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Why Are These Nigerian Billionaires Not Known And Under The Spotlight by steveblue809(m): 9:06pm On Jul 30, 2019
10 NIGERIAN BILLIONAIRES YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD OF

1. Joseph Arumemi Ikhide

Arik Airlines is the largest commercial airline in West Africa. The airline was founded by Joseph Arumemi Ikhide in the year 2012 and he remains chairman of the company.
The airline is based in Lagos and started operations with a single Hawker Jet aircraft. Today, the company boast of a fleet of over 23 aircraft in service, with orders placed for more. Arik Air is currently the official airline of neighbouring Sierra Leone.

2. Albert Esiri

The executive Chairman of Ashbert Beverages Ltd, a bottling company located in Abraka is Albert Esiri.
He is a billionaire businessman with a number of business interests. He conjointly owns Abraka Turf and country club, a high - level luxury resort situated in Delta State, Nigeria.
He is also the manager & chairman of Ashbert Oil & Gas Ltd, an indigenous player in Nigeria’s upstream Oil & Gas sector with interests in a large number of oil blocks.

3. Emmanuel Ojei

Founder of Nuel Ojei Holdings (NOH) is next on this list of 10 Nigerian Billionaires You’ve Never Heard Of.
His Nuel Ojei Holdings is a conglomerate with interests in automobile distribution, construction, banking, insurance, oil and gas, solid minerals, energy and telecommunications.
The automobile business unit of the group known as Nuel Auto Distributors Limited (NAD) is the sole distributor of Mazda vehicles in Nigeria.
Emo Group also owned by Emmuel Ojei is an oil and gas group with subsidiaries, Emo Oil and Petrochemical Company Limited, Emo Exploration and Production Limited, NJ Exploration Limited, and Emo Ashapura Energy and Mining Limited. Annual turnover of NOH is said to exceed $1 billion.

4. Igho Sanomi
Igho Sanomi is a businessman, geologist, public speaker and philanthropist. He was born on the 17th of May 1975.
In 2004, Igho founded Taleveras Group. The company is today one of Africa’s largest energy trading firms, trading about a billion barrels of fossil fuel and lots of condensates, gasoline, jet fuel, condensates and LPG once a year. Annual turn over of Taleveras is in many billions of dollars.
5. Victor Odili

He is the chairman & executive director of Aeromaritime Group. The company has 8 subsidiaries operating across several sectors in Nigeria including shipping, stevedoring and oil and gas.

https://jistnaija.com/10-nigerian-billionaires-you-have-never-heard-of/

Re: Why Are These Nigerian Billionaires Not Known And Under The Spotlight by nosiebaba(m): 9:08pm On Jul 30, 2019
My name to soon enter that list. Watch out for the next big energy player in Nigeria. I don talk my own. Wish me well and pray for your own
Re: Why Are These Nigerian Billionaires Not Known And Under The Spotlight by internationalman(m): 9:12pm On Jul 30, 2019
How come Davido father's name isn't popping up on any billionaire list in Nigeria as well..

It was also brought to my notice that if Kylie Jenner was a Nigerian, she would probably have been about 4th or 5th richest person...

Chai some people can just make money doing kabu kabu in Yankee.. God Bless America
Re: Why Are These Nigerian Billionaires Not Known And Under The Spotlight by b3llo(m): 9:28pm On Jul 30, 2019
Their impact isn't felt by the common man. They should extend their tentacles that could bring them the recognition they deserve.
Re: Why Are These Nigerian Billionaires Not Known And Under The Spotlight by Abfinest007(m): 9:47pm On Jul 30, 2019
they chose to do eir things on a lowkey

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Re: Why Are These Nigerian Billionaires Not Known And Under The Spotlight by donbachi(m): 10:06pm On Jul 30, 2019
because the real owners are hidding under their names.
Re: Why Are These Nigerian Billionaires Not Known And Under The Spotlight by Nobody: 10:07pm On Jul 30, 2019
That's how we roll, unlike some boys wey no get money wey dey too form for Instagram.

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