Seyi Tinubu: Son of Nigerias president who wears many hats

Nigeria’s new president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been trending not only because of his newly elected position but for removing subsidies on the price of petrol. He has a son, named Seyi Tinubu who has also made his mark, especially in entrepreneurship.

The younger Tinubu is a digital outdoor advertising strategist and owns a company focused on this sphere of business in Lagos, Nigeria. He is also the founder of a non-profit organisation that supports education, healthcare, and poverty alleviation initiatives in Nigeria.

The younger Tinubu has more knack for business than politics (for now). Yet, he has shown how influential he can be in politics as he mobilised the Nigerian youth to support his father during the 2023 presidential election. It is also known that he pulled the strings for the appointment of the personal photographer to the President.

Want to get to know more about Seyi Tinubu, the “First Son” of the Federal Republic of Nigeria? Keep scrolling!

Seyi Tinubu biography

Oluwaseyi Tinubu was born on October 13, 1985, in Lagos State, Nigeria. Seyi attended St. Saviour School in Lagos moving to the United Kingdom.

Upon moving to the U.K., Tinubu enrolled at Holmwood House School for his primary education. Then he attended Milton Abbey for secondary school before proceeding to Lincoln University. However, he moved to the University of Maryland in Baltimore from 2004 to 2008, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 2010, he attended the University of Buckingham, where he graduated with an LLB (Bachelor of Law).

After graduation, he returned to Nigeria to attend law school and he was called to the bar in 2013. Tinubu also has a Master’s Degree in Corporate and Commercial Law from the University of Buckingham.

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Seyi Tinubu career

Tinubu began his career as an intern at Oando PLC while he was in law school. In 2012, he founded Loatsad Promomedia, a leading outdoor advertising company that places world-class billboards for its clients in Nigeria and beyond. Promomedia also helps develop solutions for brands. Since its inception, the company has overseen over 1,000 successful business transactions.

Apart from business, Tinubu is also involved in philanthropy. He founded TELD NGO in 2005. TELD aims to provide a better life for the underprivileged by providing school fees for children and youths to attend boarding school and mentoring programs.

Seyi is also the coordinator of the Bola Tinubu Foundation, which was founded in 2012. The NGO is focused on providing education, training and alleviating poverty among the underprivileged. Under this platform, Tinubu organised and led an outreach in December 2013, with over 3000 bags of rice and cooking oil distributed to beneficiaries.

He also established the Seyi Tinubu Empowerment Programme (STEP). STEPS aims to empower Nigerian youths with job creation, skill acquisition and seed funding. In other words, the foundation is primarily involved with human capital development in Nigeria.

Tinubu has also received many recognitions for his works and achievements. In 2019, he was made the ECOWAS Youth Ambassador for Entrepreneurship and Youth Development. In 2020, he was inducted into the Institute of Public Resources Management and Politics in Ghana. He also won the Peace Legend Award for “Entrepreneur of the Year”.

Other awards and recognitions include the following:

• Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the Leadership Excellence Award (2017)
• Honouree of the Most Influential People of African Descent Under 40 (2019)
• Special Recognition Award by JustU Magazine (2019)
• Excellence Award in Media Enterprise by the Sapoi Club (2019)
• Business Person of the Year, Entrepreneur Africa Award (2019)
• Europe Business Assembly Award (EBA) for Best Enterprise and Manager of the Year (2019)
• Patron of Man O’ War in Lagos (2019)

Seyi Tinubu net worth

Tinubu’s net worth is estimated to beat $5 million, according to multiple media reports.

Seyi Tinubu family

Tinubu has five siblings: two (Kazeem Olajide Tinubu and Folashade Tinubu) from previous relationships his father had and three (Zainab Abisola Tinubu, Habibat Tinubu and Olayinka Tinubu) from his father’s wife and Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu.

His eldest brother, Kazeem, died on November 1, 2017, at the age of 43. The cause of death was ruled as cardiac arrest. Tinubu’s eldest sister, Folashade, is the current Iyaloja of Lagos and self-proclaimed “First Daughter” of Nigeria.

Seyi Tinubu is married to Layal Jade Tinubu (nee Holm). Layal is half-Lebanese and half-Nigerian. She was born in London, the British capital, and attended the University of Surrey, where she graduated with a degree in Entrepreneurship and Business. Layal owns a children’s toy shop, Tots Toys. She is also a co-founder of the Noella Foundation. a non-profit organisation which aims to drive change and improve the economy of Nigeria via entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainable ideas.

Seyi and Layal Tinubu got married in Italy in 2016. The marriage has produced two children. Seyi Tinubu allegedly also has a four-year-old son from a previous relationship. His marriage with Layal was reportedly on the rocks when news of his alleged affair with his alleged baby mama hit the media. At first, he denied the affair and his wife reportedly left their matrimonial home and unfollowed him on social media. However, the couple is back together.

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Seyi Tinubu parents

Many may not know this but Seyi Tinubu is not the biological son of his father’s wife, Oluremi Tinubu. He is the love child of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Bunmi Oshonike. Bola Tinubu is the former Governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007; and senator for Lagos West in the Third Republic. Tinubu is the 16th and current president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria after he won the 2023 presidential elections.

Bunmi Oshonaike is a former air hostess and is now a prophetess at a white garment church. She allegedly conceived Seyi Tinubu when Tinubu was legally married to Remi Tinubu, which is reportedly the reason why her identity was concealed for a long time. In 2019, Seyi Tinubu openly showed his love for his biological mother by throwing a party to celebrate her 60th birthday.

Seyi Tinubu age

Tinubu is currently 37 years old. He will celebrate his 38th birthday in 2023.

Seyi Tinubu Instagram

A post shared by Seyi Tinubu (@seyitinubu)

Seyi Tinubu is active on Instagram with over 400,000 followers. He also used this account to campaign for his father’s presidential ambitions. In addition, he campaigned for the second tenure of the current Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo Olu.

Seyi Tinubu surely knows how to use his social media handles to achieve his cause.

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