Wikipídiya iglwiki https://igl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogb%C3%A1_ogbolo MediaWiki 1.46.0-wmf.26 first-letter Áméwn igò Egwéyí Úkọ̀lá Énéagwu Úkọ̀lá énéagwu Wikipídiya Úkọ̀lá Wikipídiya Fáílú Úkọ̀lá fáílú MediaWiki Úkọ̀lá MediaWiki Éwn malábó Úkọ̀lá éwn malábó Abune Úkọ̀lá abune Gbúgbe Úkọ̀lá gbúgbe TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Event Event talk 0 1999 40232 2026-05-01T17:11:55Z AgnesAbah 9 Translation 40232 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Mustapha Abdullahi ch'ẹnẹ kuma bì ochu ej'odudu efu'ọdọ 1985, ọ ñwu chi agbọji chaka ọji ukọlọ''' Energy Commission ẹyi Nigeria (ECN). Ẹ chẹnẹ ki agbọji Nigeria [[Bola Tinubu|President Bola Tinubu]] chi ọchu ẹkẹgwa nọlu ọgwu’nyo mẹlẹ ọdọ 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nda-Isaiah |first=Jonathan |date=24 October 2023 |title=Tinubu Appoints Energy Expert Abdullahi As DG/CEO Of ECN |url=https://leadership.ng/tinubu-appoints-energy-expert-abdullahi-as-dg-ceo-of-ecn/ |access-date=13 January 2024 |newspaper=[[Leadership (newspaper)|Leadership]]}}</ref> Prior to his appointment as the third DG of the ECN, Abdullahi was the Senior Technical Adviser (STA) to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Geoffrey Nnaji. Abdullahi is a chartered Engineer (CEng) and a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (MIMechE) == Early life and education == Abdullahi was born in January 1985 in [[Kano (city)|Kano]], but he hails from Okene Local Government Area in [[Kogi State]].<ref name="blueprint">{{Cite news |last=Okubanjo |first=Dapo |date=23 January 2024 |title=Mustapha Abdullahi and determination to revive Energy Commission of Nigeria |url=https://blueprint.ng/mustapha-abdullahi-and-determination-to-revive-energy-commission-of-nigeria-by-dapo-okubanjo/ |location=Abuja, Nigeria|access-date=21 February 2024 |newspaper=[[Blueprint (newspaper)|Blueprint]]}}</ref> He has a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from [[Kano State University of Technology|Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology]] (ADUSTECH, formerly Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST)). Proceeded to obtain an MSc from the [[University of Salford]], UK. Abdullahi gained a Postdoctoral fellowship as a Research Associate in the School of Engineering at the [[University of Manchester]] after securing funding award from the Industry Collaboration Fund (ICE).<ref name="blueprint" /> He received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering at [[University of Manchester]] with a focus on oil and gas structural health monitoring.<ref>{{Cite news |last=theinformant247 |date=23 October 2023 |title=Who is Abdullahi Mustapha, the CEO of the Energy Commission of Nigeria? |url=https://theinformant247.com/who-is-abdullahi-mustapha-the-ceo-of-the-energy-commission-of-nigeria/ |location=Kwara, Nigeria|access-date=15 January 2024 |newspaper=[[The Informant247]]}}</ref> == Career == He was appointed by President [[Bola Tinubu]] on 24 October 2023, as Director General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lanre |first=Lasisi |date=23 October 2023 |title=Tinubu Appoints Mustapha As New Energy Commission CEO |url=https://www.channelstv.com/2023/10/23/tinubu-appoints-mustapha-as-new-energy-commission-ceo/ |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=[[Channels TV]]}}</ref> Abdullahi was before then the Chief of Staff and the Senior Technical Adviser (STA) to the [[Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology|Minister of Innovation Science and Technology]] Chief Uche Gregory Nnaji.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mohammed |first=Abdullahi |date=2024-07-12 |title=Dr. Abdullahi, : The impeccable modern day achiever |url=https://blueprint.ng/dr-abdullahi-the-impeccable-modern-day-achiever/ |location=Abuja, Nigeria|access-date=2025-06-30 |newspaper=[[Blueprint (newspaper)|Blueprint]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Prior to joining Nnaji at the ministry, he served as a Research Associate and Teaching Assistant in the [[Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester|School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering at the University of Manchester]] and was a staff member of the former [[Department of Petroleum Resources]] (DPR), now [[Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission]] (NUPRC). Abdullahi had also worked at the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) with a cumulative experience in oil & gas, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, space technology, and research, having worked at NUPRC and NASRDA for over 14 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ngozi |first=Ekugo |date=24 October 2023 |title=What you need to know about Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, DG, Energy Commission of Nigeria |url=https://nairametrics.com/2023/10/24/what-you-need-to-know-about-dr-mustapha-abdullahi-dg-energy-commission-of-nigeria/ |access-date=13 January 2024 |website=Nairametrics}}</ref> === Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) === The Energy Commission (ECN), in collaboration the [[United Nations Environment Programme]] (UNEP) and other partners, launched a training program in the skills needed to enforce energy performance standards for air conditioners in the country.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kwen |first=James |date=15 November 2023 |title=ECN, UNEP, Others Collaborate On Air Conditioners Standard In Nigeria |url=https://leadership.ng/ecn-unep-others-collaborate-on-air-conditioners-standard-in-nigeria/ |access-date=15 January 2024 |newspaper=[[Leadership (newspaper)|Leadership]]}}</ref> He was part of Nigeria's delegation to COP 28 in Dubai UAE<ref>https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/conferences/un-climate-change-conference-united-arab-emirates-nov/dec-2023/about-cop-28#:~:text=COP%2028%20refers%20to%20the,November%20until%2012%20December%202023.</ref> where he represented Nigeria's commitment to Global Cooling Initiative.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Deborah |first=Bodunde |date=6 December 2023 |title=COP28: Mustapha Abdullahi, ECN DG, Pledges Nigeria's Commitment to Clean Cooling |url=https://www.thecable.ng/cop28-mustapha-abdullahi-ecn-dg-pledges-nigerias-commitment-to-clean-cooling |access-date=15 January 2023 |newspaper=[[TheCable]]}}</ref> On the sidelines of the event, he sealed a [[Tripartite alignment|tripartite agreement]] with an energy consulting group, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), and the [[Niger State]] Government on wind energy development in Niger State.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blessing |first=Afolabi |date=12 December 2023 |title=ECN Collaborates with GWEC to Develop Wind Energy in Nigeria |url=https://theelectricityhub.com/ecn-collaborates-with-gwec-to-develop-wind-energy-in-nigeria/ |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=The Electricity Hub}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdullahi, Mustapha}} [[Category:Nigerian civil servants]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Manchester]] [[Category:People from Kaduna]] [[Category:21st-century Nigerian businesspeople]] [[Category:Nigerian mechanical engineers]] [[Category:1985 births]] [[Category:Living people]] t9nt0ycv84fazdy961bk3rbboueka8b 40243 40232 2026-05-01T19:08:38Z Benjamin Blessing 49 40243 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Mustapha Abdullahi ch'ẹnẹ kuma bì ochu ej'odudu efu'ọdọ 1985, ọ ñwu chi agbọji chaka ọji ukọlọ''' Energy Commission ẹyi Nigeria (ECN). Ẹ chẹnẹ ki agbọji Nigeria [[Bola Tinubu|President Bola Tinubu]] chi ọchu ẹkẹgwa nọlu ọgwu’nyo mẹlẹ ọdọ 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nda-Isaiah |first=Jonathan |date=24 October 2023 |title=Tinubu Appoints Energy Expert Abdullahi As DG/CEO Of ECN |url=https://leadership.ng/tinubu-appoints-energy-expert-abdullahi-as-dg-ceo-of-ecn/ |access-date=13 January 2024 |newspaper=[[Leadership (newspaper)|Leadership]]}}</ref> Ka ki i chi agbọji Prior ọji ukọlọ ECN, Abdullahi chi ọgijọ Technical Adviser (STA) ñw I Minister ẹyi Innovation, Science kpai Technology, Uche Geoffrey Nnaji. Abdullahi chi chartered Engineer (CEng) i ñw defu abọ Institution ẹyi Mechanical Engineers (MIMechE) == Early life and education == Abdullahi was born in January 1985 in [[Kano (city)|Kano]], but he hails from Okene Local Government Area in [[Kogi State]].<ref name="blueprint">{{Cite news |last=Okubanjo |first=Dapo |date=23 January 2024 |title=Mustapha Abdullahi and determination to revive Energy Commission of Nigeria |url=https://blueprint.ng/mustapha-abdullahi-and-determination-to-revive-energy-commission-of-nigeria-by-dapo-okubanjo/ |location=Abuja, Nigeria|access-date=21 February 2024 |newspaper=[[Blueprint (newspaper)|Blueprint]]}}</ref> He has a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from [[Kano State University of Technology|Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology]] (ADUSTECH, formerly Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST)). Proceeded to obtain an MSc from the [[University of Salford]], UK. Abdullahi gained a Postdoctoral fellowship as a Research Associate in the School of Engineering at the [[University of Manchester]] after securing funding award from the Industry Collaboration Fund (ICE).<ref name="blueprint" /> He received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering at [[University of Manchester]] with a focus on oil and gas structural health monitoring.<ref>{{Cite news |last=theinformant247 |date=23 October 2023 |title=Who is Abdullahi Mustapha, the CEO of the Energy Commission of Nigeria? |url=https://theinformant247.com/who-is-abdullahi-mustapha-the-ceo-of-the-energy-commission-of-nigeria/ |location=Kwara, Nigeria|access-date=15 January 2024 |newspaper=[[The Informant247]]}}</ref> == Career == He was appointed by President [[Bola Tinubu]] on 24 October 2023, as Director General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lanre |first=Lasisi |date=23 October 2023 |title=Tinubu Appoints Mustapha As New Energy Commission CEO |url=https://www.channelstv.com/2023/10/23/tinubu-appoints-mustapha-as-new-energy-commission-ceo/ |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=[[Channels TV]]}}</ref> Abdullahi was before then the Chief of Staff and the Senior Technical Adviser (STA) to the [[Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology|Minister of Innovation Science and Technology]] Chief Uche Gregory Nnaji.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mohammed |first=Abdullahi |date=2024-07-12 |title=Dr. Abdullahi, : The impeccable modern day achiever |url=https://blueprint.ng/dr-abdullahi-the-impeccable-modern-day-achiever/ |location=Abuja, Nigeria|access-date=2025-06-30 |newspaper=[[Blueprint (newspaper)|Blueprint]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Prior to joining Nnaji at the ministry, he served as a Research Associate and Teaching Assistant in the [[Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester|School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering at the University of Manchester]] and was a staff member of the former [[Department of Petroleum Resources]] (DPR), now [[Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission]] (NUPRC). Abdullahi had also worked at the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) with a cumulative experience in oil & gas, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, space technology, and research, having worked at NUPRC and NASRDA for over 14 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ngozi |first=Ekugo |date=24 October 2023 |title=What you need to know about Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, DG, Energy Commission of Nigeria |url=https://nairametrics.com/2023/10/24/what-you-need-to-know-about-dr-mustapha-abdullahi-dg-energy-commission-of-nigeria/ |access-date=13 January 2024 |website=Nairametrics}}</ref> === Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) === The Energy Commission (ECN), in collaboration the [[United Nations Environment Programme]] (UNEP) and other partners, launched a training program in the skills needed to enforce energy performance standards for air conditioners in the country.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kwen |first=James |date=15 November 2023 |title=ECN, UNEP, Others Collaborate On Air Conditioners Standard In Nigeria |url=https://leadership.ng/ecn-unep-others-collaborate-on-air-conditioners-standard-in-nigeria/ |access-date=15 January 2024 |newspaper=[[Leadership (newspaper)|Leadership]]}}</ref> He was part of Nigeria's delegation to COP 28 in Dubai UAE<ref>https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/conferences/un-climate-change-conference-united-arab-emirates-nov/dec-2023/about-cop-28#:~:text=COP%2028%20refers%20to%20the,November%20until%2012%20December%202023.</ref> where he represented Nigeria's commitment to Global Cooling Initiative.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Deborah |first=Bodunde |date=6 December 2023 |title=COP28: Mustapha Abdullahi, ECN DG, Pledges Nigeria's Commitment to Clean Cooling |url=https://www.thecable.ng/cop28-mustapha-abdullahi-ecn-dg-pledges-nigerias-commitment-to-clean-cooling |access-date=15 January 2023 |newspaper=[[TheCable]]}}</ref> On the sidelines of the event, he sealed a [[Tripartite alignment|tripartite agreement]] with an energy consulting group, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), and the [[Niger State]] Government on wind energy development in Niger State.