The Dangote Refinery Makes Me Cast Envious Glances at Nigerians – Prof. Tagoe
Vanguardngr.com – February 20, 2026 – There is an unspoken rule in the great, friendly, and highly entertaining West African rivalry between Ghana and Nigeria: you never openly admit that your neighbour has done something great or better.
So, when an internationally acclaimed Ghanaian professor stands on Nigerian soil and publicly admits to feeling a tinge of envy toward Nigerians, you know something truly extraordinary has happened. Something like the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE (DPRP), Africa’s largest refinery which sits on 6,000+ acres of land.
Prof. Noel Tagoe, the Dean of the recently established Nile Business School (owned by Nile University of Nigeria), recently found himself in that exact position. Leading a team of Executive MBA students and faculty on a tour of the humongous facility in Lagos— which the highly accomplished CHRO of Dangote Group, Gloria Evelyn Byamugisha, brilliantly called “the 8th Wonder of the World”— Prof. Tagoe was visibly impressed.