Business-Matter.com brings you the list of the top 21 richest people in Nigeria and their companies. The value of shares held in quoted companies, size and market share of the companies, number of companies they own and its assumed value and the impact of the companies on the Nigerian economy were the yardstick used in compiling the new list.
These are the list:
Aliko Dangote, – Dangote Group, richest man in Africa and richest black man in the world.
Mike Adenuga – Conoil, Equitorial Trust Bank and Globacom.
Femi Otedola – Zenon Oil and Gas.
Orji Uzor Kalu – Slok Group
Cosmos Maduka – Coscharis Group
Jimoh Ibrahim – Nicon Insurance, Global Fleet
Jim Ovia – Zenith Bank, Visafone
Pascal Dozie – MTN Nigeria, Diamond Bank
Oba Otudeko – Honeywell Group Nigeria
Sayyu Dantata -MRS Group.
Umaru Abdul Mutallab – former Chairman First Bank Plc, Mutallab Group
Samuel Adedoyin – Doyin Group
Dele Fajemirokun – Chairman Aiico Insurance, Xerox Nigeria, Chicken Republic, Kings Guards
Cletus Ibeto – Ibeto Group
Raymond Dokpesi – Daar Communication, AIT
Tony Ezenna – Orange Group
Molade Okoya Thomas – Chairman CFAO Nig and other six french companies
Ifeanyi Ubah – Capital oil and gas
Leo Stan Ekeh -Zinox Computer
Fola Adeola – GTBank
Ade Ojo -Elizade Motors Nig Ltd, Distributor of Toyota cars
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