[1] Chief Maja held the chieftaincy titles of the Baba Eko (Father of Lagos in Yorùbá) and the Jagunmolu of Orile-Ijaiye.

[citation needed] Maja's father died young, and he was picked as the one child to be extensively educated and look after the rest of the family thereafter.

He also took an oath that none of his descendants would have non-Nigerian surnames, a tradition which is still carried on today by the male members of the Maja family.

[3] The bank was a durable African institution that later developed a close relationship with the Action Group political party.

[4] During the decade preceding Nigeria's independence, Maja was involved in a number of business ventures with varying degrees of success.

Chief Obasa Maja was the Erelu Kuti of Lagos, a chieftaincy title that made her the reigning queen mother of that kingdom.

The Majas lived at Garber Square, in one of the earliest two-storey buildings in Nigeria, and their residence is now part of the Lagos street tour due to its historical importance.