President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of chairpersons and key executives for 42 federal agencies.
Among the prominent appointees are former Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, who has been named Chairman of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN); Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, former Minister of External Affairs, who will chair the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA); and Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi, who assumes the role of Chairman of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP).
Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Information Strategy stated on Friday that the appointments reflect Tinubu’s commitment to inclusive governance and the need for strong leadership in federal institutions.
Tinubu also named Dr. Kayode Isiak Opeifa as Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation and Raji Kazeem Kolawole as Director-General of the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI).
Hon. Hilliard Eta from Cross River was appointed Chairman of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), while Senator Magnus Abe from Rivers State will head the National Agency for the Great Green Wall.
In his directive, President Tinubu emphasized the non-executive nature of the board chairpersons’ roles, cautioning them against interfering in the day-to-day management of the agencies.
Full list of appointments:
- Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria – Nasiru Gawuna (Chairman)
- National Inland Waterways Authority – Musa Sarkin Adar (Chairman)
- Industrial Training Fund – Hamma Adama Ali Kumo (Chairman)
- Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta – Abdullahi Dayo Israel (Chairman)
- Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) – Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar (Chairman)
- National Agency for the Great Green Wall – Senator Magnus Abe, Chairman (Rivers)
- Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company – Sulaiman Argungu, Chairman (Kebbi)
- National Teachers Institute – Festus Fuanter, Chairman (Plateau)
- Nigerian Institute of Education Planning and Administration – Victor Tombari Giadom, Chairman (Rivers)
- National Sugar Development Council – Surajudeen Bashiru Ajibola, Chairman (Osun)
- Nigeria Postal Service – D. J. Kekemeke, Chairman (Ondo)
- Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute – Durosimi Meseko, Chairman (Kogi)
- Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti – Durotolu Oyebode Bankole, Chairman (Ogun)
- Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta – Abdullahi Dayo Israel, Chairman (Lagos)
- Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja – Nze Chidi Duru, Chairman (Anambra)
- Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund – Shola Olofin, Chairman (Ekiti)
- Federal Scholarship Board – Babatunde Fakoyede, Chairman (Ekiti)
- National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency – Edward Omo-Erewa, Chairman (Edo)
- Federal Medical Centre, Asaba – Dr. Mary Alile Idele, Chairman (Edo)
- Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa – Felix Chukwumenoye Morka, Chairman (Delta)
- Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) – Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar, Chairman (Kaduna)
