Nigeria has always been reputed to be Africa’s economic powerhouse despite its ranking as the poverty capital of the world.
Indeed as the economic powerhouse of sub-Sahara Africa, Nigeria also boasts of the most number of millionaires in Africa.
From businessmen, culture ambassadors, sportsmen and women, music and movie stars, and politicians Nigeria has abundance of rich people.
Ownership of private jet is one of the parameters of ranking the rich in many parts of the world. This is so because private jets offer an exclusivity that only the very rich can afford. These “birds” as most of their owner fondly call them don’t usually come cheap just as their maintenance is a “big deal” any day.
Though Nigeria has a horrible record in terms of modern aviation facilities, Nigerian rich people are not doing as bad in private jet ownership. According to aviation enthusiasts, Nigeria boast of more than 200 private jet owners, but most owners don’t want to be identified as being owners for various personal and public reasons.
For example, most Nigerian politicians, especially governors are reputed to be private owners, but due to the questionable sources of their income, they will rather pretend that the private jets they own are “hired.”
Also, many Nigerians own private jets but the aircrafts are registered in neigbouring countries including Benin Republic, Niger Republic, Ghana, Togo as far flung as Cape Verde. Many of these aircrafts are parked in hangers at the countries where they are registered, especially considering the known fact that charges in hangers and other ancillary needs and requirements are most expensive in Nigeria.
Bellow is a list of some 41 private jet owners with their aircraft fully registered in Nigeria with their estimated net worth as published by Punch Newspaper..
- Aliko Dangote – Founder of Dangote group – $19.6 billion
- Mike Adenuga – CEO of Globacom Ltd – $7 billion
- Allen Onyema – CEO of Airpeace – $3.1 billion
- Arthur Eze – CEO of Atlas Oranto Petroleum – $5.8 billion
- Igho Sanomi – Business man – $1 billion
- Adedeji Adeleke -President of Adeleke university – $700 million
- Cletus Madubugwu Ibeto – CEO of The Ibeto Group – $3.8 billion
- Apostle Johnson Suleman – General overseer of Omega Fire Ministries – $10.5 million
- Dr. Bryant (ABC) Orjiako – Chairman and co-founder of SEPLAT – $1.2 billion
- Femi Otedola – Businessman and Philantropist – $1.2 billion
- Orji Uzor Kalu – Politician and businessman – $1.1 billion
- President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu – Politician – $8.4 billion
- Bishop David Oyedepo – General overseer of Living Faith Church – $200 million
- Joseph Arumemi-Ikhide – Founder of Arik Air – $3 billion
- Theophilus Danjuma – Nigerian politician – $1.1 billion
- Pastor Adeboye – General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God – $65 million
- Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor – Former president of Christian Association of Nigeria – $32 million
- Folorunsho Alakija – Businesswoman – $1.53 billion
- Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida – Nigerian retired general – $5 billion
- Atiku Abubakar – Politician- $1.8 billion
- Olusegun Obasanjo – Politician – $1.6 billion
- Rochas Okorocha – Politician – $1.4 billion
- Rotimi Amaechi – Politician – $780 million
- Senator Ali Modu Sheriff – Politician – $1 million – $5 million
- Godswill Akpabio – Politician – $20 million
- Obi Cubana – Business man – $96 million
- Tiwa Savage – Musician – $17 million
- Phyno – Musician – $12 million
- Ned Nwoko – Politician and business man – $1.2 billion
- Jide Omokore – Unavailable
- Pastor Chris Oyakhilome – General Overseer of Christ Embassy – $50 million
- Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Funfeyin – Founder of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry – $35 million
- Wizkid – Musician – $30 million
- Don Jazzy – Musician – $10 million
- Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah – Politician – $1.7 billion
- Jimoh Ibrahim – Business man – $1.1 billion
- DJ Cuppy – Nigerian DJ – $3 million
- Ernest Azudialu Obiejesi – Business man – $900 million
- Olamide – Musician – $12 million
- P-Square – Musician – $100 million (Speculated)
- Late Prophet TB Joshua – General overseer SCOAN – $15 million