Sani Bello is the founder of Amni International Petroleum Development Co., an oil exploration company with a 50% interest in the Okoro Setu oil field, located in shallow water offshore Nigeria. Amni shares ownership of the Okoro Setu field with London-listed exploration firm Afren; production averages 18,200 barrels a day. Bello is also a minority stakeholder in mobile telecom firm MTN Nigeria. He is a former Nigerian military governor from Kano state and a one-time ambassador to Zimbabwe. His Sani Bello foundation provides small loans and grants to young Nigerian entrepreneurs.