In this post, platinumtimes.ng highlights what you need to know about the new NEXIM Bank Executive Director, Ibrahim Gaga.
Ibrahim Gaga has been appointed the new Executive Director at the Nigerian Export-Import Bank by President Bola Tinubu.
This was announced by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale on Wednesday 21st February, 2024. Until his appointment, Ibrahim Gaga was the bank’s Board Secretary and Legal Adviser. Here’s what you need to know about him.
Mr. Ibrahim Khalil Gaga has a degree in Law from the Bayero University and a BL from the prestigious Nigerian Law School.
He obtained his Master of Laws from the Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos in 2002. He also has a Post graduate Diploma in Management from the National Open University.
Ibrahim also took programmes including inter alia, on Housing Finance in Sub- Saharan Africa organized by the University of Cape town in South Africa, Project Finance Master Class by Jeff’ & O’brien and Managing Compliance & Risk at the Lagos Business School.
He began Practicing with Ikiebe & Co., a law firm based in Lagos State before joing the banking sector .
He worked with banks including Liberty Bank Plc, Pacific Bank Limited, MBC International Bank Limited, First Bank of Nigeria Plc, Fidelity Bank Plc before joining ASO Savings & Loans Plc as the Head, Legal Services in May 2011.
He has over 25 years of working experience ranging from Litigation, Recovery, security documentation, Risk Administration and Company Secretarial Practice.
Some of his giant strides while working with Fidelity Bank Plc includes pioneering the documentation for the first Independent Power Project between Lagos State/ Island Power Limited/Fidelity Bank Plc, the First Canning Industry in West Africa located at Agbara Ogun State for GZ Industries Limited/Fidelity Bank Plc, for the Legal Documentation in the Syndication of N10 Billion Food Concepts (Owners of Chicken Republic) Syndication facility, for Legal Documentation in the Syndication for $ 1.2 Billion MTN Nigeria Syndication facility, for the Legal Documentation in the Syndication for $ 650 Million and N 8.2 Billion Etisalat Nigeria Syndication facility.
He joined ASO Savings and Loans in May 2011 as the Head, Legal Services where he served as Company’s Secretary/ Legal Adviser, in September, 2021 he joined NEXIM Bank as Board Secretary/ Legal adviser.
He is a Muslim and is married with children.