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Davido appears with Dangote as refinery IPO is promoted in Times Square

Source: Punch Nigeria · 22 Sep 2026, 20:59 UTC
Davido appears with Dangote as refinery IPO is promoted in Times Square
Image: Punch Nigeria · original report

Nigerian singer Davido joined businessman Aliko Dangote in New York’s Times Square while an advertisement for the Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s initial public offering appeared on a Nasdaq billboard. The supplied report identifies the public display and the two figures present, but gives no further details about the offering.

Nigerian singer Davido joined businessman Aliko Dangote in New York’s Times Square as an advertisement for the Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s initial public offering appeared on a Nasdaq billboard, according to Punch Nigeria. The report described the appearance as a public promotion of the refinery’s IPO. It did not provide details of the offering’s value, timing, proposed listing structure or the company’s stated plans for the funds.

No further information was supplied about the event, including whether Davido had a formal role in the promotion or whether Dangote made remarks in New York. The material also did not state whether the billboard represented an approval, launch or other stage of the IPO process. The report’s available facts are limited to the location, the people shown together and the appearance of the IPO advertisement.

It identifies the project as the Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s offering and attributes the account to Punch Nigeria.

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