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Davido shares New York meeting with Dangote during refinery IPO display

Source: Punch Nigeria · 24 Sep 2026, 17:00 UTC
Davido shares New York meeting with Dangote during refinery IPO display
Image: Punch Nigeria · original report

Nigerian singer David Adeleke, known as Davido, has posted photographs from a meeting with businessman Aliko Dangote in New York. The encounter took place as the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals’ Initial Public Offering appeared on a Nasdaq digital billboard in Times Square, according to Punch Nigeria.

Nigerian singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has shared photographs from a meeting with businessman Aliko Dangote in New York, according to Punch Nigeria. The photographs showed Davido and Dangote together during an event in Times Square. The meeting coincided with the appearance of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals’ Initial Public Offering on a Nasdaq digital billboard.

Punch Nigeria said Davido shared the images from the recent encounter. The source material does not provide details about the purpose of the meeting, the discussions between the two men or the event’s wider programme. It also refers to the singer having joined an activity days earlier but does not provide further information about that appearance.

The available report is focused on Davido’s photographs and the Times Square display connected with the refinery and petrochemicals company’s IPO. No additional details about the offering, its timing or the response to the billboard display were provided in the supplied material.

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