Engr. Ibrahim Lawalu is a visionary industrialist, elite engineering strategist, and the foundational architect behind the Group’s multi-sector conglomerate. As the Founder and Group President/CEO, he commands the overarching vision, capital allocation strategy, and sovereign positioning of a diversified business empire operating across the critical pillars of Mining, Renewable Energy, Food Production & Agribusiness, International Exports, Heavy Haulage Transport, and Infrastructure/General Contracts.
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Suite 301, Nawa Complex, Ahmadu Bello Way, Jahi, Abuja
iblauwalu@ylggroup.com.ng
With decades of high-level engineering and commercial experience, Engr. Lawalu has a proven track record of identifying high-growth market inefficiencies and transforming them into institutional-grade corporate enterprises. Known for his pioneering spirit and rigorous technical discipline, he built the Group from the ground up, establishing a resilient ecosystem where each subsidiary functions as a powerful, self-sustaining business unit that drives cross-sector synergy. His unique leadership style fuses national food security and development goals with aggressive international trade capabilities, positioning the Group as a trusted partner to both sovereign governments and global investors. As the ultimate executive authority of the conglomerate, Engr. Lawalu presides over the executive board, steering the group’s long-term capital investments, geopolitical relationships, and large-scale public-private partnerships (PPPs). Backed by a lean, elite management team consisting of specialized Executive Vice Presidents and a centralized Corporate Governance office, he ensures the Group maintains uncompromised institutional compliance, operational agility, and sustainable profitability. Under his visionary stewardship, the Group continues to unlock value from natural resources, power emerging economies through clean energy, secure the agricultural supply chain, and expand its footprint as a dominant force in international commerce.
Aliyu Abubakar is a Partner, Board Member, and accomplished global business strategist with over 20 years of high-impact experience driving corporate growth, market expansion, and strategic integration. Affectionately known within the industry as "Mr. Fix It," Aliyu specializes in architecting long-term corporate blueprints, capturing new market share, and navigating complex commercial landscapes to deliver sustainable, multi-sector business improvements.
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Suite 301, Nawa Complex, Ahmadu Bello Way, Jahi, Abuja
AliyuAbubakar@ylggroup.com.ng
Throughout his distinguished career, Aliyu has successfully led large-scale operational and market-entry initiatives, seamlessly combining visionary strategic thinking with a practical, hands-on execution model. A proven specialist in inorganic growth, he has championed rapid corporate scaling by successfully leading the acquisition and seamless integration of nine businesses, alongside steering four highly successful new business launches from inception to market leadership. As a key equity Partner and Board Member, Aliyu co-steers the conglomerate’s overarching growth trajectory across the Mining, Renewable Energy, Food & Agribusiness, Export, Transport, and Infrastructure sectors. His core expertise spans international trade development, competitive contract bidding, joint ventures, investor relations, and high-level stakeholder management. Recognised for his collaborative leadership style and sharp commercial acumen, Aliyu brings the strategic insight and market-driven focus required to expand the Group’s international footprint, accelerate revenue generation, and secure long-term commercial success.
Mr. Livinus Izuchukwu Anekwe is a Partner, Board Member, and distinguished industrial operations leader with over 20 years of proven expertise in driving operational excellence, asset optimization, and technical execution across heavy industries. Renowned for his ability to translate complex technical data into high-yielding physical outputs, he specializes in managing large-scale industrial projects, ruthlessly optimizing supply chains, and safeguarding remote operational assets.
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Suite 301, Nawa Complex, Ahmadu Bello Way, Jahi, Abuja
LivinusIzuchukwu@ylggroup.com.ng
Throughout a stellar career, Mr. Anekwe has successfully masterminded complex field operations and logistical networks, combining rigorous technical discipline with a hands-on approach to maximizing production efficiency and fleet utilization. A specialist in heavy asset management, he has a track record of minimizing operational downtime, scaling haulage networks, and executing demanding field projects ahead of schedule and under budget, even in highly volatile operating environments. As a core equity Partner and Board Member, Mr. Anekwe directly commands the physical execution, processing, and engineering benchmarks across the conglomerate’s Mining, Renewable Energy, Food & Agribusiness, Transport, and General Contracts divisions. His core portfolio spans mineral extraction management, clean power grid infrastructure, large-scale farming and food processing operations, heavy fleet logistics, and industrial Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) compliance. Serving as the primary internal liaison for the Group's external technical consulting firms and agronomists, Mr. Anekwe brings the operational grit, engineering precision, and tactical leadership required to transform the Group’s concessions, processing facilities, and clean energy assets into highly efficient, world-class operations.
Mr. Jude Shivil is an accomplished corporate governance specialist, administrative leader, and institutional risk strategist with over 10 years of high-impact experience steering corporate secretarial duties and centralized corporate services within complex, diversified business environments. Renowned for his meticulous attention to organizational frameworks and operational alignment, he specializes in building robust administrative foundations, optimizing human capital, and maintaining world-class corporate compliance systems.
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Suite 301, Nawa Complex, Ahmadu Bello Way, Jahi, Abuja
judeshivil@ylggroup.com.ng
Throughout his career, Mr. Shivil has served as a vital anchor to executive boards and leadership teams, combining a deep mastery of chartered secretarial practices with structural expertise in human resource management and shared corporate services. A proven expert in regulatory liaison and statutory compliance, he has successfully navigated complex corporate scaling, policy implementation, and group-wide administration, ensuring multi-sector operations remain efficient, unified, and legally compliant. As the Group's Company Secretary & Head of Corporate Services, Mr. Shivil serves as the central administrative and governance hub reporting directly to the Group President/CEO and the Executive Board. His comprehensive portfolio spans corporate governance, board management, human resources, talent acquisition, policy enforcement, and group-wide payroll infrastructure across the Mining, Renewable Energy, Food & Agribusiness, International Exports, Transport, and General Contracts divisions. Acting as the Group's primary internal liaison and manager for external legal consulting firms, Mr. Shivil brings the structural discipline, administrative precision, and uncompromised ethical focus required to secure the Group's operational framework, optimize workflows, and guarantee institutional continuity.
