Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Wahab Iyanda Folawiyo (June 16, 1928 – June 8, 2008) was a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist.In 1957, he founded Yinka Folawiyo & Sons, which has become the parent company of the Yinka Folawiyo Group of Companies.[citation needed]He was born in Lagos to Pa Tijani, a wealthy local merchant, during the British colonial era.He attended the University of North London in 1951, where he read Management, specialising in Ship Brokerage. He returned to start Yinka Folawiyo & Sons, an import and export business. Folawiyo was also the first African-descended Principal Member of the Baltic Exchange in London.. }
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- Wahab_Iyanda_Folawiyo abstract "Wahab Iyanda Folawiyo (June 16, 1928 – June 8, 2008) was a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist.In 1957, he founded Yinka Folawiyo & Sons, which has become the parent company of the Yinka Folawiyo Group of Companies.[citation needed]He was born in Lagos to Pa Tijani, a wealthy local merchant, during the British colonial era.He attended the University of North London in 1951, where he read Management, specialising in Ship Brokerage. He returned to start Yinka Folawiyo & Sons, an import and export business. Folawiyo was also the first African-descended Principal Member of the Baltic Exchange in London.".