One of the daughters of Mike Adenuga, founder of telecommunications company, Globacom, Belinda Disu, has fully stamped her authority in the property business via her Cobble-Stone Properties and Estates Limited, with her ongoing project. Three years after she successfully completed a high-rise luxury apartment building in the Ikoyi area, which she named Sisi Paris after her daughter, she is all set to complete another multimillion-dollar edifice on Lagos Mainland. The humongous project, which is a shopping mall aptly named Ile-Oja, is situated on the bustling Opebi Road in Ikeja.
The exterior decor of the yet-to-be completed three-storeyed building already gives an insight into what the interior might look like when it is finally unveiled, hopefully before the end of the first quarter of the year. Although the portfolio of Cobblestone includes residential and commercial properties, none has announced her as well as Sisi Paris did and now this shopping mall.
There is no denying the fact that the 37-year-old is indeed a chip off the old block, taking incredible strides just like her father. Besides being a big player in the property sector, Bella has made her mark in other areas that were hitherto dominated by the menfolk.
She runs Evonig Glass, a glass production company that has been revolutionising the building industry in Nigeria with made-in-Nigeria solutions that eliminate problems associated with glass importation. This one-of-a-kind innovation is processed and assembled at Abumet, an aluminum manufacturing company where she holds sway as Chairman of the Board of Directors. She replaced businessman and politician, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, who was chairman of the board before his retirement.
Bella is also on the board of Julius Berger Nigeria Ltd. That her father reposes so much confidence in her is evident in the manner he chose her to be the Vice Chairman of Globacom and to represent his interests in almost all the companies that he has investments. A philanthropist, Bella runs Bella Disu Foundation, a non-profit organisation that provides education and employment skills to disadvantaged children. She is also a distinctive benefactor of the Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON), thus helping to encourage a better environment for musical learning.
In 2019, the French Government presented Bella with the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for her contributions to the preservation of the arts and culture, particularly her coordination of the construction of the Alliance Francaise Mike Adenuga Centre in Ikoyi, Lagos.
Ivory Ukonu is a versatile journalist with many years of experience, with entertainment and society reporting as her area of core competence.
