Aisha Rimi
{{Short description|Nigerian Lawyer}}
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Aisha Rimi is from Katsina State in Northern Nigeria. She is the founding partner at Africa Law Practice (ALP NG & Co), a commercial law firm in Nigeria. She is a law graduate (LLB and LLM) of the University of Buckingham in England.{{cite news |last1=Omoniyi |first1=Oluwatosin |title=Rimi: Women need networks to mentor each other |url=https://www.newtelegraphng.com/2019/01/rimi-women-need-networks-to-mentor-each-other/ |accessdate=11 January 2019 |agency=New Telegraph |date=4 January 2019}}
Early life and education
Aisha was born and brought up in a Northern Muslim home in Nigeria. She hails from Katsina State. She graduated with a LLB degree from the University of Buckingham with a specialization in International Commercial Law and a Master of Laws from the same Institution.{{cite news |last1=Omoniyi |first1=Oluwatosin |title=Rimi: Women need networks to mentor each other |url=https://www.newtelegraphng.com/2019/01/rimi-women-need-networks-to-mentor-each-other/ |accessdate=11 January 2019 |agency=New Telegraph |date=4 January 2019}} 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 Chadbourne & Parke 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),{{Cite web |title=Our People {{!}} ALP {{!}} A leading corporate commercial law firm in Lagos Nigeria |url=https://www.alp.company/our-people |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=www.alp.company}} which is associated with ALP International (in Mauritius) and with partner law offices in Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.{{cite news |last1=Adeoye |first1=Oluremi |title=Women Need To Create Their Own Networks |url=https://leadership.ng/2019/01/05/women-need-to-create-their-own-networks/ |accessdate=11 January 2019 |agency=Leadership Nigeria |date=5 January 2019}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Adeoye |first1=Oluremi |title=Women Need To Create Their Own Networks – Aisha |agency=Leadership Newspaper |issue=720 |date=23 November 2019}} She is also the recently appointed CEO of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission(NIPC).{{Cite web |title=October 2023 |url=https://www.nipc.gov.ng/2023/10/ |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Uzor |first=Franklin |date=2023-10-15 |title=NIPC Welcomes New CEO, Aisha Rimi, to Lead Nigeria’s Investment Promotion |url=https://www.nipc.gov.ng/2023/10/15/nipc-welcomes-new-ceo-aisha-rimi-to-lead-nigerias-investment-promotion/ |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission |language=en-US}}
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
File:Dr Kemi Ibru and Aisha Rimi at the Walk for Cancer in Abuja, Nigeria.jpgAisha Rimi, through her firm (Africa Law Practice), runs a pro bono program to help victims of domestic abuse get justice.
