8–14 November 2026

An executive programme in Real Estate Investment, Development, Growth & Entrepreneurship.

RIDGE

8–14 November 2026ScrollOnline & Lagos Marriott

RIDGE 2026 · Class of 2026

Don’t just buyreal estate.Learn to build the business.

Seven days with the founders of Pertinence Group and six of Nigeria’s most accomplished business leaders.

Reserve your seatSee the programme
8–14 November 2026Online & Lagos MarriottBy application
Sunday Olorunsheyi and Wisdom Ezekiel reviewing a plan together on a sofa
Sunday Olorunsheyi and Wisdom Ezekiel

The programme

Sunday Olorunsheyi and Wisdom Ezekiel built more than eighty estates, then hotels, a bank and a farm. For seven days in November, they will show a small group exactly how.

Dates
8–14 November 2026
Format
Six days live online, one evening at the Lagos Marriott
Admission
By application and advisor call
Then
180 days of mentorship

Faculty

Each teaches the part of the journey they know best.

Value & tuition.

Everything a place includes, and what it costs. Fifty seats in three tiers, confirmed in order of admission.

What you receive

  • 7-day executive programme$3,000
  • 6-month RIDGE 180 mentorship$20,000
  • RIDGE Circle membership$5,000
  • Faculty and network access$3,000
  • Executive real estate toolkit$1,500
  • Graduation and gala, Lagos Marriott$1,000

Actual value$33,500

Plus the 20-acre land opportunity and investment and deal access.

Your tuition

  1. Early AccessOpen now$2,000First 20 seats
  2. Standard$3,000Next 30 seats
Instalments
$800 (40%) at registration, then $600 and $600
Corporate cohort
3 seats $5,5005 seats $8,50010 seats $15,000
Completion deadline
2 November 2026
Reserve an Early Access seat
The co-founders holding copies of The Real Money of Lagos on stage
Launching The Real Money of Lagos, 2024.

The founders

Built first. Taught second.

Pertinence Group grew from a Lagos start-up into a group of businesses built on real estate. Its co-founders teach from their own deals, numbers and mistakes.

80+estates developed
6sectors, from property to fintech
2books on building wealth

Books: The Pertinence Way (2022) and The Real Money of Lagos (2024). Businesses include PettySave Microfinance Bank, Genius, FarmWey Africa, hotels and shortlets.

Covered byVanguardThisDayThe Top10 Magazine

Inside the room.

The RIDGE faculty at the Wealth Summit in Lagos and Toronto, and at Pertinence masterclasses.

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From land to estate.

What you will learn to do, in Pertinence’s own projects.

Land: Lavida Hills, plots surveyed
01LandLavida Hills, plots surveyed
Roads: Lavida Hills, the main road laid
02RoadsLavida Hills, the main road laid
Gatehouse: Lead Avenue
03GatehouseLead Avenue
Infrastructure: Lavida Prime, interlock and drainage
04InfrastructureLavida Prime, interlock and drainage
Launch: Ire, on site
05LaunchIre, on site
Construction: Iland Pro, homes going up
06ConstructionIland Pro, homes going up
Homes: Lead Avenue, a finished bungalow
07HomesLead Avenue, a finished bungalow
The estate: Lead Avenue, complete
08The estateLead Avenue, complete
Hospitality: Homeworth Hotel
09HospitalityHomeworth Hotel
The group: Pertinence head office
10The groupPertinence head office

Seven days, in order.

Live sessions Sunday to Friday, then graduation at the Lagos Marriott Hotel, Ikeja. Each day ends with work you keep.

