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Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure

Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure

Commissioner for Higher Education, Kano State

Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure is the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. She was previously the commissioner for higher education in Kano State.[1] She was appointed by the Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.[2][3][4]

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Early life and education

Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure was born on the 15 January 1978 in Bunkure town of Kano State. She attended Bunkure Primary School and then went to Arabic Secondary School Tudun Wadan Dankade for her Junior Secondary School then proceeded to complete her Secondary Education in Government Girls Science Secondary School Garko. She then went to College of Art and Remedial Studies Kano State for her IJMB where she obtained a very good score that permitted her to start her university education from Level 200 in Bayero University Kano. She graduated from Bayero University Kano in 2005 with a degree in medicine. She did her housejob in Murtala Specialist Hospital Kano. Went on to do her Youth Service in Plateau State at National Meteorological Center. After her NYSC, She joined Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital for her Residency. Upon completion, She became a member of the West African College Of Physicians and a consultant family physician. On 5 November 2019 she was appointed as the Honorable Commissioner (Ministry Of Higher Education) in Kano State.

Career

On 26 October 2020 she announced the fixed date for reopening of the state-owned tertiary education institutions, after seven months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the State.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Kano owned tertiary institutions to re-open October 26th". Vanguard News. 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  2. [2]
    SmartLife (2019-11-10). "Screened and confirmed the appointment of 20 commissioners nominees". Kano State Assembly. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  3. [3]
    "Ganduje Sends Commissioner Nominees' List to House". THISDAYLIVE. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  4. [4]
    "Ganduje sends 20 commissioner-nominees to Kano Assembly [FULL LIST]". Daily Nigerian. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-10.

"BREAKING: Tinubu nominates Keyamo, Mahmud as Ministers". The Nation. August 4, 2023.
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