10 Billionaires in Nigeria in 2017

1. Aliko Dangote: tagged the richest black man in the world and also the richest Nigerian. Operates factories in many countries in Africa. He is worth 12.5 billion dollars.

2. Mike Adenuga: tagged second richest in Nigeria. owner of Globacom Nigeria, Conoil etc He is worth 10.5 billion dollars

3. Femi Otedola: the oil and gas mogul himself. He is third wealthiest Nigerian and the CEO of Zenon and Forte oil and gas plc. He is worth 2.3 billion dollars.

4. Folorunsho Alakija: tagged the richest woman in Africa and Nigeria. A business tycoon worth 2.1 billion dollars.

5. Theophilus Danjuma: the chairman of Atlantic petroleum and former chief of Army staff who is worth 1.7 billion dollars.

6. Abdulsalam Rabiu: the sixth richest Nigeria who runs a conglomerate known for sugar production, real estate, cement production, port operations etc

7. Tony Elumelu: Former chairman of UBA and founder of Transcorp and Heirs Holdings. A renowned  philanthropist worth 1.4 billion dollars.

8. Orji Uzor Kalu: the founder of Slok Holdings former governor of Abia state. He is worth 1.1 billion dollars.

9. Jim Oviah: the Zenith bank founder and the chairman of defunct Visafone communications ltd who is worth 1 billion dollars.

10. Oba Otudeko: founder of honeywell group and chairman FBN Holdings plc. He is worth 650 million dollars.

But somebody is missing in the list! This is because nobody has concrete fact about is profile. But he is perceived to be very wealthy by most Nigerians. This no other person than Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu  

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