Mike Adenuga is now the second richest man in Nigeria, drawing nearer to Dangote

Mike Adenuga, a well-known businessman from Nigeria, recently had a notable increase in his net worth. The telecom tycoon overtook Abdulsamad Rabiu, who is currently valued at $6.2 billion, to take the second place as the nation's richest man, according to Forbes. In just one week, Mike Adenuga's net worth has more than doubled.According to Forbes' real-time billionaire index, Mike Adenuga is presently among the top 5 richest men in Africa. From only one week ago, when he was the tenth richest man on the continent, this is a huge increase.Mike Adenuga's current net worth, as indicated by the real-time index, is $7.4 billion, up from $3.1 billion at the beginning of the year. For some time now, Nigeria’s top billionaire spot had been exclusive to the continent’s richest man Aliko Dangote, and philanthropist extraordinaire, Abdulsamad Rabiu.