JAIZ TAKAFUL INSURANCE LIMITED - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chief Compliance Officer
- Member of the Experts Team
- Chief Compliance Officer / Internal Audit
Abdul karim Yahya - Chief Compliance officer/ Internal Audit: Abdulkarim Yahya is an alumnus of University of Maiduguri with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Accountancy. He is also a Fellow of Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) and an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). High-Performing, strategic-thinking professional with two decades of uninterrupted work experience in the Insurance industry. His core competencies are in Financial Accounting, Taxation, Debts recovery and Strategy. He commenced his career with NICON Insurance and then moved to Unity Kapital Assurance Plc where he rose rapidly in various key positions of escalating authority and responsibility. Before joining Jaiz Takaful Insurance Plc, he was the Head, Audit and Chief Compliance Officer of UnityKapital Assurance Plc.
Job Titles:
- Head Finance and Account
- HEAD, FINANCE & ACCOUNTS
Job Titles:
- Head of Family Takaful
- Head, Family Takaful / Retakaful
: Abiodun A. Agbabiaka is the Head of Family Takaful of Jaiz Takaful Insurance Plc. He is a graduate of Insurance from Lagos State Polytechnic. He is an Associate of chartered Insurance of Nigeria as well as that of The Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria. He is a seasoned Insurance practitioner with an in-depth wealth of experience in Life Assurance operation. Prior to joining Jaiz Takaful Insurance Plc, he had worked with African Alliance Insurance Plc, Standard Alliance Life Assurance Limited and Noor Takaful Plc as the Head of Family Takaful. At present, he supervises Family Takaful Department which provides technical and actuarial expertise to support business objectives. He is married and blessed with children.
: Abiodun A. Agbabiaka is the Head of Family Takaful of Jaiz Takaful Insurance Plc. He is a graduate of Insurance from Lagos State Polytechnic. He is an Associate of chartered Insurance of Nigeria as well as that of The Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria. He is a seasoned Insurance practitioner with an in-depth wealth of experience in Life Assurance operation. Prior to joining Jaiz Takaful Insurance Plc, he had worked with African Alliance Insurance Plc, Standard Alliance Life Assurance Limited and Noor Takaful Plc as the Head of Family Takaful. At present, he supervises Family Takaful Department which provides technical and actuarial expertise to support business objectives. He is married and blessed with children.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Sambo - Director
With over 30 years of work experience gained from both the public and private sectors in Nigeria and the USA, respectively, Ahmadu H Sambo retired statutorily in September 2018 as Group General Manager in charge of Group Finance for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Prior to his last posting he was Managing Director of three NNPC Subsidiaries (NNPC Pension Fund, NIDAS Marine and NNPC Oilfield Services) between 2011 and 2016. In recognition of his meritorious service, he received numerous awards, including First Place Ministerial Award for outstanding Staff Performance from the Honorable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (HMSPR) in 2018. Ahmadu is the Founder and President, Kessel Capital Advisers Limited, a financial advisory services firm incorporated in 2020 to provide world-class financing solutions to business enterprises in Nigeria. He is also the Co-founder and President, Sambo Okolo & Company, LLC, CPAs, a full-service Certified Public Accounting (CPA) firm, after seven years of professional accounting experience at the largest minority-owned Boston-based CPA firm. Located in the Boston area, Sambo Okolo has been in business since 1994. Ahmadu is licensed to practice as a Certified Public Accountant in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He has been a member of the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) since 1988. Ahmadu holds a B.Sc. in Business Management from University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, and an MBA in Accounting & Finance from Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA. In addition, he attended numerous professional business education courses including at University of Pennsylvania, Wharton Graduate School of Business, Philadelphia, PA and Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business, Hanover, NH. .
Job Titles:
- Member of the Experts Team
- Head Corporate Services / HR
- Head CorpoServices / HR
- Head of Corporate Services
Anas Ibrahim Zango - Head of Corporate Services: Is the Head of Corporate Services Department. He has a Master Degree in Business Administration (MBA) and BSc. Business Administration from Bayero University Kano. An associate member of Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPMN), a licensed Human Resources Professional (HRPL), a member of Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM). He has vast knowledge and experience in Human Resources Management and Administration, he has worked in NICON Insurance Plc, Unitykapital Assurance Plc and Healthcare Security Ltd. He has also served as technical partner to Incite Consulting. Anas has over 15 years working experience in HRM. He has attended trainings both local and overseas and he is happily married with children..
