By Danlami Nasir Isah
At the age of ten (10), the responsibility to be a man was naturally bestowed on young Jack-Rich who at the time had lost both parents, and without any guardian, but God Almighty to chart his path.
After twelve years of hard work, Jack-Rich founded J+G Global Gas & Oilfield Limited in 1998 and other subsidiaries to provide oil and gas related services. Today, he is the President/Founder of Belemaoil Producing Limited, the first indigenous oil Exploration and Production Company in Nigeria to emerge from an oil producing community in the heart of Niger Delta.
Born on the 28th day of January 1975, to a humble family of Elder and Mrs. Teinbo Saturday Seleyefubara Jack-Rich, in Rivers State, Nigeria, the philanthropist has been driven by a personal value to give back to the Society. Through his Foundation, he has awarded scholarships to hundreds of students, some of whom have graduated from schools in Canada, Ghana, Ukraine, UK, USA, Malaysia, Nigeria, North Cyprus, and the Philippines. Today Mr. Jack-Rich and his Foundation have provided for his community the best potable drinking water with a ph. value of 7.5, employing over 2000 Nigerian youths with plans for 12,000 as ambassadors of wealth creation in the larger dimension nationwide. Jack-Rich studied Petroleum Production Technology in Panola College Cartage, (Texas, USA and Business Administration in University of Wales, Business Management with Usam University in addition to several Fellowship and Doctorate awards within and outside Nigeria.
He is a multidimensional strategic thinker, a motivator, a strong believer in the greater Nigeria and a role model to Nigerian Youths. He is married to his amiable wife, Dr. Mrs. Elizabeth Jack-Rich and they are blessed with a daughter.