Nigeria has several wealthy people who want to live in the best homes that money can buy. From luxury villas to spectacular mansions, the rich and famous have been making headlines with multimillion-dollar housing market acquisitions. It is imperative to note that there are other notable luxurious houses which were not mentioned in the list, as they do not meet the criteria used to set up the list. Here’s a list of the top 10 most expensive houses in Nigeria

1. Herbert Wigwe’s Mansion

Estimate value: N10 Billion

Location: Lagos State

Owner: Herbert Wigwe

The number one most expensive house in Nigeria on this list is the Late Access Bank boss’ house. Herbert Wigwe, opened his palatial Queens Drive Mansion, Ikoyi Lagos, in December 2023. The House is reported to have cost him N5 billion Naira to complete. he had hosted billionaire businessmen, Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola to Dinner in his newly built house.

Herbert Wigwe’s Ikoyi 20-bedroom mansion sits on 23,000 square meters of land.  This is the same land mass the Ikeja City Mall occupies. This mansion took 22 months to finish up. The edifice was said to be his retirement home amidst his other luxury properties sprinkled all over Lagos.

2. Okwudilli Umenyiora’s Mansion

Estimated value: N10 Billion

Location: Lagos State

Owner: Okwudilli Umenyiora

The Okwudilli Umenyiora’s mansion is the most expensive house in Lekki, a residential area in Lagos where the highbrow resides. This mansion is also one of the most expensive houses in Nigeria. The edifice allegedly took 4 years to build and it is valued at N10 Billion naira.

3. Orji Uzor Kalu Camp Neya

Estimated value: N10 Billion

Location: Abia State

Owner: Uzor Orji Kalu

Although commissioned in 1999. Camp Neya remains one of the most flamboyant homes of any individual in Nigeria.  The edifice was named after his first daughter Neya Uzor Kalu and has over 400 rooms comprising over 36 jumbo-sized sitting rooms, A 12 room presidential lodge, 187 bedrooms, 22 Kitchens, 102 toilets,  and 76 bathrooms.

Other features include a 5000-capacity conference hall, a banquet hall, a karaoke hall, a golf course, a football pitch, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, one indoor swimming pool, a basketball court, a lawn tennis court, a sports centre, a church, a mosque, a bush bar, a filling station, ATMs, a clinic, children’s recreation centre, an ICT centre, several gardens, a police post and military detachment.

4. Mike Adenuga’s Mansion

Estimated value: N8 Billion

Location: Lagos State

Owner: Chief Micheal Adeniyi Ishola Adenuga

Globacom CEO Mike Adenuga’s mansion on Banana Island in Lagos State. Aside from the fact that Banana Island is a highbrow residential area where a hectare of land can cost as high as N3.5 Billion, Mike Adenuga’s edifice is one of its kind in the entire country.

5. Aliko Dangote’s Mansion

Estimated value: N5 Billion

Location: Lagos State

Owner: Aliko Dangote

Unlike many houses on this list, Dangote’s Mansion was designed based on simplicity and minimalism. The house is filled with padded floors and Persian rugs, a housing theme common among the rich northerners.

The mansion features several bedrooms, a luxurious sitting room, a furnished front room, a home office, a chamber,  and a meeting room.

The house has been a host to numerous influential men globally, including one of the world’s richest men, Bill Gates.

6. The Okoye’s Mansion

Estimated Value: N3 Billion

Location: Lagos State

Owner: Peter & Paul Okoye (P-Square)

The Okoye’s Mansion is owned by the two legendary music artists Paul and Peter Okoye, popularly known as P-Square. This man is one of the most expensive houses in Nigeria. The mansion was reportedly occupied by Peter, Paul and Jude Okoye and their families before their split.

The mansion features a swimming pool, an underground bunker, six living rooms, and 10 master bedrooms. There is a spacious and light living area, a wonderful and trendy kitchen, a luxurious lounge, and even a private home theatre.

7. Dino Melaye’s Mansion

Estimated Value: N2 Billion

Location: F.C.T. Abuja

Owner: Dino Melaye

The former Senator and member of the 8th Nigerian National Assembly is known for his luxurious lifestyle, aside from having enormous and enviable edifices across the country, he also owns some of the best luxurious cars ever produced in the world.

Dino Melaye’s Mansion on Sangha Street in Maitama, a highbrow neighbourhood in Abuja makes the list of the most expensive houses in Nigeria. The majestic mansion boasts leafy trees, ornate Roman-style columns, decadent chandeliers hanging from its high ceilings and an indoor swimming pool.

8. Tinubu’s Burdillon Mansion

Estimated value: N1.5 Billion

Location: Lagos State

Owner: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu

The mansion is owned and named by the former Lagos governor, now the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is one of the most prominent politicians in the country.

The mansion is one of the most known on Bourdillon Road in Ikoyi Lagos state due to its enormous structure and its architectural design, making it unarguably one of the most expensive houses in Nigeria.

9. Lee Maeba’s Fortress

Estimated value: N1.2 Billion

Location: Rivers State

Owner: Lee Maeba

One of the most expensive houses in Nigeria is owned by Sen. Lee Maeba a former senator representing the Rivers South-East senatorial zone in the Nigerian National Assembly.

This almighty fortress in Port-Harcourt was said to have consumed about 3000 trips of sharp sand before the foundation for the house was laid, costing the senator a whopping one hundred million. He also reportedly equipped his Kitchen with over N17 Million

The building comprises 50 bulletproof doors, worth more than N500,000 each, an Olympic Size Swimming pool, a parking space that can comfortably accommodate at least 35 cars and 28 plasma, and LCD television sets.

10. Linda Ikeji’s House

Estimated value: N1 Billion

Location: Lagos State

Owner: Linda Ikeji

Concluding the list of the most expensive houses in Nigeria is the popular Linda Ikeji Mansion which broke the internet after she purchased it for a total of N850 Million a few years ago. The building now has an estimated value of N1 Billion.

The exquisitely built  6 Bedroom Mansion is located on Banana Island like many houses on this list. The building is fitted with luxury amenities such as a swimming pool, a water fountain, a cinema room, a central sound system, a penthouse with a large terrace and 3 sitting rooms.

It also has a fully fitted kitchen, a garden area, laundry rooms, and technological amenities like an electric fence wire, CCTV camera, panic alarm system and video Phones.

Here is a recap of the top 10 Most Expensive Houses In Nigeria.