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Member of the Experts Team
Job Titles:
- Head Information Technology
Engr. Garba Abubakar Muhammad holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto. He had earlier obtained his first Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He has had a largely public sector career spanning over three decades starting from the Sokoto State Investments Company Limited in 1990 as an Investment Executive rising to the Rank of Principal Manager in 1998 after which he transferred his services to the National Economic Reconstruction Fund (NERFUND), Abuja and worked there from 1998 to 1999. He was recalled back to his home State and worked with the Government of Zamfara State (from 1999 to 2011), during which period he held several important and strategic top policy making positions in the different State Government Agencies in which he held sway as either the administrative or political head; notable among which were: Pioneer Managing Director/CEO of the then newly established Zamfara State Investments and Property Development Company Limited; Chairman / Chief Executive of the Zamfara State Internal Revenue Service; Programme Coordinator/CEO of the Zamfara State Integrated Development Programme; Honorable Commissioner for Special Dutiesand Member of the Zamfara State Executive Council; Honorable Special Adviser to the Governor of Zamfara State on Information and Communications Technology and also a Member of the Cabinet; Interim Project Coordinator / CEO of the then newly established Zamfara State Mining & Minerals Development Company Limited. Engr. Garba was also privileged to have held the following important assignments while in the services of the Government of Zamfara State: Director Representing the interest of the Zamfara State Government on Several Quoted and Unquoted Companies in which the State held appreciable Equity Shareholding notable among which were: Kaduna Textiles Limited; Jaiz International Plc (the special purpose vehicle set up for the promotion and pursuance of the banking licence of Jaiz Bank Plc). He also served as the Member representing Zamfara State on the National Joint Tax Board (JTB). While in the services of the Government of Zamfara State he was the State Focal person for the National Council on Privatization with Headquarters at the Bureau of Public enterprises and also the Secretary of the Zamfara State Privatization Committee. From 2011 when he disengaged from the services of the Zamfara State Government and by extension the public sector to date, Engr. Garba has been engaged in both the Private Sector and the International Development Partnership endeavors. From 2014 to 2016, He was a Consultant/State Programme Coordinator of ENABLE2 (Enhancing Nigeria Advocacy for a Better Business Environment) a Business Environment Reform Programme in Nigeria Funded by the United Kingdom Department for Foreign Internal Development (DFID) implemented by a United Kingdom based International Consulting & Service Provision Firm; Messrs Adam Smith International (ASI) and was in charge of Katsina and Zamfara States. He got fully active in the private sector when he took up the following appointments: Member, Board of Trustees of the Jaiz Charity and Development Foundation (2012 to 2016); Executive Director (Finance, Administration and Corporate Services) with Jaiz Takaful Insurance Plc (2016 to 2018) and later appointed as Managing Director / CEO of the El-Jaiz Investment and Service limited in October 2018 a position he currently occupies till date. He was further saddled with an additional responsibility of serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the Jaiz International Halal Certification Limited in February 2022; while also still serving on the Board of Jaiz Takaful Insurance Plc as a Non-Executive Director from 2018 till date. Engr. is a member of several professional bodies while he also had the privilege of attending several local and international training Courses, Conferences, Seminars, workshops and Conventions. He is a Traditional Title holder of the Zannan Gummi in the Gummi Emirate of Zamfara State and is a widely travelled person both locally and internationally.
Holds an honours degree in Economics from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria specializing in Finance, Operations Research, Statistics, Project Evaluation, Accounting and Economic Analysis. She joined the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in 1979 where she held a number of increasing leadership responsibilities, including Managing Director; Group General Manager of NNPC Retail Limited in charge of NNPC Petrol Stations - Land and Floating; General Manager, Investment Division; Manager Domestic Investment and Finance; and Head, Domestic and International Investments. Hajiya Abdurrahman has won the Group Managing Directors Merit Award on three occasions and received letters of commendation for her performance including commendation from the organization's board. She represented NNPC interests on the board of several oil service companies and international oil trading joint venture companies for several years. She is currently the CEO of Zinley Energy Services and a Board member of some other companies. She continues to have keen interest in the Oil and Gas industry and the economy in general. She resides in Nigeria...
