Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi
Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi | |
|---|---|
| Director General of the Budget Office | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| President | Bola Ahmed Tinubu |
| Preceded by | Ben Akabueze |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Wagner College, Staten Island, New York |
| Occupation | Economist |
Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi (born 1961) is a Nigerian economist from Kurfi, Katsina State in Nigeria. On 13th June, 2024, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed him as the Director General, Budget office of the Federation. From 1999 to 2002, Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi served as Commissioner of Finance, Budget, and Economic Planning in Katsina State. .[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi was born on April 30, 1961, in Kurfi, Nigeria. He attended Wagner College, from which he received a Bachelor of Science in economics (1984) and a Master of Business Administration in finance (1986).[2]
Career
[edit]From 1999 to 2002, Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi served as Commissioner of Finance, Budget, and Economic Planning in Katsina State. From 2003 to 2007, he served as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria.[3][2]
From 2007 to 2010 he served as the Chief Economic Adviser to President Umaru Yar'adua.[4] On June 13, 2024, President Bola Tinubu appointed Kurfi as the director-general of the budget office of the federation. Kurfi succeeded Ben Akabueze, who had been in office since 2016.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Admin. "Tanimu Yakubu, new DG Budget Office". Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ a b Oni, Aderonke (2024-06-15). "PROFILE: Taminu Yakubu, the Yar'Adua confidant who'll head Nigeria's budget office". TheCable. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ Dan-Awoh, Deborah (2024-06-13). "Tinubu appoints late Yar'Adua's former economic adviser, Tanimu Yakubu, as new DG Budget Office". Nairametrics. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ "Tanimu Kurfi, Hadiza Bala Usman Spouse, Takes Over As New DG, Budget Office". NEWSINVESTIGATORS. 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ efosataiwo@vanguardngr.com (2024-06-14). "Federal Lawmaker hails appointment of Tanimu Yakubu as DG Budget Office". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ "Tinubu names Yar'Adua's Economic Adviser DG, Budget office - Daily Trust". dailytrust.com/. 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
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