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Rank #606

Mike Adenuga

Net worth $6.6B

Telecom, oil · Nigeria

Born
Apr 29, 1953
Age
73
Source
Telecom, oil
Residence
Lagos
Citizenship
Nigeria
Marital status
Married
Children
7
Education
Master of Business Administration, Pace University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Mike Adenuga built his fortune in telecommunications and oil production.
  • His mobile phone network, Globacom, is the third-largest operator in Nigeria, with more than 17 million subscribers.
  • His oil exploration outfit, Conoil Producing, operates 6 oil blocks in the Niger Delta.
  • Globacom also built Glo-1, a 6,100-mile-long submarine Internet cable to the U.K. via Ghana and Portugal.
  • Adenuga also owns 74% of publicly traded gasoline firm Conoil and just under 6% of publicly traded Nigerian bank Sterling Financial Holding.
  • Adenuga got an MBA at Pace University in New York, supporting himself as a student by working as a taxi driver.
  • Adenuga made his first million at age 26 selling lace and distributing soft drinks.

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