Josephine was born in Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria.[3]
She attended the University of Lagos where she received a bachelor's degree in accounting and a post graduate diploma in computer science.[4]
Civil service
She joined the Nigerian Civil Service on February 15, 1980, as an accountant after she completed the compulsory one-year Youth Service.[5]
After she spent five years at the Federal Housing Authority, she joined the Lagos State Civil Service as Chief Accountant before she got a transfer to the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban as Director of Accounts.[6]
In June 1994, she was appointed Auditor-General and in 1995, she became the State Accountant-General.[7]
In February 2006, she was appointed as Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Finance, a position she held until her appointment as Head of Service in October 2013 to succeed Adesegun Olusola Ogunlewe.[8]
She retired in February 2015 at the age of 60 years after 34 years of service[9] and was succeeded by Folashade Sherifat Jaji, whose appointment was confirmed on February 17, 2015, by the State Governor, Babatunde Fashola.[10]
