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4 Nigerian billionaires whose wealth are drawn from production, telecom and oil industries

Written by Joseph Omotayo

Updated an hour ago

- According to the 2020 Forbes list, there are only four billionaires in dollars in Africa

- Common to their sources of fortune is that they are in the production and oil industries

- Out of all the four billionaires, Aliko Dangote is both the richest black man and wealthiest in Nigeria

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While Nigeria is home to amazing business-minded people, not many are billionaires in dollars and by Forbes standard.

Only four Nigerians out of the pool of affluent people in the country made the 2020 Forbes billionaire list and they are Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Folorunsho Alakija, and Abdulsamad Rabiu.

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It should, however, be noted that the figures in this article may not be the current wealth of the people mentioned as there have been great changes in world economies and personal wealth since the list was first released months ago.

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Below are therefore the four Nigerians that made the list:

1. Aliko Dangote - $10.1bn (N3,850,120,000,000)

The Nigerian billionaire remained on the list this year as the worldâ€™s black wealthiest person. His fortune comes from his Dangote Group which manufactures household items like spaghetti, sugar, salt. He is most known for his cement company.

2. Mike Adenuga - $7.7bn (N2,935,240,000,000)

The CEO of the Nigerian telecommunication company, Globacom came second on the list of billionaires in the country. He, however, is number three among rich Africans.

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A collage showing Aliko Dangote, Folorunsho Alakija, Abdulsalam Rabiu, and Mike Adenuga. Photos sources: Wei Leng Tay, Forbes, Entrepreneurs NG

3. Abdulsamad Rabiu - $3.13bn (N1,193,156,000,000)

The chairman of BUA Group is third in Nigeria but ranks eighth on the continent. His group of companies is also in the production of cement, sugar, and real estate. He is from Kano and 60-years-old.

4. Folorunsho Alakija - $1bn (N381,200,000,000)

She is the 20th billionaire in Africa and fourth in Nigeria. Her wealth comes from her company, Famfa Oil. Folorunsho Alakija is also a philanthropist. Her oil company has shares in Agbami Oilfield, a very popular offshore company. Chevron and Petrobras are some of the partners of Famfa Oil.

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Other Nigerians who are rich but not billionaires in dollars are Hajia Bola Shagaya, Jim James Ovia, and Fifi Ekanem Ejindu.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that South African-born billionaire Elon Musk is now richer than Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Musk gained another $12 billion (N4,628,176,800,000.00) in wealth overnight. This is due to the announcement of Tesla's addition to the S&P 500, a stock market index that measures the stock performance of 500 large companies.

Musk's network is sitting on $114 billion (N43,967,679,600,000.00) while Zuckerberg's is $101.7 billion (N41,422,182,360,000.00). Musk is also currently the highest-paid executive on the planet and according to reports, he doesn't take a salary from Tesla.

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Die-hard female fan gets massive tattoo of rapper Naira Marley on her lap

Written by Adeyinka Odutuyo

Updated a day ago

- A female fan of Naira Marley has gone the extra length in showing her love for him

- The lady got a massive tattoo of the rap musicianâ€™s face on her lap

- However, social media users found the drawing hilarious as many suggested it looks nothing like the rapper

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Rapper Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley is no doubt one of the most loved artists in the country and this is evident in how fans go the extra length in showing their love for him.

Just recently, Legit.ng sighted the photo of a lady who went as far as getting her body inked just to show her level of support for the rapper.

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The lady painstakingly sat through a tattoo drawing process and had the rapperâ€™s face drawn on her lap and his name fully spelt out.

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Lady tattoos Naira Marley's face on her laps. Photo: @nairamarley

Interestingly, the tattoo also featured Naira Marleyâ€™s dreadlocks.

Check out the photo as spotted on Instagram below:

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Social media users who came across the photo could not help but react. Some were of the opinion that the tattoo drawing looks nothing like the rapper.

Read some comments about the picture below:

unified_wale said:

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"This one is kobo Marley."

mr_jayjey said:

"The artist literally drew amadioha."

onlybrills said:

"See naira Marley teeth for the tattoo. this is taboo not tattoo."

pee_ashes said:

"This no be Naira Marley na....na Okey Bakasi with dreads."

official_francesco_brown said:

"Who go come marry person wey tattoo another man for her body."

ladyjasminec said:

"This one na okrica version of Naira Marley ! Bend down select version like ok version."

etta_xoxo said:

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"I wonder how your boyfriend will be feeling."

bae_progress_ said:

"The tattoo guy when draw this thing nor like Naira marley."

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the rapper recently took to social media to expose his friends as cheats. Naira Marley clearly stated that any lady who is dating his friends is being cheated on.

The rapper on his Instastory shared several screenshots of responses he got from his friends who wanted him to take down the post.

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