FIRST FEMALE FROM NORTHERN NIGERIA ATTAINS EXECUTIVE ROLE IN THE 131-YEAR HISTORY OF FIRSTBANK
By Favour Begha
Aishatu Bubaram from Yobe State, the daughter of His Royal Highness, Alhaji Umaru Bubaram Ibn Wuriwa Bauya I, OON, stands out as a distinguished finance executive whose career embodies excellence, resilience, and transformative leadership. With over 25 years of service in the banking sector, she currently serves as “Group Executive at FirstBank of Nigeria Limited”, and also sits as a “Non-Executive Director on the Board of FirstBank Guinea.”
Her rise through the ranks from Graduate Trainee to the top echelon of executive management is a story of hard work and determination. Remarkably, she has made history as the “first female from Northern Nigeria to attain an Executive role in the 131-year history of FirstBank.”
Beyond banking, she is the Founder of the Hearty Hands Humanity Foundation, through which she has championed access to education and healthcare for underserved communities across Nigeria. Her humanitarian efforts continue to touch countless lives with compassion and purpose.
A proud alumna of Federal Government Girls College, Potiskum, University of Maiduguri and the University of Oxford Saïd Business School, Princess Aishatu Bubaram remains a shining example of how commitment to service, leadership, and impact can leave an enduring legacy.
