● Steel in Her Spine, Stars in Her Eyes: StillEarth Boss Creates Wealth from Genius
● In the Male Fortress of Enterprise, She Raised a Citadel of Her Own
Oyindamola Adeyemi thrives in a jungle of rigid hierarchies and gaudy skyscrapers. Genius parts the way for her ascent, while sensibility inures her to the bare bones of the competitive business world. She has soared where she was not expected to ascend navigating through the iron gates of male-dominated industries with the ingenuity of a seasoned strategist and the sensibility of a woman attuned to the tectonic shifts of commerce.
A dazzling force of enterprise, a paragon of grace woven with grit, and a titan of Nigeria’s evolving economy, Adeyemi rises beyond her time and terrain. To watch her story unfold is to witness a flowering of ambition and painstaking execution – in a domain long held as a fortress of masculine might.
She defies categories, she outstrips expectations, she builds empires—not just with steel and concrete but with strategies as sound as ancient geometry and visions as sweeping as the Sahel’s horizons. Adeyemi does not merely occupy the business world; she reinvents it, erecting edifices of success where many feared to lay a foundation. Little wonder that Forbes Africa, with its unerring eye for giants, has carved her name into its hallowed lists of Nigerian magnates—and today, she stands crowned as The Capital’s Business Woman of the Year.
Her rise has been meteoric, but no less meticulous. Every accolade, every triumph is chiseled from stone-hard merit—proof that true talent weighs heavy, even when it walks with effortless grace.
Her company, Still Earth Holdings, is more than a firm—it is a statement, a living testament to what audacity paired with acumen can achieve. From roads that stretch like silver veins across the nation’s landscape to towering edifices that house ambition itself, her work is inscribed in Nigeria’s infrastructure. Her name echoes in the corridors of commerce, a symbol of what it means to architect success amidst relentless challenges.
She is the business world’s equivalent of a modern-day Amazon—undaunted, unbending, and fiercely strategic. Where others saw hurdles, Adeyemi saw blueprints; where others hesitated, she seized the opportunity with the measured hand of a chess master.
Adeyemi’s genius is not just her own; it flows through the veins of a well-oiled empire. StillEarth Holdings thrives on her triad of principles: strategy, faith, and collaboration. Her leadership shuns the brashness of force; instead, she orchestrates outcomes with the precision of a conductor—every player, every move, tuned to perfection.
When projections falter, she does not crumble; she recalibrates, recalculates, and returns to the drawing board until the gears align. Such resilience is rare, and such mastery is rarer still. It is no wonder that Forbes Africa has turned its spotlight on her—her brilliance is too radiant to ignore, her legacy too profound to dismiss.
Adeyemi’s ventures span a constellation of industries: construction, finance, energy, hospitality, and real estate. StillEarth Holdings stands as a citadel of diversification, each subsidiary a testament to her boundless vision.
In construction, Still Earth’s achievements are etched into Nigeria’s highways, bridges, and commercial hubs. With over a decade of excellence, the company has executed projects with a finesse that belies the industry’s brutal demands. Roads unfurl beneath her command, miles of asphalt connecting lives and commerce, proof that Adeyemi’s ambition stretches as far as Nigeria’s needs.
Then came Still Earth Capital Finance—a beacon for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), a bridge over the yawning chasm of inaccessible credit. In just four years, it has empowered over 100,000 clients, proving that Adeyemi’s blueprint for success includes lifting others as she rises.
And in the realm of energy, Tirex Petroleum and Energy roars with Adeyemi’s relentless pursuit of excellence. With nearly 30% of Nigeria’s offshore drilling market share, Tirex is a colossus—its rigs, like sentinels, harness the nation’s subterranean wealth under her watchful eye.
Indeed, Adeyemi’s heart beats in sync with Nigeria’s rhythms. She sees not just potential but promise—a nation ripe for transformation if only its foundations are fortified. Her hands have moulded and superintended several private and public projects envisioning an infrastructure that lifts people, commerce, and dreams.
Her contributions are, however, not confined to boardrooms or blueprints. Adeyemi’s philanthropy reaches into education, the arts, and social advocacy. Through scholarships and CSR initiatives, she invests in minds and talents, nurturing the very soul of the nation she builds.
Born of a union between the Hausa-Fulani and Yoruba cultures, Adeyemi embodies Nigeria’s diversity. Her early education at Federal Government Girls College, Bauchi, and her degrees in Political Science and Political Economy from the University of Abuja provided fertile ground for her budding brilliance. Harvard Business School later refined this diamond—but the spark, the grit, was always hers.
Her early banking career saw her rise swiftly to the heady heights of Relationship Manager and Public Sector Group Head at Equitorial Trust Bank. Yet the corridors of finance could not contain her; the open arenas of entrepreneurship beckoned, and she answered.
Today, Adeyemi’s accolades are as diverse as her endeavours: The African Leader of Integrity Merit Award, the Women4Africa Global Business Impact Award, the Nigerian Business Leadership Award for Excellence, and more. Each trophy is a chapter in her epic—a testament to toil, talent, and triumph.
In a world enamoured with fleeting brilliance, Adeyemi offers a reminder that true greatness is forged in the fires of persistence, refined by the winds of vision, and anchored by the roots of integrity.
Oyin Adeyemi is not merely The Capital’s Business Woman of the Year—she is proof of what is possible, a parable of excellence, and a living promise to every woman who dares to build, lead, and conquer.
Her story is Nigeria’s story—a tale of grit and glory, struggle and soaring. And in that story, we find the blueprints for a brighter nation, meticulously drafted by hands that build not just for today, but for eternity.
