We are one of the leading indigenous services contractors in the building construction industry in Nigeria.
Over the years, we have completed and handed over dozens of projects ranging from the simple to the complex.
Kandelite Engineering Company Limited was incorporated on the 27th of September, 1978 under the Companies Decree Act (1968) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with registration number RC 26301.
Kandelite is one of the leading indigenous services contractors in the building construction industry in Nigeria.
Over the years, we have completed and handed over dozens of projects ranging from the simple to the complex.
We have set very high performance standards, which we have continued to maintain over the years.
He obtained his OND in Mechanical Engineering and HND in Electrical Engineering from Yaba College of Technology in 1968 and 1970 respectively.
Before establishing Kandelite in 1978, he obtained invaluable experience as a Manager at BEWAC and UAC (T&E division). He is a Fellow and past president of NATE (National Association of Technologists in Engineering).
He retired in 2014 as Managing Director.
He is also the Chairman of 821 Limited, a meat processing company and Segun Sami Farms, Badagry.
He attended Yaba College of Technology where he obtained an OND in Civil Engineering in 1977. He obtained his B. Eng. in Civil Engineering from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada in 1982.
Before joining Kandelite in 1990, he worked at Dauada Mahuma Construction Nig. Ltd. and A.U. Tetengi & Sons Ltd in Jos, Plateau State.
He was Managing Director from 2014 to 2018.
He attended Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, where he obtained his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering. His Master’s thesis was in the field of hybrid electric vehicles.
Before joining Kandelite in 2009 as a Project Manager, he worked at Shell Nigeria and B&V Energy Offshore as a Project Engineer (Electrical & Instrumentation) on the Bonga Northwest and Bonga North offshore projects.
He was appointed as Managing Director in 2018.
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