HOW TO FINALLY START YOUR OWN BUSINESS

Enough Excuses: Here’s how to FINALLY start your own business

Starting your own business is one of the most powerful ways to take control of your life and make extra money month after month. You can start with just a few hours a week. And best of all, you get to choose your hours, pick projects you find exciting, and meet interesting people.

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2017 TOP 10 RICHEST PEOPLE IN NIGERIA WITH THEIR OCC UPATIONS &NET WORTH

2017 TOP 10 RICHEST PEOPLE IN NIGERIA WITH THEIR OCCUPATIONS &NET WORTH

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1.     ALIKO DANGOTE

AGE: 59

OCCUPATION: Chairman & CEO of Dangote Group

CURRENT NET WORTH: $12.2 billion (March 2016)

NET WORTH MARCH 2016: $14.5 billion

He retained his number one position as the richest man in Africa. He was ranked 51 in the world with a net worth of $14.5 billion.
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 June 2015, he had an estimated net worth of 17 billion dollars.

2. MIKE ADENUGA

AGE: 63

OCCUPATION: Founder of Globacom, Chairman of Conoil

CURRENT NET WORTH: $6.2 billion (March 2017)

NET WORTH MARCH 2016: $7.4 billion

He was ranked 103 on the list of the richest in the world with a net worth of $10billion as at January 2016 but dropped to 7billion as at June.
Mike is a Nigerian business tycoon, and one of the richest black people in the world. His company Globacom controls Nigeria's second-largest telecom operator, he also owns stakes in theEquitorial Trust Bank and oil exploration firm Conoil (formerly Consolidated Oil Company). Forbes has estimated his net worth at $4.6 billion as of March 2013 which makes him second wealthiest Nigerian behind Aliko Dangote.

3. FEMI OTEDOLA


AGE: 53

OCCUPATION: Chairman of Forte Oil Plc

CURRENT NET WORTH: $1.7 Billion (March 2017)

NET WORTH MARCH 2016: $1.8 Billion

He was 1011 on the list of the richest in the world with a net worth of $1.8billion.
Femi Otedola is a Nigerian businessman. He is Chairman of Forte Oil Plc, and appeared as one of only two Nigerians (alongside Aliko Dangote) to appear on the 2009 Forbes list of 793 dollar-denominated billionaires in the world, with an estimated net worth of over US$1.2 billion. Femi Otedola is the Nigerian President and Chief Executive Officer of Zenon Petroleum and Gas limited.

4. FOLORUNSHO ALAKIJA

AGE: 66

OCCUPATION: Business tycoon: oil and printing industries

CURRENT NET WORTH: $1.65 billion(March 2017)

NET WORTH MARCH 2016: $1.75 billion

She was ranked 1121 on the list of the richest in the world with a net worth of $1.75billion.
Folorunsho Alakija is a Nigerian businesswoman who has replaced Isabel dos Santos as the richest African woman, and also is the richest woman of African descent in the world. She is a business tycoon involved in the fashion, oil and printing industries. She is the group managing director of The Rose of Sharon Group which consists of The Rose of Sharon Prints & Promotions Limited and Digital Reality Prints Limited and the executive vice-chairman of Famfa Oil Limited. Alakija is ranked by Forbes as the richest woman in Nigeria with an estimated net worth of $2.6 billion As of 2015.

5. ABDULSAMAD RABIU


 

AGE: 56

OCCUPATION: Business tycoon: cement, sugar, flour

CURRENT NET WORTH: $1 Billion(March 2017)

NET WORTH MARCH 2016: $1.1 Billion

He was ranked the 1577 richest person in the world with a net worth of $1.1billion.
AbdulSamad Isyaku Rabiu CON is a Nigerian businessman. His father, Khalifah Isyaku Rabiu was one of Nigeria's foremost industrialists in the 1970s and 1980s. Abdul Samad is the founder and chairman of BUA Group, a Nigerian conglomerate with interests in manufacturing, infrastructure and agriculture with a revenue in excess of $2.5 billion. He is also the chairman of Nigerian Bank of Industry.
In 2013, Forbes estimated Abdul Samad's wealth at $1.2 billion, bringing him to the global billionaire's club.

6. THEOPHILUS DANJUMA

AGE: 78

OCCUPATION: Business tycoon: oil

CURRENT NET WORTH: $900 Million (March 2017)

NET WORTH MARCH 2016: $750 Million

The General dropped a lot in worth within the last 12 months from 1.8bilion to 750million
Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma GCON FSS psc is a Nigerian Jukun soldier, politician andmulti-millionaire businessman and philanthropist. He was Nigerian Army Chief of Army Staff from July 1975 to October 1979. He was also Minister of Defence under Olusegun Obasanjo. Danjuma is chairman of South Atlantic Petroleum (SAPETRO).

