According to the Rating of TIN Magazinea the countdown of ten richest men and women in nigeria as of the year 2015. The rating was set based on the Real-time Forbes estimates of the richest personalities in nigeria and other credible net worth raters. some people's rating might have been judged based on 2014's most recent rating due to the fact they have not declared their assets and they haven't been looked into since then.
TOP 10 RICHEST PERSONALITIES IN NIGERIA 2015
1. ALIKO DANGOTE
AGE: 58
OCCUPATION: Chairman & CEO of Dangote Group
NET WORTH: US$17.7 billion (June 2015)
Dangote is a Nigerian billionaire businessman, who owns the Dangote Group, which has interests in commodities. The company operates in Nigeria and other African countries, including Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, South Africa, Togo and Zambia. As of January 2015, he had an estimated net worth of US$18.6 billion.