Mrs. Abbas graduated from the University of Lagos with B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Business Administration and has attended various courses organised by IMD, Euromoney, Ashridge Business School and the Lagos Business School.
She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, with over thirty years’ experience in Internal Audit, Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Treasury Management and Pension Fund Administration.
She worked variously as Group Treasurer UAC of Nigeria Plc, Finance Director/Company Secretary CAP Plc, Divisional Commercial Director UAC Foods, Divisional Commercial Director GBO/MDS/Textiles and Divisional Commercial Director Bordpak Premier Packaging and Managing Director of UNICO CPFA Ltd.
She was the Acting Chief Financial Officer of UAC of Nigeria Plc. She is currently a Non-Executive Director of FSDH Merchant Bank Limited and the Chairperson of UAC Restaurants Limited.