Nigerian nominated for award in South Africa

Bala Abubakar, a humanitarian expert and an educationist, has been nominated for an award in South Africa.

Abubakar, who holds a PhD in Business Administration from City University, Cambodia, also holds an M.Sc in Business Administration, B.Sc. Accountancy and Diploma in Accounts/Audit.

He is a doctoral fellow of the Institute of Development Professionals in Africa, Associate of the Chartered Institute of Cost and Management Accountants, Associate of the Institute of Professional Financial Managers-London, Associate, Chartered Institute of Finance and Investment Analyst, Graduate, Nigeria Institute of Management, Associate, Institute of Chartered Economist of Nigeria and a professional student of the International Institute of Certified Forensic Investigation Professionals.

Bala is an alumni of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT-edx) where he obtained certificate of mastery of The Challenges of Global Poverty.

He is an alumni of the maiden Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP), making the list of the few northerners to win the grant and access the seed capital in 2015.

He also made the list of Bank of Industry Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme (BOI-YES Programme).

Abuabakr is the Founder of Global Giving International, a Non-Governmental Organization rendering humanitarian intervention in the areas of Health, Education, Security, Livelihood and WASH.

This award is to be presented at the Edgecombe House, at Blue Hills, Midrand, South Africa, on May 11, 2022.

Abubakar hails from Sardauna LGA of Taraba State.