Education & Certifications

Asabe Ahmed attended the College of Education, Zaria for her National Certificate of Education in 1976 and later graduated from Ahmadu Bello University in 1982 with a Bachelor’s degree in Language Arts. She got her Master’s degree from the Nigerian Defence Academy.

Career & Expertise

Ahmed started her career as a secondary school teacher, later joining the Niger State Ministry of Education. She was transferred to Kaduna Refining and Petrol-Chemical Company in 1986.

In 2011, she was appointed Special Adviser to former Governor Babangida Aliyu on Investment and Housing and in 2014, former President Goodluck Jonathan appointed her Minister of State for Agriculture.

Analysis of Asabe Ahmed’s capacity: She contributed to the formulation and Implementation of some of the housing, agriculture policies and programme of Niger State and the Federal Government.

Skills Utilisation

She can give insight on how best female entrepreneurs can benefit from government policies.