Proven to be exceptional in the real estate industry, there are leading CEOs whose companies are known for delivering excellent and high-quality services to their clients across Nigeria. This fact reveals that in the real estate business in Nigeria, there are certain outstanding personalities who among the many people sighted in that noble sector, have distinguished themselves and remain gallant regardless of the inconstant policies and politics in Nigeria.
Still, in the euphoria of Nigeria’s 61st independence anniversary, it’s pertinent to acknowledge distinguished personalities/CEOs in the Nigerian real estate sector who have been carefully discovered for still being active contributors and delivering not less than 250 housing units across the country. Some of those who also made the list are people in government and advisory experts who have contributed impeccably to the housing sector.
In this report, we bring to you, the leading CEOs in the real estate sector over the years. These personalities are the Who is Who in the nation’s housing industry.
Listed in no particular order, these CEOs have demonstrated the indomitable Nigerian spirit that has enabled them to think, organize teams, innovate, and build homes, estates, complexes, offices, malls, and other important infrastructure in the country, for the benefit of millions of Nigerians.
Dr. Adeyinka Bibilari
Dr. Adeyinka Bibilari is another giant performer in the Nigeria real sector; an astute entrepreneur, seasoned administrator, and Project Consultant. He holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Lagos and University of Nigeria, Nsukka, respectively. He also bagged a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the American University of London. Dr. Bibilari has been a key player in Nigeria’s construction industry for the past 25 years.
Specifically, he pioneered the construction and development of the prestigious Abuja Model City, Gwarinpa II, comprising 351 ultra-modern housing units. Valued at over N7 billion, the Abuja Model City Project, which was built for the middle and high-income earners under the Public-Private Partnership Program (PPP) of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), has received accolades both nationally and internationally. Dr. Bibilari is also the brain behind the construction of the ultra-modern “Abuja Sun City” Galadimawa, Abuja. The sprawling state-of-the-art estate valued at over N30 billion is for mixed-income earners.
In addition to serving as the current Chairman of Infinity Trust Mortgage Bank Plc, Dr. Bibilari is also the Chairman of Adkan Services Nigeria Limited; Zuma Paints and Chemical Company Limited; Crest Aluminum (Nig.) Limited; Regal Telecommunications (Nig.) Limited. and Royal Mills and Foods Limited.
Femi Adewole
Femi Adewole is the MD/CEO of Family Homes Funds – an initiative of the Federal Government aimed at facilitating affordable housing delivery by entering into specific partnerships with supportive state governments, developers, and international partners/agencies that can provide technical support and financing for project implementation.
Femi Adewole is a real estate and housing professional with over 25 years of experience leading housing initiatives across Sub-Saharan Africa and the United Kingdom. Until his appointment, he was managing director of Shelter Afrique, the Nairobi- based pan-African housing finance company.
Through strategic partnerships with various players in the sector and some of the world’s main Development Finance Institutions, Family Homes Funds under his leadership has an ambitious commitment to facilitate and supply 500,000 homes and 1.5million jobs for the low-income earners by 2023. So far, the fund has been able to deliver mass housing for low-income earners in the six geopolitical zones and in states like Nasarawa, Borno, Kaduna, Ogun, Delta, and many more. The Fund is currently spearheading the federal government Social Housing Program to reduce the impact of covid-19 in Nigeria through the provision of over 300,000 houses and jobs.
Ahmed Dangiwa
Ahmed Dangiwa is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN). Architect Ahmed Musa Dangiwa is a consummate and resilient architect with over 30 years of Real Estate, Infrastructure Development, Banking, and Management experience spanning private and public practices as well as in academia.
Prior to his appointment as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, Arc. Dangiwa held sway as the Managing Partner of AM Design Consults since 1996, an architectural and Real estate development consultancy firm and Jarlo international Nig. Ltd, a Construction Company, where he supervised the delivery of several outstanding projects in diverse areas and sectors across the country. He also worked in a reputable architectural firm on graduation: TRIAD Associates, Kaduna where he developed his professional career in Designs and Project Management from Pupil to Principal to Senior Architect and Associate Partner.
Arc. Dangiwa excelled as a mortgage finance practitioner, rising through the ranks in Sahel Mortgage Finance Limited from a Property Manager to Head of Credit Control to becoming the Manager, Mortgage Banking Division. In this capacity, he was involved in the design and delivery of a wide variety of mortgage products and real estate projects, especially social mass housing. Mr. Dangiwa is a professional architect, a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (FNIA), a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Executives of Nigeria (FICEN), and an Associate Member of the American Institute of Architects (AAIA) among others. He holds an MSc. (Arc) and MBA both from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in addition to a Bachelor’s Honours degree in Architecture from the same University. He is an alumnus of the prestigious Wharton University Pennsylvania and has attended numerous training courses (Local and International) on Housing Finance, Computer Aided Designs, Design and Build Workshops and Project Management, as well as several other professional and leadership training programmes.
Hakeem Ogunniran
Hakeem Ogunniran is the MD/CEO of Eximia Realty, Abuja. He is the former Managing Director of UACN Property Development Company Plc. He also served as Divisional Managing Director of MDS Logistics, a Division of UAC of Nigeria Plc. He served as Manager, Legal Services of UACN Plc. From 1998 to March 2000, he served as Western Area Manager, Marketing Manager, GBO/MDS Division of UACN, and Acting Managing Director of UPDC at various times. He was a Director of UACN Property Development Company Plc until 2018. Mr. Ogunniran attended various training programmes including the General Management Programme of Ashridge Management College, U.K (2000) and the Strategic Leadership Programme of Cranfield University, UK.
He served as President and Chairman of the Council of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria. Mr. Ogunniran holds LL.B, Masters of Law (LL.M), and MBA degrees from the University of Lagos and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1985. In June 2020, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, appointed Hakeem Ogunniran as chairman of the Board of Directors of Lagos Investment Co Plc (LBIC).
He is a frequent speaker at international conferences including the Annual African Property Investment Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, and the African Real Estate Society Conference. He was the Lead Speaker for Africa at the 1st International Conference on Corporate Governance in Shanghai in May 2010. He also speaks at the annual Abuja International Housing Show (AIHS). He is a recipient of many awards including the Federal Government’s Scholarship for High Academic Standing (1981 – 1984), Fulbright Scholarship to Yale School USA (1991/1992), and many more.
Kehinde Ogundimu
Mr. Kehinde Ogundimu is Managing Director of Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company Plc and has been its Executive Director since November 26, 2015. Mr. Ogundimu is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of work experience in financial services (secondary mortgage and diversified banking), energy, and public accounting. He started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers and subsequently worked in various capacities at Texaco Overseas (now Chevron Nig. Ltd) in Nigeria and in the Washington DC region at Pepco Energy Services, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and finally at Capital One Bank, where he was the Head of Debt, Derivatives, and Securitization before joining NMRC.
