The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) is a military university based in Kaduna,Nigeria,that trains officer cadets for commissioning into one of the three services of the Nigerian Armed Forces:the Army,the Navy,and the Air Force. The duration of training at the Nigerian Defence Academy is five years.
Mohammed Buba Marwa,is a retired Nigerian army brigadier general,who is serving as the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) since January 2021. He previously served as governor of Lagos State from 1996 to 1999 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha and Abdulsalami Abubakar and governor of Borno State from 1990 to 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.
Sarafadeen Tunji Isola is a Nigerian politician who formerly served as the Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. He was appointed to the position by President by Muhammadu Buhari in January 2021 and recalled a year later,on 2 September 2023,by President Bola Tinubu,alongside other Nigerian ambassadors and replaced by Dr. Cyprian T. Heen.
Kaduna State University is located in Kaduna,Kaduna State,Nigeria. It was established in 2004. It has sixteen faculties with over 50 departments. The School has two main campuses:Kafanchan and Kaduna.
Kabir Garba Marafa,,is a Nigerian politician and a former senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria who represented Zamfara Central senatorial district in the 7th and the 8th Nigerian senate,and served as the Chairman of the senate joint committee on petroleum resources. He is a member of All Progressive Congress (APC).
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA),formerly the National Maritime Authority (NMA) is a Nigerian government agency responsible for regulations related to Nigerian shipping,maritime and coastal waters. The agency also undertakes inspections and provides search and rescue services. The governing board is made up of representatives of the Ministry of Labour,the Ministry of Transport and those of the Navy.
Afakriya Aduwa Gadzama mni OFR is a Nigerian security officer who is the current Chairman of the National Institute for Security Studies. He previously served as Director General of the State Security Service (SSS) under President Umaru Yar'Adua from August 2007 until September 2010.
Suleiman Abdurrahaman also known as Kawu Sumaila(OFR) is a Nigerian politician,businessman,and former Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly House of Representatives Matters. He is the Senator representing the Kano South Senatorial District at the 10th Nigerian National Assembly under New Nigeria People's Party. He served three terms in the Nigerian House of Representatives and was the Deputy Minority Leader of the 6th and 7th Houses of Representatives. He was a member of the All Progressive Congress(APC) and sat on the board of trustees,National Caucus,and NEC,as well as the central merger committee that founded the APC.
The Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) is one of two orders of merit,established by the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1963. It is senior to the Order of the Niger.
Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibaspsc+ GSS AM ndc MSc is a retired Nigerian Navy vice admiral,who was the 22nd Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) of the Nigerian Navy from 2015 to 2021.
Bilkisu Yusuf was a Nigerian journalist,columnist and editor for prominent newspapers in Abuja,Kano and Kaduna,Nigeria. She is known in Nigeria for being the first woman to direct a national newspaper operation and served as editor for two more. She was a Hausa,Muslim,feminist,of Yoruba descent and advocate for interfaith society,who was known for being an adviser to the Nigerian President on International Affairs and the founding of NGOs,such as Women In Nigeria (WIN) and the Federation of Muslim Women's Association (FOMWAN). Yusuf was killed in the 2015 Mina stampede while on Haj in Mecca,Saudi Arabia.
Hadiza Bala Usman is a Nigerian politician who served as managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority from 2016 to 2021. She previously served as the chief of staff to the governor of Kaduna State from 2015 to 2016. She was appointed special adviser on Policy and Coordination Central Delivery Coordination Unit (CDCU) to President Bola Tinubu in June 2023 together with Hannatu Musawa who's currently serving as Minister of Art,Culture and the Creative Economy of Nigeria.
Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed;born 16 June 1960) is a Nigerian accountant and politician who served as the minister of Finance,Budget and National Planning of Nigeria from 2019 to 2023. She previously served as the minister of finance from 2018 to 2019,and as the minister of State for Budget and National Planning from 2015 to 2018. In 2019,President Muhammadu Buhari brought the two ministries under her as one,making her the minister of the Economy.
Dakuku Adol Peterside is a Nigerian politician. He was formerly the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency from March 2016 to March 2020. Prior to his role at NIMASA,he was a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives.
Yau Usman Idris is a Nigerian nuclear physicist and the current director general (CEO) of the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA). He was appointed by Muhammadu Buhari,President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim born on is an International Expert and thought leader in Security,Conflict Resolution,Humanitarian and Disaster Management,Development and Migration Governance. She is the former Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). Former Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees,Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons. She was appointed as the first female Minister of Police Affairs on August 2023. She is currently the Minister of Women Affairs in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The 2023 Kaduna State gubernatorial election was held on 18 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Kaduna State,concurrent with elections to the Kaduna State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election —which was postponed from its original 11 March date —was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent APC Governor Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term. Senator Uba Sani retained the office for the APC by a margin of less than 1% —under 11,000 votes —over first runner-up and PDP nominee Isa Ashiru,a former member of the House of Representatives.
Bashir Abubakar is a Nigerian politician who holds the title of Barden Kudun Zazzau. He is currently appointed as the Chief Commissioner Public Complaints Commission Nigeria by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He retired from the Nigeria Customs Service in 2020 and had risen to the management rank of Assistant Controller General Of Customs (ACG). His retirement opened up an opportunity for him to join politics where he contested for primary election for Kaduna State Governorship position under All Progressives Congress (APC),where he emerged as 1st runner-up.
Zubaida Umar Abubakar is a Nigerian public servant,administrator,and Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA),appointed on March 15,2024,by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. She is a native of Birnin Kebbi in Kebbi State in the Northern part of Nigeria.
