A Nigerian songwriter once wrote, \u201cBig big things ni mo like.\u201d And honestly, he was speaking for a lot of us. I don’t think I have ever met a Nigerian who does not like to do big things, own big things, or, at the very least, have something big to talk about.<\/p>\n
Need proof?<\/p>\n
Have you ever attended a proper Nigerian wedding? The kind where the bride has changed outfits three times before you have finished your first plate of food, the guest list seems to include everyone both families have ever met, and the reception feels like it could go on till tomorrow? Or have you ever seen one of those elaborate bride-price lists from different parts of the country, where, by the time you get to the end, you are wondering whether someone is getting married or starting a new business.<\/p>\n
Well… That just concludes we don’t do small things here.<\/p>\n
A wedding has to be a big wedding. A house has to be a big house. When someone starts a business, we are already asking when they will open their second branch. Even our ambitions can be ambitious. We do not just want to travel; we want to see the world. We do not just want a business; we want something that can employ people. We do not just want to build; we want to look back years later and say, \u201cSee what we built.\u201d<\/p>\n
Perhaps that is what we really like about big things: the growth behind them. The small business that became a household name. The empty plot that became an estate. The idea that sounded almost impossible until somebody actually built it. We enjoy the before-and-after, the story of something starting with very little and becoming something people can no longer ignore.<\/p>\n
Few Nigerian projects have embodied that idea quite like the Dangote Refinery. For years, many of us watched it go from a project we heard about to something we could actually see. We heard about its size and capacity, followed the construction, debated what it could mean for Nigeria’s energy industry and watched one of the country’s most ambitious industrial projects take shape.<\/p>\n
Now, there is another way to look at the story. What if, instead of only watching something this big, you could own a piece of it?
\nThe Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Initial Public Offer now gives you a chance to go beyond admiring something this big from the sidelines. With a minimum subscription of 10 shares at \u20a6525 per share, or \u20a65,250, you can apply to own a piece of one of Africa\u2019s biggest industrial projects.<\/p>\n