Mr. Otalike P. Yahaya is the Director of the Public Procurement Department at Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja. His ministry profile says he is an experienced public servant and procurement professional whose career has moved from teaching roles into federal procurement leadership.
Key facts
- He currently serves as Director, Public Procurement Department, Federal Ministry of Education, Abuja.
- His profile places him in Nigeria’s federal civil service and procurement system.
- He studied Natural Sciences (Botany) at the University of Jos and later earned an MBA from UDU, Sokoto.
- His career included teaching, examination administration and procurement posts across several federal ministries.
- His profile says he received procurement-management certificates in 2025 and 2026 and is a fellow of the Nigerian Procurement Certification Programme in 2025.
What does his role mean for education procurement in Nigeria?
As procurement director at the education ministry, Yahaya sits in a position that helps shape how procurement is handled inside the ministry in Abuja. That matters because procurement leadership affects how public institutions process contracts, manage purchasing rules and organize administrative spending.
The profile shows a career built across education and procurement, including work in schools, federal science colleges, and later procurement assignments in multiple ministries. For readers watching public-sector staffing in education, the relevant point is that the ministry’s procurement function is now led by someone with experience in both education service and federal procurement administration.
- Office: Federal Ministry of Education, Abuja.
- Function: Director, Public Procurement Department.
- Career background: education service, examination administration and procurement roles.
- Practical consequence: procurement decisions and oversight are handled within the ministry by its procurement leadership.
Who is Otalike P. Yahaya?
Yahaya’s ministry biography describes him as an accomplished public servant with extensive experience in public-sector procurement. It also traces his path from school education in Kogi State and Sokoto State to university study and later professional specialization in procurement.
He attended LGEA Primary School, Igah Ocheba, in Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State, and Sultan Atiku Government Day Secondary School, Sokoto, in Sokoto State. He later studied at the University of Jos, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Sciences (Botany) in 1990.
How did his career move into procurement?
After national youth service, Yahaya’s profile says he began professional work with Just Foods, Nigerian Ltd. He then returned to Sokoto, where he took up an appointment with the Science and Technical Education Board at GSSS Yabo from 1992 to 1996 before joining the federal civil service as a Biology Tutor with the Federal Science College, Sokoto, from 1996 to 2003.
His profile says he was later deployed to FSTC Orozo, Abuja, from 2003 to 2010, where he served as Internal and External Examination Officer and participated in WAEC/SSCE/GCE and NECO examination work. He converted to the public procurement cadre in 2010 as Chief Procurement Officer with NAPEP, then moved through procurement roles at the Federal Ministry of Finance, the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the ministries responsible for works, housing and urban development, and the Ministry of Defence before arriving at the Federal Ministry of Education.
What qualifications does the profile list?
The ministry profile lists several academic and professional credentials. It says he obtained a Master of Business Administration from UDU, Sokoto, in 1998, and a Master of Science in Education from Yakubu Gowon University in 2021.
It also says he obtained a Certificate in Procurement Management from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, in 2025, an Advanced Certificate in Procurement Management from the University of Benin in 2026, and a fellowship of the Nigerian Procurement Certification Programme in 2025 through the Bureau of Public Procurement.
Frequently asked questions
Where does Otalike P. Yahaya work now?
He works at the Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja, where the profile identifies him as Director of the Public Procurement Department.
What was his earlier career before procurement?
Before moving fully into procurement, his profile says he worked in education-related roles, including as a Biology Tutor and in examination administration at FSTC Orozo, Abuja.
