Dangote Refinery 'Illuminates' Times Square in New York

New York -Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been featured on a billboard at the Times Square in New York, United States (US).

The Nigerian Billionaire,Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Group, and David Bird, chief executive officer (CEO) of the refinery, witnessed the first beaming alongside flanked by other executives in front of the billboard in New York on Friday.

The advertisement features the message “made in Nigeria. Built for the world,” alongside images of the refinery.

The display comes amid the ongoing initial public offering (IPO) of Dangote refinery, which seeks to offer shares to investors and expand public ownership of the company.

Dangote refinery launched its IPO on September 14, offering 4.1 billion ordinary shares to investors at N525 per share.

In 2017 ,a photo of Aliko Dangote was displayed on the Nasdaq Tower in Times Square, New York after Dangote was selected as the only African on the Bloomberg 50 list of this year's most influential people.

The NASDAQ Tower is considered the most visible LED video display in Times Square and is one of the most valuable advertising spaces in the world. It's the largest continuous sign in Times Square. It has close to 9,000 square feet of display.