Meet Nigeria's Women Private Jet Owners...

 Apart from the fact that the names above are all males, unconfirmed sources said that four Nigerian women are among the many businessmen, clergy men and politicians that own private jets in the country.

These sources listed the women who have private jets to include Folorunsho Alakija, Diezani Alison-Madueke, Daisy Danjuma and Hajia Bola Muinat Shagaya:

Folorunso Alakija


She is one of Nigeria’s first female billionaire and the founder of Famfa Oil, a Nigerian company that owns a substantial interest in OML 127, a lucrative oil block on the Agbami deep water oilfield in Nigeria. She is said to be worth at least $3.2 billion and also said to own at least $100 million in real estate and a private jet worth $46 million.

 Diezani Alison-Madueke

The first female President of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and she is still the current Minister of Petroleum Resources, and also the first woman to hold that position in Nigeria. Alison-Madueke was elected President of OPEC at the 166th General Meeting of the body in Vienna, Austria. She has held three significant positions in the Nigerian Federal Government. Alison-Madueke was appointed Transport Minister in July 2007. On December 23, 2008, she was named as Minister of Mines and Steel Development.

In 2013, the Federal legislators accused Alison-Madueke  of  wasting 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. Unconfirmed sources said she has acquired a Gulfstream G650 aircraft made in the United States.

Shagaya is said to be the closest ally to the first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan and 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(rtd).  Elected in 2003, she has  served on numerous committees, among them are  the Chairman of the ECOWAS Parliament’s Women and Children’s Rights Committee and Senate Committee Chairman on Women Affairs and Youth Development.