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Being referred to as ‘rich’ means having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds.
As a result of the present state of the Nigerian economy, ‘someone being rich‘ may seem far-fetched in Nigeria but that is not the case as revealed by Forbes.
Rockgist.com brings you top 10 richest Nigerians according to Forbes 2017.
See below:
1 Aliko Dangote
Aliko
Dangote is the richest man in Nigeria, Africa and of course the richest
black man in the world. In 2014, he ranked as the 24th richest man in
the world but has since then fallen to positions below 100 due to Nigeria’s poor Naira. Net Worth: $12.5 billion.
2 Mike Adenuga
Mike
Adenuga is the second richest man in Nigeria with interest in Oil and
Gas and telecoms. He is the owner of Globacom, Nigeria’s second biggest telecom operators and the chairman of Conoil. Net Worth: $10.5 billion.
3 Femi Otedola
He is the CEO of Zenon Oil and Gas and Forte Oil Plc. He has interest in real estates amongst other sectors. Net Worth: $2.3 billion.
4 Folorunsho Alakija
Folorunsho is a business tycoon who
has interest in fashion,oil and printing industries. She is the richest
Woman in Nigeria and the richest woman of the African descent in the
world. Net Worth: $2.1 billion.
5 Theophilus Danjuma
Former
Nigerian Chief of Army staff between 1975 to 1979. He is the current
chairman of Athlantic Petroleum. Net Worth: $1.7 billion.
6 Abdusalam Rabiu
Abdusalam
is the founder of the famous BUA Group. A conglomerate active in sugar
refining, cement production, real estate and port operations. In
September 2015, his Group signed a $600 million deal with a chinese
cement equipment service provider Sinoma International Engineering to
construct a second production line located in Edo State Niger Delta,
Nigeria. Net Worth: $1.5 billion
7 Tony Elumelu
A
philanthropist and founder of the Transcorp and Heirs Holdings. He was
the chairman of United Bank for Africa and was estimated to worth $1.4
billion.
8 Orji Uzor Kalu
The former governor of
Abia State. He is the founder and chairman of Slok Holding. A
conglomerate with interest in shipping, banking, oil, trading,
manufacturing and the media.
He became a real business man at the age of 19 after being expelled
from a Nigerian University for allegedly spearheading a series of
student riots. Net Worth: $1.1 billion.
9 Jim Oviah
Jim Oviah is the founder of Zenith Bank. He is the chairman and the largest shareholder with a stake of almost 10%.
He also manages a mobile telecom Visafone which has over 3 million subscribers. Net Worth: $1 billion.
10 Oba Otudeko
Oba Otudeko is the Chairman and founder of the honeywell group.
He
is also the chairman of FBN Holdings Plc. His operations spread across
oil and gas, flour mining, real estate, and marine transportation. Net
Worth: $650 million.
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| Article Name | Check Out The Top 10 Richest Nigerians In 2017 |
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| Published On | 6/04/2017 |
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