A graduate of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he obtained B.Sc. Economics. He holds M.Sc. & Ph.D Economics from London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom. He has worked in Public Sector and served on several Boards. He was a member of the Federal Executive Council as Minister of Finance (2007-2009) and later Minister of National Planning (2009-2013). He was Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (1999-2007) and Managing Director NAL Merchant Bank (1995-1999). He is Chairman/CEO, Susman & Associates. Currently, he is Chairman Board of Directors of Songhai Health Trust Limited.

Dr. Abidemi Adesanya is a highly respected professional with a distinguished background in Medicine and Surgery from Obafemi Awolowo University. In addition to his medical expertise, he holds a Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA), which enhances his strategic capabilities in healthcare management. Dr. Adesanya is also an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Insurance Nigeria. With over 20 years of experience in the managed care sector, Dr. Adesanya began his career at Unichealth, a subsidiary of Unicinsurace, and has held senior management roles at leading organizations including Royal Exchange Health, PoliceHMO, and Emed HMO. His wealth of experience in healthcare management and the insurance industry uniquely positions him to lead and drive innovation in the sector. He is currently the Managing Director/CEO.

Holding a BBA from European University in Barcelona and Montreaux, Fatima Ibrahim-Bako is a dynamic professional with over a decade of experience in public relations, procurement, general management, and customer service. She has a proven track record of streamlining logistics and enhancing efficiency, and her expertise spans the Telecommunications, E-business, and Construction sectors in Nigeria. Fatima is also multilingual, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills in English, French, Hausa, and Spanish.

A 1974 Biochemistry graduate of the famous University of Toronto, Canada. A Dental graduate who holds a post graduate certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from Howard University, Washington D.C. He obtained an International Diploma in Safety Management from the British Safety Council and became a member of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (MIIRSM) in 2002. From 1981 to 2003, he worked in the Medical Services Division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), he served as a Consultant Oral Surgeon to various organizations and retired as General Manager. In 2004, he was appointed Managing Director of SONGHAI HEALTH TRUST LTD from which he retired in 2016. He was appointed a member of Kano Emirate Council Committee on Health and Human Development (KECCOHHD) and the Emirate Council liaison on drug and substance abuse in 2002. In November 2016, he was appointed as the Pioneer Chairman of the Board of Directors of the newly created Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (KSCHMA), a position he still holds.

ADAMU YAHAYA is an experienced and resourceful Nigerian Chartered Accountant with corporate governance experience of nearly two decades of work in the various aspects of finance functions and operations at Tokke Maritime Services Limited. Holds wide-ranging and practical knowledge of the operations of servicing and maintenance financing in the maritime service sector. Provides suitable financial advisory services to the executive stakeholders in the organization. Key accomplishments include successfully managing over US$100M (NGN150 Billion) credit infrastructure from Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) and other financial institutions and commercial banks in Nigeria, following the global financial meltdown of 2008 to 2009 which affected the maritime industry, this funding helped to enhance the liquidity and operations of the company. Possess an ambitious goal of being part of a global financial development organization, and is well experienced in managing a multi-disciplinary team in any international work environment, and the challenges associated with managing large accounts in a data-driven organization.

He is a physician with more than 32 years of experience in clinical medicine, public health, virology, and the development of vaccines and biological products. He currently serves as the Director General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chair of the EchiTAb Study group, Nigeria/UK, and Chair/Executive Officer of the Reach Care Foundation, Nigeria. Professor Nasidi earned his medical degree from Kalinin State Medical School, Tver, Russia, and his doctoral degree from the Ivanovsky Institute of Virology, Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia. He did his post-doctoral and attachments at Institute Pasteur, Paris, F.I. Kimball Research Institute, New York, Liberian Institute of Biomedical research and University of Berlin, Germany. He has authored more than 50 scientific publications and has been recognized by Nigeria with a national honor, Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON).

A 1983 graduate in Architecture from the former Soviet Union, Architect U.K. Umar has a lot of experience in business management. He holds a certificate in management and M.Sc. degree in Project Management from the University of Reading in England. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of D&B Limited, a construction firm based in Abuja.

Sameerah Abubakar Gwandu (Mrs.) was born on 9th July, 1979 to the family of Prof. Abubakar Gwandu. She is an astute corporate legal practitioner, a certified arbitrator, and an academic with experience spanning over two decades. A Barrister at Law, from the Nigerian Law School, she obtained combined honors, (Common and Shariah) from Usman Dan fodio University, Sokoto and Master of Laws (Business and Commercial Law) from Bayero University, Kano. Sameerah has vast experience in the field of corporate legal practice and adjudication. She served as a Commissioner, Tax Appeal Tribunal (North West Zone) from 2019 to 2024. As the Company Secretary/Legal Adviser and Chief Compliance Officer of New Nigeria Development Company Limited (NNDC), she also serves as the Secretary to the Board of several subsidiary companies of NNDC. With a passion for teaching, she lectures part-time at the Musa Bello Learning Resource Centre, Kaduna. Sameerah is also a director on the boards of Songhai Health Trust and Rigidpak Containers Ltd. Over the course of her career, she has attended several conferences, workshops and courses on Corporate Governance and Compliance, Management Appreciation, Strategy Panning and Management amongst others. Sameerah is a member of several professional bodies and associations including the Nigerian Bar Association, Institute of Directors, Compliance Institute of Nigeria, Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria and Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators amongst others.

Friday Ameh Agbo is an Associate Chartered Accountant of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation ofNigeria (CITN), having obtained Masters in Accounting from Kaduna State University, PGD in Business Administration and HND in Accounting from Kaduna Polytechnic. With over 20 years of working experience in New Nigeria Development Company Ltd, Mr. Friday Ameh Agbo rose to the post of Financial Controller of the New Nigeria Development Company Ltd, a position he held before assuming his current position of Acting Managing Director of NNIL Commercial Company Ltd. He is a member Board of Directors of Songhai Health Trust Ltd. He is married with Children.