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List of Nigerian billionaires by net worth

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Adapted from the English Wikipedia article List of Nigerian billionaires by net worth, available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 11 August 2025

The compilation below presents Nigerian billionaires, as determined through an annual evaluation of wealth published by Forbes magazine.

2024

2024
Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Wealth sources
Aliko Dangote Template:NGR 15.3 billion Industrial conglomerate, cement production
Abdul Samad Rabiu Template:NGR 7.6 billion Diversified holdings, cement manufacturing
Mike Adenuga Template:NGR 7.3 billion Cement, food processing, real estate ventures
Femi Otedola Template:NGR 4.7 billion Telecommunications, oil sector, finance, investments

2022

2022
Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Wealth sources
Aliko Dangote Template:NGR 13.9 billion Cement and sugar industries
Abdul Samad Rabiu Template:NGR 6.7 billion Oil business, self-made entrepreneurship
Mike Adenuga Template:NGR 5.7 billion Telecommunications and oil sectors

2021

2021
Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Wealth sources
Abdul Samad Rabiu Template:NGR 7 billion Cement production, sugar refining, real estate investments
Mike Adenuga Template:NGR 6.7 billion Telecommunications industry

2020

2020
Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Wealth sources
Aliko Dangote Template:NGR 8.3 billion Consumer goods, sugar, flour, cement
Mike Adenuga Template:NGR 5.7 billion Petroleum and telecommunications
Abdul Samad Rabiu Template:NGR 3.1 billion Sugar and cement industries

2019

2019
World ranking Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Wealth sources
100 Aliko Dangote Template:NGR 10.3 billion Flour, sugar, cement manufacturing
365 Mike Adenuga Template:NGR 9.2 billion Petroleum and telecommunication sectors
156 Abdul Samad Rabiu Template:NGR 1.6 billion Sugar refining and cement production

2018

2018
World ranking Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Wealth sources
100 Aliko Dangote Template:NGR 14.1 billion Cement, sugar, salt industries
365 Mike Adenuga Template:NGR 5.3 billion Petroleum and telecommunications sectors

2017

2017
World ranking Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Wealth sources
100 Aliko Dangote Template:NGR 12.2 billion Sugar, cement, salt production
250 Mike Adenuga Template:NGR 6.1 billion Petroleum and telecommunications industries
1290 Folorunsho Alakija Template:NGR 1.61 billion Oil sector, fashion business

2016

2016
World ranking Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Wealth sources
51 Aliko Dangote Template:NGR 9.5 billion Sugar, oil, cement industries
103 Mike Adenuga Template:NGR 5.2 billion Petroleum and telecommunications sectors
1011 Femi Otedola Template:NGR 1.85 billion Petroleum industry
1121 Folorunsho Alakija Template:NGR 1.55 billion Fashion industry and oil business
1577 Abdul Samad Rabiu Template:NGR 1.1 billion Food sector


2015

2015
Global Rank Individual Nationality Net worth (USD) Wealth Sources
67 Aliko Dangote Template:NGR 17.7 billion Cement, sugar, flour
393 Mike Adenuga Template:NGR 4.2 billion Petroleum, telecommunications
949 Folorunsho Alakija Template:NGR 2.0 billion Oil, fashion sector
1741 Femi Otedola Template:NGR 1.0 billion Petroleum industry
1741 Abdul Samad Rabiu Template:NGR 1.0 billion Food industry

2014

2014
Individual Nationality Net worth (USD) Wealth Sources
Aliko Dangote Template:NGR 25 billion Flour, cement, sugar
Mike Adenuga Template:NGR 4.6 billion Petroleum, telecommunications
Folorunsho Alakija Template:NGR 2.5 billion Oil, fashion business
Abdul Samad Rabiu Template:NGR 2.5 billion Food sector