Jubril Adewale Tinubu ( CON) (born 26 June 1967) is a Nigerian business executive and lawyer, who is the group chief executive of Oando PLC. He began his career in 1990 as an attorney, specialising in corporate and petroleum law assignments. In 1994, he co-founded Ocean & Oil Group and guided its strategic development from an oil trading and shipping company.

Education

Tinubu had his primary education in Lagos state and later obtained the

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in 1983 from the

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. He studied law at the

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and obtained a

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degree from the

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. He returned to Nigeria at 22 to attend the

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in order to qualify to practice and was called to the Nigerian bar in 1990.

Career

Tinubu began his career with his family law firm, K. O. Tinubu and Co, where he specialised in corporate and petroleum law. In 1994, he co-founded Ocean and Oil Limited, an oil company located in Nigeria.

Awards and nominations

* Conferred with the honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger ( CON) in 2022 by the Federal Government of Nigeria under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. * "The King of African Oil" by ''

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'' magazine * One of the Top Ten CEOs in the world by ASKMEN * Young global leader by the

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(January 2007) * "African Business Leader of the Year" by Africa Investor (2011) * "Leadership" Business Person of the Year 2014 * "Africa Executive of the Year" by Oil Council (2015) * "Entrepreneur of the Year" West Africa by

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(2015)

Personal life

Adewale Tinubu is the nephew of Chief

Bola Tinubu Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu (born 29 March 1952) is a Nigerian accountant and politician who served as the Governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007 and Senator for Lagos West during the brief Third Republic. In June 2022, he was chosen as the A ...

, a Nigerian politician and former governor of

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, and the national leader of the

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References

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