About

Energy, Climate, Natural Resource Governance Expert, Regulatory Compliance and Data-Driven Solutions | Extractive Sector Transparency and Driving Sustainable Development With over a decade of experience advancing transparency, compliance, and sustainable practices within Nigeria’s extractive sectors, I bring a strong background in policy development, regulatory reform, environmental stewardship, and championing sustainable development within high-impact sectors. My work with NEITI has involved implementing the EITI’s global transparency standards, auditing and reconciling financial and mineral production data, and engaging key stakeholders to strengthen sectoral accountability and governance.

Skills

  • Audit Planning
    10
  • Audting
    10
  • Programme Monitoring and Evaluation
    10
  • Monitoring and Evaluation (Data Management)
    10
  • Financial Reporting and Analysis
    9
  • Report writing and documentation
    9
  • Experience in data analysis with SPSS & Excel
    7
  •  Data collection and presentation
    9
  • Due diligence
    9
  • Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management
    9
  • English
    9
  • Hausa and Arabic
    9
  • French
    5
  • Yoruba
    4

Experience

Abdulmumin Abubakar

Education
  • PhD in Public Policy Analysis

Abdulmumin Abubakar

Work experience
  • Team Lead, Energy and Mining Department & Data Manager - Extractive Sector at   Nigeria EITI
  • Co-authored Terms of Reference for audit projects, enhancing clarity and
  • efficiency in financial and volumetric reconciliation processes.
  • Contributed to the development of the EU Commission’s support framework for
  • Nigeria’s OGP thematic areas, fostering fiscal transparency and advancing
  • Petroleum Industry Act implementation.
  • Proposed amendments to the Nigeria Mineral and Mining Bill 2023, strengthening
  • compliance and mitigating corruption risks, with the potential to double
  • transparency measures and reduce regulatory gaps by 60%.
  • Championed the integration of Sustainable Transition Plans into the mining sector,
  • aiming to triple revenue in the solid mineral sector over five years.
  • Enhanced Nigeria’s EITI summary data, improving data availability and timeliness
  • by updating NEITI reports from 1999-2023.
  • Closed transparency gaps identified in the 2023 validation assessment, raising
  • Nigeria's compliance score by 30%.
  • Developed advanced data collection tools, increasing reliability and completeness
  • of financial data by 40%.

Abdulmumin Abubakar

Education
  • January, 2021 - February, 2022
  • Fulltime
  • M.Sc. in International Energy
  • Commerce

Abdulmumin Abubakar

Work experience
  • Led annual audits of Nigeria’s oil and gas production and revenue, generating
  • insights that supported regulatory improvements and fiscal accountability.
  • Created data templates that streamlined financial reconciliation, enhancing audit
  • accuracy by 78%.
  • Implemented the NEITI Audit Management System, improving audit efficiency by
  • 69% and facilitating early-stage data reconciliation.
  • Conducted 13+ annual reports on oil and gas production and financial data,
  • bolstering transparency and accountability in resource management.
  • Developed and implemented a Results-Based Monitoring Framework for 10+
  • NEITI reports, informing regulatory strategies.
  • Designed Nigeria's first Beneficial Ownership data portal for the extractive sector,
  • expanding public access to sector data and supporting advocacy efforts.
  • Co-authored 35+ policy publications, providing key insights into policy briefs and
  • quarterly reviews.
  • Advocated amendments to the Deep Offshore PSC Act, enhancing Nigeria's
  • revenues by $1 billion since 2020.
  • Improved data collection efficiency by 15% year-over-year by upgrading 1400+
  • templates for the extractive sector.

Abdulmumin Abubakar

Education
  • January, 2011 - February, 2012
  • Fulltime
  • PgCert in Project Management

Abdulmumin Abubakar

Work experience
  • Senior Officer, Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning – Audit Unit at   Nigeria EITI
  • Developed audit monitoring frameworks for NEITI’s remediation programs,
  • increasing compliance with regulatory standards by 25%.
  • Conducted sectoral risk-based audits, identifying over $30 million in fiscal risks
  • and recommending actions that reduced risks by 20%.
  • Facilitated biannual impact assessments, driving sector accountability up by 15%.
  • Designed a results-based monitoring framework, improving tracking and reporting
  • efficiency by 63%.
  • Automated technical department updates, enhancing decision-making efficiency
  • four-fold.
  • Analysed data to establish materiality thresholds, improving financial report
  • credibility and reducing discrepancies by 40%.
  • Led stakeholder evaluations for NEITI’s reports from 1999-2018, doubling
  • reporting accuracy.
  • Delivered training to 1,540+ participants, bolstering compliance and governance
  • in the extractive sector.

Abdulmumin Abubakar

Education
  • February, 2010 - February, 2011
  • Fulltime
  • Master’s in Information Management

Abdulmumin Abubakar

Education
  • January, 2010 - January, 2011
  • Fulltime
  • PgDip in Management

Abdulmumin Abubakar

Work experience
  • Led branch operations for a team of 30+ staff, improving productivity by 20%.
  • Managed monthly operations with a budget of $72,000, optimizing resource
  • allocation and cutting overhead by 15%.
  • Facilitated monthly transactions totalling over $350 million, ensuring accurate and
  • timely processing.
  • Implemented a robust risk management framework, reducing operational risk by
  • 30%.
  • Strengthened regulatory compliance through AML/CFT training and audit
  • oversight.
  • Enhanced talent development programs, achieving a 20% increase in internal
  • promotions
 

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