President Bola Tinubu has appointed Bolaji Akinyemi as Chairman, board of the National Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Lagos, as part of appointments of chairpersons for 42 federal organisations and a secretary to the board of the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services.
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement, on Friday, disclosed that the President also appointed Kayode Opeifa, as Managing Director, as the new Nigerian Railway Corporation.
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The President also appointed Abdullahi Ganduje, as Chairman of the Federal Airport Authority and the Ministry of Aviation.
Surajudeen Ajibola, will Chair the board of the National Sugar Development Council, while the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company, NBET, has Sulaiman Argungu, as Chairman.
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria has Nasiru Gawuna, as Chairman, while the Nigerian Postal Service, has D. J. Kekemeke, from Ondo state as Chairman
Shola Olofin, was appointed Chairman of the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund, while Edward Omo-Erewa, heads the board of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency.
Yusuf Abubakar, was appointed Chairman, of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA.
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President Tinubu directs the board chairpersons not to interfere with the management of the organisations, emphasising that their positions are non-executive.
All the appointments take immediate effect.
Here is the full list of the appointments
- NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS, MINISTRY OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
– Hon. Hillard Eta Chairman (Cross River)
- NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
– Bolaji Akinyemi, Chairman (Lagos)
- FEDERAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF NIGERIA, MINISTRY OF AVIATION
– H. E. Abdullahi U. Ganduje, Chairman (Kano)
- NATIONAL SUGAR DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
– Surajudeen Bashiru Ajibola, Chairman (Osun).
- NIGERIA BULK ELECTRICITY TRADING COMPANY
– H. E. Sulaiman Argungu, Chairman (Kebbi)
- NATIONAL AGENCY FOR GREAT GREEN WALL
– Magnus Abe, Chairman (Rivers)
- NATIONAL TEACHERS INSTITUTE
– Barr. Festus Fuanter, Chairman (Plateau).
- NATIONAL BOARD FOR TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION (NBTI)
– Raji, Kazeem Kolawole, Director-General (Oyo)
- NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION
– Chief Victor Tombari Giadom, Chairman (Rivers)
- TEACHERS REGISTRATION COUNCIL OF NIGERIA
– Mustapha Salihu, Chairman ( Adams’s)
- INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FUND
– Hamma Adama Ali Kumo, Chairman (Gombe)
- NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
– Donatus Enyinnah Nwankpa, Chairman (Abia)
- SHEDA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPLEX
– Abubakar Maikafi, Chairman (Bauchi)
- FEDERAL MORTGAGE BANK OF NIGERIA
– H. E. Nasiru Gawuna, Chairman (Kano)
- NATIONAL OFFICE FOR TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION AND PROMOTION
– Tokunbo Afikuyomi, Chairman (Lagos)
- NIGERIA POSTAL SERVICE
– D. J. Kekemeke, Chairman (Ondo)
- NATIONAL INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY
– Musa Sarkin Adar, Chairman (Sokoto)
- NATIONAL STEEL COUNCIL
– . Abdulkarim Kana Abubakar, Chairman (Nasarawa)
- NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
– Hon. Garba Datti Muhammad, Chairman (Kaduna)
NATIONAL BIO-SAFETY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
– Mu’azu Bawa Rijau, Chairman (Niger)
- NIGERIAN BUILDING AND ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
– . Durosimi Meseko, Chairman (Kogi)
- FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, GOMBE
– Zainab A. Ibrahim, Chairman (Taraba)
- NIGERIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION
–Kayode Isiak Opeifa, Managing Director (Lagos)
- FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, IDO-EKITI
– .) Durotolu Oyebode Bankole, Chairman (Ogun)
- FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, ABEOKUTA
–Abdullahi Dayo Israel, Chairman (Lagos)
- FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, ASABA
– Mary Alile Idele, Chairman (Edo)
- FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, LOKOJA
–Chidi Duru (OON), Chairman (Anambra)
- FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, OWERRI
– Hon. Emma Eneukwu, Chairman (Enugu)
- CIVIL DEFENCE, IMMIGRATION AND PRISONS SERVICES BOARD
– Jubril Abdulmalik Rtd, Secretary (Kano)
- FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, UMUAHIA
– Uguru Mathew Ofoke, Chairman (Ebonyi)
- FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, YENAGOA
– Barr. Felix Chukwumenoye Morka, Chairman (Delta)
- FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, YOLA
– Bashir Usman Gumel, Chairman (Jigawa)
- DAVID UMAHI FEDERAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, UBUHU, EBONYI STATE
– Ijeoma Arodiogbu, Chairman (Imo)
- NATIONAL OIL SPILL DETECTION AND RESPONSE AGENCY
– Edward Omo-Erewa, Chairman (Edo)
- 35. NIGERIAN MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AND SAFETY AGENCY (NIMASA)
– Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar, Chairman (Kaduna)
- NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, NNEWI, ANAMBRA STATE
– Ali Bukar Dalori, Chairman (Borno)
- AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, SHIKA, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE
– Lawal M. Liman (Chairman)
FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE KATSINA
– Abubakar Isa Maiha (Chairman)
- RAW MATERIALS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (RMRDC)
– Isa Sadiq Achida, Chairman (Sokoto)
- FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE BIRNIN KUDU
– Mohammed Gusau Hassan, Chairman Zamfara
NATIONAL BUILDING AND ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
– Ado Inuwa, Chairman (Nasarawa)
- SOKOTO-RIMA RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
– Abubakar Shehu Wurno, Chairman (Sokoto)
- AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL
– Augustine Chukwu Umahi, Chairman (Ebonyi)
FEDERAL SCHOLARSHIP BOARD
– Babatunde Fakoyede, Chairman (Ekiti)
- NIGERIAN SOCIAL INSURANCE TRUST FUND
– Shola Olofin, Chairman (Ekiti)
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