Meet Lydia Shehu Jafiya, the New Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance

Lydia Shehu Jafiya, mni is the permanent secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance, an office she assumed in January 2024.

Jafiya was born on 30th July 1967 in Gulak, Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State.

Mrs. Jafiya is happily married with children.

She attended Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, where she obtained a B.Sc. Business Administration (specialising in Banking and Finance) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 1989 and 1994 respectively.

Mrs. Jafiya, joined the Federal Civil Service as Finance officer II in 1990 under the pool of the Office of Accountant – General of the Federation (OAGF) and was deployed to Federal Ministry of Works and Housing.

She served in various capacities among which were: Assistant Director (Accounts) in The Presidency (OSSAP-MDGs); Deputy Director,(Budget) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Director,(Finance and Accounts) at the Pensions Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), and was appointed Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Information and Culture in August, 2022

Jafiya is an Alumnus of the prestigious National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, an Associate of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), and a Fellow, Certified National Accountants of Nigeria (FCNA); among others