Category: Business
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Kalu, Orji Uzor; Businessman, politician and the executive governor of Abia State from May 29, 1999 on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party. PDP, He was born April 21, 1957 in Eziama Aba, Abia State. He is an alumnus of Barewa College, Zaira, Kaduna State; University of Maiduguri, Borno State and Institute of International Education,…
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Sim Shagaya; Born 1976, businessman widely regarded as one of the hottest innovators. The way he successfully waded through the many challenges in the business environment has become a study in determination and, industry, and innovation. Shagaya holds the record for establishing one of most successful and thriving start-ups in the country. A Masters Business…
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Deji Adewunmi; businessman on the top rung of the ladder of successful home-grown entrepreneur. To him the idea of starting Jobberman, a job site, came while studying medicine in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. They were three founders: Opeyemi Awoyemi, who was 24 years old; Olalekan Olude, 28; and Adewunmi, 28. They met as…
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Akindolani Olusuyi; business executive who was MD of Cocoa company in Ile-Oluji. Olusuyi qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1980, in England, as a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and was admitted to the associated membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria in 1985. He was later admitted as a…
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IGBINEDION, Gabriel Osawaru; businessman, philanthropist who is honoured as the Esama of Benin, and Nwang of Tardh, Lantang, Plateau State. Born September 11, 1934 in Okada, later part of Edo State. Igbinedion shared same birthday with Archbishop of Church of God Mission, Benson Idahosa[i]. His son, Lucky Igbinedion was governor of Edo State. Igbinedion was…
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OSUNKEYE, Olusegun Oladipo; Chartered Accountant, administrator, businessman and who became Chairman, Glaxosmithline Nigeria Plc. Born September 7, 1940 in Agege, Lagos State but an indigene of Abeokuta, Ogun State. Osunkeye was managing director/chief executive officer, Nestle Foods Nigeria Plc and fellow, Institute of Chartered Management, Nigerian Institute of Management, NIM and Institute of Directors, London.…
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Folawiyo Iyanda Wahab; industrialist, known as the Baba Adini of Nigeria and a recipient of the nation’s honour of the Commander of the Federal Republic, CFR, born to a successful Lagos merchant, Pa Tijani on June 16, 1928 in Lagos Island and studied at the Methodist Primary School, Ilesha Grammar School, liesha North Western Polytechnic,…
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Oluremi Raphael Aina; Educationist, professor of business education and vocational training whose teaching career saw him teaching at the Nigeria Defence Academy, NDA, where he taught several of Nigeria’s top military officers. The professor of international repute is a recipient of the Officer of the Federal Republic, OFR national award. Oluremi was the the first…
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Peter Obi; born July 19, 1961 in the market town of Onitsha, Obi had his secondary education at the prominent Christ The King College, CKC, Onitsha. He then proceeded to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka where he earned a degree in Philosophy in 1984. Peter Obi underwent executive programme at the London School of Economics,…
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Extractive Industry; in Nigeria involve different activities that lead to the extraction of raw materials from the earth (such as oil, metals, mineral and aggregates), processing and utilization by consumers as impacted by the Nigerian Content policy. In 2013, Transparency and Anti-Corruption, United Nations (UN) Global Compact said many resource-rich countries like Nigeria were not…