YOU HAVE SOARED HIGH IN BUSINESS, ACHIEVING MUCH AND BUILDING A LEGACY, BACKED UP WITH A SOLID ACADEMIC QUALI- FICATION. CAN YOU EXPOSE US TO HOW YOUR EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND INSPIRED YOUR JOURNEY IN REAL ESTATE?

My name is Chiedu Nweke; I am a lawyer. I have a degree in Law, with an LLM from Lagos State University. Currently, I’m concluding my Ph.D. at the University of Nigeria. I am a project person. I have been in dredging for close to 26years now. At some point, I was working at Baran in Bayelsa state, and in 2009, we were invited to Lagos to create the Lakowe Lakes Golf Estate. I was one of those that pioneered massive dredging in Lagos. When we were about to conclude the Lakowe project, the beauty of it all, I told myself that this is an opportunity for me to do something in real estate in Lagos. And that was how we applied to the Lagos state government for a concession that led to Orange Island, then Periwinkle. Read more “Exclusive Interview with our managing Director/CEO on How to Harness Opportunities in Real Estate”