Alhaji Aliko Dangote has remained the richest man in Nigeria with his net worth still higher than that of Mike Adenuga.
Aliko Dangote
The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has retained his position as Africa’s richest man with a $12.4billion net worth.
This was contained in a new report by Forbes on Monday.
Also, listed by Forbes, is the Chairman of Conoil and Globacom, Chief Mike Adenuga, whose net worth is $4.4billion.
The report showed that despite losing $1.7billion in few months, Dangote has remained a strong brand, retaining his position as Africa’s wealthiest man.
Adenuga was also said to have lost $1.1billion within the period.
Globally, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com Inc, is the richest man in modern history.
Bezos’s fortunes jumped from $112billion in March this year to $151.4billion as at yesterday. That’s about $55 billion more than Microsoft Corp. co-founder, Bill Gates, the world’s second-richest person.