Tinubu approves several individuals to key federal positions
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of several individuals to key federal positions, including two former Senate Presidents. Senator Anyim Pius Anyim has been named Chairman of the National Merit Award Committee, while Senator Ken Nnamani will serve as Chairman of the Nigerian Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS).
The full list of approved appointments is as follows:
- Sen. Ken Nnamani – Enugu
Chairman, Nigerian Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) - H.E. Philip Shaibu – Edo
Director-General, Nigerian Institute of Sports - Omobolanle Akinyemi Obe – Ondo
Director-General, National Senior Citizens Centre, Abuja - Dr. Segun Aina – Osun
Director-General, Academic Staff College of Nigeria - Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim – Ebonyi
Chairman, National Merit Award Committee - Mr. Ayodele Olufemi – Kogi
Executive Director (Monitoring and Implementation), Nigeria–São Tomé Joint Development Authority - Babaranti Ayandayo Rasheed – Osun
Executive Director (Finance and Administration), Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) - Hon. (Dr.) Asabe Vilita Bashir – Borno
Director-General, National Centre for Women Development - Sen. Jalo Zarami – Yobe
Federal Commissioner, National Population Commission - Hon. Dr. Joseph Haruna Kigbu – Nasarawa
Federal Commissioner, National Population Commission - Momoh Jibril – Kogi
Board Member, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN)
