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Forbes once listed her among the world's 100 most powerful women, and as of 2021, she was ranked as the richest woman in Africa. [21] [22] On 17 July 2021, Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, conferred on her an honorary doctorate degree in business administration. Also, Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Ogun State, in November 2022, honoured ...
Net worth (USD) Source(s) of wealth 1 Aliko Dangote: 63 Nigeria: $ 8.3 billion Dangote Group: 2 Nicky Oppenheimer & Family 74 South Africa: $ 7.4 billion De Beers: 3 Nassef Sawiris: 59 Egypt: $ 7.3 billion Orascom: 4 Mike Adenuga: 67 Nigeria: $ 6.2 billion Globacom, Conoil: 5 Johann Rupert & Family 69 South Africa: $ 5.4 billion Richemont ...
Net worth Sources of wealth Aliko Dangote Nigeria: 15.3 Billion: Diversified, Cement Abdul Samad Rabiu Nigeria: 7.6 Billion: Diversified, Cement Mike Adenuga Nigeria: 7.3 Billion: Cement, Food Processing, Real Estate Femi Otedola Nigeria: 4.7 Billion: Telecom, Oil, Finance & Investments
Black billionaires are individuals who are of predominantly African ancestry with a net worth of at least US$1 billion. According to the 2024 Forbes ranking of the world's billionaires, Nigerian business magnate Aliko Dangote had a net worth of $13.9 billion and was the world's richest black man. [1]
Hajia Bola Muinat Shagaya was born on 10 October 1959 in her hometown of Ilorin. [3] The name of her mother was Saadat Bakini [4] Bola Shagaya is known to have had her secondary school education at Queens School, Ilorin, and her tertiary education at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and Armstrong College in California, where she studied economics and accountancy.
Adenowo was born in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.Her parents were both professors: one taught history and the other criminology. [1] [2] She lived in the Obafemi Awolowo University campus, between 1962 and 1972.
There were 337 women listed on the world's billionaires as of 4 April 2023, up from 327 in 2022. [1] Since 2021, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers has been listed as the world's wealthiest woman. According to a 2021 billionaire census, women make up 11.9% of the billionaire cohort, and "just over half of all female billionaires are heiresses, with ...
Winifred Akpani OFR is a Nigerian businesswoman and entrepreneur recognized for her contributions to the oil and gas industry. She is a Chartered Accountant and the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Northwest Petroleum & Gas Company Limited, [ 3 ] an indigenous petroleum products marketing company based in Nigeria .