Dangote companies. There is not enough data to see how that stacks up with the companies' share of foreign trade.

Compared with buying dollars on the more expensive unofficial market, though, Dangote companies benefited to the tune of about $100 million (68 million pounds).

More from: http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-nigeria-forex-dangote-insight-idUKKCN0Z90PT

Jerryojozy:
Go read about this man and Andrew Carnegie, your life will never remain the same. Those men love giving.

Genius J

mickeyenglish:
The grandson of the great capitalist himself John D Rockefeller.

Rockefeller along with his "partners in crime" JP Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, And Vanderbilt through a lot of competition to out perform each other, unknowingly built the modern day America. Just name anything synonymous to modernisation now, and you eventually discover that it started with these crazy men. Kerosene, Gasoline, steel, skyscrapers, rail, electricity, (both DC and AC) automobile etc... Just name it. These men created a crazy networths for themselves while enriching Americans and the Economy also.

Meanwhile, here in Nigeria, the alleged billionaires are busy looting us dry, improvising the masses, draining the economy, and still killing us untop. People like Otedola that supplies diesel at killer rates to Nigerians and still complain about the meagre selling price or "Oil tycoon" Alakija that got an oil well as a trophy from Babangida for a "job well done" .. Google her company and see how many people she has in her company.. Not more than 70 people, and she's the richest black woman in the world. All they know is luxury offshore homes and badass private jets from Boeing and Gulfstream. They are living the live of gods.

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TheDriller:

Richer than the Rothschild Family? Their money na coins o where this family dey.

mesoprogress:
Money is not everything, we all get weak and depart. Love God, love your neighbors, be at peace with everyone, enjoy yourself!

k199192:
I am not trying to dispute anything but bill gates has given more than anybody on earth. He has given out more than half of his current worth.

pafra:
A Sunday school teacher at old age and was a consistent in his tithing

Sexina851:



How can reading about them alone change my life?

mesoprogress:
Money is not everything, we all get weak and depart. Love God, love your neighbors, be at peace with everyone, enjoy yourself!

TheDriller:

Richer than the Rothschild Family? Their money na coins o where this family dey.

Jerryojozy:
Wealth creation, what do u live for as a man and so much more.

Genius J

Sexina851:


Hmmm, you bet. I don't believe that one bit, u can read to broaden ur knowledge. But I tell you, read about all the bourgeois in dis world, if you will be broke u will be broke Dats it

selflessmaya:


The man lived till 101, his family is worth over $350 BILLION... "what's with the money's not everything" poetry? it's not like he died young, he has had 6 HEART TRANSPLANTS!, do u know how much just 1 heart transplant costs? he lived over a century because of MONEY!, being rich sustained him. stop the money is not everything bu-ll-sh-it, everyone knows that's a lie society tells itself to console the broke wretched masses. but he finally died, um yeah? it's not like u have to choose between being rich & dying one day or being poor & living forever. everyone will die eventually! but rich ppl have a better quality of life & barrels of opportunities compared to the average joe. if u're not living under a bridge it's cos someone paid money to put a roof over your head & when u eat your first meal of the day, it's cos money bought it, even water is not free. the only thing free is air & if anyone finds themselves in a position where they need to buy oxygen and be plugged to an oxygen mask, air costs millions per day. u can't be hooting 'money is not everything' about a man who lived over 100 yrs because he was filthy rich. just say RIP and go.

Clone2020:
His father was a "Robber Barron" just like Andrew Carnegie, JP Morgan, Vanderbilt and Charles Schwab. Very wealthy men alright, but they made their money through corrupt means and rigged the system. The Rockerfellas are the richest family in world even till this day.

anonimi:


A lazy man will always COMPLAIN that the odds are stacked against him without doing anything about correcting the observed ills.
They have a TAX system that has evolved and continues to evolve for the reduction of such rigging that you allude to.
Meanwhile, Dangote and other northern oligarchs are WORSE and we Nigerians are moping around doing NOTHING about it.





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mickeyenglish:
The grandson of the great capitalist himself John D Rockefeller.

Rockefeller along with his "partners in crime" JP Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, And Vanderbilt through a lot of competition to out perform each other, unknowingly built the modern day America. Just name anything synonymous to modernisation now, and you eventually discover that it started with these crazy men. Kerosene, Gasoline, steel, skyscrapers, rail, electricity, (both DC and AC) automobile etc... Just name it. These men created a crazy networths for themselves while enriching Americans and the Economy also.



Meanwhile, here in Nigeria, the alleged billionaires are busy looting us dry, improvising the masses, draining the economy, and still killing us untop. People like Otedola that supplies diesel at killer rates to Nigerians and still complain about the meagre selling price or "Oil tycoon" Alakija that got an oil well as a trophy from Babangida for a "job well done" .. Google her company and see how many people she has in her company.. Not more than 70 people, and she's the richest black woman in the world. All they know is luxury offshore homes and badass private jets from Boeing and Gulfstream. They are living the live of gods.










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soberdrunk:
Lmao @ 'great philanthropist', his family 'milked' the system so forgive me if am not impressed that he poured a 'little milk' back into the system Its men like this that made Fidel Castro my hero, VIVA LA CUBA!!!

soberdrunk:
Lmao @ 'great philanthropist', his family 'milked' the system so forgive me if am not impressed that he poured a 'little milk' back into the system Its men like this that made Fidel Castro my hero, VIVA LA CUBA!!!

After doing heart surgery six times. 3 billion$ ??. This is a joke right!

mickeyenglish:
The grandson of the great capitalist himself John D Rockefeller.

Rockefeller along with his "partners in crime" JP Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, And Vanderbilt through a lot of competition to out perform each other, unknowingly built the modern day America. Just name anything synonymous to modernisation now, and you eventually discover that it started with these crazy men. Kerosene, Gasoline, steel, skyscrapers, rail, electricity, (both DC and AC) automobile etc... Just name it. These men created a crazy networths for themselves while enriching Americans and the Economy also.



Meanwhile, here in Nigeria, the alleged billionaires are busy looting us dry, improvising the masses, draining the economy, and still killing us untop. People like Otedola that supplies diesel at killer rates to Nigerians and still complain about the meagre selling price or "Oil tycoon" Alakija that got an oil well as a trophy from Babangida for a "job well done" .. Google her company and see how many people she has in her company.. Not more than 70 people, and she's the richest black woman in the world. All they know is luxury offshore homes and badass private jets from Boeing and Gulfstream. They are living the live of gods.










Post No Bill

Clone2020:
His father was a "Robber Barron" just like Andrew Carnegie, JP Morgan, Vanderbilt and Charles Schwab. Very wealthy men alright, but they made their money through corrupt means and rigged the system. The Rockerfellas are the richest family in world even till this day.

sEGXY2:
Another motherfucker who made a fortune off our oil

Rip

anonimi:


Thanks.



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TheDriller:

Richer than the Rothschild Family? Their money na coins o where this family dey.

TheDriller:

Richer than the Rothschild Family? Their money na coins o where this family dey.