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An accomplished administrator and scholar; Dr. Usman parades over three decades of public service experience in the United Kingdom and Nigeria. He was the Assistant Principal for Access and Higher Education at The Manchester College in the United Kingdom, a tertiary institution with over 60,000 students and an income of more than 200 million Pounds. From 2010 to 2018 he served as Director General and CEO at the Nigerian Centre for Management Development in Abuja. The centre is responsible for the accreditation and licencing of Management Consultants (CMD) and institutes in Nigeria. From CMD, he joined the International Centre for Islamic Culture and Education Abuja as Director General, a position he still holds. In 2008, he served as Technical Adviser to the Minister of National Planning on Social Sector Strategy, Coordination of Vision 20-2020. Presidential Advisor to President Yar’Adua on the implementation of his Seven-Point Agenda. Dr. Usman was also a Consultant to the European Union on Strategy and Policy Coordination involving Vision 20:2020, and National M&E Framework besides the National Implementation Plan for Nigeria. From 2008-2009 he also served as Technical Adviser to the Minister of Education.
Dr. Usman holds a foundation degree in Chemistry from Bayero University Kano and a Masters and PhD in Chemical Technology (with concentrations in Petroleum Chemistry and Hydrocarbon) from Manchester University UK. Dr. Usman, has presented and published various scholarly papers on different areas. He is also an author of four books.
Dr Usman attended several national and international courses, seminars and conferences on education, leadership and management worldwide, including the OPEC Professional Development Conference in Vienna Austria in 2009. 2009: Leadership in Development conference at Harvard University, USA. In July 2012, he became a licensed Certification and Accreditation professional for Training Institutions and Trainers in Baltimore USA. In August 2010, I attended a conference on China EXPO in Shanghai and a Training on Supply Chain and Logistics Management in Beijing (June 2010). Global Education conference in Dubai in 2015. In 2014 and 2016: World Economic Forum in Nigeria and South Africa. Adviser to the board in Paul de Camp Community College, Virginia USA. Capacity building programme on anti-corruption in Nairobi, Kenya; Capacity Building programme organised by ACBF in Zimbabwe; Delivered a training programme at GIMPA, Ghana in 2013; Conducted a Train the Trainers programme for the University of Gambia and Gambia Technical College. He has served as a standing facilitator for programmes at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) at Kuru Jos. Lead Consultant for Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas on management development courses and at the University of Melbourne in Australia in 2013. In 2014 he led the Nigerian delegation to South Korea on E-government. In June 2016, he presented a paper on the Challenges of Human Capital Development in Africa at the University of Manchester UK.
He was a founding member of the Nigerian Muslim Forum in UK and Ireland and served as the Financial Secretary for three years and an Amir for five years. Dr. Usman is on the board of various public and private sector establishments. He is a recipient of numerous awards, commendations and recognitions from many professional bodies and institutions including:
– Director-General of the Year (2013) by Public Notice International Magazine
– Fellow, African Business School (FABS)
– Fellow, Chartered Institute of Administration (FCIA)
– Fellow, National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (FNIMN)
– Fellow, National Institute of Planners (FNIP).
An accomplished businessman, Mr. Iya Abbas holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He comes from the equally accomplished family of the famous Iya Abbas of Adamawa, an unparalleled civil servant, who has left an indelible reputation of unblemished integrity, perchance for community service, personal sacrifice for the good of humanity, and unrivaled incorruptibility. Mr. Abbas is the Founder and CEO of Desert Cat Limited, a highly successful indigenous civil security company based in Yola, Adamawa State with branches in other parts of Nigeria, including the Federal Capital Territory.
Mr. lya-Abbas led an impressive career in the civil service, the banking sector, and as a shipping Consultant. He began a memorable career as a civil servant in the defunct Gongola State Government before joining the Banking Industry. He worked with the Nigerian Bank for Commerce and Industry; from 1988-1993 where he rose to become a management staff. Mr. Iya-Abbas also experienced working with international organizations when he served as Program Secretary for the UNDP-EMPRETEC initiative for three years. In 1993, he established Desert Cat Limited and became its first Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. He later became the Chairman of the company, a position he still holds.
In 1996, he joined the Shipping Industry and rose to become the Executive Director of Rashany Shipping Company Limited. He also served as a Shipping Consultant for a couple of years and was later appointed Managing Director of Equatorial Marine Oil & Gas Company Limited. Mr. Iya Abbas also serves as either Chairman or Director of several other companies. In recognition of his numerous achievements and contributions to the Nigerian Economy, the Federal Government appointed him as a member of the National Economic Intelligence Committee (NEIC) in the presidency. He also serves as a member of the Vision 2020 Business Support Group (BSG).
A Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Industrial Security, Mr. Iya Abbas sits on the boards of several corporate organizations, and serves as a member of the following companies: Sigma Securities Limited, Sigma Convoy Limited, Hisnan Boneh Limited, Iya Abbas Foundation, Feed Nigeria Initiatives, Equatorial Marine Oil & Gas Company Limited, Sigma Securities Limited, Rashany Shipping Company Limited, Mayel-Landi Nigeria Limited, Yuppies Limited, National Economic Intelligence Committee (NEIC), Facility Managers Limited, Richfield Finance Investment Limited, etc.
BIOGRAPHYMr. Jada has led a successful and multifaceted career in several sectors of the economy. A graduate of Lead City University Ibadan and the University of Maiduguri, he holds a Masters degree in Educational Management and a bachelors in Library Science, respectively. He is also a trained teacher at the secondary and tertiary school level, and was among the last generation of Grade 2 teachers produced by the defunct teacher’s college system in northern Nigeria. Mr. Jada also acquired a National Certificate in Education (NCE) from the College of Education Jalingo in Taraba State. His administrative experience traversed educational management, local government administration, election operations, shipping and maritime affairs, etc. He started work with Ganye Local Government Authority in Adamawa State in 1986 and served for six years before joining the Post-Primary Education Board in Yola where he worked for several more years. Between 1992 and 1997, Mr. Jada served at the National Electoral Commission in Yola. From 1997 to 2007, he was the Chairman and CEO of Tokke Maritime Limited Apapa in Lagos. When the Nigeria-Ghana International school system started in Abuja in 2006, he has been the Chairman of its Governing Board for seventeen years. Since 2008, he had also served as Chairman of Mardi Maritime Services Ltd., Apapa in Lagos. His passion for education has remained very profound.
BIOGRAPHYDr. Jamila A. Dikko is a well-trained medical professional. She graduated from the University of Manchester UK in 2011 with dual degrees in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS). Prior to her medical scholarship, she attended Abbey College also in Manchester from 2004-2006. Between August 2021 and February 2022, she was a Neurology Clinical Teaching Fellow at Nottingham University Hospitals in the UK. From 2020 to 2021, Dr. Dikko took up a Locum Appointment for Service Neurology Registrar at Nottingham University Hospitals, and Royal Derby Hospital. From 2016 until 2017, she served for the mandatory NYSC scheme at the Internal Medicine Department, of the State House Medical Centre, Abuja. And from 2013 to 2015 she became a Core Medical Trainee at Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust and Salford Royal Foundation Trust, UK. Dr. Dikko also served as Foundation Year 2 Trainee at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay, between 2012 and 2013. She served in the same capacity during her Foundation Year. While serving at this level she focused on Acute Medicine/Rehabilitation Medicine, General Surgery, General Medicine/Oncology. In March 2011 she earned another layer of experience from Tawam Hospital, Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates. In February 2011 Dr. Dikko also worked at the National Hospital for Women and Children, Abuja
She was also variously engaged in medical volunteerism at different locations in Nigeria and
around the world. In September 2006, she volunteered at the Wythenshawe Hospital in
Manchester. The opportunity to serve at this hospital greatly improved her communication skills and gave her valuable insights into ward-based care. Her productive two-week placement at the National Hospital for Women and Children, Abuja with a week each in General Surgery and General Medicine also heightened her passion for volunteerism. For two years (2017- 2019), Dr. Dikko also worked with the Medical Team at the International Center for Islamic Culture and Education (ICICE), Abuja. Her participation as a member of the medical team offered routine medical services for students and staff.
MEDICAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
June 2018: Multiple teaching sessions with Nottingham University Medical Students, Secondary School Students from Greater Heights Academy, Abuja.
May 2017: ATSP Teaching session to Foundation/Housemanship doctors, State House Medical Center, Abuja.
2012–2013: Conducted formal teaching for 2nd year Medical Students from Lancaster University, UK.
Foundation Led Teaching Session (2012-2013).
2011: Training Course on Problem Based Learning (PBL) Facilitation.
Training Course on ATSP Session Facilitation (2012).
An Evidence-Based Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Migraines in Adults in the Primary Care and General Neurology Setting. Stanford University Online. February 2023.
– Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 3: The Brain. Harvardx Online. February 2023.
– Leadership and Management Course. Radcliffe Learning. Birmingham. 23rd November 2012.
– Acute and General Medicine (AGM) Conference. Excel, London. November 2014
– Acute and General Medicine (AGM) Conference. Olympia, London. 21-22nd November 2012.
– Acute and General Medicine (AGM) Conference, Excel, London, November 2019
– National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) 8th annual conference. BT Convention Centre, Liverpool. 4-7th November, 2012.
– Regional update in Medicine, Autumn 2012. Royal Blackburn Hospital, Blackburn. England. 27th September 2012.
– Recent advances in paediatrics and Tim David prize. Royal Society of Medicine, London. England. 19th June 2012.
