President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new leadership for several Federal Government agencies and departments, including the Nigerian Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru Jos, Plateau State, the Nigerian Institute of Sports, the National Population Commission among others.
The new appointments reflect President Tinubu’s efforts to bring in many key stakeholders into his government ahead of the 2027 general elections. Among the new appointees are two former Presidents of the Senate, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim and Senator Ken Nnamani and the immediate past Deputy Governor of Edo State, Mr. Philip Shaibu.
According to a statement credited to the presidency on Saturday, the new appointment are:
- 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)