Flour Mills of Nigeria appointed Salamatu Hussaini Suleiman as an independent non-executive director of the company.

The Board of Directors of Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc announced the appointment of Salamatu Hussaini Suleiman as an independent non-executive director of the company. Suleiman obtained a Bachelor of Law degree from the Ahmadu Bello University in 1981 and a Master of Law degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1987. She commenced her professional career as a state counsel with the Ministry of Justice in 1981 and later worked with Continental Merchant Bank and NAL Merchant Bank. Suleiman has worked in many different sectors of the Nigerian government during the past 10 years. She was appointed as the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development in 2008 and went on to become the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in 2010. In February 2012, Suleiman was appointed the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and security, Economic Community of West African States’ Commission and completed her tenure at the end of April 2016.