Eminent finance consultant & economist Bode Augusto is dead…He was aged 68 years

Founder of Agusto & Co, Nigeria’s first credit rating agency, Bode Agusto, has died aged 68.

He founded the company in 1992 and led as Managing Director for 11 years. The firm played a crucial role in introducing credit rating services to Nigeria.

Confirming his death, Ovation Magazine publisher, Dele Momodu, wrote on Thursday via Instagram: “One of Nigeria’s biggest economic wizards, Mr Olabode Agusto, has passed on. He founded AGUSTO & CO Ltd., a credit rating company.

“His darling wife, Edna and children were in Portugal (his adopted country) when he passed on at close to 70. May his brilliant soul rest in peace.”

Before his death, he was an independent consultant in the world of economics, finance, and business strategy.