T.I.N MAGAZINE
have just rated and compiled up a countdown of ten richest men and
women in nigeria as of the year 2015. The rating was set based on the
Real-time Forbes estimates of the richest personalities in nigeria and
other credible net worth raters. some people's rating might have been
judged based on 2014's most recent rating due to the fact they have not
declared their assets and they haven't been looked into since then.
TOP 10 RICHEST PERSONALITIES IN NIGERIA 201510] MOHAMMED INDIMI
AGE: 66
OCCUPATION: Oil Business
NET WORTH: $670 Million (2014)Mohammed Indimi is the founder and chairman of Oriental Energy Resources, Limited. This
company
has interest in the oil sector, especially in the Nigerian Upstream Oil
and Gas sector. Mohammed Indimi founded his company in 1990 and has
expanded the company’s portfolio that it now has assets in Offshore
Nigeria. These assets include the Ebok Field (OML 67), Okwok Field (OML
67, and OML 115).
In the year 2014, Forbes listed Mohammed Indimi as the Africa's number 37th richest man.
9] JIM OVIA
AGE: 61
OCCUPATION: Banking
NET WORTH: $850 Million (2014)Jim
Ovia is the founder of Zenith Bank Group, a bank he is the largest
individual shareholder with about 9.3% stake. He is also an investor in
real estate across Nigeria. His other assets include Visafone, a mobile
telecommunication outfit.
In August 2014, Jim Ovia commenced the
construction of $1.5 billion petrochemical complex in Akwa-Ibom State
Nigeria.Forbes listed Jim Ovia as the 30th richest man in Africa in the
year 2014.
8] ORJI UZOR KALU
AGE: 55
OCCUPATION: Diversified
NET WORTH: $1 Billion (2014)Orji
Uzor Kalu is the chairman of SLOK Holding and the Daily Sun and New
Telegraph newspapers in Nigeria, who served as the governor of Abia
State, Nigeria from May 29, 1999, to May 29, 2007. Prior to his
election, he served as the chairman of the Borno Water Board and the
chairman of the Cooperative and Commerce Bank Limited. Kalu was also a
member of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) and the chairman of the
PPA Board of Trustees. He was the party's candidate for president in
the April 2007 general election.
7] TONY .O ELUMELU
AGE: 52
OCCUPATION: Bussines tycoon: Investments
NET WORTH: $1 Billion (2014)Tony
O. Elumelu is an economist by training, a visionary entrepreneur and a
philanthropist. Tony is the Chairman of Heirs Holdings, the
United
Bank for Africa, Transcorp and founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation.
Elumelu holds the Nigerian national honours, the Commander of the Order
of Nigeria (CON) andMember of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR).
In 2011
6] ABDULSAMAD RABIU
AGE: 55
OCCUPATION: Business tycoon: cement, sugar, flour
NET WORTH: $1 Billion(2014)AbdulSamad
Isyaku Rabiu CON is a Nigerian businessman. His father, Khalifah Isyaku
Rabiu was one of Nigeria's foremost industrialists in the 1970s and
1980s. Abdul Samad is the founder and chairman of BUA Group, a Nigerian
conglomerate with interests in manufacturing, infrastructure and
agriculture with a revenue in excess of $2.5 billion. He is also the
chairman of Nigerian Bank of Industry.
In 2013, Forbes estimated Abdul Samad's wealth at $1.2 billion, bringing him to the global billionaire's club.
5] FEMI OTEDOLA
AGE: 52
OCCUPATION: Chairman of Forte Oil Plc
NET WORTH: $1.06 Billion (June 2015)Femi
Otedola is a Nigerian businessman. He is Chairman of Forte Oil Plc, and
appeared as one of only two Nigerians (alongside Aliko Dangote) to
appear on the 2009 Forbes list of 793 dollar-denominated billionaires in
the world, with an estimated net worth of over US$1.2 billion. Femi
Otedola is the Nigerian President and Chief Executive Officer of Zenon
Petroleum and Gas limited.
4] THEOPHILUS DANJUMA
AGE: 72
OCCUPATION: Bussiness tycoon: oil
NET WORTH: $1.1 Billion (June 2015)General
Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma GCON FSS psc is a Nigerian Jukun soldier,
politician andmulti-millionaire businessman and philanthropist. He was
Nigerian Army Chief of Army Staff from July 1975 to October 1979. He was
also Minister of Defence under Olusegun Obasanjo. Danjuma is chairman
of South Atlantic Petroleum (SAPETRO).
3] FOLORUNSHO ALAKIJA
AGE: 64
OCCUPATION: Business tycoon: oil and printing industries
NET WORTH: $2.2 billion(June 2015)Folorunsho
Alakija is a Nigerian businesswoman who has replaced Isabel dos Santos
as the richest African woman, and also is the richest woman of African
descent in the world. She is a business tycoon involved in the fashion,
oil and printing industries. She is the group managing director of The
Rose of Sharon Group which consists of The Rose of Sharon Prints &
Promotions Limited and Digital Reality Prints Limited and the executive
vice-chairman of Famfa Oil Limited. Alakija is ranked by Forbes as the
richest woman in Nigeria with an estimated net worth of $2.6 billion As
of 2015.
2] MIKE ADENUGA
AGE: 62
OCCUPATION: Founder of Globacom, Chairman of Conoil
NET WORTH: $4.1 billion (June 2015)Mike
is a Nigerian business tycoon, and one of the richest black people in
the world. His company Globacom controls Nigeria's second-largest
telecom operator, he also owns stakes in theEquitorial Trust Bank and
oil exploration firm Conoil (formerly Consolidated Oil Company). Forbes
has estimated his net worth at $4.6 billion as of March 2013 which makes
him second wealthiest Nigerian behind Aliko Dangote.
1] ALIKO DANGOTE
AGE: 58
OCCUPATION: Chairman & CEO of Dangote Group
NET WORTH: US$17.7 billion (June 2015)Dangote
is a Nigerian billionaire businessman, who owns the Dangote Group,
which has interests in commodities. The company operates in Nigeria and
other African countries, including Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, South Africa,
Togo and Zambia. As of January 2015, he had an estimated net worth of
US$18.6 billion.
Dangote is ranked by Forbes magazine as the 67th
richest person in the world and the richest in Africa.[ He surpassed
Saudi-Ethiopian billionaire Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi in 2013 by over
$2.6 billion to become the world's richest person of African descent.
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