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Azeez May 8, 2017

Wizkid, Davido, Don Jazzy named in Forbes Africa’s top 10 richest musicians

by Azeez Adeniyi Four Nigerian artistes have featured in the recently released list of richest African musicians by Forbes Africa. The list was compiled using factors such as endorsement value,…

Adebayo Emuleomo June 11, 2016

‘When you say oil, people term it to be corrupt’ – Dangote (WATCH)

Aliko Dangote, business magnate and Africa's richest man has told a rare story of his worst day in business as well as why he advocates diversification in business. He also…

April 5, 2014

Pius Adesanmi: Kiss-ing Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala

by Pius Adesanmi Until Sefiu, the vulcanizer at Ajegunle, can turn on his water tap without relying on borehole…any talk of Nigeria being the largest economy cannot be worth more…

March 3, 2014

Money talks: How Dangote moved up 20 places in Forbes RICHEST ranking

by Akan Ido The President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has been named the 23rd richest man in the world out of the 1,645 billionaires. In the list released…

January 5, 2014

Blast from the past: Do you recognize any of these pastors? (LOOK)

by 'Jola Sotubo Nigeria has become renowned for having some of the most powerful pastors in the world. However, these men of God also know what it means to start…

December 30, 2013

Tolu Ogunlesi profiles Aliko Dangote: Rich is but the least of it (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013 Nominee)

by Tolu Ogunlesi Aliko Dangote This has been a fantastic year for Aliko Dangote. He appeared on the Forbes Billionaires List for the sixth year in a row, and six…

December 25, 2013

These are the 5 RICHEST entertainers in Nigeria + how they rake in their millions

by 'Jola Sotubo The Nigerian music industry has become one of the most lucrative ventures in the country, a far cry from how it was in the past. Musicians in…

December 21, 2013

How billionaire Warren Buffett made $1.5million an HOUR and $37million a day in 2013

He may not have won Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot, but Warren Buffett probably doesn't care. The investing genius made an eye-popping $37 million a day in 2013 - that's $1.5…

November 13, 2013

The Forbes list is out! Meet the 50 richest people in Africa (and Dangote is still number one)

by Chi Ibe Forbes today released the 2013 list of the 50 richest people in Africa. Remarkably, the number of billionaires has surged up to 27, up two-thirds from 2012…

October 9, 2013

The $7.3bn (super)woman: How Folorunsho Alakija beat Oprah to become the richest black woman in the world

Move over Oprah: Nigerian oil tycoon Folorunsho Alakija, pictured in September, is now the richest black woman in the world with an estimated fortune of $7.3 billion Move over Oprah,…

October 8, 2013

Money talks: Folorunsho Alakija listed as Africa’s leading female billionaire with a $7.3 billion fortune

by Oge Okonkwo There are 55 legitimate dollar-billionaires in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a recent wealth report by African business Intelligence Company, Ventures Africa. Ventures Africa (), a leading African…

December 3, 2012

Meet the NIGERIAN woman who has displaced Oprah as world’s richest black woman

Oprah Winfrey is no longer the richest black woman in the world according to a report by Ventures Africa, an African business magazine and news service. According to the report…

September 20, 2012

WATCH: Big boys give big – Dangote speaks with Forbes magazine on why he’s so into giving

by Stanley Azuakola Aliko Dangote is the richest man in Nigeria and Africa, but in the past, part of the criticism against him was that he made so much money…

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