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FULL LIST: Tinubu Gives Ganduje, Magnus Abe, Afikuyomi, Others Board Appointments

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8 months ago

January 24, 2025

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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of board Chairpersons and Chief Executive Officers for 42 federal organisations and a secretary to the board of the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services.

This is contained in a State House release issued on Thursday by the president’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

According to the statement, all the appointments take immediate effect.

“The President has also appointed a new Managing Director for the Nigerian Railway Corporation and a Director-General for the National Board for Technology Incubation.

“President Tinubu directs the board chairpersons not to interfere with the management of the organisations, emphasising that their positions are non-executive,” the statement read partly.

1. NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS, MINISTRY OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

Hillard Eta, Chairman (Cross River State)

2. NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Prof Bolaji Akinyemi, Chairman (Lagos State)

3. FEDERAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF NIGERIA, MINISTRY OF AVIATION

Abdullahi Ganduje, Chairman (Kano State)

4. NATIONAL SUGAR DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Surajudeen Ajibola, Chairman (Osun State)

5. NIGERIA BULK ELECTRICITY TRADING COMPANY

Sulaiman Argungu, Chairman (Kebbi State)

6. NATIONAL AGENCY FOR GREAT GREEN WALL

Senator Magnus Abe, Chairman (Rivers State)

7. NATIONAL TEACHERS INSTITUTE

Festus Fuanter, Chairman (Plateau State)

8. NATIONAL BOARD FOR TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION (NBTI)

Raji Kolawole, Director-General (Oyo State)

9. NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION

Victor Giadom, Chairman (Rivers State)

10. TEACHERS REGISTRATION COUNCIL OF NIGERIA

Mustapha Salihu, Chairman (Adamawa State)

11. INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FUND

Hamma Kumo, Chairman (Gombe State)

12. NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY

Donatus Nwankpa, Chairman (Abia State)

13. SHEDA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPLEX

Senator Abubakar Maikafi, Chairman (Bauchi State)

14. FEDERAL MORTGAGE BANK OF NIGERIA

Nasiru Gawuna, Chairman (Kano State)

15. NATIONAL OFFICE FOR TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION AND PROMOTION

Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi, Chairman (Lagos State)

16. NIGERIAN POSTAL SERVICE

D.J. Kekemeke, Chairman (Ondo State)

17. NATIONAL INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY

Musa Adar, Chairman (Sokoto State)

18. NATIONAL STEEL COUNCIL

Prof Abdulkarim Abubakar, Chairman (Nasarawa State)

19. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS

ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

Garba Muhammad, Chairman (Kaduna State)

20. NATIONAL BIO-SAFETY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Mu’azu Rijau, Chairman (Niger State)

21. NIGERIAN BUILDING AND ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Durosimi Meseko, Chairman (Kogi State)

22. FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, GOMBE

Zainab Ibrahim, Chairman (Taraba State)

23. NIGERIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION

Dr Kayode Opeifa, Managing Director (Lagos State)

24. FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, IDO-EKITI

Durotolu Bankole, Chairman (Ogun State)

25. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, ABEOKUTA

Mr Dayo Israel, Chairman (Lagos State)

26. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, ASABA

Mary Idele, Chairman (Edo State)

27. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, LOKOJA

Chidi Duru, Chairman (Anambra State)

28. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, OWERRI

Emma Eneukwu, Chairman (Enugu State)

29. CIVIL DEFENCE, IMMIGRATION AND PRISONS SERVICES BOARD

Maj-Gen. Jubril Abdulmalik (retd.), Secretary (Kano State)

30. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, UMUAHIA

Mr Uguru Ofoke, Chairman (Ebonyi State)

31. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, YENAGOA

Felix Morka, Chairman (Delta State)

32. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, YOLA

Bashir Gumel, Chairman (Jigawa State)

33. DAVID UMAHI FEDERAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, UBUHU, EBONYI STATE

Dr Ijeoma Arodiogbu, Chairman (Imo State)

34. NATIONAL OIL SPILL DETECTION AND RESPONSE AGENCY

Edward Omo-Erewa, Chairman (Edo State)

35. NIGERIAN MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AND SAFETY AGENCY (NIMASA)

Yusuf Abubakar, Chairman (Kaduna State)

36. NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, NNEWI, ANAMBRA STATE

Ali Dalori, Chairman (Borno State)

37. AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, SHIKA, ZARIA,

KADUNA STATE

Lawal Liman (Chairman)

38. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE KATSINA

Dr Abubakar Maiha (Chairman)

39. RAW MATERIALS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Isa Achida, Chairman (Sokoto State)

40. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE BIRNIN KUDU

Dr Mohammed Hassan, Chairman, (Zamfara State)

41. NATIONAL BUILDING AND ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Yahuza Inuwa, Chairman (Nasarawa State)

42. SOKOTO-RIMA RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Abubakar Wurno, Chairman (Sokoto State)

43. AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL

Augustine Umahi, Chairman (Ebonyi State)

44. FEDERAL SCHOLARSHIP BOARD

Babatunde Fakoyede, Chairman (Ekiti State)

45. NIGERIAN SOCIAL INSURANCE TRUST FUND

Shola Olofin, Chairman (Ekiti State)

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UK PM Says Latest Russia Strikes On Ukraine Shows Putin ‘Not Serious About Peace’

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2 hours ago

September 7, 2025

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned Russia’s barrage of air strikes against Ukraine on Sunday, saying they showed that Russian President Vladimir Putin “is not serious about peace”.

“I’m appalled by the latest brutal overnight assault on Kyiv and across Ukraine,” Starmer said in a statement. “These cowardly strikes show that Putin believes he can act with impunity. He is not serious about peace.”

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Teenager Angry, Poisons Uncle’s Soup Because He Snores Too Much

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11 hours ago

September 7, 2025

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A high school student in Japan has been arrested for allegedly poisoning his uncle’s soup in an attempt to kill him because he couldn’t stand his snoring, the country’s media reported.

The 18-year-old teenager from Ichibara, Japan’s Chiba prefecture, was arrested and charged with attempted murder after allegedly mincing leaves from a toxic oleander plant and pouring them into his uncle’s soup, because he had become exasperated by his loud snoring.

According to the police report, on August 17, during lunch, the teen’s uncle sensed an unusual taste in the soup he was served and spat it out, but soon started exhibiting symptoms like mouth numbness and stomach pain, which required medical attention.

Samples from his bowl of soup were found to contain a lethal amount of the toxic substance known as oleandrin.

“I couldn’t stand my uncle’s loud snoring and decided to kill him,” the 18-year-old teenager allegedly told police during questioning.

Oleander is an evergreen tree that blooms with red or white flowers and is commonly planted as a street or park tree. Its branches and leaves are toxic.

Luckily, the teen’s uncle, a 53-year-old self-employed man who lived with the boy and his mother, made a full recovery.

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Six Dead, Others Trapped As Gold Collapse

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1 day ago

September 6, 2025

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Six people have been killed and up to 20 others are feared trapped after a gold mine collapsed in northern Sudan, authorities said on Saturday.

The accident occurred on Friday in the Um Aud area, west of the city of Berber in River Nile state, said Hassan Ibrahim Karar, executive director of the Berber locality.

“Efforts are ongoing to rescue those trapped beneath the rubble,” Karar said, without specifying the cause of the collapse of the artisanal mine.

Since fighting erupted in April 2023 between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, both sides have largely financed their war efforts through the country’s gold industry.

Official and NGO sources say nearly all of Sudan’s gold trade is funnelled through the United Arab Emirates, which has been widely accused of supplying arms to the RSF — a charge it denies.

Despite the conflict, the army-backed government announced record gold production of 64 tonnes for 2024.

Sudan, Africa’s third-largest country by area, remains one of the continent’s top gold producers.

However, most gold is extracted through artisanal and small-scale mining operations, which lack proper safety measures and often use hazardous chemicals, resulting in severe health risks for miners and nearby communities. Buy vitamins and supplements.

Before the war pushed 25 million Sudanese into acute food insecurity, artisanal mining employed more than two million people, according to industry figures.

Today, mining experts say much of the gold produced by both warring factions is smuggled through Chad, South Sudan and Egypt before reaching the UAE — currently the world’s second-largest gold exporter.

The conflict has claimed tens of thousands of lives and displaced roughly 10 million people, creating the world’s largest displacement crisis. An additional four million Sudanese have fled across borders.