About the Igbinedion family, one of the wealthiest in Nigeria

The progenitor of the Igbinedion family is Chief Gabriel Igbinedion. He is the Esama of Benin, a title conferred on him by the Oba Akenzua II.

Chief Igbinedion has a vast business empire which include a private bank, oil refinery, diamond, gold and marble mines, a private university (Igbinedion University), a private TV station, a radio station and a large number of hotels and real estate spread across the globe.