EDUCATION CAREERMr. Babakusa is a humble and successful Nigerian Entrepreneur with a long-standing passion for sustainable development, progress of education, and humanitarian service to community and country. He is vastly experienced in British academic traditions having been educated in the United Kingdom in various fields of study and at different locations. In 2005, he joined the London office of Shell Trading and Shipping Company as an Intern. From 2013 to present, he has been the Director and Chief Investment Officer for Acacia Holdings Abuja. In this position, he is primarily responsible for the Group’s Investments. His duties also include representing the company at high level meetings, attending management training on the Fundamentals of Islamic Finance, etc. He has participated in several leadership and team building workshops in Nigeria and around the world.
In 2002, Mr. Babakusa secured a Diploma in Human Resource Management from the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK. In 2009, he earned another Diploma in English Literature from Buckingham University also in the UK. In 2012, he secured a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Business Studies from Manchester College. Mr. Babakusa also attended the Cambridge Center for Sixth Form Studies for his A-levels. There is no doubt that the rare convergence of Human Resource knowledge, Business Management skills and Literary talent in one man have helped in shaping and sharpening Mr. Babakusa’s appetite for education, humanitarian service and sustainable development. And from his early school days, he has been an avid sports enthusiast. In all the schools he attended in Nigeria and around the world, he has associated himself with virtually all sporting activities and games. He was either a member of a football team, member of the college athletics team or associated with the school’s volleyball, or basketball teams, or serving as President of the Afro-Cab Society, etc.
BIOGRAPHYMr. Makarfi has had an eventful and successful career in the Nigeria Customs Service spanning twenty-five years of active professional experience and exposure. He joined the service in 1989, and worked diligently until he retired as Deputy Comptroller-General in 2014. His sojourn in the department before disengagement, saw him exploring virtually all the units, work schedules, and locations of the service, traversing all parts of Nigeria. During his largely meritorious career, Mr. Makarfi was involved in the enforcement of import, excise duties and other taxes and levies; handling anti-smuggling activities; performing security functions at seaports, airports and international borderlines; generating statistics for planning and budgetary purposes, as well as monitoring foreign exchange utilisation. In February 2013, shortly before retirement, he represented the Nigeria Customs Service during a Mutual Agreement Signing ceremony with Argentina. Mr. Makarfi is reputed to have handled all his statutory tasks with due diligence and high sense of responsibility.
Mr. Makarfi is vastly experienced and exposed in international trade on global and local platforms, which accounted for his many foreign business engagements and travels. In January 2009, he participated in the first Nigerian Business Investment Forum in the United Arab Emirates, where modern Nigerian products were showcased before the world. In May 2010 he attended a professional development workshop in Canada. The following year, he returned to the city of Ontario in Canada for a transformation initiative training in leadership. In the same year (July 2011), he was part of the management and leadership development program in London, United Kingdom. In December 2013, it was the turn of USA when he joined other global business leaders at an Executive Protective Security Training in Washington DC. In the same year, he returned to UAE for a WCO IT conference and exhibition. Mr. Makarfi also participated in a leadership management conference on airport security and border patrol. Happy in retirement, Mr. Makarfi is currently the Chairman and CEO of Rabama Ventures Limited.
He was educated at the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, from where he graduated with both a bachelor of science degree and a diploma in Library and Information Science.
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Professor Moussa Mahamat Boukar is a globally accomplished scholar of Computer Science. He was formerly the Dean, Faculty of Computing and Director of Distance Learning and Partnership Programs at Nile University Abuja. During his twelve year stint at Nile University, he also held several other major academic and administrative portfolios with considerable capacity and diligence. A citizen of Chad Republic, Nigeria’s sister neighbour to the north eastern flank, Professor Boukar is one of Africa’s leading scholars of Computer Science. An eminently renowned researcher and administrator, he served in many other top leadership positions in various institutions and organizations around the world.
His education traverses North America, Central Asia and the former Soviet Union. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from International Black Sea University, Georgia, an MSc from International Ala-Too University, Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, and a BSc in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada.
Professor Boukar has authored over 70 research papers published in leading international journals indexed by Scopus and SCI, and has written two influential books. His award-winning research has been presented at 45 international conferences, which earned him 23 prestigious recognitions for its groundbreaking record.
Professor Boukar joins Prime University at a critical juncture in the institution’s foundation years. He is poised to provide the needed leadership, direction and guidance, which are critical in propelling the university towards realising it’s vision of preparing global citizens, who would graduate as professionals, statesmen and business leaders.
His leadership era at Prime University is being anchored on five strategic goals namely: 1. The pursuit of Academic Excellence, 2. Driving Innovation and Research, 3. Propelling Students Enrollment and Institutional Growth, 4. Offering Ethical and Inclusive Leadership as well as 5. Strategic Collaboration and Global Visibility. In achieving these institutional goals, Professor Boukar said he will “continually LISTEN, cautiously LEARN and painstakingly LEAD, which he strongly believes are the three key and mutually inclusive success factors in any competitive and sustainable institutional or organisational stewardship.
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