Ahmed Nuhu Yakubu is a seasoned Engineering and Oil & Gas professional with over three decades of extensive experience spanning gas infrastructure development, pipeline engineering and construction, telecommunications systems, project management, engineering supervision, regulatory compliance, and commercialization of energy infrastructure. He has built a distinguished career within NNPC Limited, progressing through senior technical and managerial positions with responsibility for major engineering, gas infrastructure, construction, commissioning, audit, risk management, and compliance activities.
His professional experience includes leading engineering and construction teams for major gas pipeline projects, including the Escravos-Warri-–Lagos (ELP II PROJECT) Gas Pipeline Phase II, as well as coordinating the development and commissioning of gas fields and processing facilities. He has also contributed to Front End Engineering Design (FEED) for gas processing facilities and feasibility studies for gas-fired thermal power projects and telecommunications infrastructure.
As a former General Manager within NNPC Limited, he has provided senior-level leadership in Upstream and JV Audit, Gas Infrastructure Development, Engineering and Construction, and major gas pipeline projects. His career demonstrates strong expertise in project delivery, engineering operations, stakeholder coordination, risk management, regulatory compliance, and strategic infrastructure development.
He holds an M.Sc. in Electronics Engineering, an MBA, a Postgraduate Diploma in Transportation, and a Diploma in Aeronautical Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. He is a Member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (MNSE) and a registered member of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), with additional professional training in gas, telecommunications, instrumentation and control, entrepreneurship, and energy infrastructure.