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Oxfam inequality report, released on Wednesday, May 17, drawing attention to the growing army of poor Nigerians, listing 5 of our wealthiest as capable of ending poverty captured their old net worth.
In 2017, Nigeria has only three dollar billionaires, according to the trusted Forbes magazines with a barometer of measuring wealth well tested.
Not taking into account wealthy people whose companies are not listed and those with stolen money, there are only three dollar billionaires in Nigeria today ( Thursday, May 18, 2017.
Today at 10 am, our billionaires on Forbes real-time list are:
1. Alhaji Aliko Dangote, 60, $11.9 billion
2. Dr. Michael Adenuga, Jnr. , 64, $5.9 billion
3. Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija, 66, $1.7 billion
But in the best of time, Nigeria paraded five on the prestigious rich list with an astounding net worth.
At a time, Alhaji Aliko Dangote was worth $25 billion; Dr. Michael Adenuga, Jnr, $11.4 billion; Mr. Femi Otedola, $1.9 billion ; Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija, $2.5 billion and Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, $1.2 billion.
