[2] Ambrose was born on December 7, 1944 at Tsar Mbaduku, Vandeikya local government area of Benue state.

One of their daughters is a survivor of the tragic terrorist attack on the United Nations building in Abuja, which occurred on August 26, 2011.

[4] This necessitated another relocation from Kano, as he accepted the role of managing director and chief executive officer.

In 1996, he relocated to the newly established Nigerian capital of Abuja to take on the role of executive chairman at NSF Developments Limited.

[9] He was a member of the Study Group tasked with reviewing the Federal Civil Service in 1985.