Innocent Chukwuma turned a Nnewi market stall into Nigeria's only indigenous carmaker
Rejected by engineering school, he bet that Nigeria could build the cars it kept importing. Decades later, Innoson is the proof of that wager.
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Cosmas Maduka dropped out at six and turned a 1977 N300 bet into a $500 million fortune
Cosmas Maduka dropped out of school at six, was dismissed with N200 by his uncle and built a $500 million empire from a single spare parts stall.
Detroit's Lorron James takes James Group past $1 billion with EnovaPremier acquisition
Detroit entrepreneur Lorron James has grown James Group International past $1 billion in annual revenue after acquiring Louisville-based tire and wheel assembly company EnovaPremier.
Innocent Chukwuma's Innoson denies plans to relocate operations from Nigeria to Ghana
Innocent Chukwuma's Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing has denied circulating reports that it plans to relocate operations and investments from Nigeria to Ghana.