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Wale Tinubu: Africa most Interesting Frontier market right now As the chief executive of oil and gas giant Oando, Wale Tinubu is one of Nigeria's most powerful business leaders. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1967, Tinubu started out working for his family's law firm. But his career changed direction once he set his sights on the oil industry. An entrepreneur who started out with just a single second-hand oil tanker, Tinubu now heads a multi-million dollar enterprise that is one of Africa's largest energy companies. Named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2007, Tinubu was selected this year as Business Leader of the Year at the African Business Awards.