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Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Ng

Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

Contribute to the formulation of the Federal Government's Medium-Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework to support up to US $50 billion Budget. Develop planning and budgeting vision, propose/set direction, and communicate with/gain the active support of key personnel across 6 departments and 6 units.Economic/fiscal policy subject matter expert in programs funded through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2018 – present) and the UK Department for International Development (UK DFID, 2013 – 2017).Responsible for the development of the government's fiscal framework and contributed to drafting the government's Fiscal Strategies.Worked with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., Federal Inland Revenue Service, Dept. for Petroleum Resources, Custom Services, and Bureau of Statistics in monthly reconciliation meetings, reducing discrepancies from over US$1B to

Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT, ECONOMIC PLANNING & BUDGETING, FISCAL FRAMEWORKSSupervised 10 direct reports to monitor global and domestic economic developments, assess impacts to Nigeria and prepare analyses guiding medium-term fiscal strategy planning and design of Medium-Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework. Contributed to developing the 2017-2020 Economic Recovery/Growth Plan and the 2017-2019 Federal Government Fiscal Strategy Paper.Prepared key budget documents, speeches, Federal Executive Council memos, and other related materials and presentations for the Honourable Minister.Facilitated the creation/launch of an interactive public platform to raise awareness, encourage feedback, and promote public participation in the budget process.A key contributor to developing the ZBB template and web-based interim budget system. Delivered training and capacity building across ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to support ZBB introduction. Provided technical backstopping for rapid project appraisal, identification, and prioritisation.Co-managed a team to design, set up, and implement a Budget Helpdesk - an IT platform to support budget and planning officers in using technology for enhanced budget preparation.

Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

Directed 8 reports to conduct economic research, formulate Medium-Term Revenue Framework aligned with macroeconomic stability and development plan, and assist in developing Federal Government Fiscal Strategy Paper.Reviewed Budget alignment with priority programmes and projects and supported/ participated in bilateral discussions between the BOF and MDAs. Member of Vice-President of Nigeria taskforce on Budget 2016 that fast-tracked the preparation of Budget.Generated 12 fiscal scenarios significantly influencing strategy/policy option discussions between the Nigeria finance team and development partners to manage fiscal risks associated with declining oil prices.Tracked actual revenue generation and ensured remittance by MDAs and Government-owned enterprises. Developed templates to improve the reconciliation of expected and actual accretion of revenues to the government's excess crude account. Led the reconciliation of government fiscal accounts with the Office of Accountant General.A key contributor to periodic publication articulating Federal Budget, including policies, revenues, expenditures, debt, and deficit financing.Introduced Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) method to modify oil price benchmark modelling, minimising forecast error before benchmarking for political and economic factors to deliver greater accuracy.Developed framework defining optimum protection tax to minimise the incentive for trade diversion (smuggling).

Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria

Develop(ed) training manuals for basic and advanced studies in Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling and facilitated basic and advanced CGE training on tariff policy impacts. Lead(led) and support(ed) multiple economic modelling teams, including models for new Input-Output Table and updated Social Accounting Matrix for Nigeria and Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA).

Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria

Participated in projects and studies including “Assessment and Review of the Nigerian Regulatory Framework and Environment” under the Office of the Chief Economic Advisor to the President of Nigeria and “Harnessing Mineral Resources for Inclusive Growth and Development in Nigeria” funded by UNDP. Contributed to UNECA 2013 Report on social and economic conditions in West Africa.JEUNES EQUIPES AIRD PROGRAM: Contributed to the proposal for a study on “The Nigerian Oil Industry: Conflicts and Legal Framework” under Jeunes Equipes AIRD program.GREEN GROWTH STRATEGY: Analysed Economy-wide Effects of Inclusive Green Growth Strategy for Nigeria using Energy-Environment CGE model.

Bachelor Of Science - Bsc, Economics

Master Of Science - Msc, Economics

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Economics