Background
Mimano was born February 5, 1987 in West London. Her father is Kenyan and her mother is Ghanaian. She was named by her father after the city Zaria in Kaduna State in Northern Nigeria.
Mimano was born February 5, 1987 in West London. Her father is Kenyan and her mother is Ghanaian. She was named by her father after the city Zaria in Kaduna State in Northern Nigeria.
Mimano attended Haberdashers" Aske"s Hatcham College.
She ran track and field In 2005, she received a scholarship from Deutsche Bank for competing in the Young Enterprise Scheme United Kingdom finals. She graduated from Brunel University London with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours).
In college, Mimano began a business buying and selling cars and electronics.
During her gap year, she worked for Morgan Stanley and Union Bank of Switzerland Investment Bank in London. Mimano established Aba Oil in 2011.
Aba Oil, Limited Liability Company was founded in Abuja, Nigeria. In 2015, a new global headquarters opened in Knightsbridge, London.
The business secures exploration rights, leasing and servicing for oil and gas block acquisitions both offshore and onshore.Aba Oil operates in several African countries including Nigeria, Libya, Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, South Africa, Chad, Sudan, Tunisia, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Morocco, Zambia, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania.
Mimano founded the Zaria Mimano Foundation in December 2014. The goal of the foundation is to end clean water scarcity for over one billion people.