Mr. Ogundimu is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA), a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CPA), a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder. He has attended several executive management programs in leading educational institutions including Harvard Business School and Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa. Mr. Ogundimu holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng Honors) degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Ibadan and obtained an MBA from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.
Under his leadership, NMRC won the Housing Market Information Data Recognition Award at the 2019 Nigeria Housing Awards.
Ugochukwu Chime
Reverend (Surv) Ugochukwu Obiora CHIME, Surveyor, Real Estate Developer, Physical Development Consultant, etc, is the immediate past National President of Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), and President of Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (ECCIMA). He is a notable FMBN consultant in Real Estate Development with many successful developments across the country to his credit.
He had 15 years of working experience with the Anambra/Enugu States Government in the Ministry of Lands, Survey, and Urban Development (May 1980 – June 1995).
He started serving as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of COPEN GROUP OF COMPANIES from June 1995 till date. He served as Chairman, Board of Directors, Enugu State Housing Development Corporation (2003 – 2007). He is also the Chairman, Bethel Microfinance Bank Ltd and sits on the Board of many other companies.
Chief Fabian Nwaora
He was born in 1960 in Osumenyi, Nnewi South LGA of Anambra State of Nigeria to the family of Late Chief Ejefobinyi and Madam Louisa Uzoejeaga Nwaora. The quest to diversify and expand his business empire made him relocate his headquarters to FCT in 1992 and thereby became one of the few investors that believed early in the master plan of Abuja. Today he has successfully built a chain of companies with business interests that span across the economic spectrum of Nigeria.
Chief Nwaora is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nwaora Group of Companies; Syndicate Construction and Commercial Co. Ltd.; EFAB Properties Ltd. (This company has built over 5,000 housing units under the mass housing project initiated by the government of Olusegun Obasanjo.); Queen Construction and Commercial Co. Ltd.; Fechton and Sons International Ltd.; Top Rank Hotels Ltd, a 3-star hotel with branches in Abuja, Enugu, and Onitsha; First Generation Mortgage Bank (This mortgage institution has successfully secured National Housing Fund loans for over 2,241 Nigerians).
Because of his spirit of philanthropy, Chief Nwaora is wholly committed to the Chikeluba Educational Scholarship Foundation and many community development projects such as the provision of electricity, water, and roads and have bagged several honours and awards from corporate, government, and non-government organizations, traditional and educational institutions such as Nigerian American Chamber of Commerce; Police Community Relations, Abuja; Ohaneze Students Association; Igbo Community, FCT; The Nothern Federation of Osumenyi Town Assembly; Family care Association; Image Community System/Nigeria Television Authority; Chieftaincy titles from over 10 traditional rulers; Pillar African Peace Foundation 2009
His achievements particularly in the area of housing development, earned him the National Honour of “Member of the Order of the Niger, MON” award in 2008 by late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. Chief Fabian Nwaora, the Chikeluba of Osumenyi, and Aku Chinyere of Abagana are happily married to Lolo Evelyn Nwaora and they are blessed with 5 children.
Paul Onwunaibe
CEO of Landmark Africa, Paul Onwuanibe began his career in the ‘built environment’ with a formal education in Architecture, Property Development and Construction Management, together with an MBA from the London Business School. Paul has over 20 years of professional experience in the design and execution of projects in Africa, USA, and Europe. He served as Development Director with Beacon Housing, in the UK.
Paul was the Executive with responsibility for the Property and Logistics team of Regus Plc during its rapid expansion years, which oversaw the opening of 190 business centers globally. He is now running Landmark Group – the company which he founded in 1997 and now successfully operates from offices across five continents.
Through his strong leadership, Landmark Africa is now a leading real estate and property development company with a real estate portfolio of over 130,000sqm of mixed-use office, leisure, and residential space for multinational and domestic companies in Nigeria. Since opening its doors in 1997, Landmark Africa has provided serviced offices, real estate development, bespoke market research, and advisory services to over 5000 organizations including a vast network of blue-chip companies.
Jide Odusolu
Jide Odusolu is the Chief Executive Officer, Octo5 Holdings Limited; immediate past managing director, Ogun State Property Investment Corporation (OPIC), former special adviser to the immediate past governor of Ogun State on property & investments; founder of Legacy Holdings Group (now known as Octo5 Holdings; ex-staff and head, legal/contracts section, Operations department of Texaco Overseas (now a part of Chevron).
He is a Commercial Real Estate guru with previous working experience at Legacy Holdings Limited; Texaco Overseas Petroleum Unlimited and Ecobank. Odusolu is an innovative entrepreneur with a strong creative flair, analytical drive, and passionate focus on the evolution of successful indigenous enterprises. He is an Alumni of Lagos Business School, Alumni of Cranfield School of Management, and Alumni of the Nigerian Law School, Alumni of Obafemi Awolowo University.
He worked as a Pupil Solicitor at BABALAKIN & CO, Assistant Legal Officer at Ecobank Nigeria Plc and became an Acting Contracts Manager at Texaco Overseas Petroleum Company Unlimited and he was promoted to Senior Legal Officer. He founded Legacy Realities Limited and Legacy Holdings Limited in 2001 & 2003 respectively and acted as Chief Executive Officer and Project Coordinator until his appointment as Special Adviser to Ogun State Governor and MD of OPIC.
Ali Mohammed Magashi
Ali Mohammed Magashi is a graduate of Aeronautical Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, from the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria. An Avionics Engineer, a Flight Engineer, and a former Instructor and National Examiner on the Boeing-727 aircraft. He has attended executive programs in Corporate Strategy and Strategic Finance at Harvard Business School, International Housing Finance at Wharton School, and Fannie Mae Institute, in the United States of America.
He held the position of Deputy President of the Mortgage Banking Association of Nigeria (MBAN) and created the largest pool of perfected NHF mortgages ever in Nigeria. While at Jigawa Savings and Loans Limited he successfully turned around the moribund and obscure outfit into a national household name in Mortgage Banking. He was also in many State and Federal Government Committees on Land Reforms and Housing Finance.
He was a consultant to the World Bank on Housing Finance, Land Reforms, and Urban Renewal, and Doing Business in Nigeria (DBN), and was the coordinator for the Nigeria Vision 20:2020 National Technical Working Group on Housing, and later selected to serve on the 27 man Central Working Committee that produced the final blueprint for Nigeria. He was previously the Aviation Consultant and Advisor to the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) and currently Nigerian Ambassador to Korea.
