Such, is the case of some wealthy business women in the country whom have been discovered to the be among the richest women in Nigeria due to their influence on the economy of the country at large.
1. Folorunso Alakija – Net Worth $1.5 billion
In 2015, Alakija was listed as the second most powerful woman in Africa after Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the 87th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.
She’s not just the richest in Nigeria, but one of the richest African women, and one of the richest black women
Her rise to billionaire status started when she won the bid to Oil Prospecting License in Nigeria which led to the creation of Famfa Oils Limited, which is today a multi-billion dollar empire. Note that the bulk of her wealth comes from this oil block. As at the time of writing this post, her Net worth stands at 1.5 Billion dollars, can you believe that? She’s also got a lot of massive property all across Nigeria, with a private jet also to her credit.
Hajia Bola Shagaya
Aside the above, this woman is equally a board member of Unity Bank Plc. She’s got hundreds of houses scattered all the Nigeria including a private jet that is rumored to cost over 30Million dollars. Just like Alakija, the bulk of her stupendous wealth comes from her Oil and Gal industry. As at the time of writing this post, her Net worth is over 1billion dollars, hence making her the second richest woman in Nigeria.
Fifi Ejindu
She might not be so well known but I can assure you that this lady is stinking rich! She is the great granddaughter of King James Ekpo Bassey of Cobham Town in Calabar, Nigeria. She graduated as an architect from Pratt Institute in the United States. She later started Starcrest Group of companies which has interest in oil and gas, real estate,and building construction. Her conglomerate grew to become a multi-million-dollar empire making Fifi one of the richest women in Nigeria and Africa.
FifiEjinduwas awarded the African Achievers African Arts and Fashion Lifetime Achievement award in 2013. She worth over $600 million.
Dr. Stella Okoli
Dr. Stella Okoli is the proud founder and CEO of Emzorpharmaceutical Industries Limited who produce over 30 drugs which are consumed by millions of Nigerians and Africans daily. The company is over 33 years old already and still burgeoning.
Her drive for sustainable healthcare has not only brought her money but accolades and government recognition too. She was bestowed with the Member of the Order of the Nigerin 2012 by president Goodluck Jonathan in 2012 and was also honored with the ECOWAS International Gold Award. She is worth over $500 million.
Bimbo Alase
Her company partnered with NIERI one of the best furniture making companies inthe based in Tuscany Italy to produce some of the best furniture ever made in Africa, that was in 2005. Today, Leather world has become a multi-million-dollar empire which makes Bimbo Alase one of the richest women in Nigeria. The proud mother of one has over $400 million to her credit.
There you have it, our women in Nigeria are becoming crazily rich, with networth running in multiples of millions and billions of dollars! The onus is not just on the men anymore, women are now standing up to be counted.
So guys, how do you feel about our list of richest women in Nigeria? You can make your contribution by using the comment section down below.
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