May 12, 2026

Forbes Names Mike Adenuga Only Nigerian Billionaire Who Got Richer In 2016

By Farouk Mohammed

Forbes Named Nigerian Billionaire, Mike Adenuga got richer in 2016.

 

Mike Adenuga


 

”The continent’s biggest gainer — in both dollar and percentage terms – is Nigerian oil and telecom tycoon Mike Adenuga, whose net worth increased $2.7 billion to $5.8 billion since December 31, 2015. No other African billionaire added more than $1 billion to his or her net worth in the past year. Overall, the combined net worths of African billionaires decreased $3.1 billion in 2016,” Forbes wrote.

”While Adenuga’s net worth has increased since the beginning of 2016, it has dropped significantly since March 2016, when FORBES valued his fortune at $10 billion on the 2016 Billionaires List. Since then, his net worth has dropped $4.2 billion, due to the devaluation of the Nigerian Naira and the country’s struggling oil sector. Adenuga was the only Nigerian billionaires whose net worth increased this year.”

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