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All Appointments Made By Tinubu Saturday- Full List

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5 months ago

Jul 14, 2024.

President Tinubu approves new appointments for various agencies, including NDE, NIHSA, NPC, NALDA, NSITF, PenCom, and ICRC.

Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a series of appointments across multiple agencies and departments.

The announcements were made on Saturday through statements by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.

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Here is the list of the appointees and their portfolios

1. Mr Silas Agara: Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE).
Agara, a former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, was the director of the Independent Campaign Council for Tinubu-Shettima.

2. Mr Umar Ibrahim Mohammed: Director-General of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA). Mr. Mohammed is an architect and a construction technology and environment professional.

3. Mr Baffa Dan Agundi: Director-General of the National Productivity Centre (NPC).
Agundi is a former majority leader of the Kano State House of Assembly. He was also the Principal Registrar of the Kano State High Court of Justice.

4. Cornelius Oluwasegun Adebayo: Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA).
Adebayo is an engineer and also a community and social development expert.

5. Mr Saleh Abubakar: Director-General of the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW).

6. Dr. Olufemi Adekanmbi: Project Coordinator for the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP). Dr Adekanmbi was Commissioner for Special Duties, Culture and Tourism in Ondo State and a Nigerian Environmental Society (NES) member.

7. Mr. Tosin Adeyanju: Executive Secretary of the National Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF).

8. Oluwaseun Faleye: Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). Mr. Faleye is a legal and corporate finance specialist.

B. Mrs. Mojisolaoluwa Kehinde Alli-Macaulay: Executive Director (Operations) of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). Alli-Macaulay is a former lawmaker and former Chairperson of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Women Affairs, Poverty Alleviation, and Job Creation.

9. Ms Omolola Bridget Oloworaran: Nominated as the new Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom).
Oloworaran is a finance and banking expert with many years of experience. The appointment is subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate.

10. Mr Jobson Ewalefoh: nominated as Director-General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC). The appointment is subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate.