Inuwa Kashifu Abdullahi
# Inuwa Kashifu Abdullahi

Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE (born 21 February 1980) is the current Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). He has professional expertise in strategy implementation, solutions architect, and transformational leadership.

Abdullahi started as a Network Engineer in 2005 at Galaxy Backbone , and he has 18 years of corporate experience in the private/public IT space. He has a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE Certification) and is a Fellow of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS). He was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Business Administration (Leadership and Management) from California Metropolitan University in London at the Leaders Without Borders Annual Business Summit.

## Background

Abdullahi was born in Hadejia Local Government of Jigawa State. He attended Science Secondary School, Kafin Hausa, in Jigawa state.

Education

Abdullahi completed his Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science in 2003 from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi State, Nigeria. Afterwards, Abdullahi fulfilled his mandated one-year national service at Ajaokuta Steel Company in Kogi State as part of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) program.

## Career and Public Service

In 2017, Abdullahi joined NITDA as a Technical Assistant to the then Director-General before being appointed DG in 2019 by the Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria - Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR.

## T.A to the DG NITDA

Between 2017 and 2019, Abdullahi worked as the Technical Assistant to then Director-General- Isa Pantami.

