Halima Shehu Suspended as NSIPA CEO

President Bola Tinubu has approved the suspension of Halima Shehu as the Chief Executive Officer and National Coordinator of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA).

She was appointed in October 2023 and confirmed by the Senate on October 18, 2023. Shehu worked as the National Coordinator of the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme, using her banking and career expertise to digitalize the program.

Shehu was born in Kafin Dagi village, Katsina, and attended the Federal Government College, Kaduna State, for her secondary education.

She joined politics in 2010, serving as a Senior Special Assistant to a former governor and member of the state’s Internal Revenue Board. In 2016, she was appointed by the Economic Community of West African Countries