But this year, the drum beats of celebration began to reverberate early. In the second week of March, a clear one month before his birthday, the universe conspired to give the man affectionately referred to as The Bull an early birthday present.
The Mike Adenuga brand and the allure of savvy exclusivity – Toni Kan
News of Mike Adenuga’s re-emergence as the second richest man in Nigeria got many Nigerians excited on Friday 12th January, 2024. Forbes re-evaluation of his net worth put it at $7.4bn as of January 11th 2024. The news has led…
How phenomenal Mike Adenuga ended 2023 spectacularly — Magnus Onyibe
In the midst of December 2023, the streets of Banana Island, housing some of Nigeria’s most distinguished and affluent individuals, experienced a sudden transformation. This exclusive neighborhood is notably home to the generous and esteemed figure, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jnr,…
French President Macron celebrates Mike Adenuga at 70
French President Emmanuel Macron has facilitated with the chairman of Globacom Mike Adenuga on his 70th birthday. In an April 27 letter, Macron thanked Adenuga for his “tremendous contribution” to strengthening the relationship between France and Nigeria in several aspects.…
Buhari felicitates with Chief Mike Adenuga on 69th birthday
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent warm greetings to businessman and philanthropist, Chief Michael Adeniyi Adenuga Jr, on his 69th birthday, April 28, 2022, joining family and friends to celebrate with the renowned investor. According to a statement by Special Adviser…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie reads from “Notes on Grief” in Lagos
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie held a book reading session for her new book, Notes on Grief Saturday, January 15 at Alliance Française, Mike Adenuga Centre in Lagos in an event she organised in conjunction with her publishers, Narrative Landscape Press Limited.…
Decoding Mike Adenuga: Africa’s most private billionaire – Toni Kan
For Christmas, I was gifted a copy of rapper and business mogul, Jay Z’s (auto) biographical musings, Decoded, which he co-authored with Dream Hampton. One of the most successful rappers ever, Jay Z is so notoriously media shy that his…
At 58, Peter Obi is still the main man next door – Esin Suji
One of the saddest and indeed alarming commentaries about the management of public affairs in Nigeria is the recurring decimal of failed leadership since the formal attainment of political independence in 1960. While the country has had all manner of…
Jim Ovia: Putting the shine on Africa’s rise -Magnus Onyibe
When Emmanuel Macron , President of France, Theresa May, prime minister of the United Kingdom,UK and Angela Merkel, president of Germany recently embarked on state visits to major African countries back-to-back, it was a clear testament to the fact that…
Mike Adenuga: How to rule your world
Mike Adenuga struck oil when he ventured into oil and gas with the founding in 1990 of Consolidated Oil Plc, popular as ConOil, an oil dredging and marketing company. ConOil went on to become the first indigenous company to discover…