Haroun Muhammad Eze, Esq., is a private legal practitioner and Principal Counsel at NWEZE SOLICITORS & CO, a registered law firm, based in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. Prior to the establishment of the firm, he was - after his call to the Nigerian Bar and discharge from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) - engaged as a law officer with the law firms of Messrs. Capital Chambers and K. D. Musdapher & Co, where he practiced in the most exigent aspects of Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Law, particularly Investment & Securities Law, Property Law, Company Law, Public-Private-Partnership. He enjoyed a brief stint in politics as a Special Assistant to the former Peoples Democratic Party's National chairman, Sen. Dr. Amadu A. Ali, GCON. He holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Abuja, a Barrister at Laws (BL) from the Nigerian Law School and was duly called and enrolled intothe Nigerian Bar, as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He is a registered member of the Nigeria Bar Associationand the Muslim Lawyers association of Nigeria (MULAN). He holds the position of Deputy National Legal Adviser at the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Member representing the NSCIA on the Board of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON). He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the International Islamic Charitable Organization (IICO). He has attended several local and international conferences.
Imam AbdullahiShuaib PhD, is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Jaiz Charity and Development Foundation, Abuja. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Political Science, Master Degree in Political Science (with specialization in Public Administration) both from the University of Lagos, Akoka and a Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Social Finance, Social Services and NGOs from Loughborough University, Leicestershire, United Kingdom. Heis a CIBAFI Certified Islamic Banker and Certified Islamic Specialist in Shari'ah Auditing, Certified Public Administrator of England and Wales as well as a Certified Management Consultant - Institute of Management Consultants. He also attended an Arabic Language proficiency certificate course at the Institute of Language, International University of Africa, Khartoum - Sudan; he holds a professional certificate in Islamic finance and banking from the International Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, Bayero University Kano and anotherprofessional certificate in Interfaith Conflict Resolution & Reflective Structured Dialogue at the University of Massachusetts, Boston - USA. He is a FELLOW of several development institutions such as Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals; Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria; Association of African Entrepreneurs of Nigeria; Civilian Institute of Democratic Administration; Institute of Classic Entrepreneurship; Centre for Public Service Productivity and Development and Institute of Public Administrators of England and Wales. He is also a Senior Fellow of Halal Professionals. DrShuaib has over twenty-eight (28) years of cross-functional and cross-sector experience out of which twenty-two (22) years had been spent at senior management and executive positions with several organizations and multinationals such as Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigeria-Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industries and Nigerian-Arab Association, Head of Operations, Penman Pension Limited, Lagos Office, Executive Director/CEO, Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation, Lagos and Executive Secretary/CEO, Jaiz Zakat and Waqf Trust Fund. He was a former member of the Governing Council of Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals (IIFP), former Director, Al-Barakah Microfinance Bank Limited, former Director, Hajj Mabrur Ventures Limited and former Director, Human Resources, Global Union for Zakat Rite (GUZR), Sudan.Dr Shuaib also had a stint with the Lagos State University (LASU), Ikoyi External Campus and Ansar-ud-Deen College of Education, Isolo as a facilitator. Some of his publications are listed in Emerald Publishing Journals, Academia and ResearchGate. DrShuaib is also an Associate member of the Nigerian Institute of Management; Member of International Centre for Ethno-Religious Mediation, New York, USA as well as a Registered Professional of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria. In addition, he is an Inductee of the International WHO'S WHO of Professionals by the International WHO'S WHO Historical Society (IWWHS), Washington, DC, USA. DrShuaib is currently a non-Executive Director of Jaiz Takaful Insurance Plc, Jaiz International Halal Certification Limited and El-Jaiz Investments and Services Limited. He is also currently the Deputy Chairman, Association of Zakat and Waqf Operators in Nigeria (AZAWON); Co-Chairman, Nigeria Inter-religious Council (NIREC), Lagos State; Coordinator, Conference of Islamic Organisations (CIO), Lagos State; Member, Advisory Board of Institute of Classic Entrepreneurship; Member, Governing Council, Abdul-Lateef Centre for Qur'anic Memorization and Arabic Studies, Lagos State and a facilitator at the University of Lagos Business School [Non-Interest Financial Institution]. He is the 1st Deputy Grand Imam of The Muslim Congress,Nigeria.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Experts Team