Sa’Adiya Aminu
Sa’Adiya Aliyu Aminu is CEO of Urban Shelter Limited. Sa’adiya has had a varied career in a number of roles, bringing her characteristic drive and interpersonal skills to every position she has occupied. Prior to starting work, she received a BSc in Economics from Brunel University, following that up with an MSc in Finance and development from the School of African Studies (SOAS) in London.
After completing her education, she joined the Debt Management Office as a technical assistant to the Director-General. In addition to her responsibilities organizing and drafting documents, presentations, and conferences for the Director-General’s office, she played a key role in a number of policy objectives. She brought her experience and nous to bear on policy dialogues concerning debt reduction strategy with the Paris and London clubs. She helped draft the “fiscal responsibility” bill, which was passed into law. She also contributed to the National Borrowing Guidelines, interfacing with key parties to deliver a rounded policy.
In 2009, Sa’adiya joined Urban Shelter Limited as a Senior Manager to the Chairman’s office. In a role requiring a deft hand and a steady touch, she streamlined the operations of the Chairman’s office, increasing efficiency and productivity. Her success in this role led to her promotion as Chief Operating Officer, where she aims to leverage her organizational talents to move the company forward. In this new position, Sa’adiya has outlined a bold new corporate strategy that seeks to address imbalances in the housing market and better position Urban Shelter’s capacity to take a leadership role within it. Her ambition for Urban Shelter includes affordable housing – for which she has a particular passion – and she seeks to provide innovative means for the delivery and payment of these structures.
Sa’adiya is a board director in a number of companies including Shelter Suites & Hotels Ltd and Urban Shelter Infrastructure Ltd. She is passionate about gender equality and lends her voice to some NGOs as part of her civic duties.
Adebola Sheidu
Mr. Adebola Sheidu, Chairman/CEO, Brains & Hammers Ltd, heads a company that designs and builds high-end residential and commercial buildings. The business focuses on infrastructures, facility management, luxury housing, affordable housing and hotels. He is on the driving seat of one of the most advancing real estate companies in Nigeria.
Sheidu has an ultimate goal for his firm and that is to ensure that each customer gets the best housing solution and is satisfied with what he gets for his money. This has taken the housing delivery business in Nigeria to a new level that has ushered in a great deal of confidence and integrity. He is one of the main drivers of a massive transformation that has happened and still happening in the real estate industry. Property demands keep going the way of modernity and high-tech and Sheidu has positioned himself to deliver dream houses and properties to Nigerians. His focus is to provide innovative buildings of world-class standards. He balances this with the factor of affordability of different housing options for Nigerians. His company has developed mega building projects in Abuja, Kano, and Lagos. Some of the projects include Apo 1 to 5, 700 housing units at Galadimawa Games Village, 83 housing units at Gwarimpa.
Sheidu has positioned Brains and Hammers as a leading real estate and infrastructure development company. The ability to churn out high-value housing developments with unprecedented speed sets him on a high pedestal of bridging the housing gap in Nigeria.
Umar Abdullahi
The Cosgrove founder, Umar comes with over 19 years of varied experience in Real Estate Development, Investment, and Financial Services. Notably, Umar served as the pioneer Managing Director of Brains & Hammers Ltd. for 8 years.
He directed the foundations for the company’s success; and spearheaded the conceptualization, development, construction, and management of a myriad of housing estates and gated communities. He is especially adept at managing complex projects and diverse teams. Most recently, under his leadership, Kano Economic City (a N167 billion Joint Venture project between Brains & Hammers and the Kano State Government) was completed.
Umar is a graduate of Bayero University, Kano, and an alumnus of Cranfield University, UK, and attends the Harvard Business School Executive Programs. His next ambition is to build the tallest waterfront building in Abuja to which he is already processing necessary governmental approvals. His company builds smart estates that leverage artificial intelligence (AI) in line with modern infrastructures in the advanced world. This is what stands Cosgrove out in the crowd of real estate developers in Nigeria today.
Oludare Bello
Mr. Bello is a consummate professional with over 30 years of cognate experience in the Nigerian housing, construction, and real estate industry. He is the Principal Partner, Bello & Co., a leading Estate Surveyors & Valuers firm in Abuja, Nigeria. A Fellow of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors & Valuers, Mr. Bello is a Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He is also the MD/CEO of Citec International Estates Limited; a property development company that has delivered over 2000 housing units in Nigeria.
An Alumnus of the College of Estate Management (now the University of Estate Management, Reading, England), he had his early professional training and working experience in some of the foremost practice firms in Nigeria These include Adebiyi, Sonaike & Co; Femi Asiwaju & Co and Daniyan & Associates where he later became an Associate Partner in 1989. In 1992, Mr. Bello enrolled at the University of Abuja for an LLB programme. He graduated with LL.B (Hons) in 1998 and subsequently, a BL from the Nigerian Law School in 2003. In 1991, Mr. Bello set up his own practice – Bello & Co, a Real Estate Consultancy Firm, under the auspices of the Estate Surveyors and Valuers Registration Board of Nigeria. He was at various times a Member of the National Executive Council and Chairman of Abuja Chapter of Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors & Valuers, Chairman Inter-Governmental Relations, Chairman of the Legal Committee, etc.
He is presently the Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director of Citec International Estates Limited, an estate developing firm of repute with headquarters in Abuja. Citec has been involved in the development of over 2000 mass houses in Abuja. The company has also successfully completed projects for the European Union in South-South Nigeria and Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin. Mr. Bello is well traveled and has attended many professional conferences in several countries of the world. He is an avid golfer and a past Captain of the IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja, and the Ekiti Golf Club. Mr. Bello, a devout Christian is married and blessed with children.
Dr. Aliyu Wammako
Alhaji Dr. Aliyu Oroji Wamakko is a retired customs officer who is now into real estate development; an educationist and also a security expert. He is a traditional title holder (Chiroma of Wamakko). He is currently the Chief Executive Officer, JEDO Mass Housing Estate with about 700 houses, and the President of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN). A graduate of the prestigious University of Lagos, Alhaji Aliyu also holds Higher National Diplomas in Accounting, and Co-operative from the Polytechnic of Sokoto state. He also has a Diploma in Data Processing. A member of the Chartered Institute of Administration. He is directly involved in numerous capital raising and financial advisory activities and oversees one of the fastest-growing investment management businesses in the Nigerian industry.