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blessing |first=Afolabi |date=12 December 2023 |title=ECN Collaborates with GWEC to Develop Wind Energy in Nigeria |url=https://theelectricityhub.com/ecn-collaborates-with-gwec-to-develop-wind-energy-in-nigeria/ |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=The Electricity Hub}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdullahi, Mustapha}} [[Category:Nigerian civil servants]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Manchester]] [[Category:People from Kaduna]] [[Category:21st-century Nigerian businesspeople]] [[Category:Nigerian mechanical engineers]] [[Category:1985 births]] [[Category:Living people]] 1nwcc6gbf5tkxybemtt6rqc8988v4fr 40245 40243 2026-05-01T19:46:14Z Benjamin Blessing 49 /* Early life and education */ 40245 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Mustapha Abdullahi ch'ẹnẹ kuma bì ochu ej'odudu efu'ọdọ 1985, ọ ñwu chi agbọji chaka ọji ukọlọ''' Energy Commission ẹyi Nigeria (ECN). Ẹ chẹnẹ ki agbọji Nigeria [[Bola Tinubu|President Bola Tinubu]] chi ọchu ẹkẹgwa nọlu ọgwu’nyo mẹlẹ ọdọ 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nda-Isaiah |first=Jonathan |date=24 October 2023 |title=Tinubu Appoints Energy Expert Abdullahi As DG/CEO Of ECN |url=https://leadership.ng/tinubu-appoints-energy-expert-abdullahi-as-dg-ceo-of-ecn/ |access-date=13 January 2024 |newspaper=[[Leadership (newspaper)|Leadership]]}}</ref> Ka ki i chi agbọji Prior ọji ukọlọ ECN, Abdullahi chi ọgijọ Technical Adviser (STA) ñw I Minister ẹyi Innovation, Science kpai Technology, Uche Geoffrey Nnaji. Abdullahi chi chartered Engineer (CEng) i ñw defu abọ Institution ẹyi Mechanical Engineers (MIMechE) == Abakwanẹ Kpai Ukọchẹ == Ma bi Abdullahi ọchu ẹjọdudu ọdọ 1985 ẹfẹwọ [[Kano (city)|Kano]], ama ugbọ ki gwọ chi hails from Okene Local Government Area in [[Kogi State]].<ref name="blueprint">{{Cite news |last=Okubanjo |first=Dapo |date=23 January 2024 |title=Mustapha Abdullahi and determination to revive Energy Commission of Nigeria |url=https://blueprint.ng/mustapha-abdullahi-and-determination-to-revive-energy-commission-of-nigeria-by-dapo-okubanjo/ |location=Abuja, Nigeria|access-date=21 February 2024 |newspaper=[[Blueprint (newspaper)|Blueprint]]}}</ref> Abdullahi ni bachelor's degree ẹfi Mechanical Engineering gwi [[Kano State University of Technology|Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology]] (ADUSTECH, ku ma dọ Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST)) akwọbi. I ni MSc gwi [[University of Salford]], UK. Abdullahi ni Postdoctoral fellowship efi ukọchẹ School of Engineering gwi [[University of Manchester]] alụ kụ ms di ọkọ ñwụ gwi Industry Collaboration Fund (ICE).<ref name="blueprint" /> I ni PhD degree efi ụkọchẹ Mechanical Engineering gwi unyi ukọchẹ utogba [[University of Manchester]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=theinformant247 |date=23 October 2023 |title=Who is Abdullahi Mustapha, the CEO of the Energy Commission of Nigeria? |url=https://theinformant247.com/who-is-abdullahi-mustapha-the-ceo-of-the-energy-commission-of-nigeria/ |location=Kwara, Nigeria|access-date=15 January 2024 |newspaper=[[The Informant247]]}}</ref> == Career == He was appointed by President [[Bola Tinubu]] on 24 October 2023, as Director General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lanre |first=Lasisi |date=23 October 2023 |title=Tinubu Appoints Mustapha As New Energy Commission CEO |url=https://www.channelstv.com/2023/10/23/tinubu-appoints-mustapha-as-new-energy-commission-ceo/ |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=[[Channels TV]]}}</ref> Abdullahi was before then the Chief of Staff and the Senior Technical Adviser (STA) to the [[Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology|Minister of Innovation Science and Technology]] Chief Uche Gregory Nnaji.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mohammed |first=Abdullahi |date=2024-07-12 |title=Dr. Abdullahi, : The impeccable modern day achiever |url=https://blueprint.ng/dr-abdullahi-the-impeccable-modern-day-achiever/ |location=Abuja, Nigeria|access-date=2025-06-30 |newspaper=[[Blueprint (newspaper)|Blueprint]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Prior to joining Nnaji at the ministry, he served as a Research Associate and Teaching Assistant in the [[Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester|School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering at the University of Manchester]] and was a staff member of the former [[Department of Petroleum Resources]] (DPR), now [[Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission]] (NUPRC). Abdullahi had also worked at the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) with a cumulative experience in oil & gas, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, space technology, and research, having worked at NUPRC and NASRDA for over 14 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ngozi |first=Ekugo |date=24 October 2023 |title=What you need to know about Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, DG, Energy Commission of Nigeria |url=https://nairametrics.com/2023/10/24/what-you-need-to-know-about-dr-mustapha-abdullahi-dg-energy-commission-of-nigeria/ |access-date=13 January 2024 |website=Nairametrics}}</ref> === Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) === The Energy Commission (ECN), in collaboration the [[United Nations Environment Programme]] (UNEP) and other partners, launched a training program in the skills needed to enforce energy performance standards for air conditioners in the country.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kwen |first=James |date=15 November 2023 |title=ECN, UNEP, Others Collaborate On Air Conditioners Standard In Nigeria |url=https://leadership.ng/ecn-unep-others-collaborate-on-air-conditioners-standard-in-nigeria/ |access-date=15 January 2024 |newspaper=[[Leadership (newspaper)|Leadership]]}}</ref> He was part of Nigeria's delegation to COP 28 in Dubai UAE<ref>https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/conferences/un-climate-change-conference-united-arab-emirates-nov/dec-2023/about-cop-28#:~:text=COP%2028%20refers%20to%20the,November%20until%2012%20December%202023.</ref> where he represented Nigeria's commitment to Global Cooling Initiative.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Deborah |first=Bodunde |date=6 December 2023 |title=COP28: Mustapha Abdullahi, ECN DG, Pledges Nigeria's Commitment to Clean Cooling |url=https://www.thecable.ng/cop28-mustapha-abdullahi-ecn-dg-pledges-nigerias-commitment-to-clean-cooling |access-date=15 January 2023 |newspaper=[[TheCable]]}}</ref> On the sidelines of the event, he sealed a [[Tripartite alignment|tripartite agreement]] with an energy consulting group, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), and the [[Niger State]] Government on wind energy development in Niger State.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blessing |first=Afolabi |date=12 December 2023 |title=ECN Collaborates with GWEC to Develop Wind Energy in Nigeria |url=https://theelectricityhub.com/ecn-collaborates-with-gwec-to-develop-wind-energy-in-nigeria/ |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=The Electricity Hub}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdullahi, Mustapha}} [[Category:Nigerian civil servants]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Manchester]] [[Category:People from Kaduna]] [[Category:21st-century Nigerian businesspeople]] [[Category:Nigerian mechanical engineers]] [[Category:1985 births]] [[Category:Living people]] klwuf462y45ch3vr4okh6bixpeweway 40246 40245 2026-05-01T20:01:25Z Benjamin Blessing 49 /* Career */ 40246 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Mustapha Abdullahi ch'ẹnẹ kuma bì ochu ej'odudu efu'ọdọ 1985, ọ ñwu chi agbọji chaka ọji ukọlọ''' Energy Commission ẹyi Nigeria (ECN). Ẹ chẹnẹ ki agbọji Nigeria [[Bola Tinubu|President Bola Tinubu]] chi ọchu ẹkẹgwa nọlu ọgwu’nyo mẹlẹ ọdọ 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nda-Isaiah |first=Jonathan |date=24 October 2023 |title=Tinubu Appoints Energy Expert Abdullahi As DG/CEO Of ECN |url=https://leadership.ng/tinubu-appoints-energy-expert-abdullahi-as-dg-ceo-of-ecn/ |access-date=13 January 2024 |newspaper=[[Leadership (newspaper)|Leadership]]}}</ref> Ka ki i chi agbọji Prior ọji ukọlọ ECN, Abdullahi chi ọgijọ Technical Adviser (STA) ñw I Minister ẹyi Innovation, Science kpai Technology, Uche Geoffrey Nnaji. Abdullahi chi chartered Engineer (CEng) i ñw defu abọ Institution ẹyi Mechanical Engineers (MIMechE) == Abakwanẹ Kpai Ukọchẹ == Ma bi Abdullahi ọchu ẹjọdudu ọdọ 1985 ẹfẹwọ [[Kano (city)|Kano]], ama ugbọ ki gwọ chi hails from Okene Local Government Area in [[Kogi State]].<ref name="blueprint">{{Cite news |last=Okubanjo |first=Dapo |date=23 January 2024 |title=Mustapha Abdullahi and determination to revive Energy Commission of Nigeria |url=https://blueprint.ng/mustapha-abdullahi-and-determination-to-revive-energy-commission-of-nigeria-by-dapo-okubanjo/ |location=Abuja, Nigeria|access-date=21 February 2024 |newspaper=[[Blueprint (newspaper)|Blueprint]]}}</ref> Abdullahi ni bachelor's degree ẹfi Mechanical Engineering gwi [[Kano State University of Technology|Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology]] (ADUSTECH, ku ma dọ Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST)) akwọbi. I ni MSc gwi [[University of Salford]], UK. Abdullahi ni Postdoctoral fellowship efi ukọchẹ School of Engineering gwi [[University of Manchester]] alụ kụ ms di ọkọ ñwụ gwi Industry Collaboration Fund (ICE).<ref name="blueprint" /> I ni PhD degree efi ụkọchẹ Mechanical Engineering gwi unyi ukọchẹ utogba [[University of Manchester]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=theinformant247 |date=23 October 2023 |title=Who is Abdullahi Mustapha, the CEO of the Energy Commission of Nigeria? |url=https://theinformant247.com/who-is-abdullahi-mustapha-the-ceo-of-the-energy-commission-of-nigeria/ |location=Kwara, Nigeria|access-date=15 January 2024 |newspaper=[[The Informant247]]}}</ref> == Ukọlọ == President [[Bola Tinubu]] chi ọdọ 2023 ọchu ẹkẹgwa nọlu mi ọjọ ọgwu nyo mẹlẹ on ki chi Director General ẹyi Energy Commission ẹyi Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lanre |first=Lasisi |date=23 October 2023 |title=Tinubu Appoints Mustapha As New Energy Commission CEO |url=https://www.channelstv.com/2023/10/23/tinubu-appoints-mustapha-as-new-energy-commission-ceo/ |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=[[Channels TV]]}}</ref> .<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mohammed |first=Abdullahi |date=2024-07-12 |title=Dr. Abdullahi, : The impeccable modern day achiever |url=https://blueprint.ng/dr-abdullahi-the-impeccable-modern-day-achiever/ |location=Abuja, Nigeria|access-date=2025-06-30 |newspaper=[[Blueprint (newspaper)|Blueprint]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Ka ki dama kpai Nnaji ẹfi ministry, I chi Research Associate kpai Teaching Assistant ẹfi [[Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester|School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering at the University of Manchester]] i dẹfu abo staff [[Department of Petroleum Resources]] (DPR) akwobi ku ma dọ [[Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission]] (NUPRC) abajio. Abdullahi ñwo chi ukọlọ kpai National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ngozi |first=Ekugo |date=24 October 2023 |title=What you need to know about Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, DG, Energy Commission of Nigeria |url=https://nairametrics.com/2023/10/24/what-you-need-to-know-about-dr-mustapha-abdullahi-dg-energy-commission-of-nigeria/ |access-date=13 January 2024 |website=Nairametrics}}</ref> === Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) === The Energy Commission (ECN), in collaboration the [[United Nations Environment Programme]] (UNEP) and other partners, launched a training program in the skills needed to enforce energy performance standards for air conditioners in the country.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kwen |first=James |date=15 November 2023 |title=ECN, UNEP, Others Collaborate On Air Conditioners Standard In Nigeria |url=https://leadership.ng/ecn-unep-others-collaborate-on-air-conditioners-standard-in-nigeria/ |access-date=15 January 2024 |newspaper=[[Leadership (newspaper)|Leadership]]}}</ref> He was part of Nigeria's delegation to COP 28 in Dubai UAE<ref>https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/conferences/un-climate-change-conference-united-arab-emirates-nov/dec-2023/about-cop-28#:~:text=COP%2028%20refers%20to%20the,November%20until%2012%20December%202023.</ref> where he represented Nigeria's commitment to Global Cooling Initiative.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Deborah |first=Bodunde |date=6 December 2023 |title=COP28: Mustapha Abdullahi, ECN DG, Pledges Nigeria's Commitment to Clean Cooling |url=https://www.thecable.ng/cop28-mustapha-abdullahi-ecn-dg-pledges-nigerias-commitment-to-clean-cooling |access-date=15 January 2023 |newspaper=[[TheCable]]}}</ref> On the sidelines of the event, he sealed a [[Tripartite alignment|tripartite agreement]] with an energy consulting group, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), and the [[Niger State]] Government on wind energy development in Niger State.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blessing |first=Afolabi |date=12 December 2023 |title=ECN Collaborates with GWEC to Develop Wind Energy in Nigeria |url=https://theelectricityhub.com/ecn-collaborates-with-gwec-to-develop-wind-energy-in-nigeria/ |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=The Electricity Hub}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdullahi, Mustapha}} [[Category:Nigerian civil servants]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Manchester]] [[Category:People from Kaduna]] [[Category:21st-century Nigerian businesspeople]] [[Category:Nigerian mechanical engineers]] [[Category:1985 births]] [[Category:Living people]] o7yqqb079ktd219ckzkg5w30j5pdpv5 40247 40246 2026-05-01T20:09:52Z Benjamin Blessing 49 /* Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) */ 40247 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Mustapha Abdullahi ch'ẹnẹ kuma bì ochu ej'odudu efu'ọdọ 1985, ọ ñwu chi agbọji chaka ọji ukọlọ''' Energy Commission ẹyi Nigeria (ECN). Ẹ chẹnẹ ki agbọji Nigeria [[Bola Tinubu|President Bola Tinubu]] chi ọchu ẹkẹgwa nọlu ọgwu’nyo mẹlẹ ọdọ 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nda-Isaiah |first=Jonathan |date=24 October 2023 |title=Tinubu Appoints Energy Expert Abdullahi As DG/CEO Of ECN |url=https://leadership.ng/tinubu-appoints-energy-expert-abdullahi-as-dg-ceo-of-ecn/ |access-date=13 January 2024 |newspaper=[[Leadership (newspaper)|Leadership]]}}</ref> Ka ki i chi agbọji Prior ọji ukọlọ ECN, Abdullahi chi ọgijọ Technical Adviser (STA) ñw I Minister ẹyi Innovation, Science kpai Technology, Uche Geoffrey Nnaji. Abdullahi chi chartered Engineer (CEng) i ñw defu abọ Institution ẹyi Mechanical Engineers (MIMechE) == Abakwanẹ Kpai Ukọchẹ == Ma bi Abdullahi ọchu ẹjọdudu ọdọ 1985 ẹfẹwọ [[Kano (city)|Kano]], ama ugbọ ki gwọ chi hails from Okene Local Government Area in [[Kogi State]].