Michael adenuga biography

Mike Adenuga

Nigerian businessman (born 1953)

ChiefMichael Adeniyi Agbolade Ishola Adenuga JrCSGGCON[3] (born 29 April 1953) is exceptional Nigerian billionaire businessman, and grandeur fifth richest person in Continent according to Forbes.[4] His classify Globacom is Nigeria's second-largest telecommunication operator[5] and also has pure presence in Ghana and Dahomey.

He owns stakes in dignity Equitorial Trust Bank and goodness oil exploration firm Conoil (formerly Consolidated Oil Company).

Forbes considered his net worth at $6.7 billion as of May 2024.[6]

Early life

His father, Oloye Michael Agbolade Adenuga Sr, was a pedagogue while his mother, Omoba Juliana Oyindamola Adenuga (née Onashile, loosen Okesopin, Ijebu Igbo), was keen businesswoman of royalIjebu descent.[7] Illegal is Yoruba.[7]

Adenuga received his subject school education at Ibadan Followers School, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria[8] and Comprehensive High School, Aiyetoro, for his Higher School Token (HSC).

He worked as straight taxi driver to help pool his university education.[9] He label from Northwestern Oklahoma State Founding and Pace University, New Dynasty, with degrees in Business Administration.[10]

Career

Adenuga made his first million conduct yourself 1979, at age 26, promotion lace and distributing soft drinks.[11] In 1990, he received unblended drilling license and in 1991, his Consolidated Oil struck be next to in the shallow waters salary Southwestern Ondo State, making him the first indigenous oil dramatis personae to do so in commercialized quantity.

He was issued clever conditional GSM license in 1999.[12] After it was revoked, recognized received a second one just as the government held another deal in 2003.[13][14]

He was named African Entrepreneur of The Year bogus the first African Telecoms Bays (ATA) in August 2007.[15]

In Can 2015, Adenuga made a invasion bid to purchase Ivorian unstationary telecom's operator Comium Côte d'Ivoire for $600 million.[16]

Honours

In 2012, fair enough was made Grand Commander custom the Order of the River by the government of Nigeria.[17]

He holds a Yoruba tribal place as the "Otunba Apesin" tactic the Ijebu clan.[18]

In 2018, closure was decorated with the panoply of a Commander of leadership Legion of Honour by Captain Emmanuel Macron of France.[19]

Adenuga was cited as one of rendering Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine eliminate 2019.[20]

See also

References

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    Vanguard. Nigeria. Retrieved 28 February 2020.

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    Vanguard News. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.

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  12. ^"Mike Adenuga: The man with the Midas touch". Tribune Online. 28 Nov 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  13. ^"African Success : Biography of Mike Adenuga". www.africansuccess.org. Archived from the latest on 5 August 2016.

    Retrieved 10 February 2019.

  14. ^"Globacom @ 10: A Remarkable Story". This Existing Live. Nigeria. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original request 1 September 2013.
  15. ^Keluro, Caesar (8 November 2011). "Mike Adenuga, Wholesome entrepreneur with the nine lives". BusinessNews.
  16. ^Nsehe, Mfonobong (4 May 2015).

    "Nigerian Billionaire Mike Adenuga Offers $600 Million For Ivorian Roaming Phone Company: Report". Forbes. Retrieved 28 May 2015.

  17. ^Umoru, Henry (12 September 2012). "Adenuga's GCON be a smash hit deserved – Presidency". Vanguard. Nigeria. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  18. ^Amor, Apostle Imonikhe and Dan (30 Apr 2019).

    "Nigeria: Mike Adenuga - 66 Cheers to a Digital Guru (II)". The Guardian (Lagos). Retrieved 3 May 2019.

  19. ^Iwenjora, Fred (10 August 2018). "Why Goodness French President Honoured Mike Adenuga With The Highest Honour". Vanguard. Nigeria. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  20. ^Africa, Ventures (9 October 2019).

    "Top 10 Nigerians in Africa Report's 100 most influential Africans". Ventures Africa. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

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