Billionaire Business Woman Folorunsho Alakija Covers August Edition Of Forbes Africa Magazine

One of the world’s richest women, billionaire oil tycoon Folorunsho Alakija is on the cover of the August 2016 edition of Forbes Africa Magazine.

During an interview with Forbes Africa correspondent, Peace Hyde, Alakija, the mother of four tells her incredible journey from a company secretary to building one of the most renowned fashion houses in Nigeria culminating in the experience that led her to ultimately take on the Nigerian government in an 11 year battle and win.

According to her, “There were a lot of sleepless nights and battles. Suddenly we became the plague, friends stopped picking up our calls and people were asking why we could not be content with 10 percent”.

Below is the scene footage of the interview…

With an estimated net worth of $1.73 billion, the executive vice chair of Famfa Oil, one of the largest deep water oil discoveries in Nigeria with a joint partnership with international giants Chevron and Petrobras rise to becoming the second richest woman of African descent behind Isabel dos Santos and the fourth richest person in Nigeria has come at an extraordinary fight against the Federal Government of Nigeria.

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