Muhammad Sani Abdullahi
Muhammad Sani Abdullahi | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria | |
| In office October, 2023 – To date | |
| Kaduna State Commissioner for Budget and Planning | |
| In office May 2015 – January 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 October 1979 |
| Party | All Progressives Congress (APC) |
| Alma mater | Ahmadu Bello University (BSc) (MSc), University of Manchester (MSc), Reading University (PhD), London School of Economics (public finance), Columbia University (sustainable development), Oxford University (advanced project management) |
| Occupation | Development economist, public servant, politician |
Muhammad Sani Abdullahi, popularly known as Dattijo (born October 26, 1979), is a Nigerian economist and public servant currently serving as Deputy Governor of Economic Policy at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) since 2023. He played a key role in shaping the United NationsSustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a policy adviser to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. He also served as Commissioner for Budget and Planning in Kaduna State, where he pioneered Nigeria’s first subnational Open Government Partnership (OGP) and led significant governance and budgetary reforms. A TEDx speaker and author of Disruption: Rethinking Governance to Work for the Poor (2023), and adviser to the World Bank, Abdullahi is recognised for his contributions to economic policy and governance reform in Nigeria and globally.