Zubaida Umar Becomes NEMA DG As Tinubu Orders Repositioning Of Agency

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mrs. Zubaida Umar as the new Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

In a State House release, Tinubu mandated Umar to reposition NEMA for performance and responsiveness.

Umar, according to Tinubu’s spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, has over 20 years of experience in diverse fields including Human Resources, Finance, and Administration.

Ngelale said Tinubu expects the appointee to bring much-needed financial and operational discipline to the agency.

Umar is a member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and the Institute of Credit Administration, and holds ACCA certifications in Public Financial Management and Digital and Sustainability Financing.

In her previous role as Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Services at the Federal Mortgage Bank, Umar drove the bank’s strategy and repositioning, transforming it into a modern, digitized mortgage and financial service provider.

She succeeds Mustapha Habib Ahmed who has held the office since May 31, 2021.

In a related development, the President appointed Brigadier-General Lawal Ja’afar Isa (Rtd) as the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education.

General Ja’afar Isa, a former Military Administrator of Kaduna State from 1993 to 1996, has been tasked to push the Tinubu administration’s drive to guarantee comprehensive education for Nigeria’s out-of-school children.

Additionally, President Tinubu appointed Alhaji Tijani Hashim Abbas, the Sarkin Sudan Kano, as his Senior Special Assistant on Chieftaincy Matters.

Editor’s Note: This report has been updated to correct the presidency’s claim that Umar is the first woman in this position. The position was first held by Mrs Oluremi Olowu.