If there is anyone who was able to maintain the footprints of their father and able to make a significant impact in Nigerian and across Africa, it is Oye Hassan-Odukale, who sustained the legacy of his father who founded Leadway Assurance Company Limited Overview: Full name: Oyekanmi Hassan-Odukale Alma mater: University of Houston Investment interest: … Read more
Tunde Folawiyo is one of the “big boys” in Nigeria elite caucus and making abundant money from juicy investments isn’t strange to him. Apart from inheriting a chunk of family wealth, the billionaire has also explored every rewarding sector in Nigeria that fetch mouth watery Return On Investment (ROI). So… Who is Tunde Folawiyo? Full name: Tijani … Read more
The most turbulent time in the history of Nigeria after Independence was between 1966 to 1970 and one man that played a prominent role during the time is Theophilus Danjuma, who was 28-year-old when he led mutinous soldiers to Ibadan to kill two of his seniors in the Nigerian Army. Who is Theophilus Danjuma? Early life … Read more
Oba Otudeko is a renowned investor and one of the richest people in Nigeria and the founder and chairman of Honeywell Group, Pivot Engineering Co. Ltd. His business operations spread across flour milling, oil and gas, real estate and marine transportation. Who is Oba Otudeko? Full name: Ayoola Oba Otudeko Date of Birth: August 18, 1943 Birth Place: Ibadan, … Read more
Igho Sanomi is a Nigerian billionaire philanthropist and businessman who has interests in the oil industry as well as in the transportation of goods, the marine industry as well as in the aviation and real estate sectors. With all the good things within the young billionaire’s reach, his private jet and exotic mansions were once … Read more
Born in 1955, Hakeem Belo-Osagie is a businessman from Nigeria. He is the chairman of Metis Capital Partners, a firm dedicated to brokering and executing attractive, large-ticket transactions in Africa to a limited group of foreign investors. He was a former chairman, Board of Directors of United Bank For Africa, until 2004. Additionally, he controls First … Read more
Benedict Peters began his career in the oil and gas industry by entering the highly-specialized and capital-intensive exploration. He would later grow Aiteo Eastern E & P Company as one of Nigeria’s largest indigenous oil producers. Overview: Date Of Birth: December 5, 1966 State origin: Abakaliki, Ebonyi State Alma mata: University of Benin, Benin Business … Read more
Emmanuel Ojei is an entrepreneur with a lofty goal. Because of his keen eye for detail and meticulous approach, he has managed to secure a prominent position in virtually every industry he has entered, and he now holds positions of power and influence in several lucrative fields. Even if one views him from a different … Read more
Whenever a list of richest Africans is mentioned, one woman who finds herself in the male-dominated league of the billionaire is Folorunsho Alakija. Oil, fashion, and printing all contributed to the legendary businesswoman’s riches. Hers is not a tale of sudden triumph, but rather one of perseverance and tenacity. She became a billionaire as a … Read more
Born on August 12, 1947, Muhammadu Indimi is a Nigerian entrepreneur and philanthropist who was the founder of Oriental Energy Resources Limited. His contribution to higher institutions of learning extends beyond Nigeria. His name cannot be excluded from the list of prominent and successful Nigerians who rose from nothing to something. Overview: Born: August 12, 1947 Home … Read more