Chief Michael Adeniyi Agbolade Ishola Adenuga Jr CSG GCON[3] (born 29 April 1953) is a Nigerian billionaire businessman, and the fifth richest person in Africa according to Forbes.
[4] His company Globacom is Nigeria's second-largest telecom operator[5] and also has a presence in Ghana and Benin.
[10] Adenuga made his first million in 1979, at age 26, selling lace and distributing soft drinks.
[15] In May 2015, Adenuga made a takeover bid to purchase Ivorian mobile telecom's operator Comium Côte d'Ivoire for $600 million.
[18] In 2018, he was decorated with the insignia of a Commander of the Legion of Honour by President Emmanuel Macron of France.