Hoping it would help with the Boko Haram Menace, Africa's Richest Man To Invest $2.3Bn In Northern Part Of Nigeria.

The Richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote, said that he would be investing $2.3bn in rice and sugar production in the north. The Nigerian billionaire made this known yesterday at the just concluded World Economic Forum, WEF Africa.

He also said creating job opportunities is the surest way to end the Boko Haram scourge. He also said, revealing that he would be investing a total sum of $12billion in Nigeria, and $4bn outside the country over the next four years.