PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Semiu Adeyemi Adeniran as the substantive Statistician-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
The appointment takes effect immediately.
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A statement issued and signed by the Special Assistant, Media, to the Minister of State for Budget and Planning, Sufuyan Ojeifo, said the appointment followed the demise of the former Statistician-General of the Federation, Simon Harry, on April 13, 2022.
Adeniran is a professional statistician with bias for demography and social statistics.
He has over three decades of statistical hands-on experience garnered from various local and international institutions, the statement said.
Until his appointment, he was the Director of Demographic and Household Statistics at the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
Harrison Edeh is a journalist with the International Centre for Investigative Reporting, always determined to drive advocacy for good governance through holding public officials and businesses accountable.