Aisha Rimi is from

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in Northern

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. She is the founding partner at Africa Law Practice (ALP NG & Co), a commercial law firm in Nigeria. She is a law graduate (

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and

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) of the

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Early life and education

Aisha was born and brought up in a Northern Muslim home in Nigeria. She hails from

. She graduated with a

degree from the

with a specialization in International Commercial Law and a

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from the same Institution. She also has her Post Graduate Masters Diploma in Organizational Leadership, at Said Business School, Oxford University.

Career

Aisha Rimi started off her law career at ''Ajumogobia & Okeke'' from 1991 to 2001 before proceeding to

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New York(now Norton Rose) as a visiting attorney where she spent a year. From 2002 to 2007, she was a Senior Vice President at GWI Consulting in Washington DC. In 2007, she became a founding partner at ''Rimi & Partners''. In May 2017, she merged with Olasupo Shasore (SAN), Uyiekpen Giwa-Osagie, Oyinkan Badejo-Okusanya to form a continental law firm, now known as Africa Law Practice (ALP Legal or ALP NG & Co), which is associated with ALP International (in

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) and with partner law offices in

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and

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. At ALP NG & Co, she is the managing partner as well as an attorney on foreign investment and regulatory compliance. She also advises on project finance, joint ventures (corporate and operational), and all manners of commercial legal practice and private clients. She sits on several boards. She is also the recently appointed CEO of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission(NIPC).

Core Competencies

Corporate Commercial Law , Government & Regulatory Compliance , Diplomatic Negotiations , Executive Leadership & Team Building , Business Advisory & Administration , Strategic Planning & Execution , Project Management , Real Estate Management , Mother & Child Welfare Advocacy.

Philanthropy

Aisha Rimi, through her firm (Africa Law Practice), runs a pro bono program to help victims of domestic abuse get justice.

References

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