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Dangote Refinery IPO Draws Triple Demand

Dangote refinery initial public offering draws triple its target demand with orders reaching nearly five billion dollars. The share sale targets millions of retail and institutional investors across Africa. Share allocation begins next week ahead of a November listing.

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FILE PHOTO: Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi; Chairman, Access Holdings Plc and Coronation Group, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Group Chairman, Nigerian Exchange Group, Umaru Kwairanga, President/Chief Executive Officer, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Exchange Group, Temi Popoola, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and Group Executive

Nigeria's $1.6B Dangote refinery IPO has drawn $4.78B in orders, hitting three times its target demand ahead of the offering's close. The share sale has attracted 6.4 trillion naira from more than two million retail and institutional investors through digital channels. Strong local and regional participation highlights massive retail interest in the country's largest private petroleum venture.