Alhaji Aliyu is especially formidable in deal origination, structuring and execution and is vastly experienced in corporate restructuring/repositioning, having been involved in a number of significant transactions in the financial services and real sectors of the Nigerian economy. He is a philanthropist and a mentor, making a positive impact in the lives of so many Nigerians. As the CEO of Jedo, he has successfully developed estates in Kano, Kuje, Suleja, and other places. They have over 100 houses in each of these places. Through his leadership, they are in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, the Family Homes Fund, and a lot of government agencies that deal with housing to bridge Nigeria’s housing deficit through significant interventions and projects.
He conceptualized the innovative JEDO Mega City with very flexible plans and marketing strategies. They have a vast land of about 100 hectares, and it is open for development at an affordable rate to mostly the ordinary income earners, who are contributors to the National Housing Fund. The project hopes to create at least 1500 jobs from inception to completion.
Prince Seyi Lufadeju
Prince Oluseyi Lufadeju is a former Managing Director of the pan-African finance institution – Shelter Afrique, and Chairman, Board of Trustees, Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN). Born into the Obara section of Balagbayo ruling house of Ijesa land, Prince Seyi Lufadeju had his early education in Ilesa, Igbajo, and Benin City, where he completed his Secondary Education. He attended the prestigious University of Ife (Great Ife) where he bagged a Bachelor’s Degree. He proceeded to the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, the USA on a fellowship where he had his Masters in Urban and Regional Planning. He had his Course work at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and came back to Nigeria to join the civil service in 1973. In 1974, he became a member of the Defunct Nigeria Building Society till 1977. He also worked as a member of the Federal Housing Authority (1977-1979), and simultaneously a member of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria from 1977-1980.
After a while, he became the National Chairman, International Year of Shelter for the Homeless Nigeria chapter. From being a board member of Shelter-Afrique, he was appointed Managing Director/CEO, Shelter Afrique, Nairobi- Kenya in 1986-1996. He is the Managing Director/CEO of Shelter Initiatives Limited Abuja from 1997 till date, and has also been the chairman of FCT Urban & Regional Planning Tribunal, Abuja since 2014. Lufadeju was one of the pioneer Town planners who formed the nucleus of the urban and Regional Planning Division of the newly created Ministry of Housing Urban Development And Environment in 1977.
As a Director of the defunct Nigeria Building Society and later the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria and Federal Housing Authority, he also participated effectively in formulating policies and strategies for low-income Housing finance and development in Nigeria. In 1994 National Honour as Commandeue de l’ Order National du Lion, in Senegal. He later became president at Lagos Lawn Tennis club from 2001-2004. And also a member of IBB Golf and Country Club Abuja. At the 2019 AIHS, he was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by Nigeria Housing Awards.
Professor Charles Inyangete
Professor Charles Inyangete is the immediate past Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NMRC and current Chairman, Innovative Risk and Investment Solutions. He is a seasoned Financial Services practitioner with over 20 years of proven extensive international expertise and experience in Banking & Finance, Capital Markets development, Financial/Economic Reforms, Financial Innovation, Risk Management Strategies, International Corporate Finance, Investment Banking, Portfolio Management, Privatization & Corporate Restructuring. He served from 2001 to 2008 as an Independent Non- Executive Director & Chairman of the Strategy & Risk Management Committee of the Board of Exim Bank and Member of the Working Group for the development of Tanzania‘s Mortgage Refinance Facility. He has served as an external examiner including for Higher Doctorate & Doctorate Degrees and for Professorial Appointments with various Universities in Europe and East Africa. He also has extensive experience in financial management in the education and public sector and lectured at universities in three continents – Europe, Africa, and North America (USA).
He has led professional teams on major national and international strategic advisory mandates and transactions over a wide range of issues in banking, capital markets, and financial sector reforms, and has provided professional services to domestic, regional, and international institutions including private and public sector corporate entities, Central Banks, Government departments and numerous projects funded by International Agencies. He was the Financial Expert monitoring the Management Support Services Contract part of the power sector reforms of Tanzania Electricity Supply Company (TANESCO) from 2004 to 2010. In 2003, Professor Inyangete developed regional benchmarks and a framework for Sovereign Asset and Liability Management for the ten-member Eastern and Southern African States of the Macro Economic & Financial Management Institute (MEFMI). He was also a panel member for developing a national housing and mortgage finance policy for Tanzania and the Chair of the Technical Working Group for the National Mortgage Finance Initiative of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) which developed a framework for mortgage finance in Tanzania.
Professor Inyangete holds a Ph.D. in Finance (1991) for the study of risks, returns, market-making, and the structure of the UK Securities market post “Big Bang” from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom. He also holds an M.Sc. in Financial Studies from University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK (1986); Association of International Accountants, Professional Module E, UK (1984), and a Higher Certificate in Accounting from Derbyshire College, UK (1982). He obtained a Certificate in Accountancy from Worcester College/Lanchester Polytechnic, UK (1978), an Institute of Accounting Staff Qualifying Certificate, UK (1979), and Association of International Accountants, Foundation, UK (1981).
Bamidele Onalaja
Bamidele Onalaja, CEO RevolutionPlus Property, holds his first degree in Economics and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA, Marketing) from the Lagos State University (LASU). He proceeded to the University of Lagos (UNILAG) where he had his advanced Diploma in Project management and became a member of the project management institute (PMI) in the United States of America. In 2004 He joined Agbara Estates Ltd as the marketing manager to pioneer the sale of the “Vivas Home Project” within the estate and other phases of development which recorded monumental success.
Thereafter He joined Refuge Home Savings and Loan Ltd (Mortgage Bankers) as the head of projects and business development, where he pioneered the department and guided the bank into acquiring several landed properties such as the “BEAUFORT ROYALE ESTATE”, an estate of over 170 acres of land, part of which was Refuge Estate development of 2 bedrooms, 3 bedrooms and 4 bedroom semi detached duplexes in the Mowe area of Ogun state also RHEMA ESTATE Ibafo comprising of various development built on about 75 acres of land and the NEXT LEVEL SHOPPING COMPLEX Akowonjo in Lagos which created mortgage opportunities for the bank as the banks customers were able to acquire the various properties.
Bamidele Onalaja later joined Safetrust Mortgage Bank (Formerly Sterling Homes) as the Branch Manager for the Ikeja branch to drive the business activities of the bank. He resigned from Safetrust Mortgage Bank to focus on his own business “REVOLUTIONPLUS PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED – a game changing Real Estate Development Company. Under his leadership, the company is relying on experience and expertise to develop luxury and state-of-the-art property for sale and for rent across the country.
Adeyinka Adesope
Adeyinka Adesope is the CEO of Palton Morgan Holdings – the group that runs Grenadines Homes. Prior to the above, Adeyinka was the Managing Director/CEO of Propertymart Real Estate Investment Limited, a fast-growing firm. Under his tenure, the business witnessed significant success.
