TANIMU YAKUBU BIOGRAPHY, EDUCATION, CAREER, CONTROVERSIES AND NET WORTH

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TANIMU YAKUBU BIOGRAPHY – Tanimu Yakubu, born on April 30, 1961, in Kurfi, Katsina State, is a distinguished Nigerian economist with substantial experience in both the private and public sectors. He notably served as the Chief Economic Adviser to President Umaru Yar’adua from 2007 to 2010. During his tenure, Yakubu also held the roles of Deputy Chief of Staff and was a member of the National Economic Management Team, contributing significantly to Nigeria’s economic policies and strategies during that period.

TANIMU YAKUBU PROFILE

Name	Tanimu Yakubu
Real Name	Tanimu Yakubu
Date of Birth	30 April 1961
Age	63 Years
State of Origin	Kastina
Nationality	Nigerian
Occupation	Economist and Director
Religion	Islam
Marital Status	Married
Net Worth	N/A
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TANIMU YAKUBU BIOGRAPHY

Born on April 30, 1961, Tanimu Yakubu hails from Kurfi, Katsina State.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Tanimu Yakubu holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics (1984) and an MBA in Finance (1986) from Wagner College, Staten Island, New York. Prior to this, he was an undergraduate accounting student at Bayero University, Kano, from which he was expelled.

CAREER

Tanimu Yakubu has an extensive public service career, including his role as Honourable Commissioner of Finance, Budget, and Economic Planning in Katsina State from 1999 to 2002, during which Katsina achieved the highest capital to recurrent expenditure ratio among Nigerian states. From 2003 to 2007, he served as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria.

In the private sector, Yakubu worked with Icon Limited (Merchant Bankers) and Afri-Projects Consortium (APC) as Chief Economist and Principal Investment Adviser. He is the founding president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and passed the Fiduciary Awareness Certification Test (FACT) of the Corporate Governance Rating System (CGRS) in 2019.

In 2023, he was appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the Director General of the Budget Office of the Federation.

CONTROVERSIES

On Thursday 13 June 2024, President Bola Tinubu appointed Tanimu Yakubu as the Director General of the Budget Office of the Federation, succeeding Ben Akabueze whose tenure had ended. The appointment was announced in a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.