No fewer than 43 new appointments have been approved by President Bola Tinubu.
They are appointments of Board Chairpersons and Chief Executive Officers for 42 federal organisations and a secretary to the board of the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services.
Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, stated this in a statement issued on Thursday.
He said: “The President has also appointed a new Managing Director for the Nigerian Railway Corporation and a Director-General for the National Board for Technology Incubation.
“President Tinubu directs the board chairpersons not to interfere with the management of the organisations, emphasising that their positions are non-executive,” the statement read partly.
1. NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS, MINISTRY OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Hillard Eta, Chairman (Cross River State)
2. NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
-Prof Bolaji Akinyemi, Chairman (Lagos State)
3. FEDERAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF NIGERIA, MINISTRY OF AVIATION
Abdullahi Ganduje, Chairman (Kano State)
4. NATIONAL SUGAR DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Surajudeen Ajibola, Chairman (Osun State)
5. NIGERIA BULK ELECTRICITY TRADING COMPANY
Sulaiman Argungu, Chairman (Kebbi State)
6. NATIONAL AGENCY FOR GREAT GREEN WALL
Senator Magnus Abe, Chairman (Rivers State)
7. NATIONAL TEACHERS INSTITUTE
Festus Fuanter, Chairman (Plateau State)
8. NATIONAL BOARD FOR TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION (NBTI)
Raji Kolawole, Director-General (Oyo State)
9. NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION
Victor Giadom, Chairman (Rivers State)
10. TEACHERS REGISTRATION COUNCIL OF NIGERIA
Mustapha Salihu, Chairman (Adamawa State)
11. INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FUND
Hamma Kumo, Chairman (Gombe State)
12. NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
Donatus Nwankpa, Chairman (Abia State)
13. SHEDA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPLEX
Senator Abubakar Maikafi, Chairman (Bauchi State)
14. FEDERAL MORTGAGE BANK OF NIGERIA
Nasiru Gawuna, Chairman (Kano State)
15. NATIONAL OFFICE FOR TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION AND PROMOTION
Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi, Chairman (Lagos)
16. NIGERIAN POSTAL SERVICE
D.J. Kekemeke, Chairman (Ondo)
17. NATIONAL INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY
Musa Adar, Chairman (Sokoto)
18. NATIONAL STEEL COUNCIL
Prof Abdulkarim Abubakar, Chairman (Nasarawa)
19. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
Garba Muhammad, Chairman (Kaduna)
20. NATIONAL BIO-SAFETY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Mu’azu Rijau, Chairman (Niger)
21. NIGERIAN BUILDING AND ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Durosimi Meseko, Chairman (Kogi)
22. FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, GOMBE
Zainab Ibrahim, Chairman (Taraba)
23. NIGERIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION
Dr Kayode Opeifa, Managing Director (Lagos)
24. FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, IDO-EKITI
Durotolu Bankole, Chairman (Ogun)
25. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, ABEOKUTA
Mr Dayo Israel, Chairman (Lagos)
26. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, ASABA
Mary Alile Idele, Chairman (Edo)
27. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, LOKOJA
Chidi Duru, Chairman (Anambra)
28. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, OWERRI
Emma Eneukwu, Chairman (Enugu)
29. CIVIL DEFENCE, IMMIGRATION AND PRISONS SERVICES BOARD
Maj-Gen. Jubril Abdulmalik (retd.), Secretary (Kano)
30. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, UMUAHIA
Mr Uguru Ofoke, Chairman (Ebonyi)
31. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, YENAGOA
Felix Morka, Chairman (Delta)
32. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, YOLA
Bashir Gumel, Chairman (Jigawa)
33. DAVID UMAHI FEDERAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, UBUHU, EBONYI STATE
Dr Ijeoma Arodiogbu, Chairman (Imo)
34. NATIONAL OIL SPILL DETECTION AND RESPONSE AGENCY
Edward Omo-Erewa, Chairman (Edo)
35. NIGERIAN MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AND SAFETY AGENCY (NIMASA)
Yusuf Abubakar, Chairman (Kaduna)
36. NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, NNEWI, ANAMBRA STATE
Ali Dalori, Chairman (Borno)
37. AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, SHIKA, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE
Lawal Liman (Chairman)
38. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE KATSINA
Dr Abubakar Maiha (Chairman)
39. RAW MATERIALS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (RMRDC)
Isa Achida, Chairman (Sokoto)
40. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE BIRNIN KUDU
Dr Mohammed Hassan, Chairman, (Zamfara)
41. NATIONAL BUILDING AND ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Yahuza Inuwa, Chairman (Nasarawa)
42. SOKOTO-RIMA RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Abubakar Wurno, Chairman (Sokoto)
43. AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL
Augustine Umahi, Chairman (Ebonyi)
44. FEDERAL SCHOLARSHIP BOARD
Babatunde Fakoyede, Chairman (Ekiti)
45. NIGERIAN SOCIAL INSURANCE TRUST FUND
Shola Olofin, Chairman (Ekiti)
According to the statement, all the appointments take immediate effect.
