18/09/2024
Meet The Nigerian Billionaire Chief Dele Fajemirokun, the Man Behind Chicken Republic Restaurant
Dele Fajemirokun – $17 Million
Dele Fajemirokun, the offspring of shipping tycoon Henry Fajemirokun, stands as one of Africa’s accomplished businessmen, particularly in the post-independence era of Nigeria. The Nigerian Maritime Services Limited, founded by his father in 1962, continues to be a major player in Nigeria’s shipping industry.
Currently, Dele Fajemirokun assumes a leadership role in the family’s shipping enterprise. Additionally, he holds significant stakes on the boards of various Nigerian blue-chip companies, including the American International Insurance company and the oil exploration company First Hydrocarbon Nigeria Limited.
In Nigeria, Dele Fajemirokun possesses a Rolls Royce Phantom, and at his residence in London, he maintains ownership of a more recent model, the Rolls Royce Phantom Series
An entrepreneur par excellence, Baba Oba has cultivated and invested in several best-in-class companies in Nigeria, amassing a forte of high-performance enterprises in key sectors of the economy including insurance, telecommunications, oil & gas, agriculture, Supply Food Chain and Manufacturing.
“Notably, these include American International Insurance Company, Food Concepts & Entertainment Plc – owners of Chicken Republic, Xerox Nigeria, Johnson Wax (Johnsons & Johnsons – makers of Baygon & Raid insecticides, Kings Guards Securities Group Limited- the largest employer of labour with more than 25,000 employees across the country in both private and public companies and parastatals, assets & difficult terrains, Henry Stephens Group, FSS Gases Ltd and Bluechip Communications Ltd.”