Oskar Eyovbirere Ibru (born 1958) is a Nigerian billionaire businessman and investor who currently serves as the chairman and CEO of the

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Early life and education

Oskar Ibru is the eldest son of Michael Ibru, founder of the

. He attended

Igbobi College Igbobi College is a college established by the Methodist and Anglican Churches in 1932, in the Yaba suburb of Lagos, Lagos State, South-western Nigeria. It is still on its original site and most of the original buildings are intact. It is one ...

for his secondary education before proceeding to

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for his first degree and later

Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University (CAU or Clark Atlanta) is a private, Methodist, historically black research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Clark Atlanta is the first Historically Black College or University (HBCU) in the Southern United States. Founde ...

graduate school of business for his master's degree.

Career

Ibru returned to the country in 1983 and joined

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as a management trainee and then Emsee Shipping Lines Limited in the position of research and development manager. He rose to the position of General manager and became managing director of the company in 1992. He heads most of the companies under the

where he participates in the decision-making process in areas such as shipping, fishing, oil & gas, port operations and real estate Oskar Ibru is the Chairman of the Dream Child foundation. The Dream Child Foundation is an NGO which aims to use the culture of music to empower and support the African child in partnership with the

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and

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Ibru was also president of the governing council of the Nigerian Chamber of Shipping.

Personal life

Oskar Ibru is married to Chief Wanda Ibru, curator of the Ijebu national museum and owner of the pathways botanical gardens. They have three children: Makashe Ibru-Awogboro, Chris Ibru and Nenesi Ibru-Okeke Ibru was the first African Commodore of the Apapa Boat Club, and was the 2006 Maritime Personality of the year. Olorogun Oskar Ibru is the Otunba Boyejo of

Ijebu Kingdom Ijebu (also known as Jebu or Geebu) is a Yoruba people, Yoruba kingdom in Nigeria. It was formed around the fifteenth century. According to legend, its ruling dynasty was founded by Obanta whose personal name was Ogborogan of Ile-Ife. Its con ...

He was conferred an honorary

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Igbinedion University Igbinedion University, Okada (IUO) is a privately owned university in Nigeria (West Africa). It was founded and established on 10 May 1999, following the Certificate of approval by the Federal Government of Nigeria with the Certificate No. 001. ...

in 2017.

References

Living people 1958 births Nigerian businesspeople Skidmore College alumni Atlanta University alumni {{Nigeria-business-bio-stub