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In a country where the average Nigerian lives
on less than $1 a day, there is a super-rich
class of business moguls, bankers,
preachers, politicians and oil magnates
whose private ownership of jets is more than
that of any other country in Africa.
According to report, Nigeria tops the list of
private jet owners in Africa and among those
who own these flying toys are four powerful
women.
Below is a list of the four women:
Folorunsho Alakija:
One of Nigeria’s first female billionaire is the
founder of Famfa Oil, a Nigerian company that
owns a substantial participating interest in
OML 127, a lucrative oil block on the Agbami
deep water oilfield in Nigeria. She is estimated
to be worth at least $3.2 billion. She is said to
own at least $100 million in real estate and a
$46 million private jet.
Diezani Alison-Madueke:
She has held three significant positions in the
Nigerian federal government. She was appointed
Transport Minister in July 2007. On 23 December
2008, she was named as Minister of Mines and
Steel Development and in 2010, she was
appointed Minister for Petroleum Resources. She is
the first woman to hold the position of Minister
of Petroleum Resources in Nigeria.
In 2013, she was accused by the federal
lawmakers of squandering N10 billion to
charter and maintain private jet solely for her
personal needs and those of her immediate
family.
Hajia Bola Muinat Shagaya:
She is the managing director of Practoil Limited,
one of the largest importers and distributors of
base oil in Nigeria, serving local lubricant
blending plants. She was said to have recently
acquired a Gulfstream G650 aircraft as a
birthday gift to herself. She is regarded as
the closest friend of Dame Patience Jonathan, the
Nigerian First Lady and according to sources
close to her, she has grown to become the
strongest PDP stalwart in Kwara. She is one of
the richest women in Africa.
Daisy Danjuma:
She is the wife of one of Nigeria’s richest men,
General Theophilus Danjuma. According to
report, she got hers as a gift from her billionaire
husband. In 2003 she was elected Senator of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria where she served on
numerous committees, most notably as
Chairman of the ECOWAS Parliament’s Women
and Children’s Rights Committee and Senate
Committee Chairman on Women Affairs and
Youth Development.
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