Aliko, Mike, Femi and other: Forbes releases top 10 richest Nigerians in 2017 and their net well worth
Each 12 months, a famed internet site - Forbes - who after thorough research, publishes the net worth of the richest men inside the international, has simply launched its listing of top 10 richest men in Nigeria.Aliko Dangote - Africa and Nigeria's richest man
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Inside the ultra-modern launch, nine Nigerians made the billionaires club reduce with some, simply few million dollars faraway from achieving the benchmark.
Underneath are pinnacle 10 richest men in Nigeria according to Forbes ranking in 2017;
1. Aliko Dangote: Aliko dangote is the richest man in Nigeria, Africa and of route the richest black man inside the world. In 2014, he ranked because the 24th richest man within the international but has on account that then fallen to positions below 100 due to Nigeria's terrible Naira.
Net really worth: $12.5 billion.
2. Mike Adenuga: Mike Adenuga is the second one richest man in Nigeria with interest in oil and fuel and telecoms. He is the owner of Globacom, Nigeria's second biggest telecom operators and the chairman of conoil.
Internet worth: $10.5 billion.
3. Femi Otedola: he's the CEO of zenon oil and gas and forte oil percent. He has hobby in real estates amongst different sectors.
Internet worth: $2.3 billion.
4. Folorunsho Alakija: folorunsho is a business wealthy person 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 international.
Net worth: $2.1 billion.
5. Theophilus danjuma: former Nigerian chief of army group of workers between 1975 to 1979. He is the present day chairman of Atlantic petroleum.
Internet well worth: $1.7 billion.
6. Abdusalam rabiu: abdusalam is the founder of the famous Bua institution. A conglomerate lively in sugar refining, cement production, real estate and port operations. In September 2015, his organization signed a $six hundred million cope with a Chinese cement device provider provider sinoma international engineering to construct a 2d production line positioned in Edo nation Niger delta, Nigeria.
Net worth: $1.5 billion.
7. Tony elumelu: a philanthropist and founding father of the transcorp and heirs holdings. He became the chairman of united bank for Africa.
Net well worth: $1.4 billion.
8. Orji uzor kalu: the previous governor of abia nation. He's the founder and chairman of slok keeping. A conglomerate with interest in delivery, banking, oil, buying and selling, manufacturing and the media. He became a actual business man on the age of nineteen after being expelled from a nigerian college for allegedly spearheading a chain of scholar riots.
Internet worth: $1.1 billion.
Nine. Jim oviah: jim oviah is the founder of zenith financial institution. He is the chairman and the most important shareholder with a stake of just about 10%.
He also manages a cellular telecom visafone which has over 3 million subscribers.
Net worth: $1 billion.
10. Oba otudeke: oba otudeke is the chairman and founder of the honey well institution. He is also the chairman of fbn holdings percent. His operations spread throughout oil and gasoline, flour minning, real property, and marine transportation.
Internet worth: $650 million.