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 2015


10] MOHAMMED INDIMI

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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

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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

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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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Okay why them no pick the Top 15 na, abi them no wan show my name ni?

Too Many Old Folks.. No Mark Zukerberg in Nigeria

Why are all of them over 50
And why are most of them based on oil

Rich men should remember that their wealth are for the poor. A wealthy person must endeavour to help every poor men in his environment without exempted. It is not a favour, but it is a must and your responsibility.

No 11
Pretydiva: net worth $0.00. President n founder pretydiva conglomerate

pretydiva:
No 11 Pretydiva: net worth $0.00. President n founder pretydiva conglomerate

Dis quote is 4 u

HighIQ:
Rich men should remember that their wealth are for the poor. A wealthy person must endeavour to help every poor men in his environment without exempted. It is not a favour, but it is a must and your responsibility.

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU.. IF I WERE IN THEIR POSITION I KNOW OF A LOT OF THINGS I WOULD DO WITH MY MONEY TO HELP OTHERS.. I'M GONNA CREATE DIFFERENT PLATFORMS TO HELP MY FELLOW NIGERIANS..

I KNOW SOME PEOPLE ARE GONNA SAY IT'S BECAUSE I HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT YET, BUT TRUST ME THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WOULD DO IF I COULD BE THAT RICH, EVEN NOT UNTIL I AM THAT RICH.

ANYWAYS THERE'S TILL PLENTY OF TIME FOR ME THOUGH, STILL VERY YOUNG AND I REALLY BELIEVE I'M GONNA BE THIS RICH SOONER THAN EXPECTED BECAUSE GOD SEES MY HEART WITH WHAT I'M GONNA DO WITH MONEY.

I RESPECT MIKE ADENUGA OUT OF THOSE PEOPLE.. HE 'S MADE SOME INFLUENCE WITH HIS MONEY

MAY GOD BLESS US ALL...

Akeelahtunez:


Dis quote is 4 u

pretydiva:

Y dat smiley? I was only buttressing ur point dat soon u&i wud be amongst does list

Material wealth is celebrated but moral values are overlooked. little wonder millions are morally bankrupt with little or no regard for ethics, values and virtues. Any way am rich by my own right COs Health they say its wealth.


every other form of riches would come #arttysticfyngaz

Nazeeboy:
Okay why them no pick the Top 15 na, abi them no wan show my name ni?

make una wey dey 12 and below nor feel bad jare as number 11 i told them to stop at 10... i dont need that kind of publicity right now.

I still believe some past Heads of State in Nigeria are richer, after all most people on the list are their fronts or proxies, but then they are wise enough not to disclose their wealth .

...FAKE LIST..

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Only Forbes is authorized to Rank this list.

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Richest Men in Nigeria[2015].

1) Alhaji Aliko Dangote.

2) Mike Adenuga.

3) Femi Otedola.

4) Orji Uzor Kalu.

5) Cosmos Maduka.

6) Jimoh Ibrahim..

7) Jim Ovia.

Pascal Dozie.

9) Oba Otudeko.

10) Alhaji Sayyu Dantata...

11) Umaru Abdul Mutallab...

12) Prince Samuel Adedoyin.

13) Dele Fajemirokun.

14) Chief Clement Ibeto..

Eleda masun ooooio
















I must join them soon

Good for dem... Me sef go dy on dat list.... Insha allah

Teempakguy:
Why are all of them over 50
And why are most of them based on oil

To be sincere with you, isn't easy to hit hundred millions of dollars at a tender age except some special conditions.

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Am coming soon

Fake list....where are d politicians??
Tinubu , OBJ, Diezani, Moro and other thieves

Lies from the pit of hell.

See as Dangote come bench dem all

Chap,
Where is Capital Oil's Ifeanyi Uba?

The man who saved Lagos with Petrol.

I can't believe my mom broke up with Dangote because he was too short.

I'd have bought nl and banned you bytches

my name

am next

This Magazine feeling like they did deep research. U just need to read Forbes to get that.

I want to be comfortable as being able to give out a million in a month without having a heart attack!

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