PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of 22 individuals into various key positions across federal agencies and commissions.
The appointments, were disclosed on Saturday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, via X.
It spans sectors including agriculture, education, population, and public service administration.
Yazid Shehu Umar Danfulani has been appointed Managing Director of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), while Babaranti Ayandayoo Rasheed becomes Executive Director (Finance and Admin) at NAIC, and Abubakar Umar Jarengol takes over as Executive Director (Operation/Technical) at the same agency.
Asabe Vilita Bashir will now serve as Director-General of the National Centre for Women Development, while Momoh Jibril joins the Federal Mortgage Bank as a board member. Isa Aremu has been named Director-General of the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies.
Jalo Zarami and Joseph Haruna Kigbu have both been appointed as Federal Commissioners of the National Population Commission, representing Yobe and Nasarawa States respectively. Hamza Ibrahim Baba takes on the role of National Programme Manager at the Government Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Program (GEEP), while Abubakar Adamu has been named Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria.
Mohammed Lawal Ibrahim is now the Executive Director (Finance/Admin) of the Nigeria Sao Tome Joint Development Authority, and Abdullahi Mohammed becomes the Executive Director (Monitoring and Implementation) at the same authority. Tijjani Yahaya Kaura has been appointed Director-General of the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre. Philip Shaibu will serve as Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Sport, while Omobolanle Akinyemiju-Ode becomes the Director-General of the National Senior Citizen Centre, Abuja.
Segun Aina is now Director-General of the Academic Staff College of Nigeria, and Ken Nnamani has been appointed Chairman of the Nigerian Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies. Anyim Pius Anyim is to serve as Chairman of the National Merit Award, while Ibrahim Shehu Shema has been appointed Chairman of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA). Kabir Abdullahi Barkiya takes over as Chairman of the Nigerian Agricultural Land Development Authority.
Shuaibu Shehu Aliyu has been appointed Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-formal Education, and Almustapha Alhaji Aliyu has been named Managing Director of the NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML).
Since assuming office in May 2023, President Bola Tinubu has initiated substantial cabinet reshuffles and made significant appointments.
The reshuffling notably involved the dismissal of five ministers and the appointment of seven new ones. The ICIR has documented the full list of the principal changes made by the president previously before the latest appointments.
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