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Bode Agusto, dies at 68

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Bode Agusto, dies at 68

 

A former Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Bode Agusto, has died at the age of 68.

Agusto was the founder of Agusto & Co, a Pan-African credit rating agency.

The news of Agusto’s death was announced by the Chief Executive Officer, Founder and Chairman of Proshare Nigeria, Olufemi Awoyemi on Thursday via his handle on X (formerly Twitter).

Awoyemi tweeted, “@bodeagusto, the founder of @agustoandco, was the pioneer who taught us all how to respect facts and data in our engagements.

“A great human being and a fabulous teacher you were. Your teachings, delivered with conviction, will always be with all of us; our career paths were impacted by you.