Rilwan Hassan

Rilwan Hassan has over 16 years’ experience in entrepreneurship, media, and farming. Currently, he is the managing director of Focal Point with interest in cleaning, construction, agriculture, publishing, and printing. He served his country as a member of a ministerial committee on Madrasah Education which helped build the current blueprint used in creating access to both Western and Islamic education. Rilwan Hassan has a foundation which caters for the education and general wellbeing of orphans taken off the street to the classrooms in Northern Nigeria. Hassan was nominated by Nigeria’s President to serve as a delegate to the 2014 National Conference. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Lagos Business School. Upon completing the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Hassan plans to create value and jobs through entrepreneurship and to later join government as a technocrat. He also hopes to engage the youth in entrepreneurship and skills acquisition.