<ref name="blueprint">{{Cite news |last=Okubanjo |first=Dapo |date=23 January 2024 |title=Mustapha Abdullahi and determination to revive Energy Commission of Nigeria |url=https://blueprint.ng/mustapha-abdullahi-and-determination-to-revive-energy-commission-of-nigeria-by-dapo-okubanjo/ |location=Abuja, Nigeria|access-date=21 February 2024 |newspaper=[[Blueprint (newspaper)|Blueprint]]}}</ref> Abdullahi ni bachelor's degree ẹfi Mechanical Engineering gwi [[Kano State University of Technology|Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology]] (ADUSTECH, ku ma dọ Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST)) akwọbi. I ni MSc gwi [[University of Salford]], UK. Abdullahi ni Postdoctoral fellowship efi ukọchẹ School of Engineering gwi [[University of Manchester]] alụ kụ ms di ọkọ ñwụ gwi Industry Collaboration Fund (ICE).<ref name="blueprint" /> I ni PhD degree efi ụkọchẹ Mechanical Engineering gwi unyi ukọchẹ utogba [[University of Manchester]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=theinformant247 |date=23 October 2023 |title=Who is Abdullahi Mustapha, the CEO of the Energy Commission of Nigeria? |url=https://theinformant247.com/who-is-abdullahi-mustapha-the-ceo-of-the-energy-commission-of-nigeria/ |location=Kwara, Nigeria|access-date=15 January 2024 |newspaper=[[The Informant247]]}}</ref> == Ukọlọ == President [[Bola Tinubu]] chi ọdọ 2023 ọchu ẹkẹgwa nọlu mi ọjọ ọgwu nyo mẹlẹ on ki chi Director General ẹyi Energy Commission ẹyi Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lanre |first=Lasisi |date=23 October 2023 |title=Tinubu Appoints Mustapha As New Energy Commission CEO |url=https://www.channelstv.com/2023/10/23/tinubu-appoints-mustapha-as-new-energy-commission-ceo/ |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=[[Channels TV]]}}</ref> .<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mohammed |first=Abdullahi |date=2024-07-12 |title=Dr. Abdullahi, : The impeccable modern day achiever |url=https://blueprint.ng/dr-abdullahi-the-impeccable-modern-day-achiever/ |location=Abuja, Nigeria|access-date=2025-06-30 |newspaper=[[Blueprint (newspaper)|Blueprint]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Ka ki dama kpai Nnaji ẹfi ministry, I chi Research Associate kpai Teaching Assistant ẹfi [[Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester|School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering at the University of Manchester]] i dẹfu abo staff [[Department of Petroleum Resources]] (DPR) akwobi ku ma dọ [[Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission]] (NUPRC) abajio. Abdullahi ñwo chi ukọlọ kpai National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ngozi |first=Ekugo |date=24 October 2023 |title=What you need to know about Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, DG, Energy Commission of Nigeria |url=https://nairametrics.com/2023/10/24/what-you-need-to-know-about-dr-mustapha-abdullahi-dg-energy-commission-of-nigeria/ |access-date=13 January 2024 |website=Nairametrics}}</ref> I dẹfu ami Nigeria deligate COP 28 ku ma chẹ ọjanẹ Dubia UAE.<ref>https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/conferences/un-climate-change-conference-united-arab-emirates-nov/dec-2023/about-cop-28#:~:text=COP%2028%20refers%20to%20the,November%20until%2012%20December%202023.</ref> where he represented Nigeria's commitment to Global Cooling Initiative.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Deborah |first=Bodunde |date=6 December 2023 |title=COP28: Mustapha Abdullahi, ECN DG, Pledges Nigeria's Commitment to Clean Cooling |url=https://www.thecable.ng/cop28-mustapha-abdullahi-ecn-dg-pledges-nigerias-commitment-to-clean-cooling |access-date=15 January 2023 |newspaper=[[TheCable]]}}</ref>.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blessing |first=Afolabi |date=12 December 2023 |title=ECN Collaborates with GWEC to Develop Wind Energy in Nigeria |url=https://theelectricityhub.com/ecn-collaborates-with-gwec-to-develop-wind-energy-in-nigeria/ |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=The Electricity Hub}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdullahi, Mustapha}} [[Category:Nigerian civil servants]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Manchester]] [[Category:People from Kaduna]] [[Category:21st-century Nigerian businesspeople]] [[Category:Nigerian mechanical engineers]] [[Category:1985 births]] [[Category:Living people]] 80vf3y85of3g1d36whew5nmsqsjjiow 40248 40247 2026-05-01T20:15:09Z Benjamin Blessing 49 40248 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Mustapha Abdullahi ch'ẹnẹ kuma bì ochu ej'odudu efu'ọdọ 1985, ọ ñwu chi agbọji chaka ọji ukọlọ''' Energy Commission ẹyi Nigeria (ECN). Ẹ chẹnẹ ki agbọji Nigeria [[Bola Tinubu|President Bola Tinubu]] chi ọchu ẹkẹgwa nọlu ọgwu’nyo mẹlẹ ọdọ 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nda-Isaiah |first=Jonathan |date=24 October 2023 |title=Tinubu Appoints Energy Expert Abdullahi As DG/CEO Of ECN |url=https://leadership.ng/tinubu-appoints-energy-expert-abdullahi-as-dg-ceo-of-ecn/ |access-date=13 January 2024 |newspaper=[[Leadership (newspaper)|Leadership]]}}</ref> Ka ki i chi agbọji Prior ọji ukọlọ ECN, Abdullahi chi ọgijọ Technical Adviser (STA) ñw I Minister ẹyi Innovation, Science kpai Technology, Uche Geoffrey Nnaji. Abdullahi chi chartered Engineer (CEng) i ñw defu abọ Institution ẹyi Mechanical Engineers (MIMechE) == Abakwanẹ Kpai Ukọchẹ == Ma bi Abdullahi ọchu ẹjọdudu ọdọ 1985 ẹfẹwọ [[Kano (city)|Kano]], ama ugbọ ki gwọ chi hails from Okene Local Government Area in [[Kogi State]].<ref name="blueprint">{{Cite news |last=Okubanjo |first=Dapo |date=23 January 2024 |title=Mustapha Abdullahi and determination to revive Energy Commission of Nigeria |url=https://blueprint.ng/mustapha-abdullahi-and-determination-to-revive-energy-commission-of-nigeria-by-dapo-okubanjo/ |location=Abuja, Nigeria|access-date=21 February 2024 |newspaper=[[Blueprint (newspaper)|Blueprint]]}}</ref> Abdullahi ni bachelor's degree ẹfi Mechanical Engineering gwi [[Kano State University of Technology|Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology]] (ADUSTECH, ku ma dọ Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST)) akwọbi. I ni MSc gwi [[University of Salford]], UK. Abdullahi ni Postdoctoral fellowship efi ukọchẹ School of Engineering gwi [[University of Manchester]] alụ kụ ms di ọkọ ñwụ gwi Industry Collaboration Fund (ICE).<ref name="blueprint" /> I ni PhD degree efi ụkọchẹ Mechanical Engineering gwi unyi ukọchẹ utogba [[University of Manchester]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=theinformant247 |date=23 October 2023 |title=Who is Abdullahi Mustapha, the CEO of the Energy Commission of Nigeria? |url=https://theinformant247.com/who-is-abdullahi-mustapha-the-ceo-of-the-energy-commission-of-nigeria/ |location=Kwara, Nigeria|access-date=15 January 2024 |newspaper=[[The Informant247]]}}</ref> == Ukọlọ == President [[Bola Tinubu]] chi ọdọ 2023 ọchu ẹkẹgwa nọlu mi ọjọ ọgwu nyo mẹlẹ on ki chi Director General ẹyi Energy Commission ẹyi Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lanre |first=Lasisi |date=23 October 2023 |title=Tinubu Appoints Mustapha As New Energy Commission CEO |url=https://www.channelstv.com/2023/10/23/tinubu-appoints-mustapha-as-new-energy-commission-ceo/ |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=[[Channels TV]]}}</ref> .<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mohammed |first=Abdullahi |date=2024-07-12 |title=Dr. Abdullahi, : The impeccable modern day achiever |url=https://blueprint.ng/dr-abdullahi-the-impeccable-modern-day-achiever/ |location=Abuja, Nigeria|access-date=2025-06-30 |newspaper=[[Blueprint (newspaper)|Blueprint]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Ka ki dama kpai Nnaji ẹfi ministry, I chi Research Associate kpai Teaching Assistant ẹfi [[Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester|School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering at the University of Manchester]] i dẹfu abo staff [[Department of Petroleum Resources]] (DPR) akwobi ku ma dọ [[Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission]] (NUPRC) abajio. Abdullahi ñwo chi ukọlọ kpai National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ngozi |first=Ekugo |date=24 October 2023 |title=What you need to know about Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, DG, Energy Commission of Nigeria |url=https://nairametrics.com/2023/10/24/what-you-need-to-know-about-dr-mustapha-abdullahi-dg-energy-commission-of-nigeria/ |access-date=13 January 2024 |website=Nairametrics}}</ref> I dẹfu ami Nigeria deligate COP 28 ku ma chẹ ọjanẹ Dubia UAE.<ref>https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/conferences/un-climate-change-conference-united-arab-emirates-nov/dec-2023/about-cop-28#:~:text=COP%2028%20refers%20to%20the,November%20until%2012%20December%202023.</ref> where he represented Nigeria's commitment to Global Cooling Initiative.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Deborah |first=Bodunde |date=6 December 2023 |title=COP28: Mustapha Abdullahi, ECN DG, Pledges Nigeria's Commitment to Clean Cooling |url=https://www.thecable.ng/cop28-mustapha-abdullahi-ecn-dg-pledges-nigerias-commitment-to-clean-cooling |access-date=15 January 2023 |newspaper=[[TheCable]]}}</ref>.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blessing |first=Afolabi |date=12 December 2023 |title=ECN Collaborates with GWEC to Develop Wind Energy in Nigeria |url=https://theelectricityhub.com/ecn-collaborates-with-gwec-to-develop-wind-energy-in-nigeria/ |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=The Electricity Hub}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Ami achu ukọlọ government]] [[Category:Living people]] ib157s2ix70g8a2x2mgrbr4y5v5335u 0 2000 40233 2026-05-01T18:46:25Z Austinea3 116 Created page with "{{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=M..." 40233 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Early life and education == Adamu was born on 25 May 1954, in [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> He received a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[accounting]] from [[Ahmadu Bello University]] in [[Zaria]]. He later received a [[master's degree]] in [[journalism]] from [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> He is a polyglot and speaks Hausa, English, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> He is from Bauchi State, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == After graduating, Adamu worked briefly as an accountant in [[Bauchi State]] before later venturing into [[journalism]]. He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} cccqu9aii5mviow53pqbj80vgqmhdgg 40234 40233 2026-05-01T18:52:15Z Austinea3 116 40234 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Early life and education == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ was born on 25 May 1954, in [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> He received a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[accounting]] from [[Ahmadu Bello University]] in [[Zaria]]. He later received a [[master's degree]] in [[journalism]] from [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> He is a polyglot and speaks Hausa, English, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> He is from Bauchi State, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == After graduating, Adamu worked briefly as an accountant in [[Bauchi State]] before later venturing into [[journalism]]. He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} 0k3dmmv7s8aojk0ai86971ra72azykz 40235 40234 2026-05-01T18:53:23Z Austinea3 116 40235 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Early life and education == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, in [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> He received a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[accounting]] from [[Ahmadu Bello University]] in [[Zaria]]. He later received a [[master's degree]] in [[journalism]] from [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> He is a polyglot and speaks Hausa, English, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> He is from Bauchi State, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == After graduating, Adamu worked briefly as an accountant in [[Bauchi State]] before later venturing into [[journalism]]. He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} 8sltinvp4xi9w7jjeqxuyk9jr4sg6io 40236 40235 2026-05-01T18:54:13Z Austinea3 116 40236 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Early life and education == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu in [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> He received a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[accounting]] from [[Ahmadu Bello University]] in [[Zaria]]. He later received a [[master's degree]] in [[journalism]] from [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> He is a polyglot and speaks Hausa, English, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> He is from Bauchi State, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == After graduating, Adamu worked briefly as an accountant in [[Bauchi State]] before later venturing