Newly-appointed acting Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, officially assumed duty on Monday, barely 72 hours after being appointed to oversee the ministry following the resignation of Mrs Kemi Adeosun.
Until her appointment, Mrs Ahmed was the Minister of State, Budget and National Planning.
According to NAN, the Minister is studying her new office and reading the handover note.
Last Friday, Adeosun had resigned her position as Minister of Finance.
Here are seven things to know about the new face of Nigeria’s finance.
- Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed was born 55 years ago in Kaduna State.
2. She obtained a Bachelors Degree in Accounting from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1981 and an MBA from the Ogun State University, Ago Iwoye.
3. She started work in 1982 as an Accountant in Kaduna State Ministry of Finance in Kaduna state and moved to Nigerian Telecommunication Ltd (NITEL)
4. In 1995, where she worked in various departments and rose to the rank of the Deputy General Manager (DGM).
5. In 2010, she was appointed to serve as the executive secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
6. Before her appointment to oversee finance ministry, she was Minister of State Budget and National Planning.
7. She is a fellow of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), a member of the Nigerian Institute of Taxation and the Nigerian Institute of Management.
