Why it is on record
Founded in 1977 by Sir Cosmas Maduka (apprenticed at Nnewi from age 7); sole authorised distributor for BMW, Rolls-Royce, Ford, Jaguar Land Rover and Joylong in Nigeria. Diversified into Coscharis Farms (10,000-hectare rice mill at Anaku, Anambra State — one of West Africa's largest integrated rice mills) and Coscharis Technologies. The single most-cited Nnewi apprenticeship-to-conglomerate biography (the *igba boi* system).
Record held
Sole BMW and Rolls-Royce distributor in Nigeria; West Africa's largest integrated rice mill (Anaku, Anambra); flagship case-study of the Nnewi *igba boi* apprenticeship system.
Deep dive
Coscharis Group, founded in 1977 by Cosmas Maduka, is the principal authorised distributor in Nigeria of BMW, Ford, Jaguar Land Rover, Rolls-Royce and several other premium automotive marques. The group has diversified into farming (Coscharis Farms — Anambra rice mill) and ICT. Maduka's life arc — from apprentice trader to industrialist — is one of the most cited indigenous Nigerian entrepreneurship narratives.