Mr. Musbahu El Yakub holds a second-class upper division BSc (Hons.) degree in Nuclear Physics where he graduated as the second best student in his class; MSc in Nuclear Physics and Master of Business Administration degree, where he graduated as the best overall student. He has worked as a lecturer in one of Nigeria’s premier universities before moving on to the banking industry. He rose to the rank of a Manager/Branch Head before he moved to one of the country’s largest conglomerates as a General Manager before resigning voluntarily.

Mr. El Yakub has attended several training programs on various aspects of banking, management leadership, etc. Over the years, Mr. El Yakub has worked as a business, training and development consultant. He is passionate about entrepreneurial development in Nigeria and is currently in charge of our entrepreneurship development and social research units.

Mr. Danlami Abubakar holds a BSc (Hons) in Economics as well as an MSc in Banking and Finance. For a period spanning over thirty years, he worked in government as an Industrial Officer and Investment Secretary with the Kano State Ministry of Commerce and Industry and later in banking, raising to the level of Acting Chief Risk Officer /Executive Director, Risk Management.

Mr. Abubakar has won several academic awards, including as the overall best undergraduate economics student and and as outstanding economic student; attended various training and development programs within and out of Nigeria. He is currently in charge of our Economic Research and Governance Units. The two units are responsible for developing economic and governance policy recommendations based on in-depth research undertaken by our team of researchers and scholars.