In a major shake-up, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed new board chairpersons for 42 federal organisations, as well as a secretary to the board of the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services. 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 (NBTI).
The appointments, which take immediate effect, aim to strengthen the leadership of various federal organisations. Notable appointees include:
– *Hon. Hillard Eta* as Chairman of the National Youth Service Corps (Cross River)
– *Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi* as Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (Lagos)
– *H.E. Abdullahi U. Ganduje* as Chairman of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (Kano)
– *Sen. Surajudeen Bashiru Ajibola* as Chairman of the National Sugar Development Council (Osun)
– *Dr. Kayode Isiak Opeifa* as Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (Lagos)
– *Raji Kazeem Kolawole* as Director-General of the National Board for Technology Incubation (Oyo)
President Tinubu has directed the board chairpersons to refrain from interfering with the management of their respective organisations, emphasizing that their positions are non-executive.²
The full list of appointments is as follows:
1. *NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS, MINISTRY OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT* – Hon. Hillard Eta Chairman (Cross River)
2. *NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS* – Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, Chairman (Lagos)
3. *FEDERAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF NIGERIA, MINISTRY OF AVIATION* – H. E. Abdullahi U. Ganduje, Chairman (Kano)
4. *NATIONAL SUGAR DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL* – Sen. Surajudeen Bashiru Ajibola, Chairman (Osun)
5. *NIGERIA BULK ELECTRICITY TRADING COMPANY* – H. E. Sulaiman Argungu, Chairman (Kebbi)
6. *NATIONAL AGENCY FOR GREAT GREEN WALL* – Sen. Magnus Abe, Chairman (Rivers)
7. *NATIONAL TEACHERS INSTITUTE* – Barr. Festus Fuanter, Chairman (Plateau)
8. *NATIONAL BOARD FOR TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION (NBTI)* – Raji, Kazeem Kolawole, Director-General (Oyo)
9. *NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION* – Chief Victor Tombari Giadom, Chairman (Rivers)
10. *TEACHERS REGISTRATION COUNCIL OF NIGERIA* – Comrade Mustapha Salihu, Chairman (Adamawa)
11. *INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FUND* – Hon. Hamma Adama Ali Kumo, Chairman (Gombe)
12. *NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY* – Donatus Enyinnah Nwankpa, Chairman (Abia)
13. *SHEDA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPLEX* – Sen. Abubakar Maikafi, Chairman (Bauchi)
14. *FEDERAL MORTGAGE BANK OF NIGERIA* – H. E. Nasiru Gawuna, Chairman (Kano)
15. *NATIONAL OFFICE FOR TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION AND PROMOTION* – Sen. Tokunbo Afikuyomi, Chairman (Lagos)
16. *NIGERIAN POSTAL SERVICE* – Chief D. J. Kekemeke, Chairman (Ondo)
17. *NATIONAL INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY* – Hon. Musa Sarkin Adar, Chairman (Sokoto)
18. *NATIONAL STEEL COUNCIL* – Prof. Abdulkarim Kana Abubakar, Chairman (Nasarawa)
19. *NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ENFORCEMENT AGENCY* – Hon. Garba Datti Muhammad, Chairman (Kaduna)
20. *NATIONAL BIO-SAFETY MANAGEMENT AGENCY* – Mu’azu Bawa Rijau, Chairman (Niger)
21. *NIGERIAN BUILDING AND ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE* – Hon. Durosimi Meseko, Chairman (Kogi)
22. *FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, GOMBE* – Hajia Zainab A. Ibrahim, Chairman (Taraba)
23. *NIGERIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION* – Dr. Kayode Isiak Opeifa
