President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed new ministers, introducing several fresh faces into his cabinet.
One of the appointees is Dr. Suwaiba Said Ahmad, former Director at the Centre for Gender Studies, Bayero University Kano, where she served from 2021 to 2024.
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Dr Suwaiba Said Ahmad is a trained educationist, gender advocate and consultant. She has been working in the field of education for 17 years.
She has served the University in different positions including level coordinator, examination officer, PG coordinator, Sub Dean Academics, and Head of Department Science Education.
Her consultancy portfolio centers on governance work and development worked in the areas of political economy and institutional analysis, policy planning, development and strategy, capacity building and training.
Suwaiba has participated in funded research as a consultant including for the British Council (won a research grant in 2015 as team lead), Education Data, Research and Evaluation in Nigeria (EDOREN), Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (PERL) and Aafaaq Educational Foundation.
She has most recently been working with The Policy Practice on the Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria Education as an advisor.