hello guys, in today's video, I will be talking about the top 10 richest Igbo men in Nigeria.
It is said that an average Igbo man is doing financially
well, but there are those from the tribe who have worked
themselves from just doing financially well to being
financially successful. These men have businesses worth
enough to influence the financial strength of Nigeria. While the likes of Tony Ezenna and Allen Onyema are some of
the Igbo men breaking great financial grounds, here is a
list of the ten richest Igbo men in Nigeria today.
The first on my list is Cosmas Maduka, born on the 24th of December 1958. with an estimate Networth of $800 million.
Cosmas Maduka is a leading businessman who began his
entrepreneurial journey at the age of six. Today, he is best
recognised as the Founder, President, and Chairman of
the Coscharis Group.
Born in Nnewi, Anambra State, Comas Maduka officially
ventured into business at 17 years after being dismissed
by his uncle who had earlier engaged him as an
automobile apprentice. He co-founded CosDave, a spare
parts company which failed shortly after it started. With
just N300, he founded his own company, Coscharis Motor,
which focused on sales of automobile spare parts.
Mduka’s first major success was in 1982 when his
company was among the ten motor companies the
Nigerian government granted import licenses. Coschris
Motors is a leading distributor of several brands of luxury
cars, including Range Rover, Ford, and Jaguar. It is also
the sole distributor of the BMW in Nigeria and the first
company to build an Assembly Plant for the Ford Ranger
in Nigeria.
Today, the Coscharis Group is a conglomerate with a net
worth of $500 million with several subsidiaries, including
manufacturing, ICT, petrochemical, auto care and auto
components, automobile sales and services, agric, and
agro allied business sectors. The group of companies is
rated one of the top 50 brands in Nigeria by Top 50
Brands Nigeria.
The next on my list is Leo Stan Ekeh, born on the 22nd of February 1956, with an estimate Networth of $1 billion.
A well-established businessman particularly in ICT is Leo
Stan Ekeh, the chairman/CEO of Zinox Technologies
Limited, Africa’s most integrated ICT firm. Stan was born
in Ubomiri Mbaitoli LGA in Imo State, and his company,
Zinox Technologies Limited, was established in 2001. It
became Nigeria’s First Internationally Certified Branded
Computers.
He ensured that at launch, Zinox Computers already had
the WHQL certification, the first in sub-Saharan Africa,
consolidated 5 years later with the attainment of the NIS
ISO 2000: 9001 QMS Certification. The company
headquarters is located in Lagos.
In the quest to expand his business, Leo Stan acquired the
e-commerce giant company, Konga. His accomplishments
in the business world and his impact on Nigeria’s
economy have fetched him several awards and honours
one of which is the title of Officer of the Order of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria (OFR)
The next on my list is Pascal Dozie, born on the 9th of April 1939, with an estimate Networth of $1 billion.
Pascal Dozie is a multimillionaire businessman and
Diamond Bank Founder. Pascal hails from Egbu village of
Owerri, Imo state, and he began his career as an
economist at the National Economic Development Office
in the United Kingdom. While doing that, he also taught at
the North Western Polytechnic, London.
Pascal launched his first company, the African
Development Consulting Group (ADCG), and partnered
with companies like such as Nestle and Pfizer. He was
Chairman of Progress Bank in 1985 after which he went
ahead to establish Diamond Bank which is now managed
by his son Uzoma Dozie. Dozie was once the President of
the Nigerian Stock Exchange. He currently owns shares in
MTN Group.
The next on my list is Innocent Chukwuma, born on the 1st of October 1961, with an estimate Networth of $1 billion.
Rounding off our list of the ten richest Igbo men in Nigeria is