Every year, a renowned website named forbes gather relevant informations and come up with the richest men in the world, in Africa and in Nigeria. As 2017, 9 Nigerians make the billionaires club cut with a some, just few million dollars away from reaching the bench mark. Below are the top 10 richest men in Nigeria according to forbes ranking 2017.
10. Oba Otudeke: Oba Otudeke is the chairman and founder of the honey well group. He is also the chairman of FBN Holdings Plc. His operations spread across oil and gas, flour minning, real estate, and marine transportation.Net Worth: $650 million.
9. Jim Oviah: Jim Oviah is the founder of Zenith Bank. He is the chairman and the largest shareholder with a stake of almost 10%. He also manages a mobile telecom Visafone which has over 3 million subscribers. Net Worth: $1 billion.
8. Orji Uzor Kalu: The former governor of Abia State. He is the founder and chairman of Slok Holding. A conglomerate with interest in shipping, banking, oil, trading, manufacturing and the media. He became a real business man at the age of 19 after being expelled from a Nigerian University for allegedly spearheading a series of student riots. Net Worth: $1.1 billion.
7. Tony Elumelu: A philanthropist and founder of the Transcorp and Heirs Holdings. He was the chairman of United Bank for Africa and was estimated to worth $1.4 billion.
6. Abdusalam Rabiu: Abdusalam is the founder of the famous BUA Group. A conglomerate active in sugar refining, cement production, real estate and port operations. In September 2015, his Group signed a $600 million deal with a chinease cement equipment service provider Sinoma Internation Engineering to construct a second production line located in Edo State Niger Delta, Nigeria. Net Worth: $1.5 billion.
5. Theophilus Danjuma: Former Nigerian Chief of Army staff between 1975 to 1979. He is the current chairman of Athlantic Petroleum. Net Worth: $1.7 billion.
4. Folorunsho Alakija: Folorunsho is a business tycoon that who has interest in fashion,oil and printing industries. She is the richest Woman in Nigeria and the richest woman of the African descent in the world. Net Worth: $2.1 billion.
3. Femi Otedola: He is the CEO of Zenon Oil and Gas and Forte Oil Plc. He has interest in real estates amongst other sectors. Net Worth: $2.3 billion.
2. Mike Adenuga: Mike Adenuga is the second richest man in Nigeria with interest in Oil and Gas and telecoms. He is the owner of Globacom, Nigeria's second biggest telecom operatorsand the chairman of Conoil. Net Worth: $10.5 billion.
1. Aliko Dangote: Aliko Dangote is the richest man in Nigeria, Africa and of course the richest black man in the world. In 2014, he ranked as the 24th richest man in the world but has since then fallen to positions below 100 due to Nigeria's poor Naira. Net Worth: $12.5 billion.
http://morkablog..com/2017/03/top-10-richest-people-in-nigeria-forbes.html

This list is not correct... Where is my name on the list? I

Incomplete list, where is thievnubu and obj.

If No B Say Dem No Dey Take Politians Follow Rank Na Dem Atiku,tinubu And Saraki 4 Dey Top League

yes. we know that these people are very rich and are the richest in Nigeria. what next

My name will appear on the list one day by the grace of God.

Even if my name no dy dere at least DINO MELAYE name suppose dy dere now!

Ok

Okay. Thank God for their lives.

Good one. This persons are business tycoon investing in grey areas/sectors of human needs. Imastex Group will be giving them real challenge soon.

Let's make you a business ower in the agricultural sector "snail farming" with ease. See profile for details.

I will soon join this list...If God tarry...

It is well-even inside a deep well.

And I came here hoping to see something that sounds like Adeleke.
Those guys are noisemakers.
People whose wealth are measured in billion dollars aren't making half as much noise.

So Dangote is just $2 billion richer than Adenuga? Wow! His wealth will increase when his refinery starts operation sha

Nigerians and thievery.
Some dont even have account of how they acquire this money.


Some even rich pass like this but would be hiding it, no be naija? If its abroad, everything u have on earth would showup in ur net worth. Smh
I can see the former "governor" of my state there. He don chop waka
Pls show us Buhareee own, person wey carry our money go treat him old cargo body outside.

Thieves

No one-day I'll be mentioned as one Forbes under 30 entrepreneur.

Patience Jonathan is the richest black woman in the world. Her mother who saved money from osusu gave her.

All i see are Yoruba names everywhere







This news will lead to more suicides from our blooders from the yeast, aka iPods aka onikuje cartels, I will advice the police, navy and army to guard the lagoon very well I envisage a lot of jumping iPods today

Morkablog:
Every year, a renowned website named forbes gather relevant informations and come up with the richest men in the world, in Africa and in Nigeria.
4. Folorunsho Alakija: Folorunsho is a business tycoon that who has interest in fashion,oil and printing industries. She is the richest Woman in Nigeria and the richest woman of the African descent in the world. Net Worth: $2.1 billion.

http://morkablog..com/2017/03/top-10-richest-people-in-nigeria-forbes.html

I thought the post was about the richest men? Is Alakija a man?

my name should be there by 2020

Abeg Yoruba people wetin be Davido papa name?

ok k.

K

In about 20 years time, I'll be some few dollar shy of hitting that benchmark

I am writing my story for now. Very soon, I will be making the list.

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Mike wow!
Hope dey do for others o ..

chai orji really chop abia dry

More like top 10 richest Nigerians who made their money legally (at least to some extent)

Oh bob, waawu

my father's name isn't here, this list is therefore invalid