President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr. Tanimu Yakubu as the new Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, succeeding Mr. Ben Akabueze.
Mr. Yakubu is a seasoned economist with extensive experience in both government and financial sectors.
He previously served as Chief Economic Adviser to a former President from 2007 to 2010, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria from 2003 to 2007, and Commissioner of Finance, Budget, and Economic Planning in Katsina State from 1999 to 2003.
Mr. Yakubu holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics, both from Wagner College, Staten Island, New York.
President Tinubu expressed gratitude to the outgoing Director-General, Mr. Akabueze, for his dedicated service and wished him success in his future endeavors.
He also emphasized his expectations for Mr. Yakubu to enhance the efficiency and quality of budget functions, promoting fiscal sustainability, transparency, and accountability in public finance management for the nation’s development.
