PRESIDENT TINUBU EULOGISES OANDO'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE, WALE TINUBU, ON BIRTHDAY, APPLAUDS HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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President Bola Tinubu extends warm felicitations to Jubril Adewale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive Officer of Oando Group, as he marks his birthday today June 26, 2025.

President Tinubu describes Wale Tinubu as a visionary business leader and patriot whose accomplishments continue to reflect positively on Nigeria’s energy sector and national development.

Reflecting on Wale Tinubu’s exemplary entrepreneurial journey and contributions to Nigeria’s economic growth, President Tinubu affirms that his work with Oando Plc and its subsidiaries showcase a deep commitment to innovation, sustainability and empowerment.

Wale Tinubu, a lawyer and globally-respected energy executive, co-founded Ocean & Oil Group in 1993, transforming it from a trading outfit into Oando – a quoted company that is currently Sub-Saharan Africa’s foremost integrated indigenous energy group.

President Tinubu also acknowledges the role of Mr. Tinubu in the clean energy transition through the establishment of Oando Clean Energy Limited. The company is partnering the Lagos State Government to introduce electric mass transit buses as an innovative move toward achieving sustainable urban transport and Nigeria’s climate goals.

Beyond the energy sector, the President highlights Wale Tinubu’s philanthropic work through the Oando Foundation, which has positively impacted over 500,000 Nigerian children through school adoption, digital learning, and teacher training.

“On this occasion of his birthday, I congratulate my brother Wale Tinubu for his exemplary life and the hard work that has made him one of the significant contributors to our country’s economic growth and development.

“I wish him good health, greater accomplishment, and more useful services to Nigeria and humanity.”

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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