SKETCH PADS OF NIGERIA FORBES LISTED BILLIONAIRES

ALIKO DANGOTE: $25 Billion

Age: 56
Source of Wealth: Cement, Sugar, Flour, Self made
Marital status: Single
Children: 3
Objects of desire: A Bombadier Global Express Private Jet ($45Million), An all marble house on Karimu Kotun street Victoria Island Lagos, He has a Luxury Yacht moored on the waters of Walter Carrington street Victoria Island Lagos worth $45Million exclusively for his own enjoyment.



MIKE ADENUGA: $4.6 Billion

Age: 60
Source of Wealth: Telecom, Oil, Self made
Marital status: Married
Children: 7
Objects of desire: Adenuga has a private Bombardier Global Express jet, fitted with the latest flight facilities. It is one of the most luxuriously built private jets in the world. The Globacom chairman also has a palatial mansion inside Banana Island Ikoyi Lagos worth over 10 Billion naira, the glo headquarters on Adeola Odeku Victoria Island Lagos is a testament of his love for plush properties. Adenuga drives around town a black Range Rover sport heavily guarded by private security. 


FOLORUNSHO ALAKIJA: $2.5 Billion

Age: 63
Source of Wealth: Oil, Self made
Marital status: Married
Children: 4
Objects of desire: Mrs Alakija is widely reported to own a private jet, Bombardier Global Express 6000 which cost about $46 million, added to acquisition of a property at Hyde Park. This is one of the ways she spends her wealth, which gives her happiness. Furthermore, she is a philanthropist who derives joy in giving assistance to widows and other less-privileged in society. In 2012 she splashed over 500 million naira on her son's wedding which took place in Lagos and UK.

	JIM OVIA: $775 Million Age: 57 Source of Wealth: Banking Telecom and Real Estate Marital status: Married

Objects of desire: He owns Quantum Luxury Properties Limited, a private equity fund with special focus on Africa, the former banker has a luxury yacht for his personal enjoyment. He is the owner of the Civic Center on Ozumba Mbadiwe street Victoria Island Lagos and presently he is building a hotel facility  near the Civic center worth over 7 Billion naira. 

OBA OTUDEKO: $550 Million


Age: 70
Source of Wealth: Manufacturing, Telecom
Marital status: Married
Objects of desire: Oba Otudeko founded Honeywell Group in the early 1980s. It has tentacles in oil & gas, flour milling, engineering, real estate and marine transportation. He owns a 14% stake in Bharti Airtel's Nigerian wireless phone operations. Owns a controlling stake of Radisson Blu, a luxurious 5-star oceanfront hotel that recently opened in Victoria Island, Lagos. A house in Lagos and London



HAKEEM BELO-OSAGIE: $450 Million

Age: 56
Source of Wealth: Telecoms and Real Estate
Marital status: Married
Objects of desire: Hakeem Belo-Osagie, a Harvard-trained petroleum economist, chairs the Nigerian operations of United Arab Emirates-based telecom provider Etisalat. Through his holding companies, Premium Telecommunications Holdings and MyaCynth, he controls a 12.5% stake in Etisalat Nigeria. His property company is currently building a shopping mall in Abuja, the mall is worth 7 Billion naira.






FEMI OTEDOLA: $410 Million
Age: 47
Source of Wealth: Oil and Self made
Marital Status: Married
Children: 4
Objects of desire:
He owns a private jet called Challenger Global 5000 worth over $40 Million and a yatch almost similar to Dangote’s named Nana after his wife





ABDULSAMAD RABIU: $400 Million
Age: 53
Source of Wealth: Sugar, Flour, Cement
Marital status: Married
 

Objects of desire: The Nigerian-born tycoon owns gigantic Courtyard mansion in London where his Bentley is neatly packed. He also owns a luxury yacht and a private jet











MOHAMMED INDIMI: $330 Million
Age: 63
Source of Wealth: Oil
Marital status: Married
Objects of desire: Mohammed Indimi, is the founder and chairman of Oriental Energy Resources, a privately held Nigerian oil exploration and production company. Eight of his children serve on the board of the company. The man of means cruises around the world in a luxury private jet.