Engr. Nuraini Adamu

An Engineer by profession with over 15 years of accumulated work experience after graduation from university. He has engaged in various capacities in the Private Sector in supervisory, managerial roles and also in Governmental Agency designations both technical and governing boards at the Federal Level. An entrepreneur, he is a majority shareholder and executive director in companies associated with Agro-business, Manufacturing, Finance, Mining and Construction.
A confident individual who is not broken by workload or difficult tasks, can comfortably work as part of a team or by himself; has excellent communication skills, fluent in English / Hausa Languages and computer literate. A member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) and a title holder of ‘Dujima’ in his hometown, the prestigious town of Keffi in Nasarawa State.
Social Media @mnaadamu
Experience Nigerian Institute of Trypanosomiasis Research (NITR)
14th Oct 2021 – 19th Jun 2023
Chairman, Governing Board

NITR is an institute under the ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation which is mandated with the research in Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) in both human and animals. It also strives in the development of medicine and vaccines to mitigate the sickness. With its headquarters in Kaduna State and project offices in all 6 geopolitical zones of the country, it has presence across the country which eases its activities as the disease is prevalent all over the country.
The chairman is the head of the board which in turn is the reporting authority between the ministry and the institute.
The board, guided by the Public Service Rules, Financial Regulations, Public procurement Act, Fiscal Responsibility Act and other instruments of public service governance drives the general policy formulation for the effective implementation of the management team of the institute.

The board is not involved in the day-to-day running of the Institute but rather only as a
policy making body.
Electronics Development Institute (ELDI)
8th Sept 2021 – 2023
Member, Technical Board
ELDI is a technical institute under the umbrella of the National Agency for Science & Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) which is under the Presidency. As the name suggests, ELDI is mandated to engage in electronics development in Nigeria with the aim of improving innovation, production and commercialization of products and in turn, the country’s GDP.
The board is saddled with the responsibility of policy making for the institute and also is the link between NASENI and the institute.
Currently heading the technical team designing a smart LPG cylinder gauge system that sends various signals to users to intimate critical gas content levels and also mitigate fire hazards by automatically shutting off the valves when leakages are sensed.
Al’hakam Holdings Ltd
23rd Jan 2020 – Date

Executive Director (Estate & Engineering Services)
Al’hakam is a holding company with controlling shares in over 7 companies in the Agro business, financial and hospitality business sector. Its main area of focus is in arable
cropping with annual arable land coverage of 600 hectares. It also engages in agro commodity business in crops like melon seeds, cashew, ginger, soybeans and maize amongst others. Other core business areas Al’hakam is directly involved through its Strategic Business Units (SBUs) subsidiaries are Poultry (Dangata Ltd), Fishery (Rahama Fish Ltd), Beef processing (Halal Cut Ultra-Modern Abattoir Ltd), Finance & Investment (Ada Microfinance Bank Ltd), Crops (Shabu Integrated Farms Ltd) and hospitality (New
Keffi Hotel Ltd)

The office of the Executive Director E&ES is saddled with the responsibility of custodianship of all assets, its management, services and repairs.
Tongyi Allied Mining Ltd
8th Jul 2015 – 25th Feb 2016
Operations Manager
Tongyi is a group that engages in mining activities, Oil and Gas and major construction projects in Nigeria. With its Head Quarters located in the FCT, it has various offices spread across some states in Nigeria and generally engages in Civil Engineering projects. It’s a Chinese affiliated company and has presently secured the construction of a cargo airport in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital and also secured road construction projects in Benue State.
Monitoring and issuance of LPOs to contractors for supply of raw materials for civil works (cement, iron rods, gravels & chippings, diesel, asphalt etc.)
Supervision of Heavy equipment on site (Bulldozer, excavator, roller, trucks etc.)
Liaison with government civil department as per milestones reached and certification for contractual payments
Oilchem (TC) Ltd
18th Aug 2011 – 16th Sep 2014
Production & Procurement Manager
Oilchem is a joint venture company between a private company (IPR Ltd) and the Federal Government (represented by Nigerian Mining Corporation – NMC) with a share ration of 60:40 respectively. The company engages in the processing of Solid Minerals especially Barite, which is used in the Oil & Gas Industry as a drilling agent. The NMC is saddled with the responsibility of Mining or extracting the crude from the pits, while IPR takes care of the crushing, milling and bagging of the crude into finished produce.
Supervised the Overhaul of the Processing Plant in 2011 Supervise daily production from the crushing to the milling of barite crude In charge of all procurement associated with production (machine spare parts, diesel, oils etc.)
Liaise with the company Auditor annually with production records to aid facilitate and produce audited accounts for the company Team representative for meetings associated with the Bureau for Public Enterprise BPE for matters arising as regards the joint venture (other members include the GM, Auditor, Secretary and an Executive Director of the company)
Nigerian Communications’ Commission (NCC)
3rd Nov 2009 – 2nd Nov 2010
USPF – Information Technology Projects Department (ITP)
The USPF is a branch of the NCC saddled with the responsibility of deploying ICT based projects to rural, un-served and underserved areas of Nigeria in order to achieve the Federal Government’s policy of universal access and service to all.
Monitoring of deployment of IT Projects (SAP & TiAP) across the country Involved in Tender and Bid opening processes Involved in the preparation of the USPF budget for 2010 and was part of the budget defense team at the National Assembly for the same year Nagari Integrated Dairy Farms Ltd
21st Oct 2008 – 3rd Nov 2009
Productions & Procurement Manager
Nagari is a Yogurt Processing company. It sources its product from fresh cow milk and takes it through various stages of value addition procedures (milking – pasteurization – homogenization – cooling – packaging – cold storage – delivery).
Responsible for the routing maintenance and servicing of the Galdi Filling and packaging
machine for the Yogurt Plant.

Responsible for the procurement of raw materials used in mixing of the yogurt product and spare parts of the machines in the plant.

Education:
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
2007 – 2008
Masters (MSc) in Mechanical & Systems Engineering candidate
University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Sep 2003 – 5th Jul 2007
Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering & Management (BEng)
Hurtwood House, Surrey, UK
2nd Sep 2001 – 2nd Jun 2003
A – Levels
King’s College Lagos, Nigeria
Sep 1995 – June 2001
O – Levels (WAEC & NECO)
Rantya Model School Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
1989 – 1995
Primary School Certificate
Skills Microsoft Office: Word, Excel and Power Point
Solid Works Software
Matlab Software
Auto Card Software
Membership MNSE Member, Nigerian Society of Engineers
Hobbies Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy, Sports and Politics