into [[journalism]]. He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} 56dzyngg85sv4vf56zrtvbrv4fztsgq 40237 40236 2026-05-01T18:55:02Z Austinea3 116 40237 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Early life and education == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu in [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> He received a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[accounting]] from [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. He later received a [[master's degree]] in [[journalism]] from [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> He is a polyglot and speaks Hausa, English, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> He is from Bauchi State, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == After graduating, Adamu worked briefly as an accountant in [[Bauchi State]] before later venturing into [[journalism]]. He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} 9vepf4rwxj0z6k6hjtu3ip5ll2cjhx0 40238 40237 2026-05-01T19:01:38Z Austinea3 116 40238 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Early life and education == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> He received a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[accounting]] from [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. He later received a [[master's degree]] in [[journalism]] from [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> He is a polyglot and speaks Hausa, English, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> He is from Bauchi State, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == After graduating, Adamu worked briefly as an accountant in [[Bauchi State]] before later venturing into [[journalism]]. He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} dzcgdcuqri67gx0ovzcqyz62mj2t0ss 40239 40238 2026-05-01T19:05:02Z Austinea3 116 40239 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Early life and education == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i He received a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[accounting]] from [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. He later received a [[master's degree]] in [[journalism]] from [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> He is a polyglot and speaks Hausa, English, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> He is from Bauchi State, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == After graduating, Adamu worked briefly as an accountant in [[Bauchi State]] before later venturing into [[journalism]]. He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} dg85l0tgfn7qo0x73l9u9ltripfpcph 40240 40239 2026-05-01T19:05:58Z Austinea3 116 40240 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Early life and education == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] in [[accounting]] from [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. He later received a [[master's degree]] in [[journalism]] from [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> He is a polyglot and speaks Hausa, English, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> He is from Bauchi State, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == After graduating, Adamu worked briefly as an accountant in [[Bauchi State]] before later venturing into [[journalism]]. He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} ps5du50mbhhje2p5zioz3y62cu3v1rl 40241 40240 2026-05-01T19:06:32Z Austinea3 116 40241 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Early life and education == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu in [[accounting]] from [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. He later received a [[master's degree]] in [[journalism]] from [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> He is a polyglot and speaks Hausa, English, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> He is from Bauchi State, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == After graduating, Adamu worked briefly as an accountant in [[Bauchi State]] before later venturing into [[journalism]]. He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} rqwopuunbvxm49dfo17azyo6rgjonuh 40242 40241 2026-05-01T19:08:11Z Austinea3 116 40242 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Early life and education == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì from [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. He later received a [[master's degree]] in [[journalism]] from [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> He is a polyglot and speaks Hausa, English, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> He is from Bauchi State, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == After graduating, Adamu worked briefly as an accountant in [[Bauchi State]] before later venturing into [[journalism]]. He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} 32aafvgpmvdct9o18u20mc49putvuyj 40244 40242 2026-05-01T19:11:06Z Austinea3 116 40244 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Early life and education == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà He later received a [[master's degree]] efu in [[journalism]] kwì from [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> He is a polyglot and speaks Hausa, English, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> He is from Bauchi State, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == After graduating, Adamu worked briefly as an accountant in [[Bauchi State]] before later venturing into [[journalism]]. He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} hxok2s7h4qb8dq2bjw2lykek2jpm1g8 40250 40244 2026-05-02T03:58:07Z Austinea3 116 40250 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Early life and education == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> He is a polyglot and speaks Hausa, English, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> He is from Bauchi State, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == After graduating, Adamu worked briefly as an accountant in [[Bauchi State]] before later venturing into [[journalism]]. He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} bwwr6sppo0gjfk8hq3cluw3h6mh39da 40251 40250 2026-05-02T04:10:49Z Austinea3 116 40251 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Early life and education == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́.”He is a polyglot and speaks Hausa, English, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> He is from Bauchi State, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == After graduating, Adamu worked briefly as an accountant in [[Bauchi State]] before later venturing into [[journalism]]. He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} protupv2p1svo54dxybmdmlrsgye9vi 40252 40251 2026-05-02T04:12:17Z Austinea3 116 40252 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Early life and education == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> He is from Bauchi State, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == After graduating, Adamu worked briefly as an accountant in [[Bauchi State]] before later venturing into [[journalism]]. He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} hz4vbbnkpd7p1ddqywk3p5hug40m01x 40253 40252 2026-05-02T04:15:52Z Austinea3 116 40253 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Early life and education == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> He is from Bauchi State, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == After graduating, Adamu worked briefly as an accountant in [[Bauchi State]] before later venturing into [[journalism]]. He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} b2002gol91doity6pazr2qvcjihzfrs 40254 40253 2026-05-02T04:29:37Z Austinea3 116 40254 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Early life and education == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Naijiria He is from Bauchi State, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == After graduating, Adamu worked briefly as an accountant in [[Bauchi State]] before later venturing into [[journalism]]. He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} 5bps4snw9sir5iy2hu9nbhu95b7c8lj 40255 40254 2026-05-02T04:30:16Z Austinea3 116 40255 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Early life and education == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == After graduating, Adamu worked briefly as an accountant in [[Bauchi State]] before later venturing into [[journalism]]. He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} 0897i4hqr8kl41u6tayc83hdt7muja1 40256 40255 2026-05-02T04:37:17Z Austinea3 116 40256 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa Early life and education == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == After graduating, Adamu worked briefly as an accountant in [[Bauchi State]] before later venturing into [[journalism]]. He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} 41a6lw9ve5phvwr1amp3c2ohodlq87x 40257 40256 2026-05-02T04:37:43Z Austinea3 116 40257 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == After graduating, Adamu worked briefly as an accountant in [[Bauchi State]] before later venturing into [[journalism]]. He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} i5fnxo4de1ak33isk5o3vpjmq6nrc2d 40258 40257 2026-05-02T04:42:23Z Austinea3 116 40258 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu After graduating, Adamu worked briefly as an account in [[Bauchi State]] before later venturing into [[journalism]]. He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} pp47pzjus6f21t6wpdgc8ncwmubm78x 40259 40258 2026-05-02T04:43:19Z Austinea3 116 40259 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] before later venturing into [[journalism]]. He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} q72aw7kiqky8amku8eakyjrrdp8rpzw 40260 40259 2026-05-02T04:48:30Z Austinea3 116 40260 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ before later venturing into [[journalism]]. He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} szyrzuji5750dhiblyfkqs0359tgapa 40261 40260 2026-05-02T04:49:07Z Austinea3 116 40261 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} jbwis504z8axxu3tfh4rdy9in8yfpau 40262 40261 2026-05-02T05:03:21Z Austinea3 116 40262 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984, he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} hh71muy8o06u4264gvldio81r0yq3uf 40263 40262 2026-05-02T05:06:05Z Austinea3 116 40263 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984He began his journalistic career as a public analyst and writer on a variety of themes and subjects. In 1984,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} 900uycy28shuk5l3o912a64fxtf4w1a 40264 40263 2026-05-02T05:07:40Z Austinea3 116 40264 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} 4xqn8aaguuc1f1vbrmiilw9babtjc1t 40265 40264 2026-05-02T06:04:50Z Austinea3 116 40265 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito New Nigerian nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito New Nigerian group."he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} j2riblmlw1xriiolmfoj9jifm4npt58 40266 40265 2026-05-02T06:14:26Z Austinea3 116 40266 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito."he got his first job with the ''New Nigerian'' newspapers as a special correspondent and member of the editorial board of the ''New Nigerian'' group.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} tbt6ca0ryj0pejjwlfqljemp95qaalq 40267 40266 2026-05-02T06:18:45Z Austinea3 116 40267 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} 14muggl0s4ew3nigbshl7muwl9i7cqf 40268 40267 2026-05-02T06:38:25Z Austinea3 116 40268 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito New Nigerian kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami group editorial board lẹ."He rose to become deputy editor of the ''New Nigerian'' newspaper and chairman of the group editorial board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} aetcke245p4fn3r5x0l9yo0jx4bmss8 40269 40268 2026-05-02T06:42:40Z Austinea3 116 40269 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adamu was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} 88khv81m2g38uvhh7r92mk965ig4otb 40270 40269 2026-05-02T06:52:40Z Austinea3 116 40270 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu..." was also a back-page columnist [Friday Column] for [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} q3xm757st8hewq0kjkqt1n71fc44sh3 40271 40270 2026-05-02T06:54:16Z Austinea3 116 40271 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} rufhiw5n6y18zr9ypju04t9tf7js7lj 40272 40271 2026-05-02T07:00:51Z Austinea3 116 40272 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada..."s titles and has contributed to many news outlets, including Canada-based ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} 170zsakujwj8qri1ajmnq5tyrpm63w9 40273 40272 2026-05-02T07:02:25Z Austinea3 116 40273 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} t4gspl8qxdue5u8y089j8mkt1xhrl06 40274 40273 2026-05-02T07:19:29Z Austinea3 116 40274 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu che nẹ kpaí u-kọ̀lọ̀ ab’ẹnẹ kì d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-ogba nwu Jẹnẹra Adamu also served as a special assistant to General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} qzajxkp2a7yvjysqsq7ygcdsj6mrret 40275 40274 2026-05-02T07:20:33Z Austinea3 116 40275 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu che nẹ kpaí u-kọ̀lọ̀ ab’ẹnẹ kì d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-ogba nwu Jẹnẹra [[Muhammadu Buhari]], then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} 1xafpqefdc9gi2k1smnp3io79jh7f4b 40276 40275 2026-05-02T07:46:01Z Austinea3 116 40276 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu che nẹ kpaí u-kọ̀lọ̀ ab’ẹnẹ kì d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-ogba nwu Jẹnẹra [[Muhammadu Buhari]], ki che chîamanì (Onu) ugbẹ́ Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) i-ko-le."then chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} 2w0tlnzf3m4qft4eme6i9kqd7bwgkla 40277 40276 2026-05-02T07:46:53Z Austinea3 116 40277 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu che nẹ kpaí u-kọ̀lọ̀ ab’ẹnẹ kì d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-ogba nwu Jẹnẹra [[Muhammadu Buhari]], ki che chîamanì (Onu) ugbẹ́ Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) i-ko-le.. Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} b46n4nf6e7qn4e7s4tx7uteos7i0nxk 40278 40277 2026-05-02T07:50:16Z Austinea3 116 40278 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu che nẹ kpaí u-kọ̀lọ̀ ab’ẹnẹ kì d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-ogba nwu Jẹnẹra [[Muhammadu Buhari]], ki che chîamanì (Onu) ugbẹ́ Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) i-ko-le.. takǐ ma d'owo nojì kî ku dì mìnìsta efu ọdọ 2015 Before he was appointed minister in 2015, he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} inl0rcvcp71etpc806iua63j4ga3236 40279 40278 2026-05-02T07:55:35Z Austinea3 116 40279 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu che nẹ kpaí u-kọ̀lọ̀ ab’ẹnẹ kì d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-ogba nwu Jẹnẹra [[Muhammadu Buhari]], ki che chîamanì (Onu) ugbẹ́ Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) i-ko-le.. takǐ ma d'owo nojì kî ku dì mìnìsta efu ọdọ 2015, Ibe nwu che Akowé kpaí amone ki d'o-ko efu Muhammadu Buhari APC Presidential Transition Committee."he was the secretary and a member of Muhammadu Buhari's APC Presidential Transition Committee.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} thsvqkhnhobzuykuembvqt917bbbbew 40280 40279 2026-05-02T07:56:45Z Austinea3 116 40280 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu che nẹ kpaí u-kọ̀lọ̀ ab’ẹnẹ kì d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-ogba nwu Jẹnẹra [[Muhammadu Buhari]], ki che chîamanì (Onu) ugbẹ́ Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) i-ko-le.. takǐ ma d'owo nojì kî ku dì mìnìsta efu ọdọ 2015, Ibe nwu che Akowé kpaí amone ki d'o-ko efu Muhammadu Buhari APC Presidential Transition Committee..<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} 9elv6f7gmcchl3l6tijzgv9ebti36ft 40281 40280 2026-05-02T07:58:16Z Austinea3 116 40281 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Îchaanẹ́-nwu Career == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu che nẹ kpaí u-kọ̀lọ̀ ab’ẹnẹ kì d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-ogba nwu Jẹnẹra [[Muhammadu Buhari]], ki che chîamanì (Onu) ugbẹ́ Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) i-ko-le.. takǐ ma d'owo nojì kî ku dì mìnìsta efu ọdọ 2015, Ibe nwu che Akowé kpaí amone ki d'o-ko efu Muhammadu Buhari APC Presidential Transition Committee..<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} pcs8zpcel46gcz0zbgag8bb46f86v9e 40282 40281 2026-05-02T07:59:06Z Austinea3 116 40282 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Îchaanẹ́-nwu . == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu che nẹ kpaí u-kọ̀lọ̀ ab’ẹnẹ kì d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-ogba nwu Jẹnẹra [[Muhammadu Buhari]], ki che chîamanì (Onu) ugbẹ́ Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) i-ko-le.. takǐ ma d'owo nojì kî ku dì mìnìsta efu ọdọ 2015, Ibe nwu che Akowé kpaí amone ki d'o-ko efu Muhammadu Buhari APC Presidential Transition Committee..<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} izp3ylzl42v0bx6hbibdrjd01ophmrc 40283 40282 2026-05-02T08:03:49Z Austinea3 116 /* Minister of Education */ 40283 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Îchaanẹ́-nwu . == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu che nẹ kpaí u-kọ̀lọ̀ ab’ẹnẹ kì d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-ogba nwu Jẹnẹra [[Muhammadu Buhari]], ki che chîamanì (Onu) ugbẹ́ Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) i-ko-le.. takǐ ma d'owo nojì kî ku dì mìnìsta efu ọdọ 2015, Ibe nwu che Akowé kpaí amone ki d'o-ko efu Muhammadu Buhari APC Presidential Transition Committee..<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Onu ki d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-kọ́-ọ̀là" Minister of Education == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} 02f261i00elyqugvls5xh5e8o9jwkrw 40284 40283 2026-05-02T08:05:13Z Austinea3 116 /* Onu ki d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-kọ́-ọ̀là" Minister of Education */ 40284 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Îchaanẹ́-nwu . == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu che nẹ kpaí u-kọ̀lọ̀ ab’ẹnẹ kì d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-ogba nwu Jẹnẹra [[Muhammadu Buhari]], ki che chîamanì (Onu) ugbẹ́ Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) i-ko-le.. takǐ ma d'owo nojì kî ku dì mìnìsta efu ọdọ 2015, Ibe nwu che Akowé kpaí amone ki d'o-ko efu Muhammadu Buhari APC Presidential Transition Committee..<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Onu ki d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-kọ́-ọ̀là == Adamu was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} 7uiz7r653v6coxr3hr7v6jy2t2dcnbb 40285 40284 2026-05-02T08:07:38Z Austinea3 116 /* Onu ki d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-kọ́-ọ̀là */ 40285 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Îchaanẹ́-nwu . == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu che nẹ kpaí u-kọ̀lọ̀ ab’ẹnẹ kì d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-ogba nwu Jẹnẹra [[Muhammadu Buhari]], ki che chîamanì (Onu) ugbẹ́ Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) i-ko-le.. takǐ ma d'owo nojì kî ku dì mìnìsta efu ọdọ 2015, Ibe nwu che Akowé kpaí amone ki d'o-ko efu Muhammadu Buhari APC Presidential Transition Committee..<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Onu ki d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-kọ́-ọ̀là == Ukólò Adamu ejuodudu chi ene che was first appointed [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} 8rzwy3rub82kxk2bj27dgzsv2ss5fb0 40286 40285 2026-05-02T08:09:03Z Austinea3 116 /* Onu ki d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-kọ́-ọ̀là */ 40286 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Îchaanẹ́-nwu . == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu che nẹ kpaí u-kọ̀lọ̀ ab’ẹnẹ kì d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-ogba nwu Jẹnẹra [[Muhammadu Buhari]], ki che chîamanì (Onu) ugbẹ́ Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) i-ko-le.. takǐ ma d'owo nojì kî ku dì mìnìsta efu ọdọ 2015, Ibe nwu che Akowé kpaí amone ki d'o-ko efu Muhammadu Buhari APC Presidential Transition Committee..<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Onu ki d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-kọ́-ọ̀là == Ukólò Adamu ejuodudu [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] KPI by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} f6bfw5j4ed4ouha8m8e2338k94ad5hk 40287 40286 2026-05-02T08:11:03Z Austinea3 116 40287 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Îchaanẹ́-nwu . == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu che nẹ kpaí u-kọ̀lọ̀ ab’ẹnẹ kì d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-ogba nwu Jẹnẹra [[Muhammadu Buhari]], ki che chîamanì (Onu) ugbẹ́ Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) i-ko-le.. takǐ ma d'owo nojì kî ku dì mìnìsta efu ọdọ 2015, Ibe nwu che Akowé kpaí amone ki d'o-ko efu Muhammadu Buhari APC Presidential Transition Committee..<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Onu ki d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-kọ́-ọ̀là == Ukólò Adamu ejuodudu [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] KPI [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} p8qjxsrys8bnekbo292uk8vij2ljajr 40288 40287 2026-05-02T08:39:02Z Austinea3 116 /* Onu ki d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-kọ́-ọ̀là */ 40288 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Îchaanẹ́-nwu . == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu che nẹ kpaí u-kọ̀lọ̀ ab’ẹnẹ kì d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-ogba nwu Jẹnẹra [[Muhammadu Buhari]], ki che chîamanì (Onu) ugbẹ́ Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) i-ko-le.. takǐ ma d'owo nojì kî ku dì mìnìsta efu ọdọ 2015, Ibe nwu che Akowé kpaí amone ki d'o-ko efu Muhammadu Buhari APC Presidential Transition Committee..<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Onu ki d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-kọ́-ọ̀là == Ukólò Adamu ejuodudu chì [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] KPI [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> ma chì ówn kì mu dî agbojì ègbá k'ochu ẹ́kẹ̀jo nolu ogwu nyo wò ká éfu ọdọ 2019 He was reappointed on 21 August 2019 after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} qeg5d7cs0zjbvct4a8bim932fpyg3nx 40289 40288 2026-05-02T08:44:45Z Austinea3 116 40289 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Îchaanẹ́-nwu . == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu che nẹ kpaí u-kọ̀lọ̀ ab’ẹnẹ kì d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-ogba nwu Jẹnẹra [[Muhammadu Buhari]], ki che chîamanì (Onu) ugbẹ́ Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) i-ko-le.. takǐ ma d'owo nojì kî ku dì mìnìsta efu ọdọ 2015, Ibe nwu che Akowé kpaí amone ki d'o-ko efu Muhammadu Buhari APC Presidential Transition Committee..<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Onu ki d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-kọ́-ọ̀là == Ukólò Adamu ejuodudu chì [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] KPI [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> ma chì ówn kì mu dî agbojì ègbá k'ochu ẹ́kẹ̀jo nolu ogwu nyo wò ká éfu ọdọ 2019 anubì ku ma dabi chì muhammad Buhari kì mu dì agboji amọnẹ chakaa efu Naijiria ọnukejì after President Buhari was re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} 4u4mnokis0gascfzsoveeogouxyk0nk 40290 40289 2026-05-02T08:45:46Z Austinea3 116 /* Onu ki d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-kọ́-ọ̀là */ 40290 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Îchaanẹ́-nwu . == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu che nẹ kpaí u-kọ̀lọ̀ ab’ẹnẹ kì d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-ogba nwu Jẹnẹra [[Muhammadu Buhari]], ki che chîamanì (Onu) ugbẹ́ Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) i-ko-le.. takǐ ma d'owo nojì kî ku dì mìnìsta efu ọdọ 2015, Ibe nwu che Akowé kpaí amone ki d'o-ko efu Muhammadu Buhari APC Presidential Transition Committee..<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Onu ki d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-kọ́-ọ̀là == Ukólò Adamu ejuodudu chì [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] KPI [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> ma chì ówn kì mu dî agbojì ègbá k'ochu ẹ́kẹ̀jo nolu ogwu nyo wò ká éfu ọdọ 2019 anubì ku ma dabi chì muhammad Buhari kì mu dì agboji amọnẹ chakaa efu Naijiria ọnukejì .<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} cr4i0uz5hgcwwmoar2f7aza2hxsxmbq 40291 40290 2026-05-02T08:52:04Z Austinea3 116 /* Award */ 40291 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Îchaanẹ́-nwu . == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu che nẹ kpaí u-kọ̀lọ̀ ab’ẹnẹ kì d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-ogba nwu Jẹnẹra [[Muhammadu Buhari]], ki che chîamanì (Onu) ugbẹ́ Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) i-ko-le.. takǐ ma d'owo nojì kî ku dì mìnìsta efu ọdọ 2015, Ibe nwu che Akowé kpaí amone ki d'o-ko efu Muhammadu Buhari APC Presidential Transition Committee..<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Onu ki d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-kọ́-ọ̀là == Ukólò Adamu ejuodudu chì [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] KPI [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> ma chì ówn kì mu dî agbojì ègbá k'ochu ẹ́kẹ̀jo nolu ogwu nyo wò ká éfu ọdọ 2019 anubì ku ma dabi chì muhammad Buhari kì mu dì agboji amọnẹ chakaa efu Naijiria ọnukejì .<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Ùfẹ́-ọlá Award == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} hp3szlex2cf5pbopez6r7avrcik7dzv 40292 40291 2026-05-02T08:52:50Z Austinea3 116 /* Ùfẹ́-ọlá Award */ 40292 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Îchaanẹ́-nwu . == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu che nẹ kpaí u-kọ̀lọ̀ ab’ẹnẹ kì d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-ogba nwu Jẹnẹra [[Muhammadu Buhari]], ki che chîamanì (Onu) ugbẹ́ Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) i-ko-le.. takǐ ma d'owo nojì kî ku dì mìnìsta efu ọdọ 2015, Ibe nwu che Akowé kpaí amone ki d'o-ko efu Muhammadu Buhari APC Presidential Transition Committee..<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Onu ki d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-kọ́-ọ̀là == Ukólò Adamu ejuodudu chì [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] KPI [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> ma chì ówn kì mu dî agbojì ègbá k'ochu ẹ́kẹ̀jo nolu ogwu nyo wò ká éfu ọdọ 2019 anubì ku ma dabi chì muhammad Buhari kì mu dì agboji amọnẹ chakaa efu Naijiria ọnukejì .<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Ùfẹ́-ọla == In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} mfu6z13838atn7rjt78hyn9pwohnk8c 40293 40292 2026-05-02T08:57:23Z Austinea3 116 /* Ùfẹ́-ọla */ 40293 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Îchaanẹ́-nwu . == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu che nẹ kpaí u-kọ̀lọ̀ ab’ẹnẹ kì d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-ogba nwu Jẹnẹra [[Muhammadu Buhari]], ki che chîamanì (Onu) ugbẹ́ Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) i-ko-le.. takǐ ma d'owo nojì kî ku dì mìnìsta efu ọdọ 2015, Ibe nwu che Akowé kpaí amone ki d'o-ko efu Muhammadu Buhari APC Presidential Transition Committee..