Published January 11, 2021
Femi Asu
The President Chief Executive , Dangote Industries Limited , Aliko Dangote , saw his total net worth drop by $ 900 m on Friday as his flagship company emerged the biggest loser at the end of trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange .Bloomberg Billionaires Index , which is a ranking of the world ’s 500 richest people , showed that his wealth fell from $ 18 .4 bn on Thursday to $ 17 . 5 bn on Friday , making him the 114 th wealthiest man in the world , down from 106 th the previous day .Dangote ’s net worth had risen from $ 15 .5 bn on December 13 to close the year 2020 at $ 17 . 8 bn . It further gained $ 600 m in the first seven days of 2021 , but lost all of it and more last Friday .The share price of Dangote Cement Plc , the country ’ s biggest listed company and Africa’ s largest cement producer, tumbled by 8. 13 per cent to close at N 225 on Friday from N 244 .90 on Thursday .Dangote was the only Nigerian on the list of 500 billionaires and retained his position as Africa ’s richest person as of Friday .“ The majority of Dangote ’s fortune is derived from his 86 per cent stake in publicly traded Dangote Cement. He holds the shares in the company directly and through his conglomerate , Dangote Industries, ” Bloomberg said .His most valuable closely held asset is a fertiliser plant with capacity to produce up to 2 . 8 million tonnes of urea annually, according to the international news agency .READ A $ 12 bn oil refinery that is currently being developed in Nigeria isn ’ t included in the valuation because it ’s not yet operational and construction costs are calculated to outweigh its current value , ” it said .