01/07
Sunday 8 November · Live online

The Real Estate EntrepreneurFrom agent to owner to developer

  • Business models
  • Finding your niche
  • Land banking
  • Joint ventures
  • Building a company

AssignmentYour Real Estate Wealth Strategy

02/07
Monday 9 November · Live online

Finding the Right AssetsThe art of the deal

  • Undervalued opportunities
  • Due diligence and title
  • Negotiation
  • Deal structuring
  • Avoiding bad deals

In practiceA live deal, analysed with the faculty

03/07
Tuesday 10 November · Live online

DevelopmentFrom land to asset

  • Feasibility
  • Masterplanning and approvals
  • Contractors and cost control
  • Phasing
  • Development finance

Case studiesPertinence projects, from raw land to handover

04/07
Wednesday 11 November · Live online

Selling Real EstateFrom property to profit

  • Product and pricing
  • Branding
  • Diaspora marketing
  • Sales teams
  • Customer experience

Inside lookThe sales engine behind eighty estates

05/07
Thursday 12 November · Live online

Capital, Scale & WealthHow to fund your growth

  • Customer financing
  • Debt and equity
  • Investor relationships
  • Cash flow
  • Portfolio strategy

LessonsHow one estate funded a hotel, a bank and a farm

06/07
Friday 13 November · Live online

Building the EmpireFrom one business to a group

  • Holding companies
  • Leadership and people
  • Systems and governance
  • Brand
  • Succession and legacy

The RIDGE ChallengePresent your Real Estate Empire Plan

07/07
Saturday 14 November · In person, Lagos Marriott Hotel Ikeja

The GalaGraduation at the Lagos Marriott

  • Graduation in the RIDGE gown
  • Certificates
  • Awards
  • Founders’ address

DressBlack tie

The Pertinence Group head office
“We spent years learning this the hard way. RIDGE is where we hand you the lessons.”
Sunday Olorunsheyi & Wisdom Ezekiel

RIDGE 180

The programme ends. The work begins.

Six months of mentorship, built around one goal: closing your first deal. Weekly deal clinics, monthly masterclasses.

  1. Month oneBusiness model
  2. Month twoAsset acquisition
  3. Month threeDevelopment
  4. Month fourMarketing & sales
  5. Month fiveCapital & scale
  6. Month sixExecution
  7. June 2027RIDGE Deal Day

RIDGE Circle.

Graduation is not the end. Every graduate joins RIDGE Circle, for life.

  • Investment briefingsPrivate briefings on markets and opportunities.
  • Early accessA first look at Pertinence and selected partner opportunities.
  • Deal roomsBring a deal and structure it with peers and faculty.
  • Property toursPrivate tours of Pertinence estates and projects.
  • Founder sessionsSmall-room sessions with Sunday and Wisdom.
  • Business introductionsWarm introductions across the network.
  • Private networkingBuilders across four continents, in one circle.
  • Executive gatheringsQuarterly, in person, by invitation.

RIDGE City

Learn here. Build there.

A 2,000-acre development planned as the practical laboratory for RIDGE entrepreneurs: not merely an estate, but an ecosystem where graduates buy parcels and build.

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Illustrative plan. Parcels are purchased; allocation is subject to the programme’s terms.

What graduates can build

  • Residential estates
  • Commercial projects
  • Hospitality
  • Schools
  • Logistics
  • Agro-businesses
  • Recreation

Members of the Founding Class receive first access to RIDGE City parcels.

  1. AcademyLearn
  2. CircleConnect
  3. CapitalInvest
  4. CityBuild
  5. EnterprisesScale

The Class of 2026.

Six kinds of builder, joining from four continents, learning in one room.

Diaspora professionals

Building a real estate business in Nigeria while living abroad.

Here toBuild a first estate or portfolio at home

Business owners

Founders and SME owners adding property to an existing business.

Here toTurn profits into lasting assets

Realtors and land marketers

Moving from selling other people’s estates to developing their own.

Here toLaunch their first project

Developers and contractors

Scaling from single buildings to full estates.

Here toAdd capital, systems and a sales engine

Investors and clubs

Individuals, investment clubs and cooperatives deploying capital.

Here toInvest with a method, not a hunch

Property professionals

Lawyers, architects, surveyors and bankers who work around real estate.

Here toOwn a stake in the market they serve

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Expected profile, based on the audiences of the Wealth Summit in Lagos and Toronto.

The Founding Class.

