₦airaland Forum

'The rich invest in time, the poor and middle class invest in money' - Warren Buffett

I think what is killing Nigerians is lack of common sense. Commandclem seems to have turned the masses to Mobil. Now tell me, the money they are collecting from people, what is it going to be used for? I don't see this company as genuine, PERIOD.

I think i have heard and seen enough.

Anything else?

Dear israeliz, you are doing a great work here. You sound very much like commandclem's public relations officer. How much were you paid? Fellow NL, from my own point of view, i don't see the viability of this so called investment. Imagine getting paid for life for doing nothing. My dear, this is the most well planned legal scam ever in Nigeria. I wish all the investors good luck.

Dear brother, don't be alarmed with the rate of "buy my ebook request." Sometimes in life, you need expert guide to progress. There is nothing wrong in buying information ebooks but the problem is buying from "DOERS" MAKE SURE YOU BUY FROM THOSE WHO ARE ACTUALLY IN THE BUSINESS OF WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO SELL TO YOU.

With respect to your request of teaching you how to fish. I attached an ebook for you below about the kind of business i do. Just download it and read. I hope you find it useful.

Thanks

"Consider the past and you will know the future." Chinese proverb

"Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow. The worst thing about tomorrow is that i have never seen a tomorrow. Tomorrow doesn't exist, it exist only in the mind of dreamers and losers" - Rich Dad

When the going gets tough, love keeps me going. The love i have for my dear ones drives me forward. I can't afford to disappoint them so i keep going even in the face of failure. What about you?

Sometimes in life, we experience dark moments. What drives you forward in those dark moments? What keeps you going when the going gets tough?

Have you figured out the risk to reward ratio of your proposed idea?

Suxes2005, i'm an entrepreneur, so i'm going to talk from my entrepreneurial point of view. For you to be famous with your idea, you must flow with the trend, not against it. Hip pop and dance hall are the current trend, not gospel. You must have a target audience. You must give your audience what they want, not what you want and lastly, you must have a competitive advantage. Competitive advantage is essential for sustainable growth.

Start an internet business. I added a a free manual below that will show you everything you need to know. Just download it and read.

suxes2005:
Hello big bros and sis in d house

Please I want to be famous in my early 20s and
I av got programe but no sponsor is showin forth

How do I accomplish my goal right
here in dis country?

SHALOM

Brother Suxses2005, i love your spirit. We seem to share the same dream of becoming rich and famous here in our own Nigeria. I have never dreamt of going abroad in search of greener pastures. Why will i go to Yankee to wash dead body when there is too much money to be made here in Naija.

Cosmos Maduka of Coscharis Group made it here in Naija, Dangote made it here in Naija, Orji Uzor made it here in Naija and so many others.  So my brother, keep your dreams alive. God will see you through.

Thanks

"Poverty is not a curse. It is a choice and unfortunately, a self inflicted disease." - Ajaero Tony Martins

"Excuses cost nothing and that's why the poor can afford a lot of it" - Rich dad

Most of the men on that list of top 50 made their money genuinely. They worked very hard for their money. Men such as Mike Adenuga, Cosmos Maduka and few others. These men started from nothing and built mega empires. Such men inspire me. I don't know about you.

Internet businesses will continue to be the best business ever. I am strictly into internet business and i can can say it is profitable. If you want to know the kind of business i do online, just download the free ebook i attached below and read.

Thanks

You don't need to come down to nigeria to start a business. Why don't you start an online business part time. It requires less capital and the profit potential is impressive. Nigeria is an upcoming trend in ICT so it is a good business idea. If you want to get more information about the kind of business i do online, just download the free ebook i attached below.

Thanks

I will advice you start a blogging business with that N3000 of yours. Blogging business is very profitable in Nigeria. It is what i do online. If you want to get more information on how to start this online business, just download the free ebook below and read.

Thanks.

Sisi Eko:
Does this list put food on anyone's table? WHO CARES?

It doesn't put food on the table but it sure should inspire you to think big. It shows that there is money to be made in Nigeria if you are willing to challenge your creativity. It shows that Nigeria is blessed.

I believe you have gotten enough info to start. So get started.

People without financial knowledge, taking advice from stockbrokers, friends and financial advisers are like leaping lemmings. They race for the cliff and jump into the ocean of financial uncertainty, hoping to swim to the other side. A word is enough for the wise.

My brother, the bible says watch and pray. I don't want to be caught unaware like the Jos victims. This is naija, anything can happen.

Please somebody should tell me what is happening. I was in Owerri for a business transaction. Today, March 18 at about 9:45am, i saw five military jets in the sky moving together in convoy. Anybody who was in Owerri at the said time can confirm this. So please tell me, are we expecting a war.

For a long now, there has been a silent battle of who's who in Nigeria's. To quench the thirst for knowledge and put an end to this long time exaggeration, i decided to carry out an individual research. The comprehensive result of this research is what i want to share here on Nairaland.

Most of these people decided to lie low and avoid the lime light of the Forbes ranking but they are billionaires by all standards. These men and women rich to the bone. I also want to let you know that if all these men should declare their assets to Forbes, it will raise some dust for some of them and it will also create a battle for the first position between them.

