Cosmas Maduka turn $1 into $500 million

Dr. Cosmas Maduabuchukwu Maduka, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer of Coscharis Group of Companies is an uneducated man who pulled himself out of poverty to become a billionaire, simply by working hard, believing in himself and confessing himself to riches. He has revealed his success story to Forbes as he graces the cover of the November 2015 issue of Forbes Africa. Cosmas details his seven years without pay, showering in the street, scrapping with his brother, fired by his uncle, fired at by his wife’s uncle and more.
He also revealed how he survived war, tragedy and family fights to turn $1 into $500 million
For the magazine he is dubbed ‘The $500-Million Survivor’.

Dr. Cosmas Maduka lost his father at the age of 4 years old and was forced to drop out of school when his mother could no longer support the family. Maduka had to fend for himself on the streets of Lagos as a street hawker before beginning life as an apprentice at the tender age of 7. Today he sits on a business empire which is embarking on building the first assembly plant for Ford pick up trucks in Nigeria as well as a multimillion dollar agriculture project. Coscharis group is also a franchise holder of luxury car brands Rolls Royce, Range Rover, Jaguar and BMW.