With an estimated population of over 200 million people, vast natural resources and hard-working citizens, Nigeria is blessed with successful set of billionaires, ultra-high net worth individuals and high net worth individuals. These individuals made their wealth in the course of their business endeavours, careers and investment opportunities; most of which could be classified as personal wealth.

The HNWis, UHNWIs and Billionaires in Nigeria cut across genders, ethnicities, professions and industries. These personalities are Business Owners, Industrialists, Influential Personalities, C-Suite Executives, Royalties, Celebrities, Oil Magnates and International investors.

Most CEOs, Managing Director, Executive Directors, Board Chairmen, General Managers, Independent Directors and Non-Executive Directors in major sectors such as the Financial Sector, Oil and Gas Sector, Agriculture and Mining Sector, Telecommunication Sector, Shipping and Logistics Sector, Conglomerates and Multinationals constitute the largest chunk of the High Net-Worth Individuals (HNWIs) in Nigeria. Others personalities are: Venture Capitalists, Internet Entrepreneurs, Tech Founders, Media Proprietors, A-List Celebrities, Top Musicians, Influencers, Politicians, Contractors, Professional Footballers and Athletes in Europe, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Seasoned Chartered Accountants, Medical Practitioners, Engineers, Partners, Renowned Bank Executives, etc. Our independent research (OnYourPalm) shows that the HNWIs (in Dollars) in Nigeria are less than 50,000 people.

The wealthy group of people that constitute the Ultra High Net-Worth Individuals (UHNWIs) are mostly: Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), Board Chairmen, Directors, Oil Magnates, Entrepreneurs, Founders, Industrialist, Politicians, Contractors, Tech Founders, Venture Capitalists, etc. From our records (OnYourPalm), the UHNWIs in Nigeria are not more than 750.  

The Billionaires in Nigeria are usually into diverse businesses but most of them have Oil Exploration License, Majority Shareholding in Commercial Banks, Chairmen of Group of Companies, Seasoned Industrialists, Founders of Conglomerates, Politicians and Business Tycoons. Nigeria has less than 100 Billionaires (in Dollars).

OnYourPalm has the database and corporate contact details of the HNWIs, UHNWIs and Billionaires in Nigeria.

HIERARCHY IN THE ANIMAL FARM

George Orwell wrote the book Animal Farm and he satirically created an Animal Farm Hierarchy in the book. He used the hierarchy to distinguish and showcase POWER. He opined that Animal Farm Hierarchy represents a Class System, Differentiation and Discrimination in the society. He further classified the hierarchy into four:

The Napoleon,

The Pigs,

The Dogs and

The Other Animals.