The Class of 2026 is the first to graduate from RIDGE. That can only happen once.

RIDGE Circle
Founding memberYour name
No.0147

Engraved black metal card, presented at the gala.

  • A numbered membershipEvery graduate receives a permanent RIDGE Circle number and an engraved member card, presented at the gala.
  • An admission letterNot a receipt. A formal letter offering your place in the Founding Class, signed by Sunday and Wisdom.
  • The Executive BoxCouriered to your door wherever you live: a linen-bound notebook embossed with your name, the executive workbook and deal templates, and a handwritten card from the founders, sealed in wax.
  • First access to RIDGE CityFounding members are first in line for parcels.

RIDGE · Lagos · October 2026

Dear Your name,

We are pleased to offer you a place in the Founding Class of RIDGE, the executive programme in real estate entrepreneurship, from 8 to 14 November 2026.

You join a small group of builders from Lagos to London and Toronto. We look forward to welcoming you, and to seeing what you build.

Your RIDGE Circle membership number is 0147.

Sunday OlorunsheyiSunday Olorunsheyi, Ph.D.
Co-founder
Wisdom EzekielWisdom Ezekiel
Co-founder

Your admission letter.

A candlelit black-tie dinner beneath crystal chandeliers in a Lagos hotel ballroom

Saturday 14 November · Lagos Marriott Hotel Ikeja

The RIDGE Gala

The week ends in black tie. You graduate in the RIDGE gown before the faculty and Nigeria’s business leaders, and receive your certificate.

Dinner, awards and the founders’ address follow. Every graduate’s name goes on the RIDGE Wall: Global entrepreneurs. One community. One future.

Admissions

Places are offered after a short application and a private call.

RIDGE is for you if you want to

  • Start a real estate business, not just buy a plot
  • Become a developer, or grow the property business you have
  • Raise capital and structure joint ventures
  • Build a portfolio and generational wealth
  • Build in Nigeria while living abroad

How to reserve your seat

  1. Your details: name, contact and what describes you. Saved straight away.
  2. Payment details: USD, CAD or Interac, in full or in instalments.
  3. Self-assessment: ten quick questions. Below 60, we would love you to spend 10 to 20 minutes with Sunday Olorunsheyi, so your time and money are well spent. Should we find you a slot?
  4. Proof of payment: upload your transfer screenshot, now or later.
  5. Done: admissions confirms your seat within 24 hours.

Prefer to speak with someone first?

Questions

Yes. The six teaching days are live online, and many participants are building in Nigeria from Canada, the US or the UK. The gala on 14 November is in person at the Lagos Marriott Hotel, Ikeja.

Yes. Certificates are presented at the Grand Graduation at the Lagos Marriott on 14 November.

Day one starts with business models and finding your niche. The self-assessment shows your starting point, and six months of mentorship carry you to your first deal.

Graduates can access up to 20 acres to start or expand a real estate business, with six months before the first payment. You buy the land on the programme’s terms, which your advisor explains before you commit.

You complete a ten-question self-assessment. With a score of 60 or above you confirm your place and pay straight away. Below 60, we would love you to spend 10 to 20 minutes with Sunday Olorunsheyi, so your time and money are well spent, and you can still pay straight away. Advisors are available on request.

Yes. Team enrolment is available for groups of three or more. Mention it in your application and admissions will contact you.

Didn’t find your answer?

The RIDGE architecture

Nine words. One journey.

Everything RIDGE offers, in the order you will live it.

  1. LearnThe seven-day programme
  2. ExecuteRIDGE 180
  3. ConnectRIDGE Circle
  4. BuildThe land opportunity
  5. AccessThe faculty network
  6. ParticipateDeal and investment opportunities
  7. CelebrateGraduation
  8. ScaleRIDGE City
  9. CompoundRIDGE alumni

Apply · Class of 2026

Seven days could change how you see real estate.

About five minutes. Then you either confirm your place, or spend 10 to 20 minutes with Sunday Olorunsheyi, so your time and money are well spent.

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