Khalil Halilu Biography, Career, Education, State Of Origin, Net Worth

Khalil Halilu Biography, Career, Education, State Of Origin, Net Worth

Khalil Halilu is a Nigerian entrepreneur, business expert and an innovative technocrat.

He has been appointed the Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) by president Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Personal Details

Name: Khalil Suleiman Halilu

Born: 29th October, 1990

State of origin: Kano, Nigeria

Religion: Islam

Education: University of Hertfordshire, England

Khalil Halilu Biography

Young and enterprising technocrat, Khalil Halilu was born as the first of five siblings on 29th of October, 1990. He hails from Kano State, Nigeria.

His early education was completed at Rainbow Primary School in Kano in 1996 before proceeding to St. Thomas Catholic School (2001-2003) for his secondary education which he completed at Prime College, in Kano (2006).

After graduating from high school, Khalil enrolled at the University of Hertfordshire, England and obtained his Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Business Administration in 2009, as well as his Master of Science (MSc) degree in International Business in 2010.

As part of his University course requirements in 2008, Khalil and his team successfully planned and operated a fully functioning business venture in a time frame of just three days with Khali leading the unit.

Career

He began his enterprising spirit during his university days when he led his team and developed a functioning gaming centre and made profits from it.

After graduating from the University, Khalil worked as an admin clerk at Archimode & Associates before proceeding for his Youth service in Abuja where he lives till date.

Khalil also served as Chief Operating Officer at Scirrocco and held this position for about three years.

At a young age, Khalil already held positions in various companies and also made a name for himself in the business sector. Some of the positions are;

Managing Director (MD) at Khash Strategic Services Ltd. In 2014.

KSH Construction & Design LTD in 2014,
Creative Director/Business developer- Africa Infotech Consultancy in 2015.

Operations Manager at ZCET Global Meter Services Ltd. in 2017.

In 2018, KSH, as he is fondly called, started the Center For Civic, Welfare and Community Development (CWCD Africa), a non-governmental organization solely committed to contributing to Health, Education, Transparency and accountability, Environment and Climate Change, Peace and Security, Sustainability, Inclusive Development, Refugees, Migrants and The Displaced in Africa.

Ahead of the 2019 general elections,  CWCD Africa launched the Zabe mobile application as a civic tool that sought to deepen democratic participation.

In the words of OSIWA’s, Program Coordinator for West Africa Nadia Ahidjo-Iya, “Zabe.ng is an election monitoring app that provides a fast and better method of collating results.’’
Zabe enjoyed amazing success, hitting more than 3,000 downloads, calculated to 2000% user growth. Zabe was a very useful tool in the 2019 election recording only a 3% difference from the Independent Electoral Commission’s results.

In his own words, Khalil has said, “…E-voting will go a long way in improving the electoral process and in-turn the democratic system in Nigeria…’’

CWCD Africa also collaborated with OSIWA, National Assembly, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to launch the UNSUB platform during the lockdown in 2020. UNSUB is a digital platform that connects victims of sexual and gender based violence to stakeholders working in the space.

Also included on the list of Khalil Suleiman Halilu’s works, is the CANs park which is located in Abuja providing Workspaces, technical and strategic consultation, and social innovation matchmaking to startups and Investors from all over Africa.

Asides The CANs park and ShapShap Logistics operating in Lagos and Abuja, Khalil also profers more localized tech solutions.

Khali’s enterprenurial spirit is compared to none.

In recognition of his laudable works, he was appointed as the Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) by president Bola Ahmed Tinubu in September, 2023.

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