Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi
Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi | |
|---|---|
| Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation | |
| Assumed office 13 June 2024 | |
| President | Bola Tinubu |
| Preceded by | Ben Akabueze |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 April 1961 Kurfi, Katsina State, Nigeria |
| Education | Wagner College (BSc, MBA) |
| Occupation | Economist |
Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi (born 30 April 1961) is a Nigerian economist and public administrator who has served as the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation since June 2024. He previously served as Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning in Katsina State, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, and Chief Economic Adviser to President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua.[1][2]
Early life and education
Yakubu was born on 30 April 1961 in Kurfi, Katsina State. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Wagner College, New York, in 1984 and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the same institution in 1986.[3]
Career
Yakubu served as Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning in Katsina State from 1999 to 2002. Between 2003 and 2007, he was the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria.[4][5]
From 2007 to 2010, he served as Chief Economic Adviser to President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua.[6]
On 13 June 2024, President Bola Tinubu appointed him Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, succeeding Ben Akabueze.[7][8]
References
- ↑ Oni, Aderonke (15 June 2024). "PROFILE: Tanimu Yakubu, the Yar'Adua confidant who'll head Nigeria's Budget Office". TheCable. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ Dan-Awoh, Deborah (13 June 2024). "Tinubu appoints late Yar'Adua's former economic adviser, Tanimu Yakubu, as new DG Budget Office". Nairametrics. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ Oni, Aderonke (15 June 2024). "PROFILE: Tanimu Yakubu, the Yar'Adua confidant who'll head Nigeria's Budget Office". TheCable. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ Dan-Awoh, Deborah (13 June 2024). "Tinubu appoints late Yar'Adua's former economic adviser, Tanimu Yakubu, as new DG Budget Office". Nairametrics. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ Oni, Aderonke (15 June 2024). "PROFILE: Tanimu Yakubu, the Yar'Adua confidant who'll head Nigeria's Budget Office". TheCable. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "Tanimu Kurfi takes over as new DG, Budget Office". News Investigators. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "Tinubu names Yar'Adua's former economic adviser DG, Budget Office". Daily Trust. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "Federal lawmaker hails appointment of Tanimu Yakubu as DG Budget Office". Vanguard. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2026.