How Lagos-based financial expert Micheal Diongoli inspires Nigerian youths

By Kingsley Okezie

One of Nigeria's finest youths; Mr. Micheal Diongoli is blazing the trail with a plethora of achievements, even at the young age of forty. Being the founder and CEO of a prestigious investment conglomerate; UK-Dion Group, he has distinguished himself as a business mogul and a philanthropist par excellence.

Mr. Diongoli's inestimable strides are a source of inspiration to many youths across the length and breadth of Nigeria, and this can be mentioned in five ways.

First, just like any Nigerian youth would ever wish to become, Mr. Micheal Diongoli has mastered the craft of breaking even in business spheres and has also helped dozens of young businesses benefit from his exposure and wealth of experience in the business world.

The University of Bradford trained business and management guru has eminently consulted as a financial advisor to reputable national and international financial institutions, with outstanding results that have earned him the reputation of a global financial expert.

Also, in the early days of his career life, the Lagos-based financial expert worked as a financial and mortgage adviser with some top organizations and multinationals like Lowell Financials, Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays Bank and NatWest Bank all in the U.K.

He strongly believes that hard work rewards faster than cutting corners. His thought pattern is a reflection of what every Nigerian youth should represent. In his words “Never try to cut corners to survive, because you may just be cutting your surviving lifeline to success."

Aside from being a financial expert, Diongoli has touched lives with his philanthropic prowess; by empowering a new generation of young African entrepreneurs, catalyzing economic growth, driving poverty eradication and ensuring job creation across different states in the nation. He recently hinted plans to launch the Micheal Diongoli Foundation (MDF): a humanitarian outfit that seeks to support entrepreneurial projects, MSMEs funding, scholarship schemes, and sponsor a good number of youths who have the passion to learn but don’t have the funds in line with their given career paths and areas of interest.

Little wonder he is a recipient of various prestigious indigenous and international awards of recognition, in acknowledgment of his business leadership and economic empowerment of young Africans.

Today, Mr. Micheal Diongoli is one of Africa’s leading investors and philanthropists, a highly sort after financial specialist with impressionable results.

Exactly ,Hardwork is the best.

Cutting corners might come quick but will not Last long.