Dantata, Nigeria’s multi billionaire, business tycoon dies

Foremost business tycoon, Philanthropist, Aminu Dantata is dead

Famous Kano business tycoon and philanthropist, Alhaji Aminu Dantata has died aged 94.

A family source confirmed the death to Newsmen saying their father died at a hospital in Abu Dhabi, Friday night.

‘He died at about 3am Nigerian time at a hospital in Abu Dhabi,

‘Arrangement is ongoing to fly him back to Nigeria for burial and Jana’iza (Funeral) time and place will be communicated soon’, the source told this newspaper.

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The renowned philanthropist is one of the pioneer industrialists in Kano, reputed to setting up a formal business environment with organisational structure.