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Dangote, Adenuga, Rabiu, Otedola on Forbes’ 2024 billionaires list
Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Abdulsamad Rabiu and Femi Otedola are the only Nigerians who made it into the Forbes 2024 billionaires list.
On Tuesday, Forbes said there are more billionaires in 2024 despite inflation and political unrest.
Forbes said there are now 2,781 billionaires globally — rising by 141 compared to 2023 data and 26 more than the record set in 2021.
“They’re richer than ever, worth $14.2 trillion in the aggregate, up by $2 trillion from 2023 and $1.1 trillion above the previous record, also set in 2021,” Forbes said.