Amal Pepple
Ms Amal Iyingiala Pepple, CFR, is the Minister of Housing, Land and Urban Development. she was until June 2009 the Head of the Civil Service of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Prior to joining the Government, Ms. Pepple started her career as a Lecturer in Political Science at Rivers State College of Education, Port Harcourt Rivers State. Ms. Pepple has also served as Administrative Secretary of the Social Democratic Party, Rivers State. She has also been Director of the Federal Civil Service and Director of the Economic Affairs Office in the Presidency as well as Permanent Secretary in the following Federal Ministries: Civil Service Commission, Transport, Information and National Orientation, Petroleum Resources, Commerce, Agriculture and Water Resources and Finance.
Ms. Pepple obtained a first class Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, in 1975 and a Masters degree from the School of Oriental and African Studies in 1981.