- Head ICT
- Head Information Technology
Daniel Omenka - Head Information Technology: Is a graduate of Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo in Accounting. He is a veteran Information Technology practioner with thorough variety of experience in Information Technology. Until he joined Jaiz Takaful Insurance Plc, he started his IT career with Nigerian Bottling Company, Challawa Plant, Kano State. He later joined Asada Plastic Company Ltd, Sharada Phase II, Kano State and UnityKapital Assurance Plc, Abuja. He has over 16years working experience in IT in both private companies and Insurance Industry. He attainted many training on IT insurance locally and also received Executive commendation for his contributory effort towards the successful launching and implementation of PREMIA General Insurance Software from Unitykapital Assurance Plc. He is happily married with children
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Member of the Experts Team
- Maneging Director / CEO
Job Titles:
- Head
- HEAD GENERAL TAKAFUL
Raji Isiaka - Head General Takaful: Is a graduate of B. Sc Economics from Bayero University, Kano. He is also a CIIN holder and also Associate member of NIM. He has over fifteen (15) years working experience in Insurance Industry and has worked in various divisions of Technical department in Niger Insurance Ltd In 2008, when Niger Insurance Plc opened Eastern Regional Office in Enugu, he was deployed as Regional Head of Underwriting and Claims saddle with responsibilities of managing all Technical activities of the Eastern region. Having established and put viable technical structure in Eastern Regional office, he was transferred back to the Head office in Lagos as Assistant Manager in charge of Reinsurance/Special Risks with the responsibilities which includes but not limited to preparation of Bond treaty premium quarterly bordereaux, preparation of engineering policy on various classes, processing of Claims recoveries from reinsurers on various classes of business, processing of facultative placement on various classes, attending to the mails relating to the above classes of business and any other job(s) assigned by the DGM (Technical). He is an Associate Member of both Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria and Nigeria Institute of Management. Raji Isiaka is happily married and blessed with children.
Job Titles:
- HEAD of MARKETING
- Head Marketing
Mustapha Shehu - Head Marketing: Is our Head of Marketing Department. He is astute and skilled in marketing both Public and Private sector of the insurance industry. He started his Insurance career with National Insurance Corporation (NICON) in 2002. He joined Guinea Insurance Plc as Branch Head in Kaduna in 2008 and served as Branch Head in Abuja Office and later rose to the position of Regional Manager North in 2012. Mustapha was employed by Unitykapital Assurance Plc in 2016 as Senior Manager/Team Lead Public Sector, Coordinator Northern Region. Mustapha bagged a Master degree in Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) and B.A. (Combined Honors) from Bayero University Kano (BUK). He obtained a PGD from Nigeria Defence Academy Kaduna in 2012. He is a Member of Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria. He is IT driven with Diploma on Data Processing and Information Technology. He is positioned to contribute immensely to any organization growth. Mustapha attended various training local and abroad including a (30) day Seminar at Fuzho, Beijing, China in 2012. Mr. Mustapha travelled to many parts of the world to garner his experience..
Job Titles:
- COMPANY SECRETARY / LEGAL
- Company Secretary / Legal Adviser
Umar Jibril - Company Secretary/ Legal Adviser: Is a seasoned legal professional with over a decade of work experience spanning the financial, media, pension, construction as well as legal consulting industries. He started his career as Counsel at the famous Law Firm of Messrs Buba Aliyu & Co. in Kano State in 2007 after which he joined Legacy Pension Managers Limited in Abuja, where he rose from a Legal Assistant to Ag. Company Secretary. He thereafter joined Leadership Newspapers Group Limited as Company Secretary/Legal Adviser. He also had a stint as the of Head, Legal Department of Suntrust Savings and Loans Limited (now Suntrust Bank Limited) before joining Midland Stoxx Limited where he also worked as the Company Secretary, overseeing the activities of the Legal Department. Jibril holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B. Hons) degree from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria and Master of Laws (LL.M) degree from the University of South Wales (UK). He also bagged a Masters in Disaster Risk Management and Development Studies from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria and obtained the professional license to practice as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria (BL) from the Nigerian Law School. He is an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK), a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Administration. Jibril has attended courses both in Nigeria and abroad, amongst which are Practicing Law Institute, New York, USA, American Management & Business Administration Institute, USA, Virje Universiteit Brussels, Belgium, Diplomatic Academy, Vienna, Austria, Katholieke University Brussels, Belgium, Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators (ICSAN) and United Nations Institute for Training & Research