Adeyinka’s stint with local and multinational companies coupled with valuable experience in setting up a number of companies prior to being appointed MD/CEO of Propertymart in 2008, helped in transforming the company into a strategy think-tank. A known promoter of Innovation and Creativity who does not believe in limitations, he is a young unassuming entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in the business world.
Adeyinka is an alumnus of the University of Cambridge, UK. He has degrees and professional certifications in business management, building & construction management, estate development, sales & marketing, leadership and politics.
Kennedy Okonkwo
Kennedy Okonkwo was born in Lagos state, south-west Nigeria on 12th October 1977 and is a Nigerian businessman, philanthropist, and real-estate entrepreneur. Kennedy hails from Ojoto, Anambra State. He is a graduate of University of Ibadan, where he bagged a Bachelor of Science Education (BSc), Psychology. He also bagged Masters in Business Administration and Marketing in Lagos State University.
Kennedy Okonkwo is a successful real-estate entrepreneur and businessman and the Founder/CEO of Nedcomoaks Limited which he founded in 2007. Some of his notable estates include: Victoria Crest Homes. He is married to Ichechi Okonkwo and blessed with 3 children. He is the founder of the Kennedy Okonkwo Programme For Tech Entrepreneurs. Kennedy is the sponsor of the Eti Osa community Oba’s cup. He has received many awards including ; African Achievers Award – Excellence in Enterprise and Business Innovation 2019, Entrepreneur of the Year – Nigerian Entrepreneurs Award, African Business Personality of the Year 2017.
Yinka Ogunsulire
Yinka Ogunsulire is the MD/ Chief Executive of Orange Island Development Company based in Lagos. Previous roles include CEO of Heirs Real Estate and Managing Director of ARM Properties, both leading players in the Nigerian property market. Has experience initiating and managing large scale real estate and housing infrastructure projects, company and fund structures, private public partnerships, merging companies and post-merger integration.
A Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a member of the Institute of Directors, she received the RICS ‘Pride of the Profession’ award in 2018 and was also recognised by FIABCI (the International Real Estate Federation) with the Prix d’Excellence Gold Award for ‘Best Master Plan Development’ for work on the Orange Island project. Member of the boards of Afriland Properties Plc (formerly the property subsidiary of United Bank for Africa), Anchorage Leisure Limited (owners of Radisson Blu Hotel Lagos), Federal Housing Authority and member of the Investment Committee of Africa Infra Plus Fund. Co-founder of Building Women, a social initiative dedicated to empowering low income and unemployed women through skills training in construction.
Opeoluwa Kusa
Opeoluwa Kusa is the Chief Operating Officer at Industrialized Mass Housing Development Company based in Lekki, Lagos which is into the creation and sales of affordable homes in order to bridge the housing deficit in Lagos State.
He is an Associate member of Chartered Institute of Personnel, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management as well as Associate member Human Resource management.
A graduate of university of Ilorin where he bagged B.sc degree in Business Administration in 1997. She had her secondary education at Government Girls College Sagamu (SSCE) from 1986 – 1991.
Oluyemi Idowu
Oluyemi Idowu is a financial expert, entrepreneur, industrialist, real estate supremo and philanthropist. He was born on December 3rd, 1968 in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria to Late Chief (Dr.) Nathaniel Olabiyi Idowu (OFR), the Mayeloye and the Okanlomo of Ibadan land. Yemi Idowu spent his early life in the United Kingdom. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Accounts and Financial Analysis from Newcastle upon Tyne University, England. He also attended the Harvard Business School for an Executive Education Program and obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management from Newcastle.
At the end of his studies, Yemi worked as a Business Development Manager for Africa and the Middle East at Anglo European Equipment, London. He founded Aircom Nigeria Limited in 1992 and is currently the managing director. Idowu serves as the Chairman of Sterling Capital Markets Limited. He also serves as a Board Member of several successful Nigerian companies such as Ferodo Nig. Limited and Communications Associates of Nigeria Ltd. Mr. Idowu served as a Non-Executive Director of NBM Bank. He served as Non-Executive Director of Sterling Bank Plc. from December 22nd, 2005 until July 2014. He is a Member of the Institute of Personnel Management, United Kingdom.
He also sits on the governing council of the Bank Directors Association of Nigeria. He also serves as Chairman of Leyland Busan Motor Company and is a Director of the Lagos Junior League and current Chairman of Nathaniel Boys Football Club. He has a huge real estate portfolio around Lekki & Ajah, Lagos. He has built Friends Colony, Northern Foreshore, Milverton Court and Bourdill Courts to mention just a few. Amongst other appointments, he was appointed Board Chairman of the Nigerian Academicals Sports Committee (NASCOM) in November 2012. In 2018, he won the Real Estate Personality Of The Year Award given by City People Magazine.
Deji Ali
Deji Alli is the Chief Executive Officer of Mixta Real Estate Plc, a pan-African real estate development company headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria with subsidiary operations in Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire. Prior to this, he served as founding CEO of Asset & Resource Management Holding Company Limited, a role which he stepped down from in July 2015. Deji’s career also spans Prudential Portfolio Managers Limited, UK and the African Development Bank (ADB).
Deji holds a BSc degree in Accounting and a postgraduate degree in Finance from the University of Lagos. He is also an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK. He was conferred the National Honours Award — Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) in 2014 in recognition of his contributions to the Nigerian financial services industry.
Kemi Sijuwade
Adekemi Sijuwade is a partner and heads the corporate and commercial group of Advocaat Law Practice. She is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association and Lincoln’s Inn, one of the four Inns of Court in the United Kingdom. Before joining Advocaat, she practised law with Strachan Partners and thereafter was a legal counsellor with the Immigration Advisory Service in the United Kingdom, where she acquired extensive training and experience in immigration law, frequently representing clients before UK immigration adjudicators. Upon joining Advocaat in 2008, she spearheaded the creation of the immigration and labour practice and has since expanded the scope of the practice. She continues, through her work with the firm, to represent various companies on immigration matters, including Fortune 500 companies with bases in Nigeria.
Her areas of focus include immigration, corporate and commercial, charities and non-profit organisations and dispute resolution. Adekemi attended King’s College London, University of London (LLB Hons) and also obtained a master’s degree from the University of Southampton (LLM).
Dr. Roland Igbinoba
Roland has garnered over 21 years’ experience in the financial services industry in Nigeria having worked with United Bank of Africa Plc, Oceanic Bank of Nigeria and National Bank of Nigeria. He was also a consultant to the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and World Bank on Building permits and licenses, and commercial real estate.
