Folorunsho Alakija ($1.1 billion)
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Born in 1951, Folorunsho Alakija is the first female billionaire in Nigeria, a business magnate involved in the fashion, oil, real estate, and printing industries. She’s the group managing director of The Rose of Sharon Group, consisting of The Rose of Sharon Prints & Promotions Limited, Digital Reality Prints Limited, and Famfa Oil Limited, an oil exploration company with a stake in Agbami Oilfield, in which she serves as the vice-chairman.