President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed new board chairs for 42 federal agencies among which are former Kano State Governor and APC chair Abdullahi Umar Ganduje (Chairman, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nasir Gawuna (Chairman, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria) and Senator Abubakar Maikafi (Chairman, Sheda Science and Technology Complex).
Others are Hon. Hillard Eta as Chairman of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi as Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs.
The announcement, made by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, reflects the administration’s commitment to operational efficiency and effective service delivery.
Complete List of Appointments:
- Hon. Hillard Eta – Chairman, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
- Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi – Chairman, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA)
- H.E. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje – Chairman, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
- Sen. Surajudeen Bashiru Ajibola – Chairman, National Sugar Development Council
- H.E. Sulaiman Argungu – Chairman, Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company
- Sen. Magnus Abe – Chairman, National Agency for Great Green Wall
- Barr. Festus Fuanter – Chairman, National Teachers Institute
- Raji Kazeem Kolawole – Director-General, National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI)
- Chief Victor Tombari Giadom – Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Educational Planning and Administration
- Comrade Mustapha Salihu – Chairman, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria
- Hon. Hamma Adama Ali Kumo – Chairman, Industrial Training Fund
- Donatus Enyinnah Nwankpa – Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology
- Sen. Abubakar Maikafi – Chairman, Sheda Science and Technology Complex
- H.E. Nasiru Gawuna – Chairman, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria
- Sen. Tokunbo Afikuyomi – Chairman, National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion
- Chief D.J. Kekemeke – Chairman, Nigerian Postal Service
- Hon. Musa Sarkin Adar – Chairman, National Inland Waterways Authority
- Prof. Abdulkarim Kana Abubakar – Chairman, National Steel Council
- Hon. Garba Datti Muhammad – Chairman, National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA)
- Mu’azu Bawa Rijau – Chairman, National Bio-Safety Management Agency
- Hon. Durosimi Meseko – Chairman, Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute
- Hajia Zainab A. Ibrahim – Chairman, Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe
- Dr. Kayode Isiak Opeifa – Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation
- Aare (Hon.) Durotolu Oyebode Bankole – Chairman, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti
- Mr. Abdullahi Dayo Israel – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta
- Dr. Mrs. Mary Alile Idele – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Asaba
- Nze Chidi Duru (OON) – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja
- Hon. Emma Eneukwu – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Owerri
- Major Gen. Jubril Abdulmalik (Rtd) – Secretary, Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services Board
- Mr. Uguru Mathew Ofoke – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia
- Barr. Felix Chukwumenoye Morka – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa
- Alh. Bashir Usman Gumel – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Yola
- Dr. Ijeoma Arodiogbu – Chairman, David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital, Uburu, Ebonyi State
- Chief Edward Omo-Erewa – Chairman, National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency
- Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar – Chairman, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)
- Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori – Chairman, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State
- Hon. Lawal M. Liman – Chairman, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika, Zaria, Kaduna State
- Dr. Abubakar Isa Maiha – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Katsina
- Isa Sadiq Achida – Chairman, Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC)
- Dr. Mohammed Gusau Hassan – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kudu
- Hon. Yahuza Ado Inuwa – Chairman, National Building and Road Research Institute
- Amb. Abubakar Shehu Wurno – Chairman, Sokoto-Rima River Basin Development Authority