As Founder of Pison Housing Company, Roland led a multidisciplinary team of real estate professionals to secure US$100 Million of syndicated loans / club deal for about 2000 units of housing in Nigeria. He has also led a multidisciplinary team on a total portfolio of US$400 Million real estate financing for three joint venture developments in Nigeria. Roland was head hunted by the Federal Government of Nigeria in July 2013 to lead the turn around and recapitalization of the moribund Federal Housing Authority Homes – a mortgage bank (now known as FHA Mortgage Bank Limited). Within a 6 months’ period, the bank was recapitalized and returned to profitability.
Roland is currently a member of the technical committee (mortgage Sector) of the Financial System Strategy 2020 (FSS 2020), the Federal Government of Nigeria financial schemes reform driven by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Roland was also recently appointed by the Vice President, H.E. Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as the Team Lead for the Real Estate & Construction sector under the Job Creation Unit of the Office of the Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Roland is an Alumnus of Harvard University Graduate School of Design with a concentration in Real Estate Development & Finance. He is currently leading the development and organization of the PropTech Industry in Nigeria. This task involves helping the government with policy framework and the advocacy for an enabling environment and investment climate regime for PropTech companies in the country.
Abdulmalik Mahdi
Abdulmalik holds a B.Sc. in Political Science from Bayero University, Kano, a Master’s in Islamic Finance from INCEIF – Islamic Finance University of Malaysia and an MBA from IESE Business School Barcelona.
He has worked with major banks in Nigeria and has over 14 years of financial modelling and customer management experience.
Abdulmalik currently serves as the Managing Partner of Modern Shelter Systems and Services Limited–a company he founded in 2015 and has grown into one of the fastest growing real estate companies in Nigeria, with 4 estates currently in development and partnerships with major banks, financial houses and private investors.
Jumoke Akinwumi
Experienced Managing Director with a demonstrated history of working in the investment management industry. Skilled in Real Estate Development, Feasibility Studies, Asset Management, Real Estate Economics, and Investment Properties. Strong business development professional graduated from The Universities of Lagos, Nigeria and Dundee, Scotland.
Sam odia
Sam has spent the last 20+ years of his life passionately contributing to seeing a world in which everyone has a simple, decent place to live. He has been focused on developing a more sustainable way of providing affordable housing to lower-income people in Africa and to helping to prove the investability of the concept, first in his home country and to the rest of the developing world. He has served as a National Director of Habitat for Humanity International & as CEO of the Millard Fuller Foundation, roles in which he has worked at the vanguard of advocacy for more inclusive housing. Over a number of years, his housing projects have consistently been adjudged ‘Most Affordable’ within his home country and have directly benefited many thousands. In 2019, the highly respected Johannesburg-based Centre for Affordable Housing Finance (CAHF) recognized homes built by his organisation as the lowest-priced by a private developer across the entire continent.
Oba Adetola Emmanuelking
He says he is privileged to be in an industry that directly impacts human lives. He got in early in my career and I have seen real estate’s ability to help both young, old, individuals and corporations maximize their inputs and achieve financial success.
He has managed and sold properties, built estates, acquired acres of lands, built client profiles, set up platforms and teams that have helped Nigerians achieve their home ownership dreams and more. He has been privileged. Over the years and with the help of projects I have worked on and the great people I have worked with; I have grown in capacity (knowledge, skill & competence), vision and service offering as an individual and leader.
He currently leads the vision at Adron Homes & Properties where we are leading the charge of making housing affordable. He has grown Adron Homes from zero capital base to asset value of over Six (6) billion naira.
King Mohammed O. Adah
King Odeh Mohammed is a Benue Idoma-born Billionaire a Real Estate mogul, philanthropist and Founder of Ochacho Real Homes Ltd and Ochacho Foundation
King Adah likes to keep a low profile and focus on what really matters- humanity. His unassuming personality and love for the people has earned him respect from friends on the social scene. Little wonder, people who have been touched by his kindness would always have good things to say about him.
Beyond being a big player in the real estate business in Nigeria, the Benue State-born philanthropist, who is the founder of Ochao Real Homes, is also a big time investor in the entertainment industry. Those who should know are informed that while say he does not shy away from empowering young and old, his humility and simple approach to issues have endeared him to many people. Ochacho Real Homes is a real estate development company with corporate headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. They provide exceptionally high quality developments that deliver value to their clients and perform their tasks with the corporate philosophy of excellence and trust based on the principle of respect for human values while pursuing excellence in quality delivery. They pride themselves as leaders in the property development industry as they offer to their clients, properties with competitive as well as affordable pricing.
Paul Odili
Mr. Paul Odili is the President and Founder of Fountain of Joy and Comfort Foundation. Hailing from Delta State in Nigeria, Mr. Odili grew up with a deeply rooted compassion and hunger to touch the lives of the less privileged. His belief is that God blesses people so that they can be blessings to humanity and not enjoy life selfishly. With an academic background in Business Administration, Mr. Odili is the Chairman of Paulo Group of Companies with various arms which include Paulo Communications, Paulo Homes Limited, Paulo Oil & Gas Limited, and PauliHam Hotels and Resort. His business successes fueled his passion to be a blessing to humanity. On the 27th of January 2011, the Founder had a vision where God revealed two groups of people; one group was happy, rejoicing and full of smiles whereas the other group was penurious, suffering and helpless. “I am sending you to the helpless and wounded people, to give them joy”, the Lord said to him in the vision. That vision gave birth to the Fountain of Joy and Comfort Foundation.
And the God-given ministry of “bringing joy to humanity” began in October 2011, with the registration of Fountain of Joy and Comfort Foundation with Corporate Affairs Commission(CAC) as a not for profit Non-Governmental Organization. The Foundation has helped thousands of people solve various eye problems, maternal and child health challenges, and given education to many less privileged people.
MUSTAPHA NJIE
Mustapha Njie popularly called Taf is the man behind the success story called TAF AFRICA GLOBAL LIMITED. Mustapha was born on the 5th of February 1957 in Banjul, The Gambia. He is a trained Builder who has a Diploma in Site Management, and worked for 13 years with reputable international construction companies before he set up his own company in 1990. He has over 40 years of hands-on experience across all levels of the construction business. He is a Gambian by nationality.
TAF AFRICA GLOBAL, which is today the largest construction company in The Gambia and a leading real estate development company in Nigeria, was birthed in 1990. Part of TAF AFRICA GLOBAL’s success can be attributed to Mr. Njie’s vision for the company, which is rooted in innovation, being extremely diligent, hardworking and result oriented. He is not cowed by any challenge whatsoever, and his passion and commitment to excellence guides him to ensure any problem is resolved in pursuing set goals. He positively challenges traditional ways of doing things and constantly works towards improving processes. TAF’s vision for the company is to develop 1 Million homes over the next 20 years.
