BY: ABDULKADIR M LAWAN, MARCH 05, 2026/ 08:01PM
Dr. Sa'id Alkali Kori, Chairman and Group CEO of Thinklab Group Limited, has been appointed as the Director General/CEO of Borno State Investment Promotion Agency.
The appointment, announced by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum's spokesman, Mal. Dauda Iliya, is for an initial four-year term.
Dr Kori, an investment and infrastructure finance expert with a PhD in Humanities and Social Sciences from the University of London, brings vast experience to the role.
He has structured over $200 million in financing for critical infrastructure projects in housing, healthcare, and road networks.
He also serves as Honorary Special Adviser on International Relations and Investment to the Yobe State Governor and Technical Adviser to the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum.
Gov. Zulum also appointed Laminu Lawan Awana, Abubakar Ahmed Askira, and Danladi Alfaki Isa as governing board members, representing the state's three senatorial zones.
Other members include: - Representatives from ministries of commerce, trade and industries; works; housing and energy; agriculture and natural resources; livestock; planning; finance; local government and emirate affairs - 2 representatives from the organized private sector in Borno State - The Director-General of Borno State Investment Promotion Agency as Secretary.
The governor expressed confidence that Dr Kori's expertise and the board's collective skills will position Borno State as a hub for investment and foster Public-Private Partnerships to drive economic growth and development.