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Mariam Yalwaji Katagum
Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment.
Appointed byMuhammadu Buhari
Personal details
Born (1954-11-18) 18 November 1954 (age 69)
Alma mater
University of Lagos , Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria[1]

Mariam Yalwaji Katagum (born 18 November, 1954, Azare, Bauchi State),[2] serves as Nigeria's Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Previously, Katagum was Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of Nigeria to UNESCO.[10][11][12]

Education

In 1976, Mariam Y. Katagum obtained a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Graduate Certificate in Education at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.[10] In 1985, she earned a Master in Administration and Planning at the University of Lagos.[2] In 1999, Katagum obtained a Certificate in Social Development Policy, Planning and Practice at the University College, London. The same year she was awarded a UNESCO Fellowship.[13]

Career

Katagum started her professional career with National Youth Service, at the Water Board, Jos.[2] In 1977-1981, Katagum was a Senior Education Officer at the Federal Government College, Azare. Later she served at Federal Scholarship Board, Lagos (1981-1984).

Next fifteen years she was posted to the Nigerian National Commission for UNESCO (1985-2000).[2] In 2000-2001, Katagum was a Director for Special Projects at the National Primary Education Commission in Abuja.[2] Starting from 2001, Katagum served as the Secretary General of the Nigerian National Commission for UNESCO.[13] In 2004, Katagum gave a final speech at UNU-UNESCO Conference on Wars in the 21st Century in Paris.[14] Starting from 2006 Katagum was supervising the National and International Partnership Division of the Federal Ministry of Education.[2] In June 2009, Katagum was appointed Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of Nigeria to UNESCO.[13]

She served on a number of national and international Committees and Panels including the Board of Trustees of the African World Heritage Fund (2009-2011), the West Africa Group in UNESCO (2009-2012), the E-9 Group in UNESCO (2010-2012), the UNESCO Headquarter’s Committee (2011-2013), the PX Commission of the Executive Board (2013) and others.[13]

In 2017, Katagum attended Gala Night of the Africa Week, 2017 organized by the Africa Group at UNESCO Headquarter in Paris.[15]

In July 2019, Katagum was nominated as a Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment from Bauchi state in Nigeria by the president Muhammadu Buhari.[16] As a Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Katagum advocates implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as vital to achieving the gains which Nigeria stands to benefit.[4]

References

  1. ^ Times, Premium (August 21, 2019). "FOR THE RECORD: Official citations of Buhari's ministers, SGF". Premium Times Nigeria - Premium Times - Nigeria's leading online newspaper, delivering breaking news and deep investigative reports from Nigeria. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f EduCeleb (2019-07-24). "The profile of minister designate Mariam Katagum". EduCeleb. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  3. ^ "Nigeria HomePage - Breaking News, Business, Sports, Entertainment and Video News". www.thenigerianvoice.com. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  4. ^ a b "FG committed to achieving seamless implementation of AfCFTA – Katagum". Daily Times Nigeria. 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  5. ^ "Iwan, Dafydd, (born 24 Aug. 1943), President, Plaid Cymru, 2003–10 (Vice-President, 2001–03)", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 2007-12-01, retrieved 2022-03-24
  6. ^ "FG targets $150b from non-oil exports". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  7. ^ "Nigeria adopts WTO stance on e-commerce, others". Daily Trust. 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  8. ^ "Nigerian women have contributed positively to the reduction of hunger in the country - KATAGUM". Vanguard News. 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  9. ^ "Buhari's minister Maryam Katagum collapses - P.M. News". Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  10. ^ a b Williams, Princess Igho (2019-07-24). "Meet di women wey make Buhari list". Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  11. ^ Otaru, Anthony. "Minister solicits UNESCO's support for Nigerian women". guardian.ng. Retrieved 2019-11-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Minister solicits UNESCO's support for Nigerian women". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  13. ^ a b c d "Chairperson | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  14. ^ "21 Century Wars, Programme" (PDF). United Nations University. Retrieved 2019-11-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "Ambassador Mariam Katagum Commends Ogun State Cultural Troupe". www.nico.gov.ng. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  16. ^ AfricaNews (2019-08-21). "Nigeria's new cabinet inaugurated, president remains Petroleum minister". Africanews. Retrieved 2019-11-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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