He ventured into Nigeria’s construction industry in 2012 and has left a giant mark, that is today a referral point of determination and success. Through a Public-Private Partnership with the Rivers State Government, RIVTAF was born. This special purpose vehicle has been used by Taf to provide quality and affordable housing for 752 families while creating employment for over 1, 200 locals and other West Africans. The RIVTAF Golf estate is a mixed housing facility comprising 2 & 3 bedroom flats. 4 & 5-bedroom Townhouses, Villas, and luxury villas. It has over 500 hundred fruit trees, several recreational amenities, and a Golf course. Taf’s reputation and credibility preceded him so much so that 70% of the estate was sold out before the land breaking, and today the investing public is happy that their properties have appreciated by more than 40%. The estate is now 100% sold out and 95% completed.
Nasiru Ibrahim
An architect with 15 years of experience as a consultant. He also has an MSc in Project management from the University of Reading which has availed him an opportunity to view projects from quality, cost and time perspective. His experience in architecture, project management, planning permissions, and construction helps our ability to deliver projects to the desired quality, on budget, and on time. He is the CEO of Black Orchard.
Folabi Oseni
Folabi Oseni is the Managing Director/ CEO of Netconstruct Nigeria Limited. He has a background in Economics from London Guildhall University, United Kingdom and possesses an unrelenting penchant for innovation in the real estate industry. He is the visionary behind the establishment of NetConstruct Group, which cuts across Real Estate, Facilities Management & Nitrogen Gas Production. Apart from his work with the Group, he has led NetConstruct Nig. Ltd (Real Estate Development) as a pioneer in changing the parlance of Estate Development in Abuja for the last 15 years and has been instrumental in establishing and promoting Netconstruct Nigeria Limited as a top-notch Company. Folabi Oseni has succeeded in pioneering the firm’s growth from a fledging enterprise into one of the most respected, efficient, vibrant, and innovative real estate firms in Nigeria and continues to pursue his vision to provide Affordable Housing for the largely underserved middle-low income sector of the economy.
Babatunde Gbadamosi
Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi (Born October 15, 1967), is a Nigerian businessman, real estate developer, and politician. He is the Chairman/CEO of Redbrick Homes International Limited, the renowned developers of the iconic Amen Estate, Ibeju Lekki, in the Eastern part of Lagos State.
Gbadamosi was Born In October 15, 1967 in England to the family of the late Fatai Gbadamosi and Alhaja Jemilat Gbadamosi. Gbadamosi is the first of the thirteen children of His late father, Fatai Gbadamosi. Gbadamosi’s early life was reflective of the saying, “it takes a village to raise a child”. Between 1972 and 1978, Gbadamosi Attended K. Kotun Memorial Nursery and Primary School, Surulere, Lagos. He attended Government College Lagos, Eric Moore Road, Surulere, from 1978 To 1981 then moved to Government College Victoria Island and finished at Government College Ikorodu In 1985.[4] He then attended the now defunct Lagos State School of Basic Studies, Agindingbi, Ikeja. Gbadamosi attended The Lagos State University (LASU) from 1986 to 1989.
In 1994, Gbadamosi joined the UK Branch of the National Conscience Party, which he represented in NADECO Forum (UK), a broad coalition of political groups and NGOs formed to help return Nigeria to democracy. As an active member of the forum, he helped organise the epochal Nigerian Democracy Week, culminating on June 12, 1995. On his return to Nigeria in 2007, he supported the candidacy of PDP’s Senator Musiliu Obanikoro for the Governorship of Lagos State, and formally joined the PDP 2008.
On his arrival in the UK in 1990, Gbadamosi started out working in small retail and service businesses, worked at Royal Mail as a mailman for a while, then London Underground as a station assistant, and did a stint as a mini-cab driver, and then got bitten by the entrepreneurial bug. He started out with his own cab firm, went into recruitment, and then into IT recruitment, and finally into IT Training, Consultancy and Certification. Served in the following areas, 2003 – date Redbrick Homes International Ltd – Director, 2000 – 2007 Esstech Ltd, T/A Esstech College – Director, 1997 – 1999 Akorn Recruitment Ltd – Director, 1995 – 1997 Chequers Cars Ltd – Director, 1990 – 1993 Various retail/clerical jobs, including 7-11, Royal Mail & Top Rank Bingo.
Olukemi Olomola-Sijuwade Mni
Barr. OLUKEMI OLOMOLA SIJUWADE, mni, is the founder of Greenland Concepts Nigeria Limited, a Real Estate Development & Construction Company registered in 2000. She is a detailed and result oriented professional. Olukemi has over 20 years of work experience in real estate development, property management, construction as well as law, cutting across both the local and foreign environments.
She holds a National Diploma in Estate Management. She obtained a Bachelor of Law Degree (LL.B) from the University of Wolver Hampton, UK, and Barrister-at-Law (BL) from the Nigerian Law School. She holds a Post Graduate Degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the prestigious Lagos Business School and a Professional Certificate in Managerial Decisions Across Cultures from IESE Business School, Spain in 2017. She attended the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos, 2018. She is a member of the National Institute.
Olukemi has attended a wide range of management development programs and training courses such as Leadership and Strategic Management, Women in Management UK, 2010, Corporate Governance UK, 2014, Advance Corporate Legal Advisers and Chartered Company Secretaries (UK, 2014), High-Performance Manager (UK, 2010), Effective Procurement Skills, Jos, (2009) and Human Resource Management.
She belongs to several prominent Professional Business Associations notable amongst which are: Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), International Bar Association (IBA), Female Lawyers in Real Estate Practise (FELIREP), National Association of Paralegal (NALP), UK, The Commonwealth Lawyers’ Association (CLA), Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Real Estate Lawyers Association of Nigeria (RELAN), Institute of Chartered Secretary and Administrators (ICSA), Real Estate Development Association of Nigeria (REDAN).
Olukemi is married with children. Her interest includes travelling, reading and playing tennis.
Otunba. Olumide Osunsina
Otunba. Olumide Osunsina was born in 1963, in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. He had his secondary education at the famous Barewa College, Zaria and attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he studied Building Technology. He graduated with distinction in Advance Diploma in Management Studies at the University of Lagos and has a Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.
Otunba. Osunsina has wide experience in various challenging business endeavors including dredging and under water services, financial intermediation and brokerage and construction and real estate management.
As the Managing Director of the Company, he has steered it towards continual growth and development especially in several projects mentioned above. He was recently installed as the Otunba of Itire Kingdom in Lagos State, Nigeria.
