Nigeria, July 4 -- Nigerian billionaire businessman and philanthropist Femi Otedola's memoir, Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business, has won the 2026 Business Council for Africa (BCA) African Business Book of the Year Award.

The award, presented by the Business Council for Africa (BCA) in partnership with the Africa Finance Cooperation (AFC), African Business magazine and BrandComms, recognises outstanding books that deepen understanding of Africa's business environment, entrepreneurship and economic development. Mr Otedola's memoir emerged as the winner from a shortlist of prominent titles exploring leadership, finance and Africa's economic transformation.

The recognition comes less than a year after the memoir was officially ...