- Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi was born in Bauchi, Nigeria on 20 April, 1960 (age 63).
- He attended Ningi East Primary School (1969–1973).
- He went to Government Secondary School, Misau, in 1978.
- He enrolled at the Bauchi College of Art and Sciences for a 2-year pre-degree program.
- He earned his B.Sc. in Sociology from Ahmadu Bello University in 1983, becoming the first in his family to attend university.
- Abdul Ningi and his wife were married in 1982, and live in Ningi, Bauchi. They have five children.
- In 1996, Abdul Ningi contested for the Bauchi State assembly under the platform of the United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP) and won, but the Abacha-led government canceled the election.
- In 2008, the appeal court reinstated Abdul Ningi as the rightful winner of the April 2007 elections.
- He served as Chairman Ad-hoc committee on Niger delta crisis, where his input helped in developing the Amnesty program that resolved the Niger Delta militancy.
- Today, 12th March, 2024, the Senate suspended Senator Abdul Ningi over allegations of N3.7 trillion padding of the 2024 budget.
- A few hours after his suspension, Senator Abdul Ningi resigned as the chairman of the Northern Senators Forum
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