Npower: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Suspends Ms Halima Shehu As Head Of National Investment Agency (NSIPA) Agency In Charge Of Npower, Over Corruption Allegations

According to Npower, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended Halima Shehu as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the National Coordinator of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), the agency in charge of Npower.

According to Npower, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved the immediate suspension and investigation of Ms Halima Shehu over corruption allegations, while Dr Akindele Egbuwalo the National Programme Manager for Npower was appointed to replace Ms Halima Shehu the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), the agency in charge of Npower.

According to Npower, Ms Halima Shehu was appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in October 2023, and her appointment was confirmed by the Senate on 18th October 2023.

Ms Halima Shehu worked as the National Coordinator of the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme, where she used her banking and career expertise to see to the digitalisation of the programme.

Ms Halima Shehu also worked at the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, the ministry in charge of Npower from 2017 to 2022.

According to Npower, Ms Halima Shehu was born in Kafin Dagi village, Katsina, Katsina State, Ms Halima Shehu had her First School Leaving Certificate, and attended the Federal Government College, Kaduna State, for her secondary school education, where she obtained her West African Examination Certificate (WAEC).

The former National Social Investment Programme Agency Chief Executive Officer, joined politics in 2010, during which she was first appointed in 2011 as a Senior Special Assistant to a former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema. Ms Halima Shehu the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programme Agency, the agency in charge of Npower, also served as a member of the state’s Internal Revenue Board.

According to Npower, in 2016, Ms Halima Shehu was appointed by the Economic Community of West African Countries (ECOWAS) where she temporarily worked as a presidential election observer in Cape Verde.