Top 10 Richest Women in Nigeria 2021

Who are Nigeria's wealthiest women? We frequently discuss the wealthiest men in Nigeria and Africa, but we often overlook the wealthiest women. In actuality, women all over the world, including on the African continent, have been making financial waves and contributing to the African economy for the past two decades.

Nigerian women may now compete with the country's wealthiest males thanks to some shrewd investments, business ability, and inventiveness.

As a result, we'll look at the 10 richest women in Nigeria, their net worth, and their businesses today. The Forbes list was used to compile this list.

(#10) Diezani Alison Madueke has a fortune of $500 million.

Nigerian politician who is a woman. She went to school in Nigeria, the United States, and England. When she returned, she went to work for Shell, where she started her career and built a name for herself.

She then became the spec's president, making her the first female president in the organization's history. She was a politician who served as the Minister of Transportation, Mines, and Steel Development, as well as the Minister of Petroleum.

(#9) Ngozi Okonjo Iweala $550MILLION

According to Forbes, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala is one of the world's most powerful women. She is also the most educated woman on the list of Nigeria's wealthiest women.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has held numerous political, ambassadorial, and even World Bank positions as an economist. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Harvard University, as well as her PhD and master's degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She spent 25 years at the World Bank and twice served as Nigeria's finance minister.

With a net worth of $550 million, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala is the 9th richest Nigerian woman in 2021.

(#8 ) Stella Oduah $600MILLION

A politician and a billionaire. She is rumored to be the country's wealthiest senator. She is involved in a variety of companies in addition to politics. She served as the Minister of Aviation under the government of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.

Unlike others, her reputation is tarnished due to charges of financial misappropriation, forgery of an MBA degree, and so on.

(#7) Mo Abudu $650 million

She was born in the United Kingdom and is one of the rare women who have made an impact on African land. After experiencing discrimination in the United Kingdom, she became a leader in the struggle against racism and equality.

She earned a Master's degree in human resource management in the United Kingdom before returning to Nigeria to become the head of the human resource department at Exxon Mobil, a major oil firm.

She is also involved in the media, hotels, human resource firms, and a variety of other businesses. She recently struck a multi-million dollar deal with Netflix, a major media company that is now well-known.

(#6) Bimbo Alase is worth $750 million.

She began her career as the proprietor of a modest furniture company in Lagos, which developed to become the leather global furniture company. This firm is the largest furniture manufacturer in Lagos and Nigeria.

(#5) Stella Okoli has a net worth of $800 million.

She is the creator and proprietor of Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries, which manufactures the widely used paracetamol in Nigeria. This business has developed more than 30 medications for adults and children.

(#4)Fifi Ejindu $850 MILLION

She is a philanthropist, an architect, and a businesswoman. Her father is a Professor from Uyo, Akwa Ibom, and she is the great-granddaughter of King James Ekpo Bassey of Cobham Town in Calabar. She made her fortune in the oil and gas business.

(#3 ) Daisy Danjuma $900MILLION

She is a lawyer and a politician, and she is Nigeria's third richest woman. She has had a number of political positions. Her legal career began as a state counsel in the Lagos state ministry of justice.

She served as a legal counsel for many banks before being named the head of the Nigerian Television Authority's legal section (NTA). She also made her fortune in the oil and gas industry, having served as the chairman of South Atlantic Petroleum, a major oil and gas company (SAPETRO).

She maintained the job for four years before being elected to the Senate, where she served on numerous committees, largely for the benefit of Nigerian women. Daisy is a member of a number of international and national groups.

(#2 ) Hajia Bola Shagaya $950MILLION

Hajia Bola Shagaya is the second richest woman in the world, with a fortune of $950 million.

She is a successful businesswoman. Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Nigeria, and Armstrong College in California. In 1983, she began her business career in the audit department of Nigeria's national bank.

She began importing and distributing photography assets after gaining experience. She was responsible for introducing the Konica photographic brand to the Nigerian and West African markets.

She has been on the board of Unity Bank for over eight years and is the managing director of Practoil Limited, one of Nigeria's leading importers and distributors of base oil.

She is also a patron of the Nigerian Fashion Designers Association and a member of the newly formed NEPAD business group (FADAN). Her taste in automobiles is opulent and expensive; she owns a Rolls Royce Phantom for an estimated N90 million naira.

(#1) Folorunsho Alakija $1BILLION

Folorunso Alakija is a businesswoman from Nigeria who was born and raised in Lagos. She is the richest woman in Nigeria, according to Forbes, with a net worth of $1 billion.

Forbes ranked Alakija as the 87th most powerful woman in the world and the second most powerful woman in Africa after Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in 2015.

She is not just the wealthiest woman in Nigeria, but also one of the wealthiest African women and black women in the world.

Alakija momentarily dethroned Oprah Winfrey as the wealthiest African woman in the world in 2014.

She works in the fashion, oil, and printing industries, among others. Folorunsho Alakija is the executive vice-chairman of Famfa Oil Limited and the group managing director of The Rose of Sharon Group, which includes The Rose of Sharon Prints & Promotions Limited and Digital Reality Prints Limited.

The Rose of Sharon Foundation, founded by Folorunsho, assists widows and orphans by providing them with scholarships and business awards.

Her firm is also a key sponsor of the Agbami medical and engineering scholarship scheme, which is one of Nigeria's most dependable scholarship schemes, with over a thousand beneficiaries each year.

Cars from Folorunsho Alakija are quite pricey. She demonstrated her wealth as Nigeria's wealthiest woman by purchasing four identical Mercedes-Benz G wagons for her children. She also has a customized Mercedes-Benz S Class. This automobile has a price tag of $20 million.