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List Of Nigerian Entrepreneurs
Notable Nigerian entrepreneurs, businesspeople of Nigerian nationality or with Nigerian citizenship. * M. K. O. Abiola * Mike Adenuga * Taiwo Afolabi * Ganiyu Akanbi Bello * Demola Aladekomo * Folorunsho Alakija * Mahmood Ahmadu * Tonye Briggs-Oniyide * Tonye Coleco-founder of Sahara Group * Aliko DangoteChairman, Dangote Group * Mr EaziSinger, songwriter, and entrepreneur * Francis Edo-Osagie * Godwin Maduka, Nigerian doctor, businessman, philanthropist and the founder of Las Vegas Pain Institute and Medical Center * Shafi Edu * Henry Fajemirokun * Samuel Fawehinmi * Cletus Ibeto * Michael Ibru * Linda Ikeji * Anastasios George Leventis * Dele MomoduCEO and Publisher, Ovation International * Ben Murray-BruceChairman and Founder, The Silverbird Group * Jason NjokuCEO, irokotv * Genevieve Nnaji * Mary Nzimiro (1898–1993), businesswoman, politician and women's activist * Sunny Obazu-Ojeagbase * Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu * Adeola Odutola * Stella Chinyelu Okoli * Festus Okoti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian People
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British journalist Flora Shaw, who later married Baron Frederick Lugard, a British colonial administrator. ''Nigeria'' is composed of various ethnic groups and cultures and the term Nigerian refers to a citizenship-based civic nationality. Nigerians derive from over 250 ethnic groups and languages.Toyin Falola. ''Culture and Customs of Nigeria''. Westport, Connecticut, USA: Greenwood Press, 2001. p. 4. Though there are multiple ethnic groups in Nigeria, economic factors result in significant mobility of Nigerians of multiple ethnic and religious backgrounds to reside in territories in Nigeria that are outside their ethnic or religious background, resulting in the mixing of the various ethnic and religious groups, especially in Nigeria's cities.Toyin Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Fawehinmi
Samuel Ibitayo Fawehinmi (1912–1998) was a pioneering Nigerian furniture magnate. The son of a trader, he was born in Ondo City. He attended Ondo Boys High School and the Yaba Higher College. He was originally interested in medicine, but the long wait for a pre-medical test, and his gift in wood and metal work changed his occupational direction. He learned civil engineering and became a staff of King's College, Lagos. In 1946, he decided to undergo further formal training in furniture, he traveled abroad and was educated at the Shoreditch Technical College. After returning to Nigeria, with the help of his father and a loan from the Colony In modern parlance, a colony is a territory subject to a form of foreign rule. Though dominated by the foreign colonizers, colonies remain separate from the administration of the original country of the colonizers, the ''metropole, metropolit ... Development Board, he opened some furniture factories in Lagos. He was noted as one of the earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunny Obazu-Ojeagbase
Sunny Obazu-Ojeagbase (31 December 1950 – 26 February 2022) was the first to publish sport news in Nigeria and he started publishing with Sports Souvenir weekly newspaper in 1984. He was a business coach, author, pastor and a publisher. He is the founder of Complete Communications Limited, a company that houses ''Complete Sports'' newspaper and he also started two other magazines, now defunct, ''Climax Magazine'' and ''International Soccer Review''. Early life and education Obazu-Ojeagbase was born to Edo State parents in Osogbo, a local government area in Osun State where he completed his basic education at St. James' Primary School, Osogbo in 1962. He proceeded to be enlisted into the Nigerian Army after working as a printer trainee. He also held a Diploma in Mass Communication from the University of Lagos. Career Obazu-Ojeagbase worked as a sports reporter for several media houses including ''Herald Newspaper'', ''Daily Times'', Concord Group of Newspapers and ''The Guard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Nzimiro
Mary Nzimiro, birthname Mary Nwametu Onumonu, MBE (1898–1993) was a pioneering Nigerian businesswoman, politician and women's activist. In 1948, she was appointed principal representative of the United Africa Company (UAC) for Eastern Nigeria, while maintaining textile and cosmetics retail outlets of her own in Port Harcourt, Aba and Owerri. By the early 1950s, she was among the richest individuals in West Africa, becoming a resident of the exclusive Bernard Carr Street in Port Harcourt. On the political front, she was a member of the influential National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons, becoming a member of its executive committee in 1957 and vice-president of the NCNC Estern Women's Association in 1962. During the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970), she organized Igbo women in support of the Biafrans. As a result she lost most of her property in Port Harcourt and returned to her native Oguta where she died in 1993. Early life Born on 16 October 1898 in Oguta, Imo State, Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genevieve Nnaji
Genevieve Nnaji (; born on 3 May 1979) is a Nigerian actress, producer, and director. She won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005, making her the first actor to win the award. In 2011, she was honoured as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic by the Nigerian government for her contributions to Nollywood. Her directorial debut movie, ''Lionheart'', is the first Netflix film from Nigeria and the first Nigerian submission for the Oscars. The movie was disqualified for having most of its dialogue in English. After having spent decades in the movie industry, she was profiled alongside some celebrities and business executives in 2020 in two new books by publisher and Editor in Chief of '' Yes International!'' magazine, Azuh Arinze. Early life Genevieve was born in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria, and grew up in Lagos. The fourth of eight children, she was raised in a middle-class family; her father worked as an engineer and her mother was a nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irokotv
irokotv is a web platform that provides paid-for Nigerian films on-demand. It is one of Africa's first mainstream online movie streaming websites, providing access to over 5,000 Nollywood film titles. irokotv is a part of iROKO Limited, which is one of Africa's entertainment companies. irokotv was launched on 1 December 2011. Its parent company, iROKO Partners, was founded by Jason Njoku and Bastian Gotter in December 2010, with its headquarters in London, United Kingdom. irokotv is one of the world's legal digital distributors of African movies. Whilst living in London, iroko's co-founder, Jason Njoku, realised how popular African movies had become. Despite a growing worldwide demand, there was no legal option to watch movies from his home country. He therefore decided to take matters into his own hands and negotiate licensing deals with local Nigerian producers. History The irokotv website was launched on 1 December 2011 by iROKO Partners, who are the licensors and distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Njoku
