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