He has leveraged Thought leadership to gain global recognition
With his TEF, he has built the most robust philanthropic platform on the continent
In the class of Bank MDs that was first affected by the Tenor limit policy, he has built the most rounded global personality of them all.
He got the most votes on the Maddtimes Power list. A list that was curated by 50 of the most prominent and cerebral Nigerians including Prof Koyinsola Ajayi SAN amongst others
With his wife, he also made the Time 100 list of influential people
He was also co founder of BGL one of Nigeria’s biggest Investment banking groups at some point.
He is Chairman of Seplat
He is building the largest pediatric Hospital in Africa
When he aquired UBA, his STB was considerably smaller on size and it was thought as one of the landmark investment banking transactions at the time
Finally, he is my friend.
Come and beat me
Duke of Shomolu
Last modified: June 26, 2026