Jason Chukwuma Njoku (born 11 December 1980) is a British-Nigerian businessman. He is the co-founder and CEO of iROKOtv, a video-on-demand service for Nigerian movies. A self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur, iROKOtv was Njoku's 11th attempt at starting a business. He came up with the idea of launching a new distribution platform for Nollywood whilst living at home with his mum, aged 30, after a number of failed enterprises. Early life and education Jason was born and raised in Deptford, South East London, his mother raised him and his three sisters and brother by herself, whilst working a full-time job in the National Health Service. He attended school in London, then moved to a village in Nigeria from the age of 12 to 15. After he returned to the United Kingdom, he attended college to complete his A-Levels, before securing a place at The University of Manchester where he read Chemistry. He graduated in 2005 with a 2:1 and launched ''Brash Magazine'', a student publication w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silverbird Group
The Silverbird Group is a diversified multi-media company with holdings in Radio, Television, Real Estate, and Cinemas headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. The company was established in 1980 by Ben Murray-Bruce and counts Silverbird Cinemas and the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) and Mr Nigeria pageants amongst its holdings. Its businesses divisions are Silverbird Properties, Silverbird Film Distribution, Silverbird Communications, Silverbird Cinemas, Silverbird Production, and Dream Magic Studios. In November 2022, the company signed a $145 Million financing deal with the African Export-Import Bank to construct the Ben Murray-Bruce Studios and Film Academy (BMB Studios and Film Academy) in Eko Atlantic City, in what is reported to be West Africa's largest educational and film studio complex. History The origins of firm began in June 1980, when Benedict Murray-Bruce, son of a former UAC executive, secured funds from his family to start a music promotion enterprise. The bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Murray-Bruce
Benedict Murray-Bruce (born 18 February 1956) is a Nigerian business magnate and politician. He is the founder of Silverbird Group. A member of the People's Democratic Party, he was elected to the Senate of Nigeria in March 2015 where he represented the Bayelsa East Senatorial District, in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Early life and education Ben Murray-Bruce was born in Lagos, to mixed race Ijaw parents Mullighan and Margaret Murray-Bruce who both hail from Akassa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. His surname is of Scottish origin. He attended Our Lady of Apostles, Yaba, Lagos, where he completed his primary education and St Gregory College, Obalende where he obtained the West African School Certificate before he proceeded to the University of South Carolina in the United States, where he received a bachelor's degree in Marketing in 1979. Personal life Ben Murray-Bruce was married to Evelyn Murray-Bruce for 41 years. On March 20, 2021, he announced her passing after her battles wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ovation International
Chief Dele Momodu (born Ayòbámidélé Àbáyòmí Ojútelégàn Àjàní Momodu; 16 May 1960) is a Nigerian journalist/publisher, businessman, and motivational speaker. He is the CEO and publisher of ''Ovation International'', a magazine that has given publicity to people from all over the world, mainly in Africa. In 2015, he officially launched Ovation TV and subsequently launched an online newspaper called The Boss Newspapers. Momodu has received hundreds of awards and honors for his work in the world of business, politics, literature, the music industry and the fashion industry. He writes a weekly column called "Pendulum", published every Saturday on the back page of ''Thisday'' newspaper. The articles are praised for highlighting issues in Nigeria, as well as discussing popular topics, current events and notable people, often in a polemic/critical style. , meaning 'my joy has followed me home', is the last of three siblings. He lost his father at the age of 13, thereafter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dele Momodu
Chief Dele Momodu (born Ayòbámidélé Àbáyòmí Ojútelégàn Àjàní Momodu; 16 May 1960) is a Nigerian journalist/publisher, businessman, and motivational speaker. He is the CEO and publisher of ''Ovation International'', a magazine that has given publicity to people from all over the world, mainly in Africa. In 2015, he officially launched Ovation TV and subsequently launched an online newspaper called The Boss Newspapers. Momodu has received hundreds of awards and honors for his work in the world of business, politics, literature, the music industry and the fashion industry. He writes a weekly column called "Pendulum", published every Saturday on the back page of ''Thisday'' newspaper. The articles are praised for highlighting issues in Nigeria, as well as discussing popular topics, current events and notable people, often in a polemic/critical style. , meaning 'my joy has followed me home', is the last of three siblings. He lost his father at the age of 13, thereafter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasios George Leventis
Anastasios George Leventis ( el, Αναστάσιος Γ. Λεβέντης; December 1902 – October 25, 1978) was a Greek Cypriot businessman who founded a major merchandise trading firm, A.G. Leventis (Nigeria) Plc, in West Africa. A dominant figure in the economy of many West African countries and especially Nigeria, he was awarded the title of Babalaje of Egbaland by Alake Ladapo Ademola. The Egba Scholarship Scheme popularly known as "A.G. Leventis (Egba) Scholarship Scheme" which award study funds to both undergraduate and postgraduate students of Abeokuta and Egbaland, in general, was coined after his name and it still exists till date. His daughter Fotini married politician Tassos Papadopoulos, who eventually became President of Cyprus. Early life Leventis was born in the village of Lemythou, Limassol District, in the Troodos Mountains. His father was a minister of the Greek Orthodox Church and was also a schoolmaster. Leventis attended Mitsis Commercial School. At the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
