Dr. Umaru Kwairanga, Group Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX), is set to chair the 2nd edition of the Business Journal Fintech & Financial Inclusion Roundtable, scheduled for Friday, August 29, 2025, at the Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos, at 10:00 AM prompt.
Themed “Fintech & Financial Inclusion: The Opportunities & Challenges for Nigeria,” the roundtable will bring together key stakeholders to explore the evolving landscape of financial technology and its impact on inclusion across the country.
In a statement, Prince Cookey, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Business Journal Media Group, noted that the selection of Dr. Kwairanga as Chairman underscores his distinguished and impactful contributions to Nigeria’s economic development over the years.
According to Cookey, “Dr. Umaru Kwairanga is a notable player in the Nigerian economy and financial services sector. Over the years, he has carved a positive niche in driving the narrative in national policy formulation, implementation and review. He remains a worthy point of reference and role model to current and future players in the Nigerian economy.”
Kwairanga, who is the Sarkin Fulani Gombe and Group Chairman, Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX), is a thorough-bred professional and a prominent community leader in Gombe State and the North East region.
He has served at the highest levels of the banking, pension, investment, manufacturing and commercial sectors of Nigeria’s economy, and is the current Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, Nigeria’s oldest stock exchange and also Chairman of Tangerine General Insurance Limited.
The NGX Chairman is also a Director on the Boards of First Bank Senegal Limited, Tangerine Apt Pensions Limited and the Group Managing Director of Finmal Finance Services Limited.
He is a past Chairman of Ashaka Cement plc and previously served on the Boards of Jaiz Bank Plc, Central Securities Clearing System Plc, Lafarge Africa Plc and First Bank Mortgages Limited to mention a few.
Professionally, Alhaji Kwairanga is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers, Chartered Institute of Directors of Nigeria, the Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria and the Abuja Commodities and Securities Exchange.
He is also a Council Member of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers; the Chartered Institute of Directors and he is the current President of the Certified Pensions Institute of Nigeria.
Kwairanga is a holder of the prominent traditional title of Sarkin Fulani Gombe and has led several initiatives for peace and development in Gombe State and the North East region in general.
He has also been involved in policy and strategy formulation in the public sector as a Member of the Vision 2020 Committee, the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Nigerian Industrial Revolution Plan and several committees of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
