Dozy Mmobuosi

Dozy Mmobuosi was born in Lagos, Nigeria. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from Ambrose Alli University in Ekpoma, Edo State. He also received his Master of Science degree in economics from the same university.[4] He also received a doctorate degree in rural advancement from University of Putra, Malaysia in 2007,[5] although Hindenburg Research, a short-selling activist group, was not able to verify this in their June 2023 report.[6] In March 2022, Mmobuosi completed the Advanced Management and Leadership Programme at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.[7][8]

In 2001, Mmobuosi founded Tingo Mobile to provide mobile technology and Fintech solutions to rural communities in Nigeria.[9] In 2015, Mmobuosi founded Tingo Inc., a publicly traded company on the OTC Markets Group. In January 2019, Mmobuosi launched Nwassa, a digital Agri-Marketplace that is Africa’s first agricultural technology and digital platform.[10][11][12]

In December 2022, Mmobuosi unveiled the Dozy Mmobuosi Leadership Centre (DMLC), housed in Oxford, United Kingdom, with the aim of developing African leaders skills to help them transform their private and public sector services.[13][14] In February 2023, it was reported that Mmobuosi was close to completing a £90 million takeover of English football club Sheffield United.[15][16][17]

In June 2023, NASDAQ-listed shares in Tingo Group plunged in value after a report from short seller Hindenburg Research said the company was an "exceptionally obvious scam".[18] The company denied the Hindenburg report claims, which it said contained "errors of fact" and "misleading and libellous content",[19] and appointed lawyers White & Case to review the report's claims.[20]