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Daughters of Aliko Dangote, Fatimo (left) and Halima; Alhassan Dantata; Dangote; and Mariam, another daughter during the presentation of The Guardian Man of the Year 2015 to the president of the Dangote Group at the weekend PHOTO: GABRIEL IKHAHON • Nigeria set to become largest cement exporting country • How smuggling killed my first venture, by Dangote • Fertiliser, petro-chemical companies to be ready in two years To successfully free Nigeria’s huge natural and human resources for development and create an economy that supports sustainable businesses, entrepreneurs must cultivate a workable model that enables them not only to penetrate the local market but also to export their products to earn foreign exchange. This was the business template given by a man for whom it has worked considerably – celebrated industrialist and billionaire, Aliko Dangote. For Dangote, it is such a template that is needed in Nigeria and indeed Africa to replicate accomplished entrepreneurs like...