These are the top 10 highest-paid CEOs in Nigeria in 2026, only one woman made the list
Meet Nigeria’s 10 highest-paid CEOs in 2026, from Seplat’s Roger Brown to Zenith’s Adaora Umeoji, the only woman on the ranking.
Seplat’s Roger Brown topped the 2026 ranking with estimated remuneration of ₦3.90bn.
MTN’s Karl Toriola and Aradel’s Adegbite Falade ranked second and third.
Zenith Bank’s Adaora Umeoji was the only woman among the 10 CEOs.
The ranking was published before Roger Brown retired as Seplat CEO in July 2026.
Nigeria’s biggest companies pay their chief executives some of the highest executive compensation in the country, with some of the figures running into billions of naira.
A 2026 ranking puts Seplat Energy’s Roger Thompson Brown at the top with estimated annual remuneration of ₦3.90 billion, followed by MTN Nigeria CEO Karl Toriola with ₦3.14 billion..Read the full now & the viral video.