Otunba. Osunsina has steered the wheels of Megamound as its Managing Director/C.E.O. since year 2000 and nurtured it to a multi-million naira diversified institution. He is happily married with children.
Sam Ogrih
(Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer)
Sam Ogrih, founded Delta Mega Trend Limited – A Real Estate Development and Civil Engineering Works Company, in 2009, to help bridge the housing and infrastructure deficit in the country. With offices in Delta, Lagos, Abuja and Houston -Texas, the Company has gained a reputation for blending excellence and profitability for discerning real estate investors.
DMTNL is a proudly Nigerian company and a recognized member of Real Estate Development Association Of Nigeria (REDAN).
An accountant by training, Sam Ogrih is a fellow of the Institute of Strategic Management. He has attended several local and international courses on Leadership and Real Estate Development from notable institutions including Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
Sam Ogrih is a Fellow of Nigeria Institute of Management, Association of University Administrators (UK) and Fellow of the Institute of Strategic Management (FISM).
He has been involved in extensive road construction and building since 2000 and contributed significantly to raising the standards of practice in the industry.
Prior to establishing Delta Mega Trend Nigeria Limited, he was involved with setting up the Lagos State University Lekki campus where many young Nigerians received quality education and obtained various degrees.
He has participated in several local and international trade/housing exhibition fairs where he gave extensive insights into improving housing and real estate development in Nigeria. With his passion, drive and taste for more knowledge in ensuring high quality standards in all that he does, he was recently honored with the African Business Leadership Award for Excellence in Real Estate Development and inducted into the inaugural African Leadership CEO’s Hall of Fame in South Africa.
Sam is very interested in providing affordable housing solutions and smart buildings coupled with excellent customer service delivery.
The company’s ongoing real estate development in Warri, Delta State, The Plantation City has in the last three years recorded a significant upsurge in price and profitability for investors. It has also been rated the largest and safest real estate development in the South-South part of Nigeria. Its new gated housing project also in Warri, Southbrook Gardens, is being planned to be as successful as The Plantation City.
As CEO of Delta Mega Trend Nigeria Limited, Sam has brought his expertise in gated residential estates which has seen them develop different types and sizes of property.
The very prestigious Plantation City in Warri has entered Nigeria’s Premium Real Estate Market. This has significantly increased its value and prominence.
The Plantation City has definitely propelled Warri, Delta State into being one the four main premium real estate hubs in Nigeria.
Other projects by the company include the Ultra – Modern DMTL Mall within The Plantation City Estate, the new smart Southbrook Gardens Estate, all in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria and the stunning Ivory Oak Terrace Apartments at Marshy Hill Estate in Lagos, amongst numerous private, public, corporate, community and collaborative real estate projects across the country.
He has championed and delivered an Independent Power Project (IPP) in The Plantation City which provides 24 hours electricity supply to the utmost delight of Residents, Property owners, Investors and the Commercial Community.
He has led a team of dedicated and efficient employees to consistently deliver high quality affordable housing projects. DMTNL properties are an outstanding example of best practice and real estate designs responding to customer needs. DMTNL has extensive expertise in design and construction of high quality living spaces.
DMTNL also has a strong Social Corporate Responsibility policy and ensures it gives back to the communities in which it operates.
Hospitality meets real estate in Sam Ogrih’s world. His passion for real estate led him to design as well as build the outstanding, modern, smart boutique Leawood Hotel and SEE Events Centre in Lagos.
Leawood Hotel has become the reference point for the hospitality business in Nigeria comparable to its peers around the world.
The brand continues to provide jobs for Nigerians as well as deepen the hospitality business and culture in Nigeria. The hotel company has in its employment, bright young Nigerian men and women who are gaining hands-on experience and skills.
As an educationist, Sam not only provides strong Leadership to his company employees and associates; he has mentored and continues to mentor many young Nigerians towards channeling their energies into productive areas. He does not stop at that; he supports small start-up businesses in his own little way in order to create extended job opportunities to other young deserving individuals within and outside his community.
He dedicates his time to supporting and ensuring that the Delta State Chapter of REDAN is well structured, brings on board all relevant stake holders and can proffer real solutions to the housing needs of Deltans.
Through The Sam & Lawretta Ogrih Foundation (SLOF), Sam Ogrih has continued to provide annual scholarships and education support for over 1500 students in the South-South region of Nigeria. His support for primary, secondary and tertiary education is premised on the fact that Education holds the key to liberate the mind and set individuals on the path to greatness.
Sam Ogrih, A Rotarian And An Award Winner
In recognition of Sam Ogrih’s outstanding posture as one of Africa’s most distinguished CEO’s who has consistently championed ethical business practices, displayed inspirational leadership, contributed to economic development in Nigeria, creating employment and redefining the face of the real estate sector in the country, he was meritoriously recognized by The International Advisory Board of African Leadership Magazine, a publication of African Leadership (UK) Limited.
In February 2018, he was awarded the Prestigious African Leadership Business Leadership Excellence Award and inducted into The African Leadership CEO’s Hall of Fame 2018 in South Africa.
In March 2019, he received The Real Estate Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 2019 from The Nigerian National Chapter of CEO Clubs Network Worldwide.
July 2019 was a spectacular month for the company and for Sam Ogrih.
He was conferred with Doctor of Science (D. Sc. Hons) In Property Management And Estate Development, Honoris Causa by The Senate of European American University in July 2019.
He emerged the CEO of Real Estate Company Of The Year given by The Nigeria Housing Awards at the 13th edition of the Abuja International Housing Show.
He was honored with a conferment by the Georgia Congressional Commendation as an Outstanding Citizen by the Secretary of The State of Georgia, United States of America.
This honour is reserved for citizens and non – citizens issued vide a resolution of the Georgia Assembly.
Milestones in 2020
Rotary Foundation Commended Sam Ogrih in July 2020
Rotary International, an organization with the stated purpose of bringing together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian service and to advance goodwill and peace around the world, commended Mr. Sam Ogrih, for supporting the work of the organization to improve lives. In a letter jointly signed by Holger Knaack, President, Rotary International 2020-21; K.R. Ravindran, Chair, The Rotary Foundation, 2020-21, on behalf of the board of directors, the organization acknowledged his contributions towards supporting the work of Rotary International.
Also in October 2020, his contributions were recognized, along with other notable Nigerians, in a publication of The Most Celebrated Real Estate CEOs In Nigeria @ 60.
Mr. Sam Ogrih is very humbled by these accomplishments. He will use the goodwill and opportunities they provide to intensify his support for education, entrepreneurship, health, his work to humanity as well as attract investments to Nigeria to benefit more Nigerians.
