5Mike Adenuga – Net worth – $4.6 billion
Born in Ibadan, Nigeria, Mike Adenuga Jr. is a the founder of ‘Globacom’, Nigeria’s second-largest mobile phone network, with 24 million subscribers.
But that’s not all! He also owns an oil exploration company, ‘Conoil Producing’.
He’s the first Nigerian to strike oil in commercial quantities.
So, the $4.6 billion net worth is understandable.
His first fortune was made at age 26, when Mike Adenuga returned to Nigeria, after studying in the US.
Mike Adenuga received an oil prospecting license, given by the Nigeria’s former military President, Ibrahim Babangida.