7. TONY .O ELUMELU


AGE: 53

OCCUPATION: Business tycoon: Investments

CURRENT NET WORTH: $750 Million (2017)

NET WORTH 2016: $700 Million

The popular businessman dropped in worth this year due to the economic situation.
Tony O. Elumelu is an economist by training, a visionary entrepreneur and a philanthropist. Tony is the Chairman of Heirs Holdings, the
United Bank for Africa, Transcorp and founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation. Elumelu holds the Nigerian national honours, the Commander of the Order of Nigeria (CON) andMember of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR). In 2011

8. JIM OVIA



AGE: 63

OCCUPATION: Banking

CURRENT NET WORTH: $600 Million (2017)

NET WORTH IN 2016: $550 Million (2016)

Jim Ovia is the founder of Zenith Bank Group, a bank he is the largest individual shareholder with about 9.3% stake. He is also an investor in real estate across Nigeria. His other assets include Visafone, a mobile telecommunication outfit.
In August 2014, Jim Ovia commenced the construction of $1.5 billion petrochemical complex in Akwa-Ibom State Nigeria.Forbes listed Jim Ovia as the 30th richest man in Africa in the year 2014.

9. TUNDE FOLAWIYO


5 Richest Lawyers in Nigeria
AGE: 56

OCCUPATION: Diversified

CURRENT NET WORTH: $600 Million (2017)

NET WORTH IN 2016: $650 Million

Tunde Folawiyo has been featured on Forbes Magazine Mr Tijani Babatunde Folawiyo popularly known as Tunde Folawiyo is a lawyer and a businessman. He is the managing director of Yinka Folawiyo Group and director of MTN Nigeria. According to Forbes, he has an estimated net worth of $650 million.
Tunde was previously a Non-executive Director of Access Bank Plc (formerly Access Bank Nigeria) from 11 October 2005 – January 29, 2014. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1985, where he started his law practice in Nigeria with the firm Ogunsanya, but resigned from law in 1989. Since 1996, Tunde has also served as the Vice President of Nigeria Association of Indigenous Petroleum Explorers & Productions (NAIPEC).

10. MOHAMMED INDIMI

 
 AGE: 68

OCCUPATION: Oil Business
CURRENT NET WORTH: $500 Million (2017)
NET WORTH 2016: $500 Million

Mohammed Indimi is the founder and chairman of Oriental Energy Resources, Limited. This
company has interest in the oil sector, especially in the Nigerian Upstream Oil and Gas sector. Mohammed Indimi founded his company in 1990 and has expanded the company’s portfolio that it now has assets in Offshore Nigeria. These assets include the Ebok Field (OML 67), Okwok Field (OML 67, and OML 115).
In the year 2014, Forbes listed Mohammed Indimi as the Africa's number 37th richest man.

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2017 TOP 10 WORLD RICHEST PEOPLES WITH THEIR HISTORIES,INDUSTRIES & NET WORTHS

 2017 TOP 10 WORLD RICHEST PEOPLES

New research by K-LIRT

NIGERIA EARNS N472BN FROM COCOA, OTHERS

The country earned a total sum of $2.4bn (N472bn) from the exportation of cocoa, rubber, and other non-oil commodities within the 2014 fiscal period, figures obtained from the Nigerian Export Promotion Council have revealed.

CBN RULES OUT NAIRA DEVALUATION, RETAINS MPR AT 13%

 The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Friday retained the Monetary Policy Rate at 13 per cent with a corridor of +/- 200 basis points around the midpoint.

It also ruled out the possibility of devaluing the nation’s currency following the recent pressure on the naira from the foreign exchange market.

NIGERIA SPENT N1.18TN ON FOOD IMPORTS, BANNED ITEMS IN 17 MONTHS

Nigeria spent a total of N1.18 trillion (about $7.4 billion) on the importation of toothpicks, fish, milk, textiles, rice and furniture between 2014 and May 2015, it was gathered.
According to figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), fish imports gulped $1.39 billion while milk and rice imports accounted for $1.33 billion and $51 million respectively.

UNINTENDED FALLOUT OF PUBLICATION OF BANKS DEBTOR LISTS MAY JOLT ECONOMY – LEMO

Former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria and Chairman, Lambeth Trust and Investment Company Limited, Mr. Tunde Lemo, in this interview with Festus Akanbi, speaks on issues ranging from life after his exit from the apex bank, trends in the banking sector, including the planned publication of lists of delinquent debtors of banks and outlook of the Nigerian economy in the second half of the year