The criteria for coming up with this information is this:

1.   By the value of their shares held in quoted companies.
2.   The size and market share of their companies
3.   The number of companies they own and its assumed value
4.   The market value of their company's brand
5.   Their political activities, leverage and shrewdness

Below are the movers and shakers

1.   Aliko Dangote:     Owner of Dangote Group and Forbes richest black man.
2.   Dr Mike Adenuga:      A Silent humble Billionaire, Chairman, Globacom, Equitorial Trust Bank, Conoil and others.

3.   Jimoh Ibrahim:           Global Fleet and Nicon Group, one of Africa's largest Insurance company
4.   Late Sanusi Dantata:   Largest licensed buying agent of groundnut and cement. Grand father of Aliko Dangote. He mentored and gave Aliko Dangote a loan of N500,000, excluding other settlement pay in 1976.

5.   Olorogun Michael Ibru:    The man behind the wealth of the Ibru Family.
6.   Pascal Dozie:                 Silent Billionaire, founder of Diamond Bank, MTN Nigeria Ltd etc.
7.   Late Gen Sani Abacha:    Former Head of State
8.   Rtd Gen Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida:    Former Head of State and frontline politician
9.   Umaru Abdul Mutallab:   Mutallab Group, former chairman of First Bank Plc. If not for the terrorism act of his son, nobody would have known much about this silent billionaire.

10.   Orji Uzor Kalu:             Slok Group, former Governor and frontline Politician
11.   Alhaji Shehu Dantata:           Dantata Group
12.   Femi Otedola               Chaiman of AP and owner of Zenon Oil and Gas
13.   Harry Akande:            Frontline politician and Business man.
14.   Chris Uba:                 Business man and no-nonsense political Godfather
15.   Oba Otudeka:             Honeywell Group and other companies
16.   Olusegun Obasanjo:     Former president of Nigeria, rumored to be worth about N180bn
17.    Late Maryam Babangida:   Wife of IBB, Business woman. humble, silent and stinkingly rich.
18.    Andy Uba:                 Business man, frontline politician. Owns lots of properties including two mansions in Maitama Abuja valued at N4bn each. In Maitama, a plot of land goes for nothing less than N800m.

19.   Atiku Abubakar:       Former vice President of Nigeria and frontline politician.
20.   Hajiya Dr Mariya Dantata:       Strong business woman. Very quiet about her financial status.
21.   Chief Rasaq Okoya:    Eleganza Group
22.   Cosmos Maduka:     Owner of Coscharis Group, sole distrbutor of BMW and Ford vehicles in west Africa

23.   Pastor Enoch Adeboye:  Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church Of God. Owns two Jets and ships.
24.     Alhaji Sayyu Dantata:  founder, MRS Group. Recently acquired Chevron Nigeria and Texaco
25.   Deinde Fernandez:         Nigerian business man in diaspora
26.   Late sir Mobolaji Bank Anthony:       Rich business man with over ten companies
27.   Peter Odili:                            former Governor of oil rich state, owns a jet.
28.   Bayo Ligali:           MD/CEO  Zain Nigeria, also controls other companies.
29.   Bola Ahmed Tinubu:       former Governor of Lagos state, frontline politician
30.   Raymond Dokpesi:          Owner of AIT, Daar communication, Ray power etc
31.   James Ibori:                  former Governor of Delta state
32.   Chief Cletus Ibeto:          founder and owner of the Ibeto Group
33.   Otunba Subomi Balogun:             Chaiman, FCMB
33.   Fola Adeola:                  founder GTBank
34.   Gabriel Osawuru Igbinedion:   Okada Group
35.   Jim Ovia:             founder of Zenith Bank, Visafone Telecom
36.   Dele Fajemirokun:    Chaiman, Aiico Insurance, Xerox Nigeria, Chicken Republic, Kings Guards etc.
37.   Late Yinka Folawiyo:  Folawiyo Group
38.   Chief Molade Okoya Thomas:   Chairman CFAO Nig and other six french companies
39.   Umaru Dikko:          frontline politician
40.   Buba Marwa:          former military Governor of Lagos state
41.   Late M.K.O Abiola:   Business man and frontline politician
42.   Sir Emeka Offor:       Chrome Group, ERHC Energy inc
43.   Wale Babalakin:    Chairman, Bi-Courtney
44.   Rochas Okorocha:         Business man
45.   Abdulsamad Rabiu:      Chairman/CEO  BUA Group
46.   Late Augustine Llodibe:     Transport Magnate, Ekenedili Chukwu
47.   Tony Ezenna:             Oranges Drugs Group
48.   Alhaji Sani Dangote:      Shrewd Northern Business man.
49.   Chief Ade Ojo:           Elizade Nig Ltd, distributor of Toyota cars
50.   Prince Samuel Adedoyin:           Doyin Group

Others not in the top 50 are:

Tony Elumelu:    MD/CEO UBA Group
Arthur Nzeribe    frontline Politician
Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu        frontline politician and business man
Ifeanyi Ubah                 Capital Oil and Gas
Cecilia Ibru        MD/CEO Oceanic Bank (she did not make the top 50 because much of her wealth is traced to her husband)

Research also shows that the some of the financially strong families in Nigeria are:

The Dantata family
Abacha family
Babangida family
Ibru family
Uba family

That's all i can share for now. If you feel there is anyone left out, please feel free to add it. I hope to be on this list one day, what about you.