Tijjani M. Borodo, LLM, FIoD, FCIS

Tijjani M. Borodo is the founding partner of Tijjani M. Borodo and Associates. He was the pioneer Company Secretary of FBN Holdings Plc (FBNHoldings) who oversaw the process of admitting FBNHoldings to the Premium Board of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. He retired from FBNHoldings in October 2017 after a successful career spanning over 29 years with the First Bank Group.

He holds a law degree from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, a B.L (Barrister at Law) from the Nigerian Law School, Nigeria and a master’s in law degree from the University of Essex, United Kingdom.

He has attended courses and programmes in various first-rate business and management schools abroad, including Harvard Business School, the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Kellogg School of Management, Illinois and the London College of Management Studies.

He has considerable Board experience as a Director of First Nominees Nigeria Limited, (June 1993 – August 1995), First Dependants Nigeria Limited (June 1993 – August 1995), First Registrars Nigeria Limited (October 2005 To March 2013), In-Sourcing Nigeria Limited (April 2009 – August 2016), FBN Insurance Brokers Limited (February 2017 – January 2018) and FBNQuest Trustees Nigeria Limited where he was the Board Chairman from July 2017 to 2018.

He is on the Board of the following companies:

• Signature Bank
• Sanlam
• Cowry Asset Management
• CIBN CFS

Member of the Board of Trustees

• He is the Founder, Secretary & Member of the Board of Trustees of Hajiya Safia Borodo Foundation (HSBF). A Non for Profit Organization set up to take care of the poor, needy, vulnerable and orphans in the society.
• ABLACS (Association of Bank Legal Advisers and Company Sectaries)

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors, the Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria; and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, Nigeria (FCIS).

He has held various position at the Institute of Directors. Amongst them;

• Chairman and President of the Governing Council 2023 – Till Date
• 1st Vice President 2021 – 2023
• 2nd Vice President 2019 – 2021
• Honorary Legal Adviser 2015 – 2019
• Member of the Governing Council 2012 – Till Date

He is a Member, International Bar Association, Nigerian Bar Association, and an Honorary Senior Member, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (HCIB). In October 2017, he was given a lifetime achievement award for his contributions to the legal profession in Nigeria by the Esq Magazine.

From January 2018 – 2019, he was appointed a member of the Technical Committee to review the suspended Financial Reporting Council’s National Codes of Corporate Governance (NCCG).Thus at the end of the assignment the new NCCG 2018 came into force on 15th January, 2019.

He is the Principal Partner of Tijjani M Borodo & Associates. Alhaji Borodo is happily married with four children, and loves swimming, listening to music and travelling.