Alh. Bulama is a graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria with a degree in Accounting and an MBA. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).
He has over 38 years of varied working experience. His career included working with the State Civil Service, Merchant and Commercial Banking, Financial Consultancy and Capital Regulatory Sector at senior levels of responsibility. At various times he was on the Boards of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN), Institute of Directors (IOD), Centre for Corporate Governance, Council of the CIBN, etc. He is currently on the Boards of Tourist Company of Nigeria Plc, Ikeja Hotel Plc and a member, Audit Committee of the CIBN.