Omokolade Ajayi

Omokolade Ajayi is a financial reporter at Billionaires.Africa. Previously, he worked as a journalist at Nairametrics. Omokolade is a seasoned financial analyst and reporter with in-depth knowledge of and expertise in equity markets, and financial and economic analysis. He has a degree in economics and is a certificate holder of the CFA Institute’s Investment Foundation Program.

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The deal would create one of South Africa's biggest lenders.

Nigerian billionaire Abdulsamad Rabiu makes $2.4-million donation to University of Maiduguri

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