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Ibrahim Alkali AYAGI,

Economist, Banker, Administrator · b. August 8, 1940

Kano-born professor of economics who refused to succumb to IMF Conditionalities back in the mid-1980s, and got sacked as Managing Director of the then Continental Merchant Bank by the Babangida Administration

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Biographical record

Title
Prof.
Surname
AYAGI,
First Name
Ibrahim
Other Names
Alkali
Gender
Male
Source of Publication
NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)
Date of Birth
August 8, 1940
Status
Alive
State of Origin
Kano State
Father's Status
N/A
Mother's Status
N/A
Marital Status
Married
Name of Spouse
Aishatu Mustapha, 1966
Names of Children
He has 2 children
Profession
Economist
Banker
Administrator
Working Experience
comm. for Economic Development, Kano State, 1975-78; asst. General Manager, United Bank for Africa, 1978-80; edir. International Bank for West Africa Ltd., 1980-84; md. Continental Merchant Bank Ltd (now defunct), 1984-87; dg. Kano State Foundation, 1987-90; Managing Associate, IAA Associates Ltd., Kano, since 1991; ch. National Economic Intelligence Committee, from 1999-2003
Education Level
Tertiary
Schools Attended with Dates
Karaye Junior Primary School 1950-51; Dandago Primary School, Kano, 1952-52; Gwarzo Senior Primary School, Kano, 1953-56; Wudil Teacher's College, Kano, 1958-60; Katsina Teacher's College Katsina, 1962-63; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1967-70; University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 1970-74.
Educational Qualification
B.Sc, M.A, Ph.D
Previous Appointments
Proprietor, Hassan Ibrahim Gwarzo Secondary School (HIGSS), Kano State;
Have you ever been a member of any political party?
N/A
Awards and Honours
Rockefeller Foundation Scholarship USA; Kano State honours award for contribution to state's development, 1991
Creative Work/Major Exhibitions
The Trapped Economy, Heinemann Educational Books Nigeria Limited, Ibadan, 1990.
Outstanding Achievements
Ayagi’s NEIC had worked silently behind the scenes to get Nigeria out of its crippling Foreign Debt, when we paid a $12b down-payment and the rest of the $32b loan was cancelled.
Hobbies
Reading
Phone Number
064-644225, 064-644662
Residential Address
486, Gwale Quarters, Kano City, P.O. Box 4539, Kano State, tel: 064-647402
Official Address
1, Myohaungu Close, off Arakan Road, Nassarawa, P. O. Box 4539, Kano, Kano State

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