Marcopolis ranked the top business leaders in Nigeria, as part of the business report on the country. Businessmen Aliko Dangote of Dangote Group, Mike Adenuga of Globacom and Abdulsamad Rabiu of BUA Group are leading the list.
Aliko Dangote is a Nigerian business magnate and philanthropist. His name is famous not only in Nigeria but all over the globe. He is the Founder of Dangote Group, which was established as a small trading firm, to become a multi trillion-naira conglomerate and the largest conglomerate in West Africa.
Mike Adenuga is a Nigerian businessman who has founded and successfully nurtured many businesses to fruition in various sectors, such as: telecommunications, oil and gas, energy, banking, and real estate, among others.
Abdulsamad Rabiu is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of BUA Group, one of Africa’s largest diversified groups operating out of Nigeria, with key interests in foods, mining, manufacturing and infrastructure.
Orji Uzor Kalu is a Nigerian politician and businessman. He is the Chairman of SLOK Holding, a West African conglomerate with interests in shipping, banking, oil trading, manufacturing and the media.
Femi Otedola is a Nigerian businessman, philanthropist and former Chairman of Forte Oil PLC, an importer of fuel products. Otedola is the Founder of Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd, and the Owner of a number of other businesses across shipping, real estate and finance.
Jimoh Ibrahim is a Nigerian lawyer, politician, businessman and philanthropist. He is the Chairman and CEO of Global Fleet Group, a diversified conglomerate based in Lagos, with business interests and subsidiaries in neighboring West African countries.
Pascal Dozie is a Nigerian entrepreneur and businessman. He is the business brain behind different successful Nigerian entities such as Diamond Bank, Kunoch Limited and others.
Folorunso Alakija is a Nigerian businesswoman and philanthropist who has established herself as one of Africa’s foremost entrepreneurs. She is involved in the fashion, oil exploration, real estate and printing industries.
Jim Ovia is the Founder and pioneer Group Managing Director / CEO of Zenith Bank PLC, Nigeria’s largest and Africa’s 6th largest bank by shareholders’ funds. He was at the helm of affairs, from inception, for 20 years until his resignation in 2010. He was reappointed the Chairman of the bank in 2014.
