Mr. Shekarau D. Omar obtained a 2nd Class Upper Division (B.Ed.) Honors Degree (1985) from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He also received two master’s 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 of experience, having 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 became General Manager (Large Enterprises) in December 2018 and advanced to Executive Director of 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).
Throughout his career, Mr. Omar has attended several human resources and personnel management, telecommunications, banking, and leadership training programs, 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.