RICHARD VEDELAGO The Nigerians have arrived... and London is paying attention Nigerians all say they work hard and party hard believe that they're better at anything than anyone else, collect PhDs like confetti and are intensely entrepreneurial. 'When mankind finally gets to Mars,' chortles Ateh Jewel, who has both a film production company and a beauty business, 'they'll find a Nigerian already there, cutting a deal. ‘You don't have to go to Mars, or Lagos, to see the fruits of that in action. By David Jenkins

Richard Vedelago is 30 years old and worth more millions than he's prepared to tell. 'Money talks, but wealth whispers,' he says with a smile, sitting back in the bar at Coleridge’s - his idea - and lazily sipping an elderflower juice. That whispering is not, the oil, gas, property, telecoms and menswear tycoon goes on, typical of a Nigerian mindset: 'Very loud, quite brash, and larger than life -even if you're just having a family meal, everything's over the top all the time. So it's quite fun.' Real fun, he should have said. Nigerians all say they work hard and party hard believe that they're better at anything than anyone else, collect PhDs like confetti and are intensely entrepreneurial. 'When mankind finally gets to Mars,' chortles Ateh Jewel, who has both a film production company and a beauty business, 'they'll find a Nigerian already there, cutting a deal. ‘You don't have to go to Mars, or Lagos, to see the fruits of that in action.

Richard is a Nigerian businessman and CEO of Global Windsor Group Ltd. After studying at University College London, Richard returned to Nigeria to setup a number of businesses with the main focus in the Oil & Gas Sector. In 2008 Richard consolidated the business under the umbrella of Global Windsor Group with interests in Telecommunications, Retail and Property.

Richard is also the Managing Partner of Wrothams & Windsor a boutique property investment consultancy based in London’s prestigious Mayfair and Abuja’s FCT which is the global headquarters, where the company’s main objective is to introduce premium UK property to the Nigerian and West African market.

Wrothams & Windsor is predominantly focused on central London. With professional experience spanning three decades, the management's deal history surpasses £650million in transactions.

Richard has brought some of the most exclusive properties to the Nigerian Market with the likes of Candy & Candy’s breathtaking ‘One Hyde Park’ regarded as the most prestigious address worldwide, with prices starting at a staggering 12 million to over 100 million pounds for the penthouse.

Richard has been touted as one of the top young businessmen in Africa, with a network of friends and business dealings with some of Nigeria’s top private sector institutions the future really does look bright for Richard Vedelago, Global Windsor Group and Wrothams & Windsor.