Aliko Dangote is world's 43rd richest man

Cement mogul, Aliko Dangote, moved 33 places from 76th position which he occupied in the list of richest men and women in the world compiled by US based magazine last year, to emerge the 43rd richest man on earth in 2013. According to the magazine, Dangote was valued at 16.1 billion dollars in 2013 and retained his position as Africa's richest man for the third year in a row. The second Nigerian on the list is Mike Adenuga jnr, with a net worth of 4.7 billion dollars, Adenuga occupied the 267th position on the Forbes list and is the fifth richest in Africa. Top five positions are occupied by Mexico's Carlos Slim 73 billion, Bill Gates 67 billion, Spanish owner of Zara clothing Ortega Amanco 57billion, US investment guru Warren Buffet 53.5 billion and Oracle's Larry Ellison 43 billion.