10 Things you should know about Mike Adenuga

Mike Adenuga is widely know as the founder of Globacom. Here are 10 Things you should know about Mike Adenuga.

1. Chief Michael Adeniyi Agbolade Ishola Adenuga Jr was born on 29 April 1953.
2. He is a Nigerian billionaire businessman, and the third richest person in Africa.
3.  His company Globacom is Nigeria’s second-largest telecom operator, which has a presence in Ghana and Benin.
4. He owns stakes in the Equitorial Trust Bank and the oil exploration firm Conoil. 
5. Forbes has estimated his net worth at $5.7 billion.
6. His father, the Oloye Michael Agbolade Adenuga Sr, was a school teacher while his mother, Omoba Juliana Oyindamola Adenuga was a businesswoman of royal Ijebu descent.
7. He received his secondary school education at Ibadan Grammar School, Ibadan, and Comprehensive High School.
8. He worked as a taxi driver to help fund his university education. 
9. He graduated from Northwestern Oklahoma State University and Pace University, New York, with degrees in Business Administration.
10. He made his first million in 1979, at age 26 through selling lace and distributing soft drinks.