KEY POINTS

• IIF board of trustees chairman, Frank Aigbogun.
• Tokunboh Ishmael and Gbenga Hassan joins the Advisory Board.
• Primarily drive the advancement of Nigeria’s impact investment ecosystems and also sustainable development.

The Impact Investors Foundation (IIF) has announced the appointment of Mr Frank Aigbogun, Publisher of Business Day Media as the new Chairman of the body’s Board of Trustees.

In addition, the Nigerian National Advisory Board on impact investing (NABII), the advisory arm of the IIF, has tapped into the services of Tokunboh Ishmael, Managing Director and Co-founder of Alitheia Capital and Gbenga Hassan, the managing partner at Argentil Capital.

Building impact investment leadership

The foundation bolsters its commitment to the rapid development of Nigeria’s impact investment ecosystem with Aigbogun’s join as IIF Chairman and Vice Chair of the NABII’s Advisory Board; alongside Ishmael and Hassan.

But, on the NABII side of the equation, Ishmael and Hassan share over a decade of expertise in Impact Investing, Gender Lens Investing, Fund Management, Venture Capital, and Private Equity, all of which bring a nice layer of seasoning to the team.

Sustainable growth commitment

Frank Aigbogun expressed enthusiasm for his new role:
‘This is an exciting opportunity to help steer the direction for impact investing as investments which will yield demonstrable impact for Nigeria are critical,’ he said.

Tokunboh Ishmael shared her vision for impactful solutions:
By joining NABII, ‘you are able to scale Solutions to Societal Challenges while driving Economic Growth.’”

Furthermore, Gbenga Hassan highlighted the potential of impact investing to unlock Nigeria’s potential: Impact investing has the ability to create lasting value and in this moment I believe we have the prevalence to bring it.” I am excited to join NABII mission for sustainable development.”

Fostering Nigeria’s development

With Ishmael and Hassan’s strategic insights, under Aigbogun’s leadership IIF and NABII hope to make impactful investments, foster collaboration as well as champion innovative solutions for the nation’s critical challenges.