The number of companies they own and its assumed value

 

 

Nigeria being a developing country in West Africa has opened lots of opportunities to its citizens to st usatimes.cc art, grow and earn money in their entrepreneurship journey. This list is focusing on just 20 famous entrepreneurs in Nigeria.

Since we are talking about entrepreneurs, this list is restricted to entrepreneurs only. Politicians and individ usanews.cc uals whose source of wealth cannot be traced are excluded from this list. The list contains their name and the industry in which they are famous in as a result of their success.

The criteria for coming up with this list.
I compiled this list based on the following criteria:
By the worth of t news heir shares held in quoted companies.
The impact of their companies on the Nigerian economy
The market value of their company’s brand
The number of companies they own and its assumed value
The size and market share of their companies

So instead of boring you with their success stories; I’ve extracted the vital lessons learned from the life of these famous entrepreneurs. If you are ready to learn, below is a list of the Nigerian famous entrepreneurs and top richest people in Nigeria.

Nigerian’s Top 20 Famous Entrepreneurs in Nigeria 2015 (in Alphabetical order)

Name                                     Company Name                         (Industry)
Alhaji Aliko Dangote  – Dangote Group,  (Manufacturing, oil & gas,)

Alhaji Sayyu Dantata –   MRS Group   (Oil & gas, construction)

Chief Ade Ojo –       Elizade Motors Nig LTD    (Auto retailing)
Chief Cletus Ibeto –     Ibeto Group       (Trading, manufacturing, oil & gas)
Chief Molade Okoya Thomas – Chairman CFAO Nig and other six French companies (Automobiles)
Cosmos Maduka –       Coscharis Group (Automobile, manufacturing)
Dele Fajemirokun – Chaiman Aiico Insurance, Xerox Nigeria, Chicken Republic, Kings Guards (Insurance, Security, Technology, Food retailing)
Femi Otedola – Forte Oil and Gas (Oil & gas)
Fola Adeola – GTBank (Banking)
Hakeem Bello Osagie – Etisalat Nigeria (Telecom)
Jim Ovia – Zenith Bank, Visafone (Banking, Telecom)
Jimoh Ibrahim – Nicon Insurance, Global Fleet (Insurance, transportation, oil & gas)
Leo Stan Ekeh – Zinox (Computer, technology)
Mike Adenuga – Conoil, Globacom (Oil & gas, Banking, Telecom)
Oba Otudeko – Honeywell Group Nigeria, Pivotal Engineering, Airtel (Manufacturing, oil & gas, telecom)
Orji Uzor Kalu – Slok Group (Aviation, Shipping, publishing, manufacturing)
Pascal Dozie – MTN Nigeria, Diamond Bank (Banking, Telecom)
Prince Samuel Adedoyin – Doyin Group (manufacturing, pharmaceuticals)
Tony Ezenna – Orange Group (Pharmaceutical, oil & gas)
Umaru Abdul Mutallab – former Chairman First Bank Plc, Mutallab Group
Vincent Amaechi Obianodo – Young Shall Grow Motors, RockView Hotels (Transportation, hotels)