Dangote condemns new interest rate, urges FG to safeguard local businesses The chairman of the Dangote Group and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has criticised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the recent hike of interest rate to nearly 30 per cent. Delivering his remarks at the opening session of a three-day summit organised by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) at the Banquet Hall of the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday, Dangote expressed concerns that the current interest rate regime would hinder job creation. He emphasised that the high interest...