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Aliko Dangote Moves Up from 76th to 43rd Richest Man in the World while Mike Adenuga takes the 269th Spot | 2013 Forbes Billionaires List

Aliko Dangote Moves Up from 76th to 43rd Richest Man in the World while Mike Adenuga takes the 269th Spot | 2013 Forbes Billionaires List

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

Nigerian billionaire business mogul, Aliko Dangote has moved up in the latest Forbes… world’s richest ranking from the 76th position which he maintained in 2012 to the 43rd position.
According to the list which was released on Monday by Forbes,

Forbes Names Isabel dos Santos, Daughter of Angola’s President as Africa’s First Woman Billionaire | Has Another Woman taken Folorunsho Alakija’s Title?

Forbes Names Isabel dos Santos, Daughter of Angola’s President as Africa’s First Woman Billionaire | Has Another Woman taken Folorunsho Alakija’s Title?

Sunday, January 27th, 2013

US financial magazine, Forbes, has named Isabel dos Santos…, eldest daughter of Angola’s president, as Africa’s first female billionaire. According to Forbes, the 40 year-old has pushed her net worth over the $1 billion mark. She has shares

Nigeria Ranked the 20th Saddest Nation in Forbes Ranking of the World’s Happiest & Saddest Countries

Nigeria Ranked the 20th Saddest Nation in Forbes Ranking of the World’s Happiest & Saddest Countries

Thursday, January 10th, 2013

Nigerian people are known for many things;  but calling them sad has not gone down well with most citizens. Despite the widely spread belief that Nigerians are one of the happiest in the world based on their resilience and ability…

Nigeria’s Biola Alabi, Managing Director of M-Net Africa & Florence Iwegbue, Co-Founder of LiveWello Make Forbes 20 Young Power Women in Africa 2012 List – The Full List

Nigeria’s Biola Alabi, Managing Director of M-Net Africa & Florence Iwegbue, Co-Founder of LiveWello Make Forbes 20 Young Power Women in Africa 2012 List – The Full List

Friday, December 7th, 2012

Who runs the world? GIRLS!
Yesterday, Thursday 6th December 2012, Forbes released its 20 Young Power Women in Africa 2012… List. According to Forbes, the list consists of African women – all under the age of 45 – who are

Aliko Dangote Tops Forbes Africa’s 40 Richest List – 11 Other Nigerian Business Moguls, including Mike Adenuga, Folorunsho Alakija, Hakeem Belo-Osagie & Jim Ovia also Make the List

Aliko Dangote Tops Forbes Africa’s 40 Richest List – 11 Other Nigerian Business Moguls, including Mike Adenuga, Folorunsho Alakija, Hakeem Belo-Osagie & Jim Ovia also Make the List

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012

For the second year running, Nigerian business mogul, Aliko Dangote tops Forbes Africa’s 40 Richest… list with a net worth of $ 12billion from $10.1 billion in November 2011.
According to Forbes, most of his net worth lies in publicly

Who Will Be the Forbes Africa Person of the Year 2012? Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote & Tony Elumelu make the Final Shortlist

Who Will Be the Forbes Africa Person of the Year 2012? Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote & Tony Elumelu make the Final Shortlist

Monday, October 22nd, 2012

The anticipation of the award for the Forbes Africa Person of the Year 2012… is getting more intense as the magazine unveils its final shortlist. After an overwhelming response from its readers, Forbes Africa has presented the top 5 nominations

Iroko TV, MTN, Nandos & More make the Forbes List of the 10 Most Innovative Companies in Africa

Iroko TV, MTN, Nandos & More make the Forbes List of the 10 Most Innovative Companies in Africa

Thursday, September 20th, 2012

Jason Njoku
Forbes has presented its list of the Top 10 Innovative Companies in Africa. The only Nigerian company that made the list is Jason Njoku‘s Iroko TV. Also on the list are telecommunications giants, MTN & Econet…

Top Nigerian Banker & Philanthropist Tony Elumelu Covers the June 2012 Issue of Forbes Africa

Top Nigerian Banker & Philanthropist Tony Elumelu Covers the June 2012 Issue of Forbes Africa

Monday, June 4th, 2012

On the cover of the June 2012 issue of the African edition of International business Magazine – Forbes is top Nigerian economist, banker, investor and philanthropist Tony Elumelu….
The former MD of United Bank for Africa joins other renowned

“Africa’s Richest Man” Aliko Dangote Covers the May Issue of Forbes Africa

“Africa’s Richest Man” Aliko Dangote Covers the May Issue of Forbes Africa

Monday, May 7th, 2012

Since the African edition of International business magazine – Forbes launched last year, it has featured outstanding African entrepreneurs on its monthly covers including Mining Magnate - Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe, King of African Oil –  Wale Tinubu…, the

The Forbes 2012 Billionaires List – Find Out Which African Moguls Are on the List

The Forbes 2012 Billionaires List – Find Out Which African Moguls Are on the List

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

Aliko Dangote
Forbes Magazine… has released its annual “Forbes  Billionaires List”. The 2012 list of billionaires from all around the world is a record setting one! 1,226 people made the list, this is the all-time highest number of billionaires ever.