Baba Bila was born on the 9th February, 1958. He hailed from Damagum, Fune Local Government Area of Yobe state and he attended Yerwa Central primary school, Maiduguri. Comprehensive secondary school, Mubi, Adamawa state (1976). Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe, Gombe State (1979), University of Maiduguri (1986); University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri (1991); Lagos State University. Ojo (2000); Usmanu-Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (2012).

He has impactful achievements in remuneration and financial management, public policy analysis, as well as human capital management built on qualification of B.Sc. (Accountancy). Master of Public Administration (Public Administration), Master of business Administration (Financial Management), and Doctor of Philosophy (Management Studies). He is a Fellow of the Association of National Accountant of Nigeria (ANAN), Fellow of the Association of chartered System Accountant United State and Member of the chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria. He also attended numerous courses and trainings UK, USA, CANADA, Singapore and Europe. He also had financial decision-making training in the New York world Trade center of pace University, Leadership training University Dublin, Ireland. He also has served in many states as national committees including committee on planning infrastructure for Nigeria for 30 years (2012-2042), committee on Total Radar Coverage of the Nigerian Airspace.

Started work with Borno state ministry of Education before he was posted to the Borno state water Board, Maiduguri. The 1991 creation of the states necessitated his deployment to Yobe state water Board, Damaturu. He moved on to the Federal Civil Aviation Authority (FCAA), Ikeja on transfer of service. The merger of (FCAA and NAA in 1995 to form Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria) took him to Federal Airport Authority (AGM), Ikeja, while the creation of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) Ikeja got him deployed to NAMA as GM and later as Director. He was the pioneer Director Administration and Finance of the Agricultural Research council of Nigeria, Abuja. He also had a stint as a senior Lecturer at the Yobe state University Damaturu and worked at University of Benin, Benin city As Bursar. He has written a number of journal, articles and other papers.