President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of board chairpersons for 42 federal agencies, along with a secretary to the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services Board.
Additionally, the President appointed a new Managing Director for the Nigerian Railway Corporation and a Director-General for the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI).
President Tinubu emphasized that the newly appointed board chairpersons should not interfere in the management of their respective agencies, as their roles remain non-executive.
All appointments take immediate effect.
List of Appointees
Ministry of Youth Development
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) – Hon. Hillard Eta (Chairman, Cross River)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Nigerian Institute of International Affairs – Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi (Chairman, Lagos)
Ministry of Aviation
Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) – H.E. Abdullahi U. Ganduje (Chairman, Kano)
Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment
National Sugar Development Council – Sen. Surajudeen Bashiru Ajibola (Chairman, Osun)
Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company – H.E. Sulaiman Argungu (Chairman, Kebbi)
Ministry of Environment
National Agency for the Great Green Wall – Sen. Magnus Abe (Chairman, Rivers)
National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) – Hon. Garba Datti Muhammad (Chairman, Kaduna)
National Bio-Safety Management Agency – Mu’azu Bawa Rijau (Chairman, Niger)
National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) – Chief Edward Omo-Erewa (Chairman, Edo)
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Ministry of Education
National Teachers Institute (NTI) – Barr. Festus Fuanter (Chairman, Plateau)
Nigerian Institute of Educational Planning and Administration – Chief Victor Tombari Giadom (Chairman, Rivers)
Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria – Comrade Mustapha Salihu (Chairman, Adamawa)
Federal Scholarship Board – Engr. Babatunde Fakoyede (Chairman, Ekiti)
Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation
National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) – Raji Kazeem Kolawole (Director-General, Oyo)
Industrial Training Fund (ITF) – Hon. Hamma Adama Ali Kumo (Chairman, Gombe)
Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology – Donatus Enyinnah Nwankpa (Chairman, Abia)
Sheda Science and Technology Complex – Sen. Abubakar Maikafi (Chairman, Bauchi)
National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion – Sen. Tokunbo Afikuyomi (Chairman, Lagos)
Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) – Isa Sadiq Achida (Chairman, Sokoto)
Ministry of Works & Housing
Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) – H.E. Nasiru Gawuna (Chairman, Kano)
Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute – Hon. Durosimi Meseko (Chairman, Kogi)
National Steel Council – Prof. Abdulkarim Kana Abubakar (Chairman, Nasarawa)
National Building and Road Research Institute – Hon. Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Chairman, Nasarawa)
Ministry of Transportation
Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) – Chief D.J. Kekemeke (Chairman, Ondo)
Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) – Dr. Kayode Isiak Opeifa (Managing Director, Lagos)
National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) – Hon. Musa Sarkin Adar (Chairman, Sokoto)
Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) – Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar (Chairman, Kaduna)
Ministry of Water Resources
Sokoto-Rima River Basin Development Authority – Amb. Abubakar Shehu Wurno (Chairman, Sokoto)
Ministry of Interior
Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services Board – Major Gen. Jubril Abdulmalik (Rtd) (Secretary, Kano)
Ministry of Health (Federal Medical Institutions)
Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe – Hajia Zainab A. Ibrahim (Chairman, Taraba)
Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti – Aare (Hon.) Durotolu Oyebode Bankole (Chairman, Ogun)
Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta – Mr. Abdullahi Dayo Israel (Chairman, Lagos)
Federal Medical Centre, Asaba – Dr. Mary Alile Idele (Chairman, Edo)
Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja – Nze Chidi Duru (OON) (Chairman, Anambra)
Federal Medical Centre, Owerri – Hon. Emma Eneukwu (Chairman, Enugu)
Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia – Mr. Uguru Mathew Ofoke (Chairman, Ebonyi)
Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa – Barr. Felix Chukwumenoye Morka (Chairman, Delta)
Federal Medical Centre, Yola – Alh. Bashir Usman Gumel (Chairman, Jigawa)
David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital, Uburu, Ebonyi State – Dr. Ijeoma Arodiogbu (Chairman, Imo)
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State – Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori (Chairman, Borno)
Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika, Zaria, Kaduna State – Hon. Lawal M. Liman (Chairman)
Federal Medical Centre, Katsina – Dr. Abubakar Isa Maiha (Chairman)
Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kudu – Dr. Mohammed Gusau Hassan (Chairman, Zamfara)
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital – Augustine Chukwu Umahi (Chairman, Ebonyi)
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) – Hon. Shola Olofin (Chairman, Ekiti)
