Brimmie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OucjxFfe1H0&t=23s

NCP:
Good...

What about post independence era billionaires with the likes of Deizani, Evans, Dasuki and co

moscobabs:
Where is Harry Akande? He was 7th Richest man in the world, contested for President 1999/2003

What about MKO Abiola?

ruggedized1:
Give it to the Anambra born Sir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu.

Ishilove:
All manner of rubbish comments dominated the first page. So many brain dead people on Nairaland

hanassholesolo:

The man get money oh. Wow

Aldebaran:
7)Sanusi Dantata (1919–1997)

His father, Dantata, left him a will that amounted to over $12,000, though he was already a wealthy man at the time. Sanusi Dantata is the grandfather of Africa’s richest man, Dangote.

Under British rule, according to Forbes, Dangote’s grandfather became rich trading commodities like grain oats and rice, and was one of Kano’s wealthiest citizens. In the 1960s, he was the largest licensed produce-buying agent of groundnut in the country.

Said to be benevolent, Dantata was spending about £40,000 each year to support his friends and the poor.

He and his brother, Aminu, controlled about 200 agents involved in buying kolanut, livestock, groundnuts and merchandise, using about five autonomous levels of associates, agents, and farmers.

The system involved buying goods from restricted rural areas, transporting them to the city and storing them in warehouses.

He gave his beloved 21-year-old grandson (Dangote) a loan of $500,000 to trade in rice, sugar and cement upon graduation from a university in Cairo, Egypt.

Aldebaran:
7)Sanusi Dantata (1919–1997)

His father, Dantata, left him a will that amounted to over $12,000, though he was already a wealthy man at the time. Sanusi Dantata is the grandfather of Africa’s richest man, Dangote.

Under British rule, according to Forbes, Dangote’s grandfather became rich trading commodities like grain oats and rice, and was one of Kano’s wealthiest citizens. In the 1960s, he was the largest licensed produce-buying agent of groundnut in the country.

Said to be benevolent, Dantata was spending about £40,000 each year to support his friends and the poor.

He and his brother, Aminu, controlled about 200 agents involved in buying kolanut, livestock, groundnuts and merchandise, using about five autonomous levels of associates, agents, and farmers.

The system involved buying goods from restricted rural areas, transporting them to the city and storing them in warehouses.

He gave his beloved 21-year-old grandson (Dangote) a loan of $500,000 to trade in rice, sugar and cement upon graduation from a university in Cairo, Egypt.

Aldebaran:
[left][/left]Nigeria is home to the highest number of black people. It has close to 200 million people, scores of multimillionaires, the richest man and wealthiest woman in Africa. The figures are not flukes. BAYO AKINLOYE reports that Nigerians have been engaging in money-spinning enterprises since the 19th century

It is not difficult to imagine that the richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote, wakes up in Africa, has his breakfast in Asia, lunch in Europe, dinner in America and sleeps in Australia.

You may also conjure the image of the richest woman on the continent, Folorunso Alakija, attending a conference in North America, meeting with female entrepreneurs in Africa, signing a multimillion-dollar deal in South America, going shopping in Asia, and attending a wedding party in Antartica.

The duo may be the richest man and woman on the continent today, but Nigeria’s ability to create billionaires did not start today. Before Dangote and Alakija, the likes of Da Rocha, Ojukwu, etc. were known for their fame and fortune.

http://punchng.com/old-money-10-super-rich-men-of-independence-era/

ruggedized1:



Sir Louis Ojukwu was the first African millionaire. No be just Nigeria.

moscobabs:
Where is Harry Akande? He was 7th Richest man in the world, contested for President 1999/2003

What about MKO Abiola?

dakeskese:
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Babangida and Abacha when dem collabo, all dis people for this list theirt money go be like Alaves for where them Barcelona(Abacha) and Real Madrid(IBB) de.