Habeeb Okunola Bags Awards, Celebrates Birthday

High Chief Habeeb Okunola MON, OFR, the Chief Executive Officer of TILT Group has been awarded the Most Respected CEO (Business) at the African Most Respected CEO award in Nairobi, Kenya.

At the well-attended event held 1 August at the Concord Hotel, Nairobi, Okunola who has imprint in various business interests including real estate, construction, agriculture, power, procurement, general contract, oil and gas, mining, and logistics, was ably represented by Bashir Hamzat, who picked the award on his behalf.

He thanked the organizers for acknowledging his giant strides in business also as a change maker in Nigeria’s business climate.

For the Akosin of Yorubaland, the award came a day before his birthday on the 2nd of August which signifies a promising omen for him.

While reading his acceptance speech, he said: “I’m truly honoured to accept this award. Firstly, I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who has supported me on this journey. In a world where every minute counts, we often overlook the significance of a mere 24 hours, because 24 hours is indeed a long time to not achieve anything. Let us continue to embrace collaboration as the cornerstone of innovation, recognising that together, we possess the power to shape the future. Thank you once again for this incredible honour.“

While celebrating his 43rd birthday today, the graduate of philosophy from the University of Lagos disclosed that he would be having a private celebration and will spend the day offering prayers to his creator with the invitation of clergymen who would pray and thank God for sparing his life till this very moment.

Sources say Okunola would later in the evening play host to his close circle of friends at his Lagos mansion which will round off the celebration where everyone will eat and drink.

Okunola, who is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and London Business School, has love for philanthropy and development within his immediate environment. He founded the Habeeb Okunola Foundation, HOF which caters for the downtrodden; providing education and business grants to the needy, women empowerment and a host of others.

Through the foundation, many have benefited and still benefitting from his milk of kindness using proceeds from his business, putting smiles on the faces of those around him.