It is difficult to say which tribe is the richest as they are all successful and there is no reliable statistical data to refer to. Also, the question of wealth is deeper than the capitalist billionaire-density image promoted by Forbes. Also, since only 3 tribes (Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba) carry most of the Nigerian population, they easily dwarf other wealthy ethnicities. Let's examine them to get better understanding of their wealth.

YORUBA: Many dollar billionaires have been produced by the three major ethnic groups in Nigeria with Dangote (a Hausa man) credited as the richest of them all. However, when looking at the overall population, Yorubas seem to have more wealthy people (in the Western sense) than other tribes. This is especially due to the academic successes, political gains and strategic trading advantage (Lagos is Yorubaland) that they enjoy.

Three of the five richest Nigerians are Yorubas and so is the richest black woman in the world. Wole Soyinka, the Nobel prize winner and founding father of Nigeria's first youth secret cult (I bet you didn't know that), Ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo, the political godfather, celebrities like Wizkid: Africa's biggest music act, Davido, Olamide; internationally recognized figures like Afe Babalola and many others are all Yorubas. Their notable business creations include Conoil, Globacom, Bet9ja, etc. all of which have tremendously transformed the business and economic landscape of Nigeria. Lagos, a Yoruba state (although with a more diluted populace) has the highest density of wealth in Nigeria and that was even before it became an oil producing state! Yorubas lead the pack in academic prowess (no other comes close) and trail the Hausas in political dominance. All these point to the amount of wealth they control.

IGBO: The Igbos are well known for their business acumen. I strongly believe that if Biafra (IPOB) should successfully breakout, its economy would end up rivalling that of Nigeria. I don't support Biafra's secession nonetheless for deeper reasons. In spite of their relative relegation, Igbos are generally less impoverished than other major tribes. You are more likely to find a Hausa gateman, Ibibio houseboy AND Yoruba menial worker than you would find an Igboman in any of these jobs. You'd rather find them in the market trading. Let's examine some of their achievements.

They've produced notable people such as iconic writers Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda, and philanthropist Tony Elumelu. Innosson Motors is the first indigenous car manufacturer in Nigeria and is owned by an Igbo billionaire. Onitsha, an Igbo city across River Niger from Asaba, is a renowned trading hub in Nigeria. Aba, another Igbo city, is like the China of Nigeria in terms of consumer goods production. Not even Lagos has that title. Enugu, Nnewi, etc. are other testimonies to the economic potential of the Ndigbo (Igbo nation). Thus, collectively, the Igbos command a great deal of wealth. Too bad the Nigerian government is messed up!

HAUSA: Despite covering half of Nigeria's land area, Hausaland has barely anything to offer economically except in agriculture. Nevertheless, the Hausas have created a name for themselves especially through their successful domination of Nigerian politics. Virtually all top goverment positions including those overseeing southern based resources are occupied by Hausa men. Talk of NNPC (manages Nigeria's oil), NCC (manages telecoms), EFCC (investigates economic crimes), the military arms (Airforce, Army and Navy), NTA (government media) and all other sectors of the economy; they're Hausa-controlled. Many Yoruba ‘moneymen’ got their wealth through uncanny relationships with Hausa politicians notably Ex-head of state Gen Ibrahim Babangida. The Hausas gained this political advantage after the British handed over in a very flawed exchange.

Testimony to the fact that the Hausa elite cheated their way to power is evident in the dilapidated state of their settlements and the overall academic, business and social inferiority of the Hausa populace. They have the highest concentration of illiterates, beggars and corrupt officials in the country. Not that Hausas are inherently bad (they are culturally one of the kindest people you can come across) but their elites have made a bad name for themselves. The impoverished youths end up engaging in religious and ethnic clashes and crises of abominable proportions (think Boko Haram and the Jos crises).

This begs the question: when talking about riches, does illicit wealth count? If it does then the Hausas are the richest tribe in Nigeria! Probably only Dangote and Danjuma save the face of the Hausa tribe.

Don't take this as tribal bias. I have nothing against any tribe. 1% bad people should not be used to judge the 99% good people even if the 1% are most influential.

OP, these comparisons are not useful or productive. Nigeria is a very troubled nation.

When you walk the streets of a a progressive nations, where things work as they should, you will realize we focus on rubbish in Nigeria.

You're wondering which "tribes" is richest. On my travels I don't recall Americans, Britons, French folks , Belgians etal discussing these issues.

What we think about often reveal how serious or unserious we are in the quest to evolve a great nation that works well for everyone.

If you crown any Nigerian ethnic group as richest will that eradicate the reality of how most Nigerians, regardless of ethnicity, are poor and unable to lead productive lives?

is Nigeria only about Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba? Wetin do other tribes?

Dangote wealth alone is more than all igbo wealth put together home and abroad.

We are talking of the average person from a nationality. The average Igbo man is richer than the average of any other nationality in Nigeria

muykem:
Dangote wealth alone is more than all igbo wealth put together home and abroad.

DMerciful:
We are talking of the average person from a nationality. The average Igbo man is richer than the average of any other nationality in Nigeria

This is an idea you like even though you have absolutely no evidence to back it up.

It is just wishful thinking
How are riches measured? How is "average" determined ? By what methodology? Some people keep their wealth in Land and farms , others in cattle and others in gold and some in bank accounts or the stock market

A sensible person would keep an open mind and seek evidence but folk like you WITHOUT A SHRED of evidence make your warped conclusions and go around beating scrawny chests.

DMerciful:
We are talking of the average person from a nationality. The average Igbo man is richer than the average of any other nationality in Nigeria

You are the guy you quoted are suffering from inferiority syndrome. Why can't you add valuable idea into the discussion rather than the usual chest beating?
Chest no dey pain you?

It is what it is

Ttalk:


You are the guy you quoted are suffering from inferiority syndrome. Why can't you add valuable idea into the discussion rather than the usual chest beating?
Chest no dey pain you?

Don't quote me again

aribisala0:
This is an idea you like even though you have absolutely no evidence to back it up.

It is just wishful thinking
How are riches measured? How is "average" determined ? By what methodology? Some people keep their wealth in Land and farms , others in cattle and others in gold and some in bank accounts or the stock market

A sensible person would keep an open mind and seek evidence but folk like you WITHOUT A SHRED of evidence make your warped conclusions and go around beating scrawny chests.

muykem:
Dangote wealth alone is more than all igbo wealth put together home and abroad.

thats not a fact bro the richest are trying to hide themselves, case of obi cubana, if not for the chief priest who exposed him

Ijaws , calabari ijaws and Yorubas

Really Really useless thread.

Enter JFK, na still poor man from poor
country


If you get less than 20mil for account n you dey make noise for this type thread you're a confused idiot

muykem:
Dangote wealth alone is more than all igbo wealth put together home and abroad.

Later now, you will claim that you are not a tribal bigot.

Igbos are only hard working not smart Like yorubas

aribisala0:
This is an idea you like even though you have absolutely no evidence to back it up.

It is just wishful thinking
How are riches measured? How is "average" determined ? By what methodology? Some people keep their wealth in Land and farms , others in cattle and others in gold and some in bank accounts or the stock market

A sensible person would keep an open mind and seek evidence but folk like you WITHOUT A SHRED of evidence make your warped conclusions and go around beating scrawny chests.

Good living should be the yard stick for measuring wealth.
Food
Shelter &
Clothing...
If we sample 100 Igbos, 100 hausas and 100 Yorubas on a random.... How many of such will be judged to feed well, wear good clothes and live in an health environment..?

DMerciful:
We are talking of the average person from a nationality. The average Igbo man is richer than the average of any other nationality in Nigeria

simple

This is not the issue at hand.
Obi election is what matters right now

For what?

ImmaculateJOE:


Good living should be the yard stick for measuring wealth.
Food
Shelter &
Clothing...
If we sample 100 Igbos, 100 hausas and 100 Yorubas on a random.... How many of such will be judged to feed well, wear good clothes and live in an health environment..?

Well have you sampled ? And how do you measure good living? By what methodology?
You just get up overdose on eba and declare your people the richest? You are not the right person to make that declaration whether or not you went to school you should get that what academics call bias just like saying your mother's food is the best. It IS .............................to YOU!!
, You are free to believe whatever you like just like with religion and similarly unfounded beliefs can be held with fanatical conviction with no objective corroboration.
All available evidence does not support your claim but I am not making any claims.You did. I asked for evidence .Do you have any? Obviously not just an inflated sense of self value that is totally divorced from reality.

aribisala0:
This is an idea you like even though you have absolutely no evidence to back it up.

It is just wishful thinking
How are riches measured? How is "average" determined ? By what methodology? Some people keep their wealth in Land and farms , others in cattle and others in gold and some in bank accounts or the stock market

A sensible person would keep an open mind and seek evidence but folk like you WITHOUT A SHRED of evidence make your warped conclusions and go around beating scrawny chests.

Good command of logic applied.

Obidient4life2:
This is not the issue at hand.
Obi election is what matters right now

That is the problem with Nigeria, filled with lazy minded oblivious people, imagining that one man can change the fortunes of 200 million people of a diversified background?

Nonsense keep dreaming, don’t go & hold your various Governors & elected official accountable, be waiting for a miracle from a messiah.

buckeyemedia:
That is the problem with Nigeria, filled with lazy minded oblivious people, imagining that one man can change the fortunes of 200 million people of a diversified background?

Nonsense keep dreaming, don’t go & hold your various Governors & elected official accountable, be waiting for a miracle from a messiah.

You are ranting like an irredeemable fool.

godofuck231:
thats not a fact bro the richest are trying to hide themselves, case of obi cubana, if not for the chief priest who exposed him

Lol, so you have the richest people but don't like to show that they are rich, yet boast about being rich...

You don't even know how ridiculous you sound.

Well stated.

Obidient4life2:

You are ranting like an irredeemable fool.

Most definitely you must be looking @ yourself in the mirror?

DMerciful:
Don't quote me again

Because the website belongs to your father?

The truth is bitter
You are nowhere near as great as you like to think you are.
Nothing wrong in thinking what you like but once you spit it out be sure you will be called out . There is no evidence that the average Ibo man is better off than anyone if anything the opposite is the case especially for those living in the SE which is the poorest region in the country. That is why they constitute the largest internal migrants . Who is migrating to the SE in comparison to other places. Many Ibos never go there