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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Freeman is married to Damilola Osonuga, with two beautiful children and they live in [[Lagos]] .<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 August 2020|title=Osonuga Publishes Two new Books on Business Growth|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/08/08/osonuga-publishes-two-new-books-on-business-growth/|access-date=13 August 2020|website=THISDAYLIVE|language=en-US}}</ref>
Freeman is married to Damilola Osonuga, and they live in [[Lagos]] with their daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 August 2020|title=Osonuga Publishes Two new Books on Business Growth|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/08/08/osonuga-publishes-two-new-books-on-business-growth/|access-date=13 August 2020|website=THISDAYLIVE|language=en-US}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 11:54, 9 July 2024

Freeman Osonuga
Born
Freeman Olamide Osonuga

1984
Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria
Alma materOlabisi Onabanjo University
Occupation(s)Real estate entrepreneur, philanthropist, medical doctor
Known forTime Person of the Year (2014), Founder PropTech Hub Africa
Websitefreemanosonuga.com

Freeman Osonuga is a Nigerian medical doctor, entrepreneur, Chief Executive Officer of Adloyalty Business Network (AdloyaltyBN), and founder of PropTech Hub Africa Inc.[1] He founded the Dr. Freeman Osonuga Foundation (DFO), a charitable organization to support orphans and people with disabilities in Nigeria.[2]

Background and recognition

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Freeman was born the youngest of six children in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. He studied Medicine and Surgery at Olabisi Onabanjo University.[3] In 2013, he was named a One Young World Ambassador. A year later, he received the Sierra Leone Government's Presidential Meritorious Service Award for his role in the containment of the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone.[4][5]

In June 2015, he was named a Wired UK Innovation Fellow,[6] and in October that year, he was among three finalists shortlisted to travel to space.[7][8][9]

In 2016, he established Adloyalty Business Networks, a real estate network marketing firm. The firm was reported to have hit 20,000 realtors in February 2020 and was described as "Nigeria's first and biggest independent real estate network marketing firm" by The Guardian.[10]

In 2017, he was listed as one of the 100 Most Influential Young Nigerians and was selected as one of Nigeria's Top 10 Real Estate Disruptors of 2020.[11] In September 2020, Freeman was appointed as a Senator representing Nigeria by the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), an affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI).[12][13]

Books

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Freeman has published two books, including the following:[14]

  • Print Money With Zero Capital
  • The Business Game

Personal life

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Freeman is married to Damilola Osonuga, and they live in Lagos with their daughter.[15]

References

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  1. ^ World Largest Tech Conference, Technology (October 2022). "PropTech Hub Africa Inc Makes Int'l Debut At GITEX Tech Conference". Leadership Media Group. No. 1. Leadership Ng. Leadership. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Unfair Attitudes to Children with Cerebral Palsy in Nigeria". THISDAYLIVE. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. ^ Enu, Afolayn. "Freeman Osonuga: To Space and Beyond". Africa Middle East. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Success isn't achieved in the comfort zone ~ Dr. Freeman Osonuga - Nigeria and World News". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Freeman Osonuga – 'êth Communications". ethcommunications.com. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  6. ^ Culpan, Daniel (23 June 2015). "Meet the WIRED Innovation Fellows 2015". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Nigeria's Freeman Osonuga named among 3 finalists for space trip". Vanguard News. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  8. ^ Kazeem, Yomi. "A Nigerian Ebola doctor could be the first black African to go to space". Quartz Africa. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  9. ^ Culpan, Daniel (22 May 2016). "Meet the WIRED Innovation Fellows 2015". Wired UK. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Adloyalty Business Network hits 20,000 realtors, launches new office in Lekki". 21 February 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Freeman Osonuga - Nigeria's Top 10 Real Estate Disruptors 2020". The Top10 Magazine. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  12. ^ Admin (8 September 2020). "WBAF appoints Dr. Freeman Osonuga CEO of AdloyaltyBN as Senator". Vanguard. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  13. ^ Ajakaiye, Fadekemi (24 April 2018). "WBAF Appoints Freeman Osonuga CEO of AdloyaltyBN as Senator". ThisDay. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  14. ^ Reporter (10 August 2020). "AdloyaltyBN CEO publishes books on business growth". The nation. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Osonuga Publishes Two new Books on Business Growth". THISDAYLIVE. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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