Tinubu Suspends Halima Shehu from NSIPA Coordinator Role

President Bola Tinubu has suspended Ms. Halima Shehu, the National Coordinator and CEO of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), over allegations of financial misconduct.

This development comes just three months after Shehu’s confirmation for the position by the Senate.

The National N-POWER Programme Manager, Dr. Akindele Egbuwalo, has been appointed in an acting capacity to lead the agency while investigations into the matter are underway.

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.

She also worked at the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, from 2017 to 2022.