The Nigerian Economic Summit Group has appointed Mrs. Surayyah Ahmad as a Director on its Board, effective after approval at the NESG Q2 Board Meeting on May 12, 2026.
NESG CEO Dr. Tayo Aduloju said the appointment reflected the group’s push to strengthen leadership with professionals who can advance sustainable economic development, inclusive growth, and private-sector transformation.
Ahmad is the founding partner of Sabou Capital, an investment platform funding and providing technical support to high-growth SMEs across West and Central Africa with a focus on women-led businesses. She chairs the Laidlaw Foundation Women in Business Board and sits on several startup advisory boards.
She is taskmaster for operationalising the Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Bank, a $300 million blended capital vehicle backed by the African Development Bank, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, and Development Bank of Nigeria. The fund is designed to channel wholesale and retail financing to youth-led enterprises in Nigeria.
Ahmad holds an MBA from Oxford University, where she specialised in finance and impact investing and served as Co-Chair of the Oxford Africa Business Alliance.
She is also an entrepreneur who founded and exited an e-commerce and fulfilment services company operating in Nigeria and the UK.
NESG said her experience in entrepreneurship, impact investing, youth enterprise development, and private-sector innovation will support its evidence-based policy advocacy and economic transformation agenda.
The appointment comes as NESG continues to push for private-sector-led solutions to Nigeria’s growth and employment challenges ahead of the 2027 election cycle.
