Resurfaced video of Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote three daughters don trigger reactions online after Halima Dangote reveal say she and her sisters no grow up as spoilt children despite their privileged background.
The video, wey resurface on X on Saturday, come from Bloomberg’s Next Africa special wey feature Halima, Mariya and Fatima Dangote.
Bloomberg publish the interview in August 2026, and dem film am for Dangote family Lagos residence.
Halima, Fatima and Mariya dey occupy senior positions inside Dangote Group as the conglomerate continue to develop its succession structure.
When dem ask Halima how she and her sisters handle their privileged upbringing, she talk say dem intentionally maintain low profile and prefer make their professional achievements define dem.
Halima talk say, ‘We are not spoilt.’
She explain say the sisters dey avoid draw attention to their family background when dem dey interact with people from similar circles.
Halima talk say, ‘Any time we meet with our co-peers — like the kids of our dad friends, or people that we supposed to — we don’t… I mean, everyone has his own job. We are more… we’re quiet in the sense that we don’t say who we are.’
She talk say, ‘It’s, I don’t know if it’s fortunate or unfortunate, now people recognise us. But it was easier when we were not recognised; you know, our results speak for themselves.’
She talk say the three sisters also differ from people wey dey comfortable to display their lifestyles and possessions on social media.
Halima talk say, ‘I mean, some people are really comfortable with social media, with being known, with being expressive. I don’t think we are — all three of us are not expressive of what we have or what we own or what we’re doing.’
Halima talk say she and her sisters prefer their performance for work to serve as the measure of their success.
She talk say, ‘I think, like Fatima and Mariya said, the results are just the ones speaking for themselves: the sale of this business, the profit of this, the EBITDA, our growth, growing to $100 billion. We are all in those key positions and, I mean, numbers don’t lie.’
Dangote don previously talk say having male heir no be priority for am, arguing say his three daughters capable to take over the family business.
He talk say, ‘Sometimes when God doesn’t give you something, don’t push. I don’t think a son would have done something better than these three daughters that I have. That one, I think, you know, it’s not my priority.’
