1 Name: Femi Otedola.
2 He is a revered Nigerian billionaire businessman.
3 Otedola is the executive chairman of Geregu Power PLC.
4 He is the former chairman of Forte Oil PLC.
5 Otedola is the current chairman of FBN Holdings.
6 He is also the founder of Zenon Petroleum and Gas limited.
7 He was born on November 4, 1962.
8 He is the son of a former governor of Lagos state, Sir Michael Otedola.
9 Amiable Otedola is a philanthropist extraordinaire.
10 His late father, Sir Michael Otedola was the governor of Lagos State from 1992 to 1993.
11 According to Forbes, his net worth is 1.4 billion USD.
Chief Femi Otedola
12 He is a billionaire investor with the Midas touch.
13 Otedola is a proud recipient of the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger – CON.
14 He is happily married to the beautiful, elegant and delectable Nana Otedola.
15 He is blessed with four lovely children.
16 Otedola is also the father of famous disc jockey, DJ Cuppy.
17 He is the closest friend cum associate of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote.
18 Otedola is a formidable force in Nigeria’s power generation and oil and gas sectors.
19 He is also a major player and owner of other businesses across shipping, real estate and finance.
20 His full name is Olufemi Peter Otedola.
21 Otedola pampers endlessly and dots over his octogenarian mother, Lady Doja.
22 Otedola is a former chairman/CEO of African Petroleum.
23 He is the owner of Swift Insurance.
24 Otedola is also the President of SeaForce Shipping Company Ltd.
25 Otedola is also the majority shareholder at First Bank.
26 He is a father to three gorgeous and pretty ladies – Tolani, Florence Ifeoluwa, Elizabeth Temi and a handsome son, Fewa.
27 Interestingly, two of his amazing daughters, Tolani and Ifeoluwa are deeply into music.
28 While talented Temi is currently making waves as an emerging actress in Nollywood.
29 Otedola was born in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.
30 He hails from the sprawling town of Odorangushin, in Epe LGA of Lagos State.
31 Otedola attended Olivet Baptist High School.
32 Otedola, in March 2009, became the second Nigerian after Aliko Dangote, to appear on the Forbes list of dollar-denominated billionaires.
33 The handsome billionaire with a large and kind heart, achieved this feat with an estimated net worth of $1.2 billion.
34 One of Otedola’s ships, a flat bottomed bunker vessel with a storage capacity of 16,000 metric tonnes, was the first of its kind in Africa.
35 In January 2006, Otedola was appointed a non-executive director of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria, a multi-sectoral conglomerate established in 2004 by then-President Olusegun Obasanjo.
36 Otedola, who plays very big in the property sector, is the owner of FO Properties Ltd.
37 Cerebral Otedola has served as a member of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC) since 2004.
38 For his immense contributions to Nigeria’s economy, Otedola was appointed by former President Goodluck Jonathan to Nigeria’s National Economic Management Team.
39 In 2020, Femi Otedola’s founded Forte Oil rebranded to Adrova PLC.
40 Otedola is one of the biggest philanthropists in Nigeria and indeed the entire African continent.
41 He has touched and still touching lives and humanity with his God-given wealth, within and outside Nigeria.
42 Otedola, in 2005, made a N300 million personal donation to the completion of the National Ecumenical Centre, Abuja.
43 In 2007, Otedola was among a group of donors who gave N200 million to the State Security Trust Fund in a drive to reduce crime in Lagos State.
44 Sports-loving Femi Otedola fulfilled his pledge of 25,000 dollars to the Super Eagles in the match against Algeria in the 2019 AFCON.
45 In a rare boost for academic excellence and human development, Otedola donated N750m to 750 Augustine University Students, Epe, Lagos, in 2023.
46 The kind and generous billionaire also donated another N140m for the furnishing of Augustine’s University school of engineering faculty complex, same year.
47 Always-giving Otedola donated another N3.7bn to Augustine University’s engineering faculty, this 2024.
48 According to Otedola, the huge donation is for the construction of phase 2 of the engineering faculty building at Augustine University in Epe, Lagos.
49 Otedola is the chancellor of Augustine University, a fast growing Catholic higher institution situated in Epe, where the billionaire business mogul hails from.
50 Otedola has also made several donations to the Michael Otedola University Scholarship Scheme, in memory of his late father.
51 Otedola’s Zenon, by 2005, controlled a major share of the Nigerian diesel market, supplying fuel to most of the major manufacturers in the country.
52 Ever smiling and kind-hearted Otedola, spent N36,635,000 for the medical bills of former Super Eagles captain and coach, Christian Chukwu, while battling a life threatening illness.
53 The unassuming billionaire wholeheartedly paid the above sum for ailing Chukwu, who underwent surgery and treatment at the high-brow Wellington Hospital, London, in 2019, courtesy of his big and accommodating heart.
54 Femi Otedola was in his early 30s, when his late father, Sir Michael Agbolade Otedola was the governor of Lagos State.
55 Sir Michael Otedola served as governor of Lagos State during the third republic under the defunct National Republican Convention (NRC).
56 Unknown to many, Femi Otedola’s father, who died a staunch Catholic, was born into a Muslim family.
57 Sir Michael Otedola, KSS, was born on July 16, 1926.
58 Femi Otedola’s father died on May 5, 2014, at his residence in his home town of Odorangushin, Epe, Lagos State.
59 Among the grandchildren of Sir Michael Otedola are: DJ Cuppy, Temi, Fewa and Tolani Otedola.
60 60 Femi Otedola spent his 60th birthday onboard world’s first super yacht with his family.
61 61 Legend has it that Greek billionaire and shipping magnate Aristotle “Ari” Onassis, who was once regarded as the richest man in the world is a person Otedola had great admiration for from a young age and in fact, was Otedola’s role model since he was 13 years old.
62 Amazingly, all of us at leading online newspaper, DAYLIGHT (www.daylightng.com), are wishing Chief Olufemi Peter Otedola, a happy and scintillating birthday as he clocks and celebrates 62 years of impactful services and contributions to Nigeria, Africa and indeed, humanity, today, Monday, November 4, 2024.
Once again, happy birthday sir, enjoy your special day with smiles and more generosity cum philanthropy to humanity.
Azuh Amatus, a multiple award winning journalist, is the publisher of leading online newspaper, DAYLIGHT (www.daylightng.com) and author of FAMOUS FACES…Interactions With Nollywood Stars And Stakeholders (1&2).
He can be reached via: 08099400130, 08023380008 or azuhamtus@yahoo.com
