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Mr. Shekarau D. Omar obtained a 2^nd Class Upper Division (B.Ed.) Honors Degree (1985) from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He also obtained two Masters’ Degrees in Educational Administration (M.Ed., 1991) and International Law and Diplomacy (MILD, 1992) from the University of Lagos.

He is a consummate professional with over 30 years’ experience, having previously served in the Military, University, Banking and Telecommunications Sectors before joining BOI Ltd in 2005 as a Senior Manager/Head of Human Resources. He rose through the ranks to become a General Manager in 2014. He was the General Manager (Management Services) and later General Manager (SME-North) between 2014 and 2018. He was subsequently appointed as the General Manager (Large Enterprises) in December 2018 and was elevated as the Executive Director, Small and Medium Enterprises in March 2019.

He is a Licensed Human Resource Professional, a member of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM), a member of the Chartered Institute of Administration of Nigeria and an Honorary Senior Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN).

Mr. Omar has attended several human resources and personnel management, telecommunications, banking and leadership training programmes throughout his career, both locally and abroad, including courses at the Galilee Institute of Management, Israel, the Institute of International Finance, United Kingdom and the Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC), Nigeria.