President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended Halima Shehu, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and National Coordinator of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). The decision was made with immediate effect, and a replacement has been ordered.
Halima Shehu, who assumed her role in October 2023 after being appointed by President Tinubu and confirmed by the Senate on October 18, 2023, has been at the helm of the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme. Her tenure saw advancements in the digitalization of the program, leveraging her banking and career expertise.
With experience spanning Intercity Bank, Unity, and Access Banks, Shehu demonstrated proficiency in various financial transactions, heading key units across all three banks. In addition to her financial career, she ventured into politics in 2010, serving as a Senior Special Assistant to a former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema, in 2011.
Shehu’s political journey continued with her appointment in 2016 by the Economic Community of West African Countries, where she temporarily served as a presidential election observer in Cape Verde.