Nigeria, May 21 -- Former Minister of Labour and Chairman of the Board of Directors at First Bank of Nigeria Plc Ajibola Afonja passed away at 82 on Sunday night at the University College Hospital in Ibadan, Oyo State.

Statements and condolences were made public on Monday, May 20, 2024.

Ajibola Afonja attended Kingston University in the United Kingdom, earning a degree in Accounting in 1970. He began his professional career with John Mowlem & Co., a prominent UK-based construction firm. He served as a subsidiary company accountant from 1971 to 1972 and then as the Group Assets Management Accountant until 1975.

In 1974, Afonja returned to Nigeria, quickly becoming a significant player in the business world. He held various influential p...