President of Dangote Group, Mr. Aliko Dangote, was listed number 71 in Forbes Magazine’s 100 most powerful people in the world.
He is currently rated just above the top Republican party contender for the US presidency, Donald Trump, who was listed at number 72.
Among the top 100 included German Chancellor, Angela Merkel and President Barack Obama who sat in the second and third position respectively with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, sitting in the number one spot.