Dangiwa began his career at TRIAD Associates, then managing partner of AM Design Consults; which is an architectural and real estate development consultancy firm, then Jarlo international Nig. Ltd, a construction company and Sahel Mortgage Finance Limited. He excelled as a mortgage finance practitioner, rising through the ranks in Sahel Mortgage Finance Limited from a Property Manager to Head of Credit Control to becoming the Manager, Mortgage Banking Division.