President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the appointment of chairpersons for 42 federal organizations, alongside a new Managing Director for the Nigerian Railway Corporation and a Director-General for the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI).
Emphasizing the non-executive nature of their roles, the President directed the appointees to refrain from interfering with the management of the organizations. The appointments, which take immediate effect, were outlined in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.
Below is the full list of appointees and their respective organizations:
1. National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), 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 (FAAN), 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 (NIPOST)
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, Managing Director (Lagos)
24. Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti
Hon. Durotolu Oyebode Bankole, Chairman (Ogun)
25. Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta
Mr. Abdullahi Dayo Israel, Chairman (Lagos)
26. Federal Medical Centre, Asaba
Dr. Mary Alile Idele, Chairman (Edo)
27. Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja
Nze Chidi Duru (OON), Chairman (Anambra)
28. Federal Medical Centre, Owerri
Hon. Emma Eneukwu, Chairman (Enugu)
29. Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services Board
Major General Jubril Abdulmalik (Rtd), Secretary (Kano)
30. Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia
Mr. Uguru Mathew Ofoke, Chairman (Ebonyi)
31. Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa
Barr. Felix Chukwumenoye Morka, Chairman (Delta)
32. Federal Medical Centre, Yola
Alh. Bashir Usman Gumel, Chairman (Jigawa)
33. David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital, Ebonyi
Dr. Ijeoma Arodiogbu, Chairman (Imo)
34. National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency
Chief Edward Omo-Erewa, Chairman (Edo)
35. Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)
Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar, Chairman (Kaduna)
36. Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra
Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori, Chairman (Borno)
37. Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Kaduna
Hon. Lawal M. Liman, Chairman
38. Federal Medical Centre, Katsina
Dr. Abubakar Isa Maiha, Chairman
39. Raw Materials Research and Development Council
Isa Sadiq Achida, Chairman (Sokoto)
40. Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kudu
Dr. Mohammed Gusau Hassan, Chairman (Zamfara)
41. National Building and Road Research Institute
Hon. Yahuza Ado Inuwa, Chairman (Nasarawa)
42. Sokoto-Rima River Basin Development Authority
Amb. Abubakar Shehu Wurno, Chairman (Sokoto)
43. Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
Augustine Chukwu Umahi, Chairman (Ebonyi)
44. Federal Scholarship Board
E
ngr. Babatunde Fakoyede, Chairman (Ekiti)
45. Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF)
Hon. Shola Olofin, Chairman (Ekiti)
These appointments reflected the administration’s commitment to inclusivity, regional representation, and professionalism in managing federal institutions.
