The Richest Woman In Nigeria - 2018 Top 10

The Richest Woman In Nigeria - 2018 Top 10

1/19/2018

Nigerian women has proven once again that they can compete favorably with their men counter-part.
Let's take a careful look at the 10 top richest women in Nigeria their asset and experience have shown how hard working these women are in their various life achievements.

 Florunsho Alakija


 Florunsho Alakija is the richest woman in Nigeria, going by what her biography says she never saw the four walls of the university but that did not stop her from becoming as successful as she is today.
One of the biggest oil company in Nigeria Famila Oils is owned by this beautiful woman and her net worth is amazing which is more than $ 2.1 billion.

She also has a private jet which is worth over $46 million, she is in real estate business which by estimation worth more than $150 million. She is just 4 years away from 70 years what a hard working woman to envy. In 2014 she appeared in Oprah show and she was named the richest woman in Africa.

 Hajia Bola Shagaya


 It's recorded that Hajia Bola Shagaya was born in 1959 in her home town in Ilorin Kwara state Nigeria,she is also one of the few billionaires in the history of the black women in Nigeria,Africa and in the world today. Her career started at the audit department in the Central Bank of Nigeria. She was once into the photography business and her break through came when she finally introduced the konica photographic brand into the Nigerian market.Her net worth runs into billion dollars which is about 1.9 billion.

 Alison Diezani Madueke


Diezani Alison Madueke is one of the politicians in Nigeria. She was appointed a minister in 2007 in transport sector and in 2008 she moved to mines and steel development and was also appointed minister of petroleum in Nigeria.She is worth $2billion dollars.

In 2015 it was reported that she was arrested in the UK for corruption and the Economic and financial crime commission (EFCC) also stormed her real estate business in Nigeria and seal most of her assets.

Daisy Danjuma

 Daisy Danjuma is one of the richest woman entrepreneur in Nigeria. It's a well know fact that she is the wife of the prestigious Generals in Nigeria know as Theophilus Danjuma. She has a private jet which is worth over $40 million dollars which was bought for her by husband and she has series of businesses across Nigeria.

She has served Nigeria as a senator in 2003 she was elected as a senator and she served in various committees and she once served as a senate committee chairman on women affairs and youth development and she was also chairman in ECOWAS parliament on women and children affairs.
It will interest you to know that she is worth more than $1billion and her husband who's a billionaire played a part in turning her into the billionaire that she is today.

Stella Oduah Ogiemwonyi


 She is believed as one of the richest woman in Nigeria,she worked as minister of aviation during the the time of Good Luck Jonathan as the president of Nigeria. Due to the her close relation with the former president  she served  as the campaign director of administration and finance.

She also worked with the NNPC and later she floated an oil and gas company popular know as Sea petroleum and gas company limited.She is currently worth more than $1 billion in  her different account numbers.

Florence Ita Giwa


The Cross River politician was born in 1946 she was once a senator and after she left the office of the senate she joined the Peoples Democratic Party under the Olusegun Obansajo regime where she became special adviser on National Assembly matter.After she left the office she was accused of corruption by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.She is worth up to $1 billion.

Cecilia Ibru


The Delta state born Cecilia Ibru was born in 1946 in Nigeria she was once the chief executive officer of Oceanic Bank and later she became the CEO of Union Bank of Nigeria.
Ibru was involved in so many corruption scandal which runs into Muti-million Naira and when she was found guilty Anti-corruption agencies confiscated so many of her property. Nobody will doubt the fact that she must have hidden some cash and property which runs into billions of dollars.  

Fifi Ekanem Ejindu


A businesswoman and architect of a reputable status she is one of the richest woman according to Forbes.She is one of the great grand daughters of King James Ekpo Bassey,her father was a former professor by name Slyvester Joseph Una.She returned from the United State of America in 1995 and established her business in Nigeria.

Immediately she returned from the U.S she started a company named starcret group Investment Limited,this company is involved in building construction and Oil and gas she defines building with tribal features and she is worth over $600 million.

Dr Stella Okoli

Dr. Stella is the Chief Executive Officer of Emzor Pharmaceutical companies Limited that manufactures more than 30 different pills consumed by millions of Nigerians Dr. Stella  is the owner of a Non-profitable organization popularly known as Chike Okoli Foundation the main objective of the foundation is to fight poverty and disease in Nigeria and she has achieved a lot through this foundation.

Her Pharmaceutical industries has being in the market for over 35 years now and that has provided  her with money and recognition all over the world.It will interest you to know that she is worth more than $500 million as her net worth.

 Bimbo Alase

Mrs Alase is one of the richest in Africa,she has managed to secure a place for herself in the high society in Nigeria and Africa as a whole. She has a furniture store in Lagos back in the days but the little furniture has today turned into a big furniture market in the whole of Africa.The name of her company is leatherworld furniture which is partnered with NIERI which is one of the most popular furniture company in Italy. Leatherworld furniture company sells one of the best furniture in the whole of Africa and beyond.She is also a proud mum with a child and she is worth over $400 million.

Therefore the richest woman in Nigeria is Folorunsho Alakija. 





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