Special Feature
Hadiza Bala Usman - a trailblazer & activist
H
adiza Bala Usman (born January 2, 1976) is a Nigerian activist and politician. She is currently the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) as appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday 11 July 2016. She was formerly the Chief of Staff for the Kaduna State Governor. Bala Usman is an active member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Hadiza Bala Usman was born in Zaria to the historian, Yusufu Bala Usman. Bala Usman grew up close to the campus of Ahmadu Bello University, where her father worked. Hadiza Bala Usman earned her bachelor's degree in 2000 from Ahmadu Bello University and her master's degree from the University of Leeds in
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WINTER 2019