<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Onu ki d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-kọ́-ọ̀là == Ukólò Adamu ejuodudu chì [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] KPI [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> ma chì ówn kì mu dî agbojì ègbá k'ochu ẹ́kẹ̀jo nolu ogwu nyo wò ká éfu ọdọ 2019 anubì ku ma dabi chì muhammad Buhari kì mu dì agboji amọnẹ chakaa efu Naijiria ọnukejì .<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Ùfẹ́-ọla == Éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa efu 2022 ì che gbì ùfẹ́-ọla yẹ ì In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} 9qbebt89mjo7tx6md54xcwm196qz1he 40294 40293 2026-05-02T08:59:00Z Austinea3 116 /* Ùfẹ́-ọla */ 40294 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Îchaanẹ́-nwu . == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu che nẹ kpaí u-kọ̀lọ̀ ab’ẹnẹ kì d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-ogba nwu Jẹnẹra [[Muhammadu Buhari]], ki che chîamanì (Onu) ugbẹ́ Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) i-ko-le.. takǐ ma d'owo nojì kî ku dì mìnìsta efu ọdọ 2015, Ibe nwu che Akowé kpaí amone ki d'o-ko efu Muhammadu Buhari APC Presidential Transition Committee..<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Onu ki d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-kọ́-ọ̀là == Ukólò Adamu ejuodudu chì [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] KPI [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> ma chì ówn kì mu dî agbojì ègbá k'ochu ẹ́kẹ̀jo nolu ogwu nyo wò ká éfu ọdọ 2019 anubì ku ma dabi chì muhammad Buhari kì mu dì agboji amọnẹ chakaa efu Naijiria ọnukejì .<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Ùfẹ́-ọla == Éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa efu 2022 ì che gbì ùfẹ́-ọla yẹ ì [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} 5shusjy4vmey7o9wqz3918y8s1efgyx 40295 40294 2026-05-02T09:09:19Z Austinea3 116 /* Ùfẹ́-ọla */ 40295 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Îchaanẹ́-nwu . == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu che nẹ kpaí u-kọ̀lọ̀ ab’ẹnẹ kì d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-ogba nwu Jẹnẹra [[Muhammadu Buhari]], ki che chîamanì (Onu) ugbẹ́ Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) i-ko-le.. takǐ ma d'owo nojì kî ku dì mìnìsta efu ọdọ 2015, Ibe nwu che Akowé kpaí amone ki d'o-ko efu Muhammadu Buhari APC Presidential Transition Committee..<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Onu ki d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-kọ́-ọ̀là == Ukólò Adamu ejuodudu chì [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] KPI [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> ma chì ówn kì mu dî agbojì ègbá k'ochu ẹ́kẹ̀jo nolu ogwu nyo wò ká éfu ọdọ 2019 anubì ku ma dabi chì muhammad Buhari kì mu dì agboji amọnẹ chakaa efu Naijiria ọnukejì .<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Ùfẹ́-ọla == Éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa efu ọdọ 2022 ì che gbì ùfẹ́-ọla yẹ ì [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) Abale i-"was conferred on him by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] fu odu-ọlá lẹ̀ du nwu.<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} 95klazaka5ad65bk6rivo48x41euv4g 40296 40295 2026-05-02T09:10:20Z Austinea3 116 40296 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician, accountant and journalist (born 1954)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Mallam|name=Adamu Adamu|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CON|size=100%}}|image=File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|office1=[[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]]|term_start1=11 November 2015|term_end1=29 May 2023|president1=[[Muhammadu Buhari]]|predecessor1=[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]|successor1=[[Tahir Mamman]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|5|25}}|birth_place=[[Azare]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]],<br>[[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Azare]], [[Katagum]], [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria)|party=[[All Progressives Congress]]|alma_mater=[[Ahmadu Bello University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]|occupation={{hlist|Politician|accountant|journalist}}|website=}} Mallam '''Adamu Adamu'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Adamu Adamu.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|CON|country=NG}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours|url=https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-okonjo-iweala-abba-kyari-former-cos-fg-nominates-437-persons-for-national-honours|access-date=13 October 2022|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2023.<ref name="Adamu 2">{{Cite news|title=Jubilation at Education Ministry as Adamu takes over|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/12/jubilation-at-education-ministry-as-adamu-takes-over/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=18 February 2022|title=ASUU: FG sets up visitation panels, whitepaper committees|url=https://guardian.ng/news/asuu-fg-sets-up-visitation-panels-whitepaper-committees/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2022|title=FG will continue to invest big in education, says Minister|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621171630/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/fg-will-continue-to-invest-big-in-education-says-minister/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2022|title=What changed Mallam Adamu Adamu's position on Asuu - was it office? The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/what-changed-mallam-adamu-adamus-position-on-asuu-was-it-office/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Abakwane ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Má ché bí Adamu ẹgba ko‘chu ẹ́kẹ́lu nólu ógwu-nyoke mẹ́lu efu ọdọ1954, éfu [[Azare]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> ówn gba yẹ́i [[bachelor's degree]] efu [[accounting]] kwì [[Ahmadu Bello University]] [[Zaria]]. Anubí lè ówn ñ gbà [[master's degree]] efu [[journalism]] kwì [[Columbia University]]'s [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|School of Journalism]].<ref name="Adamu">{{cite web|url=http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|title=Executives-Ministry of Education|website=nigeria.gov.ng|publisher=Federal Government of Nigeria|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225158/http://nigeria.gov.ng/index.php/2016-04-06-08-40-29/executive/146-federal-ministry-of-education|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF - Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/347874-for-the-record-official-citations-of-buharis-ministers-sgf.html|access-date=21 June 2022|language=en-GB|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> “Ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ púpọ̀, ọ́nẹ́ k’ẹ́dẹ́ akachì k’ẹ́dẹ́ Oyibo l’ẹ́, [[Persian language|Persian]], Arabiki kpaí Frenchi”Arabic and French.<ref name="Adamu" /> Ené kù chà kwí Bauchi statì, Nàìjíríà.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Adamu Adamu|url=http://biography.hi7.co/biography-of-adamu-adamu-56651d66add8c.html|access-date=7 March 2022|website=biography.hi7.co}}</ref> == Îchaanẹ́-nwu . == Tóó k'ó gbé l'ọ́jọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ tán, Adamu ṣiṣẹ́ díẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí akántì.”efu [[Bauchi State]] abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà tìlẹ́ kùnù ùkọ̀lọ̀ [[journalism]]. Onó chànẹ́ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn nù abọ̀jẹ̀ kù chà d’ànẹ́ kù chà tẹ́nù ùròyìn tò kù chà kọ́ nọ̀ nì àmẹ́ñú wẹ́wẹ́." éfu ọdọ 1984 ,ì nì ukólò wn eju oduduu kpaí amì Abọ̀ ùkọ̀lọ̀ ìròyìn ku ma duma kí Naijiria ẹ́tito nù àbọ̀jẹ̀ kù hā chà d’ànẹ́ kù hā dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùròyìn kọ́ tò kù hā chà d’òfẹ́ nì àmẹ́mànẹ́ dẹ́jú tẹ́nù ùkọ̀lọ̀ yẹ ūjo Naijiria ẹ́tito..<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2019|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamuu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> I d'agba kpaí i la kpocha k'í mu d'ígbéle arọ́nǐ Deputy Editor efu ukpájá unyì ukólò Nàìjíríà ẹ́tito kpaí ónu úkóló ákócha-onú efu'jo ami editorial board lẹ.".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Adamu Adamu's appointment as education minister is "well-deserved"|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225317/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/notes-from-atlanta/why-adamu-adamu-s-appointment-as-education-minister-is-well-deserved/125049.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> îbe Adamu che kpaí amone ki kọ otutun efu i-be-be okpa [Efu Friday Column] nwu [[Media Trust]]'odu okpa wewe, kpaí i che kọ otutun efu amẹ́-ùgbẹ́ ọ̀là-ẹ́kọ́ wewe, kpaí amẹ́-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ efu Canada ''[[Crescent International]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icit-digital.org/people/adamu-adamu|title=Adamu Adamu {{!}} Crescent International {{!}} Monthly News Magazine from ICIT|website=Crescent International|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> Adamu che nẹ kpaí u-kọ̀lọ̀ ab’ẹnẹ kì d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-ogba nwu Jẹnẹra [[Muhammadu Buhari]], ki che chîamanì (Onu) ugbẹ́ Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) i-ko-le.. takǐ ma d'owo nojì kî ku dì mìnìsta efu ọdọ 2015, Ibe nwu che Akowé kpaí amone ki d'o-ko efu Muhammadu Buhari APC Presidential Transition Committee..<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/profile-of-minister-of-education-mallam-adamu-adamu/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Profile of Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu|date=21 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> == Onu ki d’ọwọ̀ am’ọ́nẹ́-kọ́-ọ̀là == Ukólò Adamu ejuodudu chì [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Minister of Education]] KPI [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 11 November 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who they are: Profiles of Buhari's ministers|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/who-they-are-profiles-of-buharis-ministers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=22 August 2019|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> along with 35 others, when the president made his first major appointments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2com015/11/see-full-list-of-buharis-ministers-and-their-portfolios/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Full list of Buhari's Ministers|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> ma chì ówn kì mu dî agbojì ègbá k'ochu ẹ́kẹ̀jo nolu ogwu nyo wò ká éfu ọdọ 2019 anubì ku ma dabi chì muhammad Buhari kì mu dì agboji amọnẹ chakaa efu Naijiria ọnukejì .<ref>{{cite news|url=https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|title=JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers|date=21 August 2019|work=Oak TV Newstrack|accessdate=26 August 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826102219/https://oak.tv/newstrack/full-list-buhari-assigns-portfolios-ministers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Ùfẹ́-ọla == Éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa efu ọdọ 2022 ì che gbì ùfẹ́-ọla yẹ ì [[Commander of the Order of the Niger]] (CON) Abale i-President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] fu odu-ọlá lẹ̀ du nwu.<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2022|title=FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-2022-national-honours-award-recipients/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=31 October 2022|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == See also == * [[Cabinet of Nigeria|Cabinets of Nigeria]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Bauchi-politician-stub}} n4eoutkc3tdivuhws60dxavhnzsqg96 14 2001 40249 2026-05-01T20:16:11Z Benjamin Blessing 49 Created page with "Ami achu ukọlọ government" 40249 wikitext text/x-wiki Ami achu ukọlọ government e85lqn11nmrrez1ck1lg0crb5gcrghi 0 2002 40297 2026-05-02T09:27:58Z Austinea3 116 Created page with "{{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{bi..." 40297 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' (born 25 October 1971) is a Nigerian civil servant who serves as the Permanent Secretary of the [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> He previously held the same position at the [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], where he played a crucial role in overseeing the operations and policies of the ministry.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda also served as [[OPEC]] Governor for Nigeria, representing the country's interests in the 186th Ordinary Meeting of the OPEC Conference of Ministers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2021, Aduda was appointed Permanent Secretary of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> Before this, he served as Permanent Secretary in the [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] and was redeployed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in December 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Prior to becoming a permanent secretary, he held roles such as Director of Economic Research and Policy Management at the [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] and Head of Strategy and Reorientation at the [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Early life and education == Aduda holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} evhvo93gs92tdwhwxus3rkzv0frgxwb 40298 40297 2026-05-02T09:30:41Z Austinea3 116 40298 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971(born 25 October 1971) is a Nigerian civil servant who serves as the Permanent Secretary of the [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> He previously held the same position at the [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], where he played a crucial role in overseeing the operations and policies of the ministry.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda also served as [[OPEC]] Governor for Nigeria, representing the country's interests in the 186th Ordinary Meeting of the OPEC Conference of Ministers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2021, Aduda was appointed Permanent Secretary of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> Before this, he served as Permanent Secretary in the [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] and was redeployed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in December 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Prior to becoming a permanent secretary, he held roles such as Director of Economic Research and Policy Management at the [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] and Head of Strategy and Reorientation at the [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Early life and education == Aduda holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} q5vtk84zr6d6a5tm9332uyoejqlvswl 40299 40298 2026-05-02T09:37:42Z Austinea3 116 40299 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ye che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀." is a Nigerian civil servant who serves as the Permanent Secretary of the [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> He previously held the same position at the [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], where he played a crucial role in overseeing the operations and policies of the ministry.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda also served as [[OPEC]] Governor for Nigeria, representing the country's interests in the 186th Ordinary Meeting of the OPEC Conference of Ministers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2021, Aduda was appointed Permanent Secretary of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> Before this, he served as Permanent Secretary in the [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] and was redeployed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in December 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Prior to becoming a permanent secretary, he held roles such as Director of Economic Research and Policy Management at the [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] and Head of Strategy and Reorientation at the [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Early life and education == Aduda holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} 0447j9ni0ymyazn7xw513wfgm9yzlci 40300 40299 2026-05-02T09:39:29Z Austinea3 116 /* Early life and education */ 40300 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> He previously held the same position at the [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], where he played a crucial role in overseeing the operations and policies of the ministry.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda also served as [[OPEC]] Governor for Nigeria, representing the country's interests in the 186th Ordinary Meeting of the OPEC Conference of Ministers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2021, Aduda was appointed Permanent Secretary of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> Before this, he served as Permanent Secretary in the [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] and was redeployed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in December 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Prior to becoming a permanent secretary, he held roles such as Director of Economic Research and Policy Management at the [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] and Head of Strategy and Reorientation at the [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Early life and education == Aduda holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} cueau7jpts96dp7tjhmkr2mthei1nq8 40301 40300 2026-05-02T09:43:32Z Austinea3 116 40301 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ He previously held the same position at the [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], where he played a crucial role in overseeing the operations and policies of the ministry.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda also served as [[OPEC]] Governor for Nigeria, representing the country's interests in the 186th Ordinary Meeting of the OPEC Conference of Ministers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2021, Aduda was appointed Permanent Secretary of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> Before this, he served as Permanent Secretary in the [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] and was redeployed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in December 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Prior to becoming a permanent secretary, he held roles such as Director of Economic Research and Policy Management at the [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] and Head of Strategy and Reorientation at the [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Early life and education == Aduda holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} npll14ubzol7yltsfx2f4gd2uie4i64 40302 40301 2026-05-02T09:44:19Z Austinea3 116 40302 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], where he played a crucial role in overseeing the operations and policies of the ministry.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda also served as [[OPEC]] Governor for Nigeria, representing the country's interests in the 186th Ordinary Meeting of the OPEC Conference of Ministers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2021, Aduda was appointed Permanent Secretary of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> Before this, he served as Permanent Secretary in the [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] and was redeployed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in December 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Prior to becoming a permanent secretary, he held roles such as Director of Economic Research and Policy Management at the [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] and Head of Strategy and Reorientation at the [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Early life and education == Aduda holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} qqyc1aslyn224ei4zzhdqugk2u8wxf0 40303 40302 2026-05-02T09:48:16Z Austinea3 116 40303 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́." where he played a crucial role in overseeing the operations and policies of the ministry.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda also served as [[OPEC]] Governor for Nigeria, representing the country's interests in the 186th Ordinary Meeting of the OPEC Conference of Ministers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2021, Aduda was appointed Permanent Secretary of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> Before this, he served as Permanent Secretary in the [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] and was redeployed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in December 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Prior to becoming a permanent secretary, he held roles such as Director of Economic Research and Policy Management at the [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] and Head of Strategy and Reorientation at the [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Early life and education == Aduda holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} 1490sguvnneyh4pxlky0uu2cyhwf5o0 40304 40303 2026-05-02T09:49:31Z Austinea3 116 40304 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda also served as [[OPEC]] Governor for Nigeria, representing the country's interests in the 186th Ordinary Meeting of the OPEC Conference of Ministers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2021, Aduda was appointed Permanent Secretary of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> Before this, he served as Permanent Secretary in the [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] and was redeployed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in December 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Prior to becoming a permanent secretary, he held roles such as Director of Economic Research and Policy Management at the [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] and Head of Strategy and Reorientation at the [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Early life and education == Aduda holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} i6puq2cf1sgcnkwtxtpbko0iod2wbms 40305 40304 2026-05-02T09:51:08Z Austinea3 116 /* Early life and education */ 40305 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì also served as [[OPEC]] Governor for Nigeria, representing the country's interests in the 186th Ordinary Meeting of the OPEC Conference of Ministers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2021, Aduda was appointed Permanent Secretary of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> Before this, he served as Permanent Secretary in the [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] and was redeployed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in December 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Prior to becoming a permanent secretary, he held roles such as Director of Economic Research and Policy Management at the [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] and Head of Strategy and Reorientation at the [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Early life and education == Aduda holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} puvx0c36kg9omriz09kloxie33acmbd 40306 40305 2026-05-02T09:52:58Z Austinea3 116 40306 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà,Governor for Nigeria, representing the country's interests in the 186th Ordinary Meeting of the OPEC Conference of Ministers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2021, Aduda was appointed Permanent Secretary of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> Before this, he served as Permanent Secretary in the [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] and was redeployed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in December 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Prior to becoming a permanent secretary, he held roles such as Director of Economic Research and Policy Management at the [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] and Head of Strategy and Reorientation at the [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Early life and education == Aduda holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} gikbwp30mi64irnxygg1atombkrl7pr 40307 40306 2026-05-02T09:56:47Z Austinea3 116 40307 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC."representing the country's interests in the 186th Ordinary Meeting of the OPEC Conference of Ministers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2021, Aduda was appointed Permanent Secretary of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> Before this, he served as Permanent Secretary in the [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] and was redeployed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in December 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Prior to becoming a permanent secretary, he held roles such as Director of Economic Research and Policy Management at the [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] and Head of Strategy and Reorientation at the [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Early life and education == Aduda holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} icaekcttyaao8wxop1viir6y93m4yxs 40308 40307 2026-05-02T09:58:04Z Austinea3 116 40308 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ In 2021, Aduda was appointed Permanent Secretary of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> Before this, he served as Permanent Secretary in the [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] and was redeployed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in December 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Prior to becoming a permanent secretary, he held roles such as Director of Economic Research and Policy Management at the [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] and Head of Strategy and Reorientation at the [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Early life and education == Aduda holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} jrfd2kl2wc63a6hr68vq6g1n0ji9ybp 40309 40308 2026-05-02T10:02:22Z Austinea3 116 /* Career */ 40309 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́."Aduda was appointed Permanent Secretary of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> Before this, he served as Permanent Secretary in the [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] and was redeployed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in December 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Prior to becoming a permanent secretary, he held roles such as Director of Economic Research and Policy Management at the [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] and Head of Strategy and Reorientation at the [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Early life and education == Aduda holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} j6yl6e505oo2nhymf6u5cn7g0y0w0n1 40310 40309 2026-05-02T10:05:38Z Austinea3 116 /* Early life and education */ 40310 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́."Aduda was appointed Permanent Secretary of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran."Before this, he served as Permanent Secretary in the [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] and was redeployed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in December 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Prior to becoming a permanent secretary, he held roles such as Director of Economic Research and Policy Management at the [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] and Head of Strategy and Reorientation at the [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Early life and education == Aduda holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} 2vd0unqw6vwdiljjcfoyxcsvcuo03mr 40311 40310 2026-05-02T10:08:34Z Austinea3 116 /* Career */ 40311 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí and was redeployed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in December 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Prior to becoming a permanent secretary, he held roles such as Director of Economic Research and Policy Management at the [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] and Head of Strategy and Reorientation at the [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Early life and education == Aduda holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} su1o7chswryc5vw62qe7d1nuph5ebzu 40312 40311 2026-05-02T10:12:28Z Austinea3 116 40312 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020 and was redeployed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in December 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Prior to becoming a permanent secretary, he held roles such as Director of Economic Research and Policy Management at the [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] and Head of Strategy and Reorientation at the [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Early life and education == Aduda holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} fv83745jkm7hbajk8uqr32x3zuhzhwu 40313 40312 2026-05-02T10:16:56Z Austinea3 116 40313 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Prior to becoming a permanent secretary, he held roles such as Director of Economic Research and Policy Management at the [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] and Head of Strategy and Reorientation at the [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Early life and education == Aduda holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} 6e1hr00oceto02xnceewwr0obaldcic 40314 40313 2026-05-02T10:19:49Z Austinea3 116 /* Early life and education */ 40314 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Prior to becoming a permanent secretary, he held roles such as Director of Economic Research and Policy Management at the [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù." Head of Strategy and Reorientation at the [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Early life and education == Aduda holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} bz8dkq7gemch7wz8xm8jmld06hh6qe1 40315 40314 2026-05-02T10:24:16Z Austinea3 116 /* Early life and education */ 40315 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Abọ̀jì kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀, í che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu dàbí Agbọ́jí-akọ́-ọ̀nà-ẹtẹ́-ìjọ̀gbà kpaí ukọ̀lọ̀-uñyí-idú n'unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Ìjọ̀gbà t’ẹ́tẹ́-idú Prior to becoming a permanent secretary, he held roles such as Director of Economic Research and Policy Management at the [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù yé [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Early life and education == Aduda holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} nzqw7g520xv9c5cdfvpn9at6e3zg68l 40316 40315 2026-05-02T10:25:39Z Austinea3 116 40316 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Abọ̀jì kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀, í che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu dàbí Agbọ́jí-akọ́-ọ̀nà-ẹtẹ́-ìjọ̀gbà kpaí ukọ̀lọ̀-uñyí-idú n'unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Ìjọ̀gbà t’ẹ́tẹ́-idú ye [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù yé [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Early life and education == Aduda holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} avbqgrp550ueovcqhs43k059njbyfe9 40317 40316 2026-05-02T10:59:56Z Austinea3 116 /* Early life and education */ 40317 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Abọ̀jì kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀, í che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu dàbí Agbọ́jí-akọ́-ọ̀nà-ẹtẹ́-ìjọ̀gbà kpaí ukọ̀lọ̀-uñyí-idú n'unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Ìjọ̀gbà t’ẹ́tẹ́-idú ye [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù yé [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa Early life and education == Aduda holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} 9b46x04xd1kv5biljlv1lpx5j6ovmff 40318 40317 2026-05-02T11:00:34Z Austinea3 116 /* Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa Early life and education */ 40318 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Abọ̀jì kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀, í che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu dàbí Agbọ́jí-akọ́-ọ̀nà-ẹtẹ́-ìjọ̀gbà kpaí ukọ̀lọ̀-uñyí-idú n'unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Ìjọ̀gbà t’ẹ́tẹ́-idú ye [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù yé [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa. == Aduda holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} 7s0rzha13lfqrjz1h20rn444fboy8p1 40319 40318 2026-05-02T11:04:48Z Austinea3 116 /* Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa. */ 40319 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Abọ̀jì kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀, í che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu dàbí Agbọ́jí-akọ́-ọ̀nà-ẹtẹ́-ìjọ̀gbà kpaí ukọ̀lọ̀-uñyí-idú n'unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Ìjọ̀gbà t’ẹ́tẹ́-idú ye [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù yé [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa. == Aduda nì holds a BSc. in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} ailkw829chpvtk3t6ut4quj334qsqaq 40320 40319 2026-05-02T11:10:00Z Austinea3 116 /* Career */ 40320 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Abọ̀jì kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀, í che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu dàbí Agbọ́jí-akọ́-ọ̀nà-ẹtẹ́-ìjọ̀gbà kpaí ukọ̀lọ̀-uñyí-idú n'unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Ìjọ̀gbà t’ẹ́tẹ́-idú ye [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù yé [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa. == Aduda nì BSc. Úkọchẹ Geography kpaí Planning kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ ." in Geography and Planning from the [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} n5442wsz0783zgdiyz1kb5gd6regsce 40321 40320 2026-05-02T11:11:31Z Austinea3 116 /* Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa. */ 40321 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Abọ̀jì kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀, í che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu dàbí Agbọ́jí-akọ́-ọ̀nà-ẹtẹ́-ìjọ̀gbà kpaí ukọ̀lọ̀-uñyí-idú n'unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Ìjọ̀gbà t’ẹ́tẹ́-idú ye [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù yé [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa. == Aduda nì BSc. Úkọchẹ Geography kpaí Planning kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[University of Jos]], a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} 55jzgmyf22iuku51zs66tfrdv1zvuow 40322 40321 2026-05-02T11:13:52Z Austinea3 116 40322 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Abọ̀jì kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀, í che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu dàbí Agbọ́jí-akọ́-ọ̀nà-ẹtẹ́-ìjọ̀gbà kpaí ukọ̀lọ̀-uñyí-idú n'unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Ìjọ̀gbà t’ẹ́tẹ́-idú ye [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù yé [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa. == Aduda nì BSc. Úkọchẹ Geography kpaí Planning kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[University of Jos]], î ya nǐ a Master’dǐgǐrǐ efu s Degree in Urban kpaí and Regional Planning kwí ukoche from the [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} iox7bffeoticd81xqyspenhg0gwtkcg 40323 40322 2026-05-02T11:15:59Z Austinea3 116 40323 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Abọ̀jì kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀, í che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu dàbí Agbọ́jí-akọ́-ọ̀nà-ẹtẹ́-ìjọ̀gbà kpaí ukọ̀lọ̀-uñyí-idú n'unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Ìjọ̀gbà t’ẹ́tẹ́-idú ye [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù yé [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa. == Aduda nì BSc. Úkọchẹ Geography kpaí Planning kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[University of Jos]], î ya nǐ Master’dǐgǐrǐ efu Urban kpaí Regional Planning kwí Unyi ukoche [[University of Ibadan]] (1998), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} my5h10veqcwnaocfwkhivlif6qi6m0l 40324 40323 2026-05-02T11:19:20Z Austinea3 116 40324 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Abọ̀jì kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀, í che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu dàbí Agbọ́jí-akọ́-ọ̀nà-ẹtẹ́-ìjọ̀gbà kpaí ukọ̀lọ̀-uñyí-idú n'unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Ìjọ̀gbà t’ẹ́tẹ́-idú ye [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù yé [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa. == Aduda nì BSc. Úkọchẹ Geography kpaí Planning kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[University of Jos]], î ya nǐ Master’dǐgǐrǐ efu Urban kpaí Regional Planning kwí Unyi ukoche [[University of Ibadan]] (1998),kpaí ọtakada úkọchẹ Postgraduate kídé Corruption Studies" and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} floq39co45cv53cpxeewnu09t6r9oqg 40325 40324 2026-05-02T11:20:54Z Austinea3 116 40325 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Abọ̀jì kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀, í che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu dàbí Agbọ́jí-akọ́-ọ̀nà-ẹtẹ́-ìjọ̀gbà kpaí ukọ̀lọ̀-uñyí-idú n'unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Ìjọ̀gbà t’ẹ́tẹ́-idú ye [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù yé [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa. == Aduda nì BSc. Úkọchẹ Geography kpaí Planning kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[University of Jos]], î ya nǐ Master’dǐgǐrǐ efu Urban kpaí Regional Planning kwí Unyi ukoche [[University of Ibadan]] (1998),kpaí ọtakada úkọchẹ Postgraduate kídé Corruption Studies kwì Unyi Úkọchẹ" and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from the [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} 3jo308kar0xr5nd85qu5sjcx1wilsok 40326 40325 2026-05-02T11:26:32Z Austinea3 116 40326 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Abọ̀jì kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀, í che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu dàbí Agbọ́jí-akọ́-ọ̀nà-ẹtẹ́-ìjọ̀gbà kpaí ukọ̀lọ̀-uñyí-idú n'unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Ìjọ̀gbà t’ẹ́tẹ́-idú ye [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù yé [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa. == Aduda nì BSc. Úkọchẹ Geography kpaí Planning kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[University of Jos]], î ya nǐ Master’dǐgǐrǐ efu Urban kpaí Regional Planning kwí Unyi ukoche [[University of Ibadan]] (1998),kpaí ọtakada úkọchẹ Postgraduate kídé Corruption Studies kwì Unyi Úkọchẹ" [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> He has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} 4l8g2qxmadm5trsmit6see0xd3lcxzb 40327 40326 2026-05-02T11:32:48Z Austinea3 116 40327 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Abọ̀jì kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀, í che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu dàbí Agbọ́jí-akọ́-ọ̀nà-ẹtẹ́-ìjọ̀gbà kpaí ukọ̀lọ̀-uñyí-idú n'unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Ìjọ̀gbà t’ẹ́tẹ́-idú ye [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù yé [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa. == Aduda nì BSc. Úkọchẹ Geography kpaí Planning kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[University of Jos]], î ya nǐ Master’dǐgǐrǐ efu Urban kpaí Regional Planning kwí Unyi ukoche [[University of Ibadan]] (1998),kpaí ọtakada úkọchẹ Postgraduate kídé Corruption Studies kwì Unyi Úkọchẹ" [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> "I ñọ lọ úkọchẹ ki amóñu kọ amunẹ chi, úfẹ kía dọ 'Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa' í ya kwí Unyi ÚkọchẹHe has also attended training courses, for example the "Improving Governance and Economic Development in Africa" at the [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} 7cbms15gkv0z5xv4hv6xs7k77zr1qgt 40328 40327 2026-05-02T11:36:44Z Austinea3 116 /* Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa. */ 40328 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Abọ̀jì kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀, í che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu dàbí Agbọ́jí-akọ́-ọ̀nà-ẹtẹ́-ìjọ̀gbà kpaí ukọ̀lọ̀-uñyí-idú n'unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Ìjọ̀gbà t’ẹ́tẹ́-idú ye [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù yé [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa. == Aduda nì BSc. Úkọchẹ Geography kpaí Planning kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[University of Jos]], î ya nǐ Master’dǐgǐrǐ efu Urban kpaí Regional Planning kwí Unyi ukoche [[University of Ibadan]] (1998),kpaí ọtakada úkọchẹ Postgraduate kídé Corruption Studies kwì Unyi Úkọchẹ" [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> "I ñọ lọ úkọchẹ ki amóñu kọ amunẹ chi, úfẹ kía dọ 'kìa di ùyogba nu kpaí Improving Governance and Economic dẹvèlopmẹ̀nt Development efu afrìka in Africa' í ya kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[World Bank Institute]] in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} n1anf8y2y19wrgt1lzh4q49l3joopor