Princess Gloria Akobundu is national coordinator/chief executive officer, African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development/African Peer Review Mechanism (AUDA-NEPAD/APRM) Nigeria. She has served in that capacity for the past four years and was re-appointed for the second term in…
Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has been in charge of the office of senior special assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs) since 2016. Her appointment follows a track record of service with passion for uplifting the vulnerable members of…
Abike Dabiri-Erewa is chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) – a position she was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2018. The commission was established for the purpose of harnessing the potentials and encouraging the contributions of Nigerians in Diaspora…
Mrs. Dame Pauline Tallen is minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, a position she believes has given her a great opportunity to defend the course of women for national development. She believes her appointment is divinely guided to find…
Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan is head of civil service of the federation, effective February 2020. Since her coming to office, she has focused on elevating the standard of the nation’s civil service by putting in place a system that will ensure…
Aisha Dahir-Umar is acting director general, National Pension Commission (Pencom), who is on the driving seat of the commission’s strategic objective of rescuing the nation’s pension scheme from years of accumulated pension liabilities. She has done a lot to put…
Mrs. Zainab Ahmed is Nigeria’s minister of finance, budget and national planning, one of the most influential ministerial portfolios in government. She faces the big task of how to jerk up government revenue in down times to be able to…
Ms. Patience Oniha has been director general, Debt Management Office [DMO] since July 2017. The office is the agency responsible for coordinating government strategy in the management of public debts. Well before her appointment, she had been in the organisation since 2008…
Prof Moji Adeyeye isa pharmacist anddirector general, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC], where she has been on the saddle since her appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2017. She takes to NAFDAC 30 years of…
Sadiya Umar-Farouq, minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, is a minister of necessity. The emergence of her ministry is President Muhammadu Buhari’s response in caring for streaming victims of humanitarian crises raging at various fronts in the…
