There’s a testament regarding Igbo people in Nigeria, especially when it comes to success in business, such is the story of Prince Arthur Eze who was born on the 27th of November, 1948 in Ukpo, Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State.
He’s from a royal family and a born prince who hasn’t restricted himself to just the princely roles but had carved for himself a space among the list of billionaires in Nigeria and abroad; having his name constantly standing out.
Career
Prince Arthur Eze is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Atlas Oranto Petroleum, and his business career started officially when he established the company back then in 1991.
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Fast forward to today, the company has become one of the biggest oil exploration and production companies owned by a private individual from Nigeria and Africa.
The company has assets in more than 12 countries which include Nigeria, Namibia, Equatorial Guinea and so on. It also owns over 20 oil blocks that makes its operations so massive.
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Atlas Oranto Petroleum has turned out to be a force to be reckoned with in Africa’s oil industry, thanks to Prince Arthur Eze who took his career by the horn and built it from a startup into a continental mainstay.
Beside, he was named the pro-chancellor of Peaceland University Enugu, Enugu State in 2023.
Personal Life
Prince Arthur Eze was a born prince from the Igbo descent in Nigeria.
He had his basic education at St. Augustin Secondary School in Nkwere, Imo and graduated in 1970.
He went further to earn a degree in Mechanical and Chemical Engineering at California State University, Long Beach in 1978. His education in this field helped in laying the foundation for his business in the oil and gas industry.
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Prince Arthur Eze is married with children namely; Onyeka Eze, Arthur Junior and Walter.
Igwe Robert Eze, who’s Prince Arthur Eze’s elder brother is the monarch of Ukpo, a town in Dunukofia.
Sources of Wealth
While the primary source of income for Prince Arthur Eze is from the oil and gas industry, his wealth also cut across telecommunications and real estate.
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Get the Passive Income PlaybookHis business interests are also well spread across the Africa continent.
His company i.e Atlas Oranto Petroleum which is his major source of wealth is one of the biggest oil exploration and production companies owned by a private individual from Nigeria and Africa.
Estimated Net Worth
Although Prince Arthur Eze does not officially often gets into forbes list of billionaires, however there are industry insiders as well as numerous financially focused African publications who had regarded him so highly as one of the wealthiest individuals in Africa.
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Therefore, this multibillionaire’s net worth is estimated to around 5.8 billion US dollars.
Conclusion
Aside from Arthur Eze, there has been a persistent rise and growing list of Igbo Billionaires in Nigeria; all thanks to their characterization as a sect of people who are well known for their entrepreneurial aura and obvious resilient especially when it comes to doing business.
