His Educational Background

Dr Rabiu Olowo is a dual qualified Chartered Accountant in Nigeria and the United Kingdom chartered Stock Broker, Chartered Tax Practitioner, Certified Internal Controls Auditor, ACCA Certified in Internal Financial Reporting Standards, & International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Certified Fraud Examiner with an MBA from the University of Lagos, and MSC Accounting & Finance from Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen , UK. He served as the 22nd commissioner for Finance in Lagos State (2019-2023), where he successfully managed the fiscal policy strategy of the fifth largest economy in Africa, during one of the challenging periods in human history i.e COVID-19. Dr Rabiu Onaolapo Olowo is a life-long learner.He is a Chartered Management Accountatnt(CIMA, UK), Chartered Tax Practitioner(CITN),Certified in International Public Sector Accunting Standards, (IPSAS). He is an Alumnus of Havard kennedy School of Government and a Professor of practice in Forensic Accounting, Development Finance, and Public Policy, at the African Academy for Counter-Fraud and Anti-Corruption Studies.His numerous research works incude The Future of Finance among others.

His Achievements

Before entering main stream public sector, Dr Olowo worked for top numerous local and multinational organisations across industries including Zenith Bank Plc, British Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, Dutch Global Diary Leader-FrieslandCampina, chartered Institute of Management Accountants, CIMA-UK, Club of global Development Finance Organizations etc, with project immersion across Africa, Europe, Middle-East and USA. In his role as Hon. Commissioner of Finance in Lagos, Dr Olowo has worked with teams and stakeholders, to continuosly improve Public Finance Management(PFM)

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