Aisha Rimi


Aisha Rimi is a Nigerian attorney, entrepreneur and advocate of women and children's rights. She is from Katsina State in Northern Nigeria. She is the founding partner at Africa Law Practice, a commercial law firm in Nigeria. She is also a founding member of Halal Children's Orphanage. She is a law graduate of the University of Buckingham in England. She is married to Folorunsho Coker, the Chairman of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation.

Early Life & Education

Aisha was born and brought up in a Northern Muslim home in Nigeria. She hails from Katsina State. She graduated with a LLB degree from the University of Buckingham with a specialization in International Commercial Law and a Master of Laws from the same Institution.

Career

Aisha Rimi started off her law career at Ajumogobia & Okeke from 1991 to 2001 before proceeding to Chadbourne & Parke as a visiting attorney where she spent only one year. From 2002 to 2007, she was a Senior Vice President at GWI Consulting. In 2007, she became a founding partner at Rimi & Partners. In May 2017, she merged with Olasupo Shasore, Uyiekpen Giwa-Osagie, Oyinkan Badejo-Okusanya, Bello Salihu and Atinuke Dosunmu to form a continental law firm, now known as Africa Law Practice, which is associated with ALP International and with partner law offices in Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
At ALP, she is an attorney on foreign investment and regulatory compliance. She also advises on project finance, joint ventures and all manners of commercial legal practice and private clients. She is member of the board of directors at CablePoint Ltd, Trasco Nig Ltd, Browns Café & Restaurant, and RNC Nigeria.

Personal life

Aisha Rimi is married to Folorunsho Coker, the chairman of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation.

Philanthropy

Aisha Rimi, through her firm runs a pro bono programme to help victims of domestic abuse get justice. She is the founding member of Halal Children's Orphanage.