NIGERIAN BILLIONAIRES: POLITICS OF WHO KNOWS WHO ........PART 1

FOLORUNSHO ALAKIJA

ABDUSAMAD RABIU

EMEKA OFFOR

BOLA SHAGAYA

ALIKO DANGOTE

MIKE ADENUGA

JIM OVIA

FEMI OTEDOLA

TONY ELUMELU

The rich are getting richer, while the poor are getting poorer everyday in Nigeria. It is only in Nigeria,  you will see that only the children of elites, either a serving government officials or ex-political this or that are at the top of the ladder.

If you are not from  a very influential figure in Nigeria, or you are not connected to corridors of power,forget about it; because your rise to affluence and power is attributed to parental or family influence.

Despite the fact that economy of the country remains on the promissory notes, the economist and all the financial guru were unable to proffer any solution, people are still making billions. Nigerian i hail thee.

Lists bellow are some of well connected super rich Nigerian that are doing good:

Aliko Dangote

 Aliko Dangote is the richest man in Africa. He is the founder, Dangote Group, West Africa’s largest publicly listed conglomerate with diverse business interests such as sugar refining, flour milling, textiles, real estate and salt processing. Dangote Cement, Dangote Foods and  Dansa Juice

Mike Adenuga

Mike Adenuga built his fortune in business from banking, mobile telecom service and oil. He founded Globacom, He expand his fortune during the military regime of Ibrahim Babangida . 

Jim Ovia

Jim Ovia ,building his fortunes when he founded Zenith Bank Group in 1990. The bank has grown to become West Africa’s second largest financial service provider by market capitalisation and asset base. His sources of wealth are banking, telecommunication and real estate investment.

Abdussamad Rabiu

 Abdulsamad Rabiu is a son of Khalifa Isiyaku Rabiu, made his fortune in importing basic commodities such as rice, sugar and cement .

Folorunsho Alakija

Billionaire oil tycoon, fashion designer and philanthropist.In May 1993, Mrs Alakija   got  an allocation of oil prospecting licence (OPL) to explore 617,000-acre block granted to her company, Famfa Oil Limited.

Tony Elumelu

 Tony Elumelu (CON) was born in Jos on March 22, 1963, a renowned economist, banker, investor and generous philanthropist. Elumelu is a recognised African leader in corporate business. After leading United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc to a higher level with the acquisition of Standard Trust Bank (STB) during the consolidation of the banking industry in 2005, he retired from the management of UBA in July 2010.

Hajiya Bola Shagaya

Bola Shagaya is the CEO of Bolmus International Limited. Around 2005, she became the managing director of Practoil Limited and, in 2011,she founded another exploration company, Voyage Oil and Gas Limited.

  She has interests in several sectors ranging from oil and gas, banking, cash crops export, real estate, fast-moving consumer goods and photography.

Femi Otedola

Femi Otedola , son of Chief Michael Otedola , former Governor of Lagos state ,is the CEO of African Petroleum Plc. Femi Otedola is the Nigerian president and chief executive officer of Zenon Petroleum and Gas limited.

Emeka Offor

Sir Emeka Offor,  has  diverse interests in Oil and Gas, Finance/Investments, Telecommunications, Insurance, Maritime, Destination Inspection, Real Estate and the Power Sector.