For its 2026 Alumni Awards Dinner held by the University of Leicester, at The National Space Centre, Exploration Drive, Leicester, United Kingdom, London on Thursday April 14th, 2026. one name stood out among the awardees. He is the quintessential Aderemi Makanjuola, the chairman of Caverton Offshore Support Group who is one of the most successful business men in Nigeria. Fifty years after exiting his Alma Mater, the prestigious institution recognised alumni whose lives have demonstrated sustained, transformative impact across multiple domains and Makanjuola was chosen. He was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award. This was a defining moment in the life of this quiet architect of enduring legacies who silently built his empires first in the banking, and later dominated the shipping and aviation industries, writes FUNKE OLAODE
There is a particular breed of Nigerian businessman that the world rarely gets to see. Not because he hides, but because he builds. While others hold press conferences to announce their intentions, he is already laying foundations. While others seek recognition, he is quietly changing the trajectory of institutions, industries, and individual lives. Mr. Aderemi Muyinudeen Makanjuola, OON, Chairman of Caverton Offshore Support Group Plc, Chancellor emeritus of Edo State University, and one of the most consequential yet understated figures of his generation, is precisely that breed.
