Tinubu makes new appointments

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Silas Agara as the new Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE).

Agara is an entrepreneur and sports administrator who previously served as the Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State.

Tinubu also approved the appointment of Umar Ibrahim Mohammed as the new Director-General of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA).

Mohammed is an architect, and also, a construction technology and environment professional.

President Tinubu equally approved the appointment of Baffa Dan Agundi as the new Director-General of the National Productivity Centre (NPC).

Dan Agundi is a former majority leader of the Kano State House of Assembly. He was also Principal Registrar of the Kano State High Court of Justice.

The president further approved the appointment of Omolola Bridget Oloworaran as the new Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom).

Oloworaran is a finance and banking expert with many years of experience.

Her appointment is subject to the confirmation of the Senate.

Tinubu also approved the appointment of Oluwaseun Faleye as the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF).

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Faleye is a legal and corporate finance specialist.

President Tinubu also approved the appointment of Mojisolaoluwa Kehinde Alli-Macaulay as the Executive Director (Operations) of the 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.

Tinubu also approved the appointment of Saleh Abubakar as the new Director-General of the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW).

Abubakar is a public administrator with decades of experience across several sectors.

The president equally approved the appointment of Jobson Ewalefoh as the new Director-General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC).

Ewalefoh is a professional with years of experience in government and development organisations, in addition to expertise in public-private partnerships, public policy reform and development.

His appointment is subject to the confirmation of the Senate.

The appointments were contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Saturday, July 13, 2024.

The Star