Mike Adenuga on Forbes

Mike Adenuga

Net Worth

 

$4.3 B As of March 2012

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At a Glance

• Age: 59
• Source of Wealth: telcom, banking, oil, self-made
• Residence: Lagos, Nigeria
• Country of Citizenship: Nigeria
• Education: Master of Business Administration, Pace University New York
• Marital Status: Married
• Children: 7

Mike Adenuga Net Worth 2012

Net Worth:$4.3 Billion As of March 2012
Source of Wealth: Telecom, Banking, Oil, Self-made
Age: 58 , Residence: Lagos, Nigeria,
Country of Citizenship: Nigeria
According to the 2012 Forbes Billionaire List, Nigerian businessman Mike Adenuga has a net worth of $4.3 billion as of March 2012. Nicknamed “the Guru” in his native Nigeria, Adenuga debuts on Forbes billionaires list in 2011 after making waves with mobile technology, Nigeria’s second-largest mobile telecom operator.
He made his first million at age 26 selling lace and distributing soft drinks. His telecom carrier Globacom launched a 4G network, and he’s invested $1 billion on a submarine cable connecting Nigeria to the rest of the world. He made his first million at age 26 selling lace and distributing Coca-Cola, then won a contract to build military barracks in the late 1980s. He owns a stake in the Equitorial Trust Bank and chairs Niger Delta oil exploration firm Conoil. Adenuga is a soccer devotee and sponsors a number of tournaments.

Nigerian Billionaires: Mike Adenuga

Mike Adenuga
Globacom
Estimated Net Worth: $6 billion

Mike Adenuga, oil baron, bank executive, and telecoms magnate, is, quite literally, larger than life — at least to newly arrived visitors to Ghana, who face huge billboards carrying the likeness of the founder of Globacom, Mr Adenuga’s expanding mobile network as they make their way into Accra.