Mr. Shettima Tamadi graduated from University of Maiduguri in 1997 where he obtained B.Sc degree in Accountancy. He obtained his Master Degree in Business Administration from Bayero University, Kano in 2008.

He started his working career with United Bank for Africa (UBA) from 1999 to 2001 followed by FSB International Bank Plc and Guaranty Trust Bank Plc where he spent over nine years before joining the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in 2010.

Mr. Shettima Tamadi rose through the ranks and operated in all the critical departments within the FIRS. Before his appointment as a Coordinating Director, he was the Director, International Tax Department.