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Billionaire businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim Staurday, bagged Doctor of Business Degree (PhD) with first-class honours from the University of Cambridge.

The excited businessman who shared the news of his academic qualifications, wrote, “Today, I officially bagged Doctor of Business Degree (PhD) with first-class honours from the University of Cambridge. Honoured to be the First academic to be awarded PhD Business by @Cambridge_Uni since 1209.”

The billionaire continued, “I am poised to use my wealth of knowledge to impact positively.”

Ibrahim also thanked his state Governor who graced the ooccasio, “My sincere gratitude to my amiable Governor, Arakunrin @RotimiAkeredolu for gracing the graduation ceremony today.”

“I am delighted as the first Academic to bag PhD Business from the @Cambridge_Uni since the inception of the reputable university in 1209. My sincere gratitude to my amiable Governor, Arakunrin @RotimiAkeredolu for gracing the graduation ceremony today.”

Jimoh Ibrahim is a Nigerian lawyer, politician, businessman and philanthropist. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of Global Fleet Group, a diversified conglomerate based in Nigeria, with business interests and subsidiaries in neighboring West Africancountries.

Global Fleet Group has the following subsidiary companies, among others:[1]

  1. Air Nigeria – Lagos, Nigeria – Formerly Virgin Nigeria
  2. NICON Insurance– Lagos, Nigeria
  3. Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation – Lagos, Nigeria
  4. NICON Luxury Hotel – Abuja, Nigeria – Formerly Le’ Meridien Hotel
  5. Global Fleet Oil & Gas – A chain of gasoline stations (estimated at about 200 in 2011), across Nigeria
  6. The NICON Group – Lagos, Nigeria – Holdings include investment companies, schools, real estate holdings, transport companies and others
  7. Global Fleet Building – Lagos, Nigeria – Formerly Allied Bank Building
  8. Meidan Hotel – Lagos, Nigeria
  9. Global Fleet Industries – Lagos, Nigeria – Formerly HFP Industries Limited
  10. Energy Bank – Accra, Ghana – A new commercial bank in Ghana, started operations in February 2011
  11. Oceanic Bank São Tomé – São ToméSão Tomé and Príncipe – Commercial bank purchased from Oceanic Bank in May 2011.
  12. Newswatch Magazine – Lagos, Nigeria

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