Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed Is 58 Years Old Not 55, Graduated At 21

1. Mrs Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed was born 58 years ago in Kaduna State.

2. She obtained a Bachelors Degree in Accounting from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1981, and an MBA from the Ogun state University, Ago Iwoye.

3. She started work in 1982 as an Accountant in Kaduna State Ministry of Finance in Kaduna state, and moved to Nigerian Telecommunication Ltd (NITEL)

4. In 1995, where she worked in various departments and rose to the rank of the Deputy General Manager (DGM).

5. In 2010, she was appointed to serve as the executive secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

6. Before her appointment to oversee finance ministry, she was Minister of State Budget and National Planning.

7. She is a fellow of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), a member of the Nigerian Institute of Taxation and the Nigerian Institute of Management.

8. In March 2009, she was appointed Managing Director of Kaduna Investment Company. She was then appointed a member of the National Stakeholders Working Group (NSWG).

9. She hates corruption and was instrumental in exposing the budget padding perpetrated by the National Assembly.