Bilkisu Inuwa Jibril
Deputy Director of Research & Content at Emmanuel Onyeabor Tax Initiative (EOTI) | Tax Revenue & Administration Officer (Experience in Field Operations, Tax Policy & Advisory, and Research & Statistics Departments) at the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Abuja, Nigeria

Bilkisu Inuwa Jibril is a Tax Revenue & Administration Officer in the Research & Statistics Department of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Abuja, Nigeria. She has about thirteen (13) years of extensive cognate experience in Nigerian domestic tax assessment, collection, and accounting processes which spans the Field Operations and Tax Policy & Advisory Departments of the FIRS. She (in collaboration with her colleagues and supervisors at the FIRS) conducts technical and advanced research on key macroeconomic fundamentals that present significant tax administration implications for Nigeria, as well as general research on tax matters. She also participates in high-level stakeholder engagements, analyzes complex stakeholder exchanges, and submits technical reports of engagement outcomes to drive federal tax administration efficiency in Nigeria. She is a member of the Gender Equality Implementation Committee of the FIRS, which strives for the inclusion of women in taxation matters and promotes other gender-sensitive tax policies.
Bilkisu holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Biochemistry (2009), a Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting & Finance with Distinction (2017), and a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Taxation & Revenue Administration (2018), all from Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria. She also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Education with Distinction (2012) from the Usman Danfodio University in Sokoto, Nigeria. Bilkisu is a member of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) and an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). She has numerous tax and finance related certifications, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool (TADAT) Assessor certification. She is also passionate about advanced tax research writing, international taxation, business innovation strategy, and tax mentorship.