Nigeria, Aug. 18 -- Nigerian billionaire businessman and philanthropist, Femi Otedola, on Monday officially released his long-awaited memoir, "Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business", now available worldwide in hardcover and paperback.

The book, which chronicles Mr Otedola's extraordinary journey from his modest beginnings to becoming a billionaire at 41, was launched in London and simultaneously put on sale across the globe, including through major outlets such as makingitbigbook.com and Dymocks, Australia's largest bookseller.

"Making It Big" takes readers behind the scenes of Mr Otedola's rise as one of Africa's most influential entrepreneurs.

It recounts how he built businesses in oil and gas, shipping, power, real estate, ...