Achievements
Milestones & honours.
Three decades of building — across five continents, through booms and setbacks — distilled into the moments that defined the journey.
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Venture
Landmark Port Harcourt Resort
Landmark's redevelopment of the Port Harcourt Tourist Beach marks its third major Nigerian city in two years, scheduled to open in Q4 2026.
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Milestone
Expansion to twelve more states
Announced plans to take Landmark to twelve more Nigerian states over the next decade, and to Ghana, The Gambia, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
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Award
The Sun Hospitality Icon Award
Named Hospitality Icon by The Sun Board of Editors for his contribution to Nigeria's leisure and hospitality industry.
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Venture
Landmark Nike Lake Resort, Enugu
Signed a 35-year partnership with the Enugu State Government and committed an initial ₦10 billion to revive the 150-hectare Nike Lake Resort, taking over operations on 1 March 2025.
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Venture
POP Landmark opens
A containerised leisure and entertainment mall that hosted more than 150 events in its first year.
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Speaking
Opening keynote, Next Frontier
Delivered "The Next Frontier: Thriving in a Bold New Era" at Landmark Towers, Lagos.
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Venture
Landmark Upside-Down House
Launched West Africa's first upside-down house attraction, welcoming more than 50,000 visitors.
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Milestone
A defining moment
When the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway took the site of Landmark Beach, Paul led the group into its next chapter — expanding across Nigeria rather than retreating.
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Speaking
TEDxEnugu
Returned to the TEDx stage to share entrepreneurial insights from doing business in Nigeria — fifteen years after his first TEDx talk in London.
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Award
Lonely Planet's top Nigerian beaches
Landmark Beach ranked among Nigeria's top seven beaches by Lonely Planet.
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Media
A Lion on Lions' Den
Joined Nigeria's edition of the global Dragons' Den format as one of five investor Lions, premiering on Africa Magic.
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Milestone
Landmark Village supports Lagos through COVID-19
Partnered with the Lagos State Government to set up an emergency isolation and treatment centre at Landmark Village.
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Venture
Landmark Beach opens
Nigeria's first premium, privately owned beachfront grew to 3.5M+ annual visitors, 60 on-site businesses and thousands of jobs.
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Venture
Marriott partnership signed
Signed with Marriott International for a Renaissance Lagos Hotel and Marriott Executive Apartments at Landmark Village — 260 keys in a 25-floor tower.
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Funding
$20M from Vantage Capital
Landmark Africa secured $20 million in mezzanine funding from Vantage Capital.
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Venture
Hard Rock Cafe & Shiro open
Brought West Africa's first Hard Rock Cafe, and the oriental-themed Shiro, to the Landmark Village boulevard.
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Venture
Landmark Towers completed
Completed Landmark Towers in Victoria Island and launched Landmark Corporate Solutions services across Africa.
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Venture
Landmark House, Ikeja
Completed Landmark House in Ikeja — corporate and retail space for tenants including Regus and Novartis.
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Speaking
TEDxEuston, London
"Taking your business home to Africa" — a talk on building in the UK and expanding to Lagos, Johannesburg and Nairobi.
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Milestone
The Victoria Island beachfront
Acquired undeveloped Atlantic beachfront in Lagos — the site that became the Landmark Leisure destination.
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Milestone
Pan-African expansion
Landmark expanded to Accra, Johannesburg and Nairobi.
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Milestone
Landmark comes home to Lagos
Launched serviced office operations in Lagos, bringing international workspace standards to West Africa.
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Venture
Founded Landmark Group
Started with luxury office space in the UK, expanding to Germany, Spain, Belgium, France and the United States.
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Milestone
190 centres for Regus
Led Property & Logistics during Regus' global expansion — opening 190 business centres in 62 countries.