New Head of Service appointed
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Jun 16, 2008, 16:12

A new Head of Service of the Federation has been appointed.

She is Mrs Ama Pepple who was until her appointment the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance.

In a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Communications to the President Mr Olusegun Adeniyi, Mrs Pepple takes over from Engineer Mrs Ebele Okeke who retired last Friday.

Below is the profile of the new Head of Service, courtesy of the official website of the Federal Ministry of Finance
Ms. Amal Inyingiala Pepple, OON
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance
Ms.Pepple was appointed PSF in October, 2007. She is a brilliant, seasoned and experienced public administrator.
She had her Primary School education at the St. Cyprian's School,Port Harcourt.
She obtained a Grade 1 Certificate in her "O" levels examination after completing her Secondary education at the Archdeacon Crowder Memorial Girls School Port Hartcourt, Nigeria.
She then proceeded to the College of Further Education, Bath Lane, Newcastle-Upon Tyne, England for her "A" Levels.
Ms. Pepple is an Alumnus of the prestigious University of Ife, Ile – ife, Nigeria with a First Class B.SC Honours Degree (1972 – 1975). She then obtained a Masters Degree from the School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London,United Kingdom in 1981.
WORKING EXPERIENCE:
1976 – 1977 Producer, NBC, Port, Harcourt (NYSC service)
1977 – 1978 Lecturer in Political Science, Rivers state
1988 - 1989 Deputy Sectary, Constituent Assembly, Federal Republic of Nigeria
1989 – 1990 Secretary, National Assembly Provisional Office, Abuja
1990 Admin, secretary, Social Democratic Party (SDP), Rivers, State
1990 – 1992 Clerk Designate, Senate (National Assembly)
1992 – 1993 Clerk of Senate (National Assembly)
1994 – 1996 Director, Presidency
1996 - 1998 Secretary, Transition Implementation Committee (TIC)
1998 Sole Administrator, United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP)
1999 Director, Economic Affairs Office, Presidency.
1999 Permanent Secretary, Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC)
1999 - 2000 Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transport (FMOT)
2000 - 2001 Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation
2001 – 2004 Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources
2001 – 2003 Governor of Organization Petroleum Exporting Countries for Nigeria (OPEC)
2004 – 2005 Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Commerce
2004 – 2005 Governor, Common Fund for Commodities Amsterdam
2005 - 2007 Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources
2005 - 2007 Member of Council Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) Rome
2005 - 2007 Alternate Governor, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Rome
2007 to Date Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance

HONOURS
2001 Warri.Second Vice President, Nigeria Institute of Public Administration
2002 Fellow Petroleum Training Institute
2003 National Honours Award: Officer of